Fred Olen Ray
Directing
Biography
Fred Olen Ray is an American film and television director, producer, screenwriter, actor, cinematographer, and former professional wrestler.
Born: September 10, 1954
Place of Birth: Wellston, Ohio, USA
Known For
Double Deception
An ex-call girl hires private investigator Jon Kane to find her missing husband.
Naschy of the Full Moon
An affectionate look back at the life and career of Paul Naschy from those who worked with him, admired him and spent time with him. Produced for the Arrow DVD release of The Man with the Severed Head (AKA Crimson).
The Incredibly Strange Film Show
A series of documentaries focusing on the world of psychotronic movies; focusing on the lives of filmakers such as Hershell Gordon Lewis, Saim Raimi, Doris Wishman, Ed Wood Jr, and Tsui Hark. Covers weird movie genres, like Mexican wrestling movies and Hong Kong horror films.
Stephen King's World of Horror
This horror documentary is not the same as the 1986 TV special Stephen King's World of Horror nor the 1988 VHS release of the same name, which runs 45 minutes, was distributed by Front Row Entertainment and is about King himself. Instead, This Is Horror (copyright 1989) was a TV special which ran in four 60 minute increments. This new special used some framing footage from the original 'World of Horror' but is primarily newer interviews and behind-the-scenes footage about what was hot in horror in the late 80s. Here in the U.S., a condensed 90-minute version made its way onto video courtesy of Goodtimes in 1990. Elsewhere, the entire special was released as 2 different tapes running 90 minutes apiece. In the UK these were titled This is Horror: A Video Encyclopedia of Horror (Volumes 1 and 2) and in Germany they were called Best of Stephen King's World of Horror (Parts 1 & 2).
Dinner with Leatherface
A look at poet, author, filmmaker, actor, and horror icon Gunnar Hansen—the original Leatherface in the first Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Including perspectives from friends, colleagues, filmmakers, actors, and anyone else who knew one of the nicest people affiliated with the horror genre.
The Devil Ant
A barrel of radioactive waste dumped by a careless mad scientist turns an ordinary ant into the Fearsome Formicid - The Devil Ant.
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
Chronicles the last great American showman, filmmaker William Castle, a master of ballyhoo who became a brand name in movie horror with his outrageous audience participation gimmicks.
We Kill for Love
A documentary that goes in search of the forgotten world of the direct-to-video erotic thriller, an American film genre that once dominated late night cable television and the shelves of neighborhood video stores.
That Guy Dick Miller
Documentary about veteran character actor Dick Miller, whose career in and outside of Hollywood has spanned almost 200 films across six decades, featuring a diverse range of interviews with directors, co-stars, and contemporaries.
Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson
Brought to life through archival material and the reflections of over 40 colleagues, friends and fans, BLOOD & FLESH is much more than the story of a moviemaking life most unusual. It beautifully captures the worlds of outsider filmmaker communities that existed in California in the ’70s, and the weird ways they intersected with Hollywood mainstream and union indies. On Adamson shoots, regular Orson Welles crew and cinematographers like Gary Graver, Vilmos Szigmond and Lazlo Kovaks worked alongside Bud Cardos — and at one point, Charles Manson! Director David Gregory (founder of Severin Films, director of LOST SOUL: THE DOOMED JOURNEY OF RICHARD STANLEY’S ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU) spent years making this film, speaking to everyone down to the cops who investigated Adamson’s murder, vividly encapsulating both a bold life and tragic demise, with alien conspiracies, go-go dancers and Colonel Sanders coming in along the way. If you’ve got even a passing interest in cinema, you want to see this
Filmography
as Self
as Self
as TBA
as Self
as Self
as Uncle Fred
as Self
as Himself
as Self
as Himself
as Fred (voice)
as Professor Ted Isor (uncredited)
as The Film Maker
as Himself
as Filmmaker
as Himself
as Hunter's Men
as Boris
as Interpol Chief
as Couple at Mandalay
as Dennis (photo) (uncredited)
as Chicken Thief #2
as Lieutenant Burke
as Mob Attorney
as Cabbie
as Tracker
as Radio Announcer
as Fighter Pilot #1
as Tex
as Ringo
as Randy Rocket
as Bill Carson
as Man in Lot
as Officer Scott
as Band Member
as Photographer
as Director
as Eddie
as Piano Player
as Spell Book / Cartoon Monster (voice) (uncredited)
as Psycho Slasher Guy
as Himself
as Robber #2 (Burt Apple)
as Announcer
as Henchman
as Workman #2
as (uncredited)
as Mouse Robot (voice)
as 2nd Soldier
as Medic #2
as Himself
as Tom (as Brian Wolfe)
as Zombie (uncredited)