Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
3/15/1943
Place of Birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Also Known As
David Paul CronenbergДэвид Кроненберг데이비드 크로넌버그
David Cronenberg
Biography
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 ...
Known For
Crash
as Auto Wreck Salesman (voice) (uncredited)
Falling
as Dr. Klausner
Nightbreed
as Dr. Philip K. Decker
Sangre del Toro
as Self (archive footage)
Rewind
as Rourke
Shivers
as Infected Crowd Member (uncredited)
The Fly
as Gynecologist
Dead Ringers
as Obstetrician (uncredited)
Resurrection
as Father Rousell
Room 999
as Self
Disappearance at Clifton Hill
as Walter
Extreme Measures
as Hospital Lawyer
The Stupids
as Postal Supervisor
Humane
as D.O.C.S. Commercials Narrator
Last Night
as Duncan
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
as Self (archive footage)
The American Nightmare
as Self
Henry & Verlin
as Doc Fisher
Blood & Donuts
as Crime Boss
Trial by Jury
as Director