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Tom Savini
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Thomas Vincent "Tom" Savini (born November 3, 1946) is an American actor, stuntman, director, award-winning special effects and makeup artist. He is known for his work on the Living Dead films directed by George A. Romero, as well as Creepshow, The Burning, Friday the 13th, The Prowler, and Maniac. He directed the 1990 remake of Night of the Living Dead. Though officially retired from special effects, he has continued to direct, produce and star in several movies. Savini has been known to refer movie make-up effects projects to graduates of his school. He has appeared in films such as Dawn of the Dead (and its remake), From Dusk till Dawn, Grindhouse, and Machete.
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Known for
Acting |
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2024 | Terrifier 3 | Actor | Bystander | 65 Fair |
2023 | Spooktacular! | Actor | N/A N/A |
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2023 | That's a Wrap | Actor | Manager | 59 Average |
2023 | Taste the Blood of Martin | Actor | Himself | N/A N/A |
2022 | Il museo degli orrori di Dario Argento | Actor | self | 58 Average |
2022 | In Search of Darkness: Part III | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
2022 | The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time | Actor | Self | 69 Fair |
2021 | Pandemonic | Actor | Poem 1 | 59 Average |
2021 | Behind the Monsters | Actor | Self | 68 Fair |
2021 | The History of Metal and Horror | Actor | Self | 58 Average |
2021 | Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 58 Average |
2020 | Memories of Monroeville | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
2020 | Zombies and Bikers | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
2020 | Tales of the Uncanny | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
2020 | In Search of Darkness: Part II | Actor | Self | 60 Fair |
2020 | FANTASMAGORIA - STAGIONE UNO | Actor | Himself | N/A N/A |
2020 | Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
2020 | Dead Talk Live | Actor | Self - Guest | 70 Good |
2020 | Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business | Actor | Self | 58 Average |
2017 | Cult of Terror | Actor | Self - Make-up Designer | 59 Average |
2015 | Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
2015 | The Sadist | Actor | The Sadist | 59 Average |
2014 | An Experiment in Fear: The Making of Monkey Shines | Actor | Himself | N/A N/A |
2014 | Doc of the Dead | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
2014 | Dead Meat Walking: A Zombie Walk Documentary | Actor | Himself | N/A N/A |
2013 | The World’s End: The Legacy of 'Day of the Dead' | Actor | Self | 58 Average |
2013 | Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th | Actor | Self - Special Make-Up Effects | 62 Fair |
2013 | Machete Kills | Actor | Osiris Amanpour | 56 Average |
2013 | Cool As Hell | Actor | The Demon Slayer | 59 Average |
2012 | Django Unchained | Actor | Tracker | 81 Very good |
2012 | Robin Hood: Ghosts of Sherwood | Actor | Sheriff of Nottingham | 58 Average |
2012 | Redd Inc. | Actor | Peter Bava | 58 Average |
2012 | Horrorween | Actor | Killer | 59 Average |
2012 | I Heart Monster Movies | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
2012 | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | Actor | Mr. Callahan | 77 Good |
2012 | Death from Above | Actor | Sheriff Raynick | 58 Average |
2011 | Nightmare Factory | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
2011 | The Theatre Bizarre | Actor | Dr. Maurey | 58 Average |
2011 | Underground Entertainment: The Movie | Actor | Interrupting Tom | 59 Average |
2010 | The Death Dealer | Actor | N/A N/A |
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2010 | Machete | Actor | Osiris Amanpour | 62 Fair |
2010 | The Dead Matter | Actor | Sebed | 58 Average |
2010 | His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th | Actor | Self | 60 Fair |
2009 | The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of "Jaws" | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
2008 | Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
2008 | Sea of Dust | Actor | Prester John | 58 Average |
2008 | Zack and Miri Make a Porno | Actor | Jenkins | 62 Fair |
2008 | Lost Boys: The Tribe | Actor | David Van Etten | 56 Average |
2008 | He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
2008 | Zombiemania | Actor | Himself - Makeup Artist | 59 Average |
2007 | Just Desserts: The Making of 'Creepshow' | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
2007 | It's My Party and I'll Die If I Want To | Actor | Uncle Tom | 59 Average |
2007 | Blood 'n Fire Memories with Tom Savini | Actor | 59 Average |
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2007 | Diary of the Dead | Actor | Man Shouting on Radio 'Shoot in the Head' (voice) (uncredited) | 57 Average |
2007 | Loaded Dice | Actor | The Bishop | 59 Average |
2007 | Blood, Boobs & Beast | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
2007 | Grindhouse | Actor | Deputy Tolo (segment "Planet Terror") | 67 Fair |
2007 | Planet Terror | Actor | Deputy Tolo | 65 Fair |
2006 | American Scary | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
2006 | Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film | Actor | Self | 60 Fair |
2006 | It Runs in the Family | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
2006 | Flesh Wounds: Seven Stories of the Saw | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
2006 | The Absence of Light | Actor | The Higher Power | 58 Average |
2006 | Beyond the Wall of Sleep | Actor | Sheriff | 58 Average |
2006 | Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
2005 | After Effects: Memories of Pittsburgh Filmmaking | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
2005 | Land of the Dead | Actor | Machete Zombie | 61 Fair |
2005 | Forest of the Damned | Actor | Stephen | 57 Average |
2004 | Special Report: Zombie Invasion | Actor | Sheriff Cahill | N/A N/A |
2004 | Secrets Galore Behind the Gore | Actor | Himself | N/A N/A |
2004 | Friday the 13th: From Crystal Lake to Manhattan (Crystal Lake Victims Tell All - Documentary) | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
2004 | Crystal Lake Victims Tell All | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
2004 | The Friday the 13th Chronicles | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
2004 | UnConventional | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
2004 | The Dead Will Walk: The Making of Dawn of the Dead | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
2004 | Unearthed | Actor | Det. Victor Tonelli | 59 Average |
2004 | Death 4 Told | Actor | The Man | 59 Average |
2004 | Creature Feature: 60 Years of the Gill-Man | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
2004 | Dawn of the Dead | Actor | The County Sheriff | 69 Fair |
2003 | Vicious | Actor | Kane | 59 Average |
2003 | The Many Days of Day of the Dead | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
2003 | Zombiegeddon | Actor | Jesus Christ | 58 Average |
2003 | Two Masters' Eyes | Actor | N/A N/A |
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2002 | Blood Bath | Actor | Stranger | N/A N/A |
2002 | Ted Bundy | Actor | Salt Lake City Detective | 58 Average |
2001 | Children of the Living Dead | Actor | Deputy Hughs | 57 Average |
2001 | Web of Darkness | Actor | Rouge | N/A N/A |
2001 | The Monster Man | Actor | Joe | 59 Average |
2001 | Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
2000 | Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
2000 | The American Nightmare | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
1999 | The Dead Walk: Remaking a Classic | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
1999 | The Devil Ant | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1997 | Wishmaster | Actor | Pharmacy Customer (uncredited) | 59 Average |
1997 | Eyes Are Upon You | Actor | Eddie Rao | 59 Average |
1997 | The World of Dario Argento 3: Museum of Horrors | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
1997 | Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America! | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
1996 | From Dusk Till Dawn | Actor | Sex Machine | 69 Fair |
1995 | Mr. Stitch | Actor | Chemical / Weapons Engineer | 58 Average |
1995 | The Demolitionist | Actor | Roland | 58 Average |
1994 | Spooky World | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
1993 | Zombie Jamboree | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
1992 | Innocent Blood | Actor | News Photographer | 59 Average |
1991 | The World of Dario Argento 2: Master of Horror | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
1990 | Night of the Living Dead | Actor | (uncredited) | 65 Fair |
1990 | Two Evil Eyes | Actor | The Monomaniac | 59 Average |
1989 | Heartstopper | Actor | Lt. Ron Vargo | 59 Average |
1989 | Z-TV | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
1989 | Horror Effects: Hosted by Tom Savini | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
1987 | Creepshow 2 | Actor | The Creep | 61 Fair |
1987 | Drive-In Madness | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
1986 | Stephen King's World of Horror | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
1986 | Scream Greats, Vol.1: Tom Savini, Master of Horror Effects | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
1985 | The Ripper | Actor | Jack the Ripper | 58 Average |
1985 | Day of the Dead | Actor | Zombie with Scarf (uncredited) | 66 Fair |
1985 | Dario Argento's World of Horror | Actor | Self (Archive) | 59 Average |
1984 | The Boy Who Loved Trolls | Actor | Motorcyclist | N/A N/A |
1984 | Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter | Actor | Jason (Hitchhiker Murder Scene) (uncredited) | 60 Fair |
1982 | Creepshow | Actor | Garbage Man #2 (segment "Epilogue") | 65 Fair |
1981 | Knightriders | Actor | Morgan | 59 Average |
1981 | Document of the Dead | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
1980 | Maniac | Actor | Disco Boy | 61 Fair |
1980 | Friday the 13th | Actor | Knife Killer (uncredited) | 63 Fair |
1979 | Effects | Actor | Nicky | 58 Average |
1978 | Dawn of the Dead | Actor | Motorcycle Raider | 71 Good |
1977 | Martin | Actor | Arthur | 62 Fair |
Nightmare City | Actor | N/A N/A |
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The 4th Reich | Actor | SS-Standartenführer Dirlewanger | N/A N/A |
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Directing |
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2019 | Creepshow | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
2011 | The Theatre Bizarre | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
2009 | Deadtime Stories | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
2004 | Chill Factor: House Call | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1990 | Tales from the Darkside | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1990 | Night of the Living Dead | Directing | Director | 65 Fair |
1985 | Halloween Candy | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1984 | Inside the Closet | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
Nightmare City | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
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George Romero's Golden Tales 3 | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
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Writing |
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Nightmare City | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
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Production |
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2015 | The Sadist | Production | Producer | 59 Average |
1994 | Spooky World | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
Costume & Make-Up |
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2012 | Redd Inc. | Costume & Make-Up | Makeup Artist | 58 Average |
2012 | Death from Above | Costume & Make-Up | Makeup Artist | 58 Average |
2002 | Ted Bundy | Costume & Make-Up | Makeup Artist | 58 Average |
2002 | Ted Bundy | Costume & Make-Up | Special Effects Makeup Artist | 58 Average |
2001 | Web of Darkness | Costume & Make-Up | Makeup Artist | N/A N/A |
1999 | Cold Hearts | Costume & Make-Up | Makeup Artist | 58 Average |
1997 | Cutting Moments | Costume & Make-Up | Makeup Artist | 58 Average |
1996 | The Assassination File | Costume & Make-Up | Special Effects Makeup Artist | 59 Average |
1995 | Mr. Stitch | Costume & Make-Up | Makeup Artist | 58 Average |
1995 | Ghostwriter: Attack of the Slime Monster | Costume & Make-Up | Special Effects Makeup Artist | N/A N/A |
1994 | Backstreet Justice | Costume & Make-Up | Makeup Artist | 58 Average |
1993 | Necronomicon | Costume & Make-Up | Makeup Artist | 59 Average |
1993 | Killing Zoe | Costume & Make-Up | Makeup Artist | 60 Fair |
1993 | Trauma | Costume & Make-Up | Makeup Artist | 58 Average |
1991 | Bloodsucking Pharaohs in Pittsburgh | Costume & Make-Up | Makeup Artist | 59 Average |
1990 | Two Evil Eyes | Costume & Make-Up | Special Effects Key Makeup Artist | 59 Average |
1989 | Heartstopper | Costume & Make-Up | Makeup Artist | 59 Average |
1988 | Red Scorpion | Costume & Make-Up | Makeup Artist | 58 Average |
1988 | Monkey Shines | Costume & Make-Up | Special Effects Makeup Artist | 60 Fair |
1986 | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 | Costume & Make-Up | Special Effects Makeup Artist | 57 Average |
1985 | Halloween Candy | Costume & Make-Up | Special Effects Makeup Artist | N/A N/A |
1985 | Invasion U.S.A. | Costume & Make-Up | Special Effects Makeup Artist | 58 Average |
1985 | Day of the Dead | Costume & Make-Up | Makeup Artist | 66 Fair |
1984 | Maria's Lovers | Costume & Make-Up | Makeup Artist | 59 Average |
1984 | Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter | Costume & Make-Up | Special Effects Makeup Artist | 60 Fair |
1982 | Midnight | Costume & Make-Up | Makeup Artist | 58 Average |
1982 | Alone in the Dark | Costume & Make-Up | Special Effects Makeup Artist | 58 Average |
1982 | Creepshow | Costume & Make-Up | Makeup Artist | 65 Fair |
1982 | Till Death Do We Scare | Costume & Make-Up | Special Effects Makeup Artist | 58 Average |
1981 | The Prowler | Costume & Make-Up | Special Effects Makeup Artist | 59 Average |
1981 | The Burning | Costume & Make-Up | Makeup Effects Designer | 60 Fair |
1981 | The Burning | Costume & Make-Up | Special Effects Makeup Artist | 60 Fair |
1981 | Eyes of a Stranger | Costume & Make-Up | Special Effects Makeup Artist | 58 Average |
1980 | Maniac | Costume & Make-Up | Special Effects Makeup Artist | 61 Fair |
1980 | Friday the 13th | Costume & Make-Up | Makeup Artist | 63 Fair |
1980 | Friday the 13th | Costume & Make-Up | Special Effects Makeup Artist | 63 Fair |
1979 | Effects | Costume & Make-Up | Makeup Artist | 58 Average |
1978 | Dawn of the Dead | Costume & Make-Up | Makeup Artist | 71 Good |
1978 | Dawn of the Dead | Costume & Make-Up | Special Effects Makeup Artist | 71 Good |
1977 | Martin | Costume & Make-Up | Makeup Artist | 62 Fair |
1974 | Dead of Night | Costume & Make-Up | Makeup Artist | 59 Average |
1974 | Deranged | Costume & Make-Up | Makeup Artist | 58 Average |
The Evilry | Costume & Make-Up | Special Effects Makeup Artist | N/A N/A |
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Nightmare City | Costume & Make-Up | Makeup Artist | N/A N/A |
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Crew |
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2018 | Dogman's Rabies: Underdog | Crew | Thanks | 58 Average |
2007 | Diary of the Dead | Crew | Thanks | 57 Average |
2001 | Children of the Living Dead | Crew | Stunt Coordinator | 57 Average |
2001 | Web of Darkness | Crew | Special Effects Coordinator | N/A N/A |
2001 | Web of Darkness | Crew | Makeup Effects | N/A N/A |
1995 | Ghostwriter: Attack of the Slime Monster | Crew | Special Effects | N/A N/A |
1993 | Trauma | Crew | Makeup Effects | 58 Average |
1990 | Two Evil Eyes | Crew | Special Effects | 59 Average |
1990 | Two Evil Eyes | Crew | Stunts | 59 Average |
1990 | Two Evil Eyes | Crew | Makeup Effects | 59 Average |
1985 | Day of the Dead | Crew | Stunt Coordinator | 66 Fair |
1982 | Midnight | Crew | Special Effects | 58 Average |
1982 | Creepshow | Crew | Makeup Effects | 65 Fair |
1980 | Maniac | Crew | Stunt Coordinator | 61 Fair |
1980 | Friday the 13th | Crew | Stunts | 63 Fair |
1978 | Dawn of the Dead | Crew | Stunt Double | 71 Good |
1977 | Martin | Crew | Stunts | 62 Fair |
1977 | Martin | Crew | Makeup Effects | 62 Fair |
1974 | Dead of Night | Crew | Special Effects | 59 Average |
Visual Effects |
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1997 | Cutting Moments | Visual Effects | Special Effects Supervisor | 58 Average |
1981 | Nightmare | Visual Effects | Special Effects Supervisor | 58 Average |