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Overview
Date of Birth:
Mini Biography:
Pittsburgh born actor/SFX wizard/stuntman/director who did a tour of duty... more
Trivia:
Tom Savini appeared as himself in the 2008 novel Bad Moon Rising by Jonathan... more
Awards:
2 wins
&
1 nomination
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NewsDesk:
(226 articles)
Dread Central's Best Horror Films of the Decade
(From Dread Central. 1 January 2010, 2:46 AM, PST)
Zombies Protest Hospital Closing
(From Cinematical. 21 December 2009, 5:02 PM, PST)
(From Dread Central. 1 January 2010, 2:46 AM, PST)
Zombies Protest Hospital Closing
(From Cinematical. 21 December 2009, 5:02 PM, PST)
Filmography
Jump to filmography as: Actor, Make-Up Department, Special Effects, Miscellaneous Crew, Stunts, Director, Camera and Electrical Department, Thanks, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
- The Ground House (2010) (pre-production) .... Hunter 1
- The 4th Reich (2010) (pre-production) .... Standartenfuhrer
- The Reverend: Vigilante Vampire (2009) (pre-production) .... Machine
- Horrorween (2010) (post-production) .... Killer
... aka Horrorween 3D (International: English title: copyright title) (USA: 3-D version) - Eldorado (2010) (post-production)
- Machete (2010) (post-production)
- The Dead Matter (2010) (completed) .... Sebed
- Sea of Dust (2008) .... Prester John
- Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008) .... Jenkins
... aka Zack and Miri (USA: promotional title) (USA: DVD box title) - Lost Boys: The Tribe (2008) (V) .... David Van Etten
... aka Lost Boys 2: The Tribe (Australia) - It's My Party and I'll Die If I Want To (2007) .... Uncle Tom
- Planet Terror (2007) .... Deputy Tolo
... aka Grindhouse Presents: Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror (USA: DVD title)
... aka Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror (USA: complete title) - Loaded Dice (2007) (V) .... The Bishop
- Grindhouse (2007) .... Deputy Tolo (segment "Planet Terror")
- The Absence of Light (2006) .... The Higher Power
- Beyond the Wall of Sleep (2006) .... Sheriff
- A Dream of Color in Black and White (2005) .... Cabby
- Land of the Dead (2005) .... Machete Zombie
... aka George A. Romero's Land of the Dead (USA: complete title)
... aka La terre des morts (Canada: French title)
... aka Land of the Dead - Le territoire des morts (France) - Forest of the Damned (2005) .... Stephen
... aka Demonic (USA: video title)
... aka Johannes Roberts' Demonic (USA: complete title)
... aka Johannes Roberts' Forest of the Damned (International: English title: complete title) - Friday the 13th Chronicles (2004) (V)
- Secrets Galore Behind the Gore (2004) (V)
- Unearthed (2004) .... Victor Tonelli
- Death 4 Told (2004) .... Man (segment "The Psychic")
- Dawn of the Dead (2004) .... The County Sheriff
... aka L'armée des morts (France)
... aka L'aube des morts (Canada: French title)
... aka Zack Snyder's Dawn of the Dead (USA: long title) - Vicious (2003) (V) .... Kane
- Zombiegeddon (2003) (V) .... Jesus Christ
- Blood Bath (2002) (V) .... Stranger
- Ted Bundy (2002) .... Salt Lake City Detective
... aka Bundy (UK) (USA: working title) - Eyes Are Upon You (2001) .... Eddie Rao
... aka Demon Lust (USA: video title) - Children of the Living Dead (2001) (V) .... Deputy Hughs
- Web of Darkness (2001) (V) .... Rouge
- The Monster Man (2001) (V) .... Uncle Joe
- "Sheena" .... Peter Reynolds (1 episode, 2000)
- Lost Boy (2000) TV episode .... Peter Reynolds - From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) .... Sex Machine
- Mr. Stitch (1995) (TV) .... Chemical/Weapons Engineer
- The Demolitionist (1995) .... Roland
- Innocent Blood (1992) .... News Photographer
... aka A French Vampire in America - Heartstopper (1991) .... Lt. Ron Vargo
... aka Dark Craving (USA: video title) - Due occhi diabolici (1990) (uncredited) .... The Monomaniac (segment "The Black Cat")
... aka Two Evil Eyes (USA) - Creepshow 2 (1987) .... The Creep (prologue)
... aka Dead and Undead: Creepshow 2 (USA: alternative title) - Twisted Sister: Come Out and Play (1986) (V) .... Teacher (segment "Be Chrool to Your Scuel")
- The Ripper (1985) (V) .... Jack the Ripper
- The Boy Who Loved Trolls (1984) (TV) .... Motorcyclist
- Creepshow (1982) .... Garbage Man #2 (segment "Epilogue")
... aka Cuentos de ultratumba (USA: Spanish title)
... aka Stephen King's Creepshow (International: English title: long title) - Knightriders (1981) .... Morgan
... aka George A. Romero's Knightriders (USA: complete title) - Effects (1980) .... Nicky
... aka Death's Director
... aka The Manipulator (USA: alternative title) - Maniac (1980) .... Disco boy
- Dawn of the Dead (1978) .... Blades - Assistant Head Biker
... aka George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead (UK: closing credits title) (USA: complete title)
... aka Dawn of the Living Dead
... aka The Zombies (Philippines: English title)
... aka Zombi (Italy)
... aka Zombie: Dawn of the Dead
... aka Zombies
... aka Zombies: Dawn of the Dead (UK: video box title) - Martin (1977) .... Arthur
... aka George A. Romero's Martin (Australia)
Make-Up Department:
- Ted Bundy (2002) (special makeup effects artist)
... aka Bundy (UK) (USA: working title) - Cold Hearts (1999) (special makeup effects supervisor)
- The Assassination File (1996) (TV) (makeup effects)
... aka Out in the Cold - Mr. Stitch (1995) (TV) (makeup design and effects)
- Necronomicon (1993) (makeup effects consultant)
... aka H.P. Lovecraft's Necronomicon, Book of the Dead (USA: video title)
... aka Necronomicon: Book of Dead (USA) - Killing Zoe (1993) (special makeup effects)
... aka Killing Zoe (France) - Trauma (1993) (makeup artist) (special makeup effects)
... aka Dario Argento's Trauma (USA: complete title) - Bloodsucking Pharaohs in Pittsburgh (1991) (special makeup effects)
... aka Picking Up the Pieces - Due occhi diabolici (1990) (special makeup effects supervisor)
... aka Two Evil Eyes (USA) - Monkey Shines (1988) (special makeup effects)
... aka Ella
... aka Monkey Shines: An Experiment in Fear (USA: promotional title) - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986) (makeup artist)
... aka The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2 (USA: video box title) - Twisted Sister: Come Out and Play (1986) (V) (special makeup effects artist)
- Invasion U.S.A. (1985) (special makeup effects artist)
... aka Invasion USA (UK) - Day of the Dead (1985) (special makeup effects)
... aka George A. Romero's Day of the Dead (USA: complete title) - Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984) (special makeup effects artist)
... aka Friday the 13th: Last Chapter (Philippines: English title)
... aka Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter - Part 4 (UK: DVD box title) - Alone in the Dark (1982) (additional makeup effects: Toni's apparition)
- Creepshow (1982) (special makeup effects)
... aka Cuentos de ultratumba (USA: Spanish title)
... aka Stephen King's Creepshow (International: English title: long title) - Xiao sheng pa pa (1982) (special makeup effects artist)
... aka Siu sang ong ong (Hong Kong: Cantonese title)
... aka Till Death Do We Scare (Hong Kong: English title) - The Prowler (1981) (special makeup artist)
... aka Rosemary's Killer
... aka The Graduation - The Burning (1981) (special makeup effects)
... aka Cropsy (USA: reissue title) - Eyes of a Stranger (1981) (special makeup effects)
- Maniac (1980) (makeup artist)
- Friday the 13th (1980) (special makeup effects)
- Martin (1977) (makeup artist)
... aka George A. Romero's Martin (Australia) - Dead of Night (1974) (makeup artist)
... aka Deathdream (USA: reissue title)
... aka Night Walk
... aka Soif de sang (Canada: French title: video title)
... aka The Night Andy Came Home
... aka The Veteran
... aka Whispers (USA: reissue title) - Deranged (1974) (makeup artist)
... aka Deranged: Confessions of a Necrophile (USA)
Special Effects:
- Friday the 13th: Part 2 (2010) (announced) (special effects)
- Web of Darkness (2001) (V) (special effects makeup) (special effects supervisor)
- Cutting Moments (1997) (special effects supervisor)
- Backstreet Justice (1994) (special effects)
... aka Dead Wrong (Australia) - Necronomicon (1993) (associate creator: "darkman" and resurrected "clara", Optic Nerve Studios Inc.)
... aka H.P. Lovecraft's Necronomicon, Book of the Dead (USA: video title)
... aka Necronomicon: Book of Dead (USA) - Heartstopper (1991) (special effects)
... aka Dark Craving (USA: video title) - Due occhi diabolici (1990) (special effects)
... aka Two Evil Eyes (USA) - Red Scorpion (1989) (special effects makeup)
... aka Red Exterminator (Philippines: English title: new title) - "Tales from the Darkside" (special effects) (1 episode, 1988) (special effects makeup) (1 episode, 1985)
- Family Reunion (1988) TV episode (special effects)
- Halloween Candy (1985) TV episode (special effects makeup) - Creepshow 2 (1987) (makeup effects consultant)
... aka Dead and Undead: Creepshow 2 (USA: alternative title) - Maria's Lovers (1984) (special effects makeup)
- Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984) (special effects supervisor)
... aka Friday the 13th: Last Chapter (Philippines: English title)
... aka Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter - Part 4 (UK: DVD box title) - Midnight (1982) (special effects)
... aka Backwoods Massacre - The Prowler (1981) (special effects)
... aka Rosemary's Killer
... aka The Graduation - Nightmare (1981) (special effects)
... aka Blood Splash
... aka Nightmare in a Damaged Brain
... aka Nightmares in a Damaged Brain (UK: video title)
... aka Schizo (Australia: video title) - Effects (1980) (special effects)
... aka Death's Director
... aka The Manipulator (USA: alternative title) - Dawn of the Dead (1978) (makeup & cosmetic special effects)
... aka George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead (UK: closing credits title) (USA: complete title)
... aka Dawn of the Living Dead
... aka The Zombies (Philippines: English title)
... aka Zombi (Italy)
... aka Zombie: Dawn of the Dead
... aka Zombies
... aka Zombies: Dawn of the Dead (UK: video box title) - Martin (1977) (special effects)
... aka George A. Romero's Martin (Australia) - Dead of Night (1974) (special effects)
... aka Deathdream (USA: reissue title)
... aka Night Walk
... aka Soif de sang (Canada: French title: video title)
... aka The Night Andy Came Home
... aka The Veteran
... aka Whispers (USA: reissue title)
Miscellaneous Crew:
- Nightmares in Foam Rubber (2004) (V) (behind-the-scenes video)
... aka The Making of Creepshow 2 (International: English title: informal alternative title) - Savini's EFX (2003) (V) (behind-the-scenes footage)
- Two Masters' Eyes (2003) (V) (behind-the-scenes footage)
- Return to Crystal Lake: Making 'Friday the 13th' (2003) (V) (archival material)
- The Many Lives of Jason Voorhees (2002) (V) (archival material)
- Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed (1999) (V) (sculptor: Ardath Bay bust)
- "Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater" (director: archive footage) (1 episode, 1995)
- Horny Biker Babes, Horny Shrinks, and Horny Zombies (1995) TV episode (director: archive footage) - "Tales from the Darkside" (creator: creature) (1 episode, 1984)
- Inside the Closet (1984) TV episode (creator: creature) - The Burning (1981) (horror sequence designer)
... aka Cropsy (USA: reissue title)
Stunts:
- Children of the Living Dead (2001) (V) (stunt coordinator)
- Due occhi diabolici (1990) (stunts)
... aka Two Evil Eyes (USA) - Monkey Shines (1988) (stunts)
... aka Ella
... aka Monkey Shines: An Experiment in Fear (USA: promotional title) - Friday the 13th (1980) (stunts)
- Dawn of the Dead (1978) (stunts)
... aka George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead (UK: closing credits title) (USA: complete title)
... aka Dawn of the Living Dead
... aka The Zombies (Philippines: English title)
... aka Zombi (Italy)
... aka Zombie: Dawn of the Dead
... aka Zombies
... aka Zombies: Dawn of the Dead (UK: video box title) - Martin (1977) (stunts) (uncredited)
... aka George A. Romero's Martin (Australia)
Director:
- Chill Factor: House Call (2004) (V)
... aka Tom Savini's Chill Factor (USA: alternative title) - Night of the Living Dead (1990)
- "Tales from the Darkside" (3 episodes, 1984-1988)
- Family Reunion (1988) TV episode
- Halloween Candy (1985) TV episode
- Inside the Closet (1984) TV episode
Camera and Electrical Department:
- Document of the Dead (1985) (still photographer)
Thanks:
- Can't Stop the Rock (2007) (V) (special thanks)
- Diary of the Dead (2007) (very special thanks)
... aka George A. Romero's Diary of the Dead (USA: complete title) - The Dead Live (2006) (V) (thanks)
- Kottentail (2004) (special thanks)
- Savini's EFX (2003) (V) (special thanks)
- Document of the Dead (1985) (special thanks)
Self:
- Tattoos: A Scarred History (2009)
- His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th (2009) (TV) .... Himself - Host
- Fresh Cuts: New Tales from Friday the 13th (2009) (V) .... Himself
- Starz Inside: Fantastic Flesh (2008) (TV) .... Himself
- It's Hard Being Evil (2008) (V) .... Himself
- Dead On: The Life and Cinema of George A. Romero (2008) .... Himself
- Science of Horror (2008) .... Himself
- He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce (2008) (V) .... Himself
- Zombiemania (2008) (TV) .... Himself
- Just Desserts: The Making of 'Creepshow' (2007) (V) .... Himself
... aka Just Desserts (International: English title: informal alternative title)
... aka The Making of Creepshow (International: English title: informal alternative title) - Blood, Boobs & Beast (2007) .... Himself
- The Horrorhound (2007) (V) .... Himself
- American Scary (2006) .... Himself
- Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (2006) .... Himself
- It Runs in the Family (2006) (V) .... Himself
- Flesh Wounds: Seven Stories of the Saw (2006) (V) .... Himself
- Texas Frightmare Weekend 2006 (2006) (V) .... Himself
- The Shark Is Still Working (2006) (V) .... Himself
- Horror Fans (2006) .... Himself
- The Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills (2006) (V) .... Himself
- After Effects: Memories of Pittsburgh Filmmaking (2005) (V) .... Himself
- Dream of the Dead: George Romero (2005) (TV) .... Himself
- UnConventional (2004) .... Himself
- "The 100 Scariest Movie Moments" (2004) TV mini-series .... Himself
- The Dead Will Walk (2004) (V) .... Himself
- Chill Factor: House Call (2004) (V) .... Himself
... aka Tom Savini's Chill Factor (USA: alternative title) - Tom Savini: The Early Years (2004) (V) .... Himself
- Creature Feature: 50 Years of the Gill-Man (2004) (V) .... Himself
- Behind the House: Anatomy of the Zombie Movement (2004) (V) .... Himself
- The Many Days of 'Day of the Dead' (2003) (V) .... Himself
- Savini's EFX (2003) (V) .... Himself
- Two Masters' Eyes (2003) (V) .... Himself
- "The Midnight Movie" .... Himself (1 episode, 2002)
- Frightvition 2002 (2002) TV episode .... Himself - "The Simpsons" .... Himself (1 episode, 2001)
- Worst Episode Ever (2001) TV episode (voice) .... Himself - Hollywood Goes to Hell (2000) (TV) .... Himself
- The American Nightmare (2000) .... Himself
- Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror (2000) (TV) .... Himself (interviewee)
- The Dead Walk: Remaking a Classic (1999) (V) .... Himself
- Il mondo di Dario Argento 3: Il museo degli orrori di Dario Argento (1997) (V) .... Himself
- "A-Z of Horror" (1997) TV mini-series .... Himself
... aka Clive Barker's A-Z of Horror (UK: complete title) - Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America! (1997) .... Himself
- "Movie Magic" .... Himself (1 episode, 1995)
- Horror Makeup: Fright Factories (1995) TV episode .... Himself - Dario Argento: Master of Horror (1991) .... Himself
- "The Incredibly Strange Film Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1989)
... aka Son of the Incredibly Strange Film Show (UK: second season title)
- George A. Romero & Tom Savini (1989) TV episode .... Himself - Drive-In Madness! (1987) .... Himself
... aka Screen Scaries (USA: video title) - Scream Greats, Vol. 1: Tom Savini, Master of Horror Effects (1986) (V) .... Himself
... aka Scream Greats, Vol. 1 (USA: short title) - Document of the Dead (1985) .... Himself
- Il mondo dell'orrore di Dario Argento (1985) .... Himself
... aka Dario Argento's World of Horror
... aka Dario Argento's world of horror (Italy: video box title) - "Livewire" (1982) TV series .... Himself (unknown episodes, 1982)
Additional Details
Other Works:
Book: "Grande Illusions: A Learn-by-Example Guide to the Art and Technique of Special Make-Up Effects from the Films of Tom Savini." Imagine, Inc., 1983.
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