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David Cronenberg

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82 Years Old

David Paul Cronenberg [CC OOnt], 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.

Born

Toronto, Ontario, Canada on 15th March 1943

All Credits

Star Trek: Discovery Image
Star Trek: Discovery
Dr. Kovich
Prisoners of Gravity Image
Prisoners of Gravity
Self
Le Cercle Image
Le Cercle
Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma Image
Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma
Self - Guest
Kulturzeit Image
Kulturzeit
self
Slasher Image
Slasher
Spencer
Alias Grace Image
Alias Grace
Reverend Verrenger
The Shrouds Image
The Shrouds
Corpse (uncredited)
Pig Goat Banana Cricket Image
Pig Goat Banana Cricket
Dr. Cronenbird (voice)
The Newsroom Image
The Newsroom
Himself
The Fly Image
The Fly
Gynecologist
Alias Image
Alias
Dr. Brezzel
Crash Image
Crash
Auto Wreck Salesman (voice) (uncredited)
Jason X Image
Jason X
Dr. Wimmer
Humane Image
Humane
D.O.C.S. Commercials Narrator
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SexTV
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SexTV
Self
Videodrome Image
Videodrome
Max Renn (Helmet Scenes) (uncredited)
Nightbreed Image
Nightbreed
Dr. Philip K. Decker
To Die For Image
To Die For
Man at Lake
Dead Ringers Image
Dead Ringers
Obstetrician (uncredited)
Happy Town Image
Happy Town
Dr. Leichman
Extreme Measures Image
Extreme Measures
Hospital Lawyer
The Judge Image
The Judge
Det. Stobel
Resurrection Image
Resurrection
Father Rousell
Shivers Image
Shivers
Infected Crowd Member (uncredited)
To Each His Own Cinema Image
To Each His Own Cinema
The Suicidal Man (segment "At the suicide of the last Jew ...")
Into the Night Image
Into the Night
Group Supervisor
The Stupids Image
The Stupids
Postal Supervisor
Barney's Version Image
Barney's Version
O'Malley Director #2
Falling Image
Falling
Dr. Klausner
Trial by Jury Image
Trial by Jury
Director
No Image
Citizens of Cosmopolis
Self
Disappearance at Clifton Hill Image
Disappearance at Clifton Hill
Walter
Ready or Not: Here I Come Image
Ready or Not: Here I Come
Rewind Image
Rewind
Rourke
Last Night Image
Last Night
Duncan
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics Image
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
Self (archive footage)
The American Nightmare Image
The American Nightmare
Self
Room 999 Image
Room 999
Self
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within Image
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
Self
100 Greatest Sexy Moments Image
100 Greatest Sexy Moments
Self
Moonshine Highway Image
Moonshine Highway
Clem Clayton
The Judge Image
The Judge
Det. Stobel
Ape Sodom Image
Ape Sodom
Narrator
Blood & Donuts Image
Blood & Donuts
Crime Boss
Pass the Warning: Reflecting on Nic Roeg's Masterpiece Image
Pass the Warning: Reflecting on Nic Roeg's Masterpiece
Self
The Making of Dead Ringers Image
The Making of Dead Ringers
Self - Writer/Director
Frame by Frame: The Invisible Art of Production Designer Carol Spier Image
Frame by Frame: The Invisible Art of Production Designer Carol Spier
Self
Masters of Horror Image
Masters of Horror
Self
Long Live the New Flesh: The Films of David Cronenberg Image
Long Live the New Flesh: The Films of David Cronenberg
Self
Acts of Violence Image
Acts of Violence
Self
Naked Making Lunch Image
Naked Making Lunch
Self
Blue Image
Blue
The Nest Image
The Nest
Dr. Molnar (voice)
Produce Your Own Damn Movie! Image
Produce Your Own Damn Movie!
Self
Boozecan Image
Boozecan
Stan Coleburn
The Best of Secter & the Rest of Secter Image
The Best of Secter & the Rest of Secter
Self
No Image
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
Duncan (archive footage)
The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome Image
The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome
Interviewee
Too Commercial for Cannes Image
Too Commercial for Cannes
Self
No Image
Henry & Verlin
Doc Fisher
Take One: Fear on Film Image
Take One: Fear on Film
Self
Tales from the Organ Trade Image
Tales from the Organ Trade
Narrator
A Special Day Image
A Special Day
Self
The Death of David Cronenberg Image
The Death of David Cronenberg
David Cronenberg
A Kaleidoscope of Meaning: Colour in Don't Look Now Image
A Kaleidoscope of Meaning: Colour in Don't Look Now
Self
No Image
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of "Jason X"
Self(archive footage)
Moving Pictures: J.G. Ballard Image
Moving Pictures: J.G. Ballard
Self
Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh Image
Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh
Self
Palace of Pleasure Image
Palace of Pleasure
David Cronenberg and the Cinema of the Extreme Image
David Cronenberg and the Cinema of the Extreme
Himself
The Grace of God Image
The Grace of God
Psychiatrist
No Image
On Screen!: Shivers
himself
Tomorrow's Shadows Image
Tomorrow's Shadows
G.O.D. (voice)
No Image
David Cronenberg: I Have to Make the Word Be Flesh
L’ inquiétante absence Image
L’ inquiétante absence
Self
At the Suicide of the Last Jew in the World in the Last Cinema in the World Image
At the Suicide of the Last Jew in the World in the Last Cinema in the World
The Last Jew
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The Politics of the Dead Zone
Self
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David Cronenberg: The Early Years
Self
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David Cronenberg, en chair et en os
Himself
Buffalo Airport Visions Image
Buffalo Airport Visions