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David Cronenberg

David Cronenberg

Directing March 15, 1943 (83 years old) Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Biography

David Paul Cronenberg (born 15 March 1943) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. He is a principal originator of the body horror genre, with his films exploring visceral bodily transformation, infectious diseases, and the intertwining of the psychological, physical, and technological. Cronenberg is best known for exploring these themes through sci-fi horror films such as Shivers (1975), Scanners (1981),  Videodrome (1983), and The Fly (1986). However, he has also directed dramas, psychological thrillers, and gangster films. Cronenberg's films have polarized critics and audiences; he has earned critical acclaim and sparked controversy for his depictions of gore and violence. The Village Voice called him "the most audacious and challenging narrative director in the English-speaking world". His films have won numerous awards, including the Special Jury Prize for Crash at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival, a unique award that is distinct from the Jury Prize as it is not given annually but only at the request of the official jury, who in this case gave the award "for originality, for daring, and for audacity". From the 2000s to the 2020s, Cronenberg collaborated on several films with Viggo Mortensen, including A History of Violence (2005), Eastern Promises (2007), A Dangerous Method (2011) and Crimes of the Future (2022). Seven of his films were selected to compete for the Palme d'Or, the most recent being The Shrouds (2024), which was screened at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Cronenberg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, is a full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies 73

Ready or Not: Here I Come 7.5

Ready or Not: Here I Come

as Chester Danforth

2026
The Fly 7.5

The Fly

as Gynecologist

1986
Crash 6.5

Crash

as Auto Wreck Salesman (voice) (uncredited)

1996
Videodrome 7.2

Videodrome

as Max Renn (Helmet Scenes) (uncredited)

1983
Jason X 4.9

Jason X

as Dr. Wimmer

2001
To Die For 6.6

To Die For

as Man at Lake

1995
Nightbreed 6.4

Nightbreed

as Dr. Philip K. Decker

1990
Into the Night 6.5

Into the Night

as Group Supervisor

1985
Shivers 6.4

Shivers

as Infected Crowd Member (uncredited)

1975
Dead Ringers 7.1

Dead Ringers

as Obstetrician (uncredited)

1988
Extreme Measures 6.0

Extreme Measures

as Hospital Lawyer

1996
Resurrection 6.1

Resurrection

as Father Rousell

1999
Falling 6.4

Falling

as Dr. Klausner

2020
Humane 5.4

Humane

as D.O.C.S. Commercials Narrator

2024
To Each His Own Cinema 6.4

To Each His Own Cinema

as The Suicidal Man (segment "At the suicide of the last Jew ...")

2007
Barney's Version 7.0

Barney's Version

as O'Malley Director #2

2010
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics 7.0

Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics

as Self (archive footage)

2010
The Stupids 4.8

The Stupids

as Postal Supervisor

1996
Disappearance at Clifton Hill 5.5

Disappearance at Clifton Hill

as Walter

2020
Joie de vivre

Joie de vivre

as Self

2026
Trial by Jury 5.4

Trial by Jury

as Director

1994
100 Greatest Sexy Moments 3.5

100 Greatest Sexy Moments

as Self

2003
Last Night 6.6

Last Night

as Duncan

1998
The Judge 5.3

The Judge

as Det. Stobel

2001
The American Nightmare 6.8

The American Nightmare

as Self

2000
Rewind 5.6

Rewind

as Rourke

2013
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche 6.0

Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche

as Duncan (archive footage)

2004
A Special Day 5.3

A Special Day

as Self

2012
Room 999 5.8

Room 999

as Self

2023
Frame by Frame: The Invisible Art of Production Designer Carol Spier

Frame by Frame: The Invisible Art of Production Designer Carol Spier

as Self

2000
Long Live the New Flesh: The Films of David Cronenberg 7.3

Long Live the New Flesh: The Films of David Cronenberg

as Self

1987
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within 6.6

William S. Burroughs: A Man Within

as Self

2010
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of "Jason X" 7.0

By Any Means Necessary: The Making of "Jason X"

as Self (archive footage)

2002
Music, Fashion, Film 7.5

Music, Fashion, Film

as Self

2026
Produce Your Own Damn Movie!

Produce Your Own Damn Movie!

as Self

2011
Moonshine Highway 6.4

Moonshine Highway

as Clem Clayton

1996
The Best of Secter & the Rest of Secter 9.0

The Best of Secter & the Rest of Secter

as Self

2005
The Nest 4.9

The Nest

as Dr. Molnar (voice)

2013
At the Suicide of the Last Jew in the World in the Last Cinema in the World 5.0

At the Suicide of the Last Jew in the World in the Last Cinema in the World

as The Last Jew

2007
David Cronenberg and the Cinema of the Extreme 6.0

David Cronenberg and the Cinema of the Extreme

as Himself

1997
Cronenberg: The Early Years

Cronenberg: The Early Years

as Self

2011
The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld 4.0

The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld

2025
The Death of David Cronenberg 6.8

The Death of David Cronenberg

as David Cronenberg

2023
Tales from the Organ Trade 6.4

Tales from the Organ Trade

as Narrator

2013
Pass the Warning: Reflecting on Nic Roeg's Masterpiece 7.0

Pass the Warning: Reflecting on Nic Roeg's Masterpiece

as Self

2019
Boozecan 6.5

Boozecan

as Stan Coleburn

1994
Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh 6.7

Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh

as Self

2004
The Flesh and the Soul

The Flesh and the Soul

2026
Citizens of Cosmopolis 6.1

Citizens of Cosmopolis

as Self

2012
Ape Sodom 3.0

Ape Sodom

as Narrator

2016
Too Commercial for Cannes 8.5

Too Commercial for Cannes

as Self

2006
Sangre del Toro 6.3

Sangre del Toro

as Self (archive footage)

2025
Moving Pictures: J.G. Ballard 8.5

Moving Pictures: J.G. Ballard

as Self

1990
A Kaleidoscope of Meaning: Colour in Don't Look Now 6.0

A Kaleidoscope of Meaning: Colour in Don't Look Now

as Self

2019
Blood & Donuts 5.4

Blood & Donuts

as Crime Boss

1995
The Politics of the Dead Zone 6.0

The Politics of the Dead Zone

as Self

2006
Cronenberg, à corps ouvert

Cronenberg, à corps ouvert

2025
Blue 6.0

Blue

1992
Take One: Fear on Film 7.0

Take One: Fear on Film

as Self

1982
David Cronenberg: I Have to Make the Word Be Flesh 7.8

David Cronenberg: I Have to Make the Word Be Flesh

1999
Tomorrow's Shadows

Tomorrow's Shadows

as G.O.D. (voice)

2016
Masters of Horror 7.8

Masters of Horror

as Self

2002
Naked Making Lunch 7.3

Naked Making Lunch

as Self

1992
David Cronenberg, en chair et en os

David Cronenberg, en chair et en os

as Himself

The Making of Dead Ringers 8.0

The Making of Dead Ringers

as Self - Writer/Director

1988
Henry & Verlin 6.0

Henry & Verlin

as Doc Fisher

1994
The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome 7.3

The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome

as Interviewee

1982
L’inquiétante absence 8.0

L’inquiétante absence

as Self

2019
Acts of Violence 8.0

Acts of Violence

as Self

2006
The Grace of God 3.3

The Grace of God

as Psychiatrist

1998
On Screen!: Shivers

On Screen!: Shivers

as himself

2008
Buffalo Airport Visions

Buffalo Airport Visions

1967
Palace of Pleasure 7.0

Palace of Pleasure

1967

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