David Cronenberg

81, from Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Artwork for The FlyImage of David Cronenberg

Biography

David Paul Cronenberg, CC, OOnt, FRSC, is a renowned filmmaker born on March 15, 1943, in Toronto, Ontario. Widely regarded as Canada's most influential and internationally celebrated filmmaker, Cronenberg has made a significant impact on genre cinema in Canada. Known as the "Baron of Blood" and "the King of Venereal Horror," he has pushed boundaries with his controversial horror movies. His unique style of "body horror" films, including Shivers (1975), The Brood (1979), Scanners (1981), Videodrome (1983), The Fly (1986), Dead Ringers (1988), Naked Lunch (1991), and Crash (1996), have captivated audiences with their thought-provoking exploration of the complex relationship between sex, technology, and violence. Cronenberg's contributions to the film industry have been recognized with numerous awards and honours, including being a Companion of the Order of Canada, a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et Lettres de France, and a member of Canada's Walk of Fame. He has received 10 Genie Awards and has been honoured at prestigious international film festivals, as well as receiving lifetime achievement awards from the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards, the Canadian Screen Awards, the Cannes Film Festival, and the Venice Film Festival.

Timeline

2024Aged 81

  • Poster for Humane

    D.O.C.S. Commercials Narrator

  • Poster for The Shrouds

    Writer

2023Aged 80

2022Aged 79

  • Poster for Crimes of the Future

    Writer

2021Aged 78

  • Poster for The Death of David Cronenberg

    David Cronenberg

2020Aged 77

  • Poster for Disappearance at Clifton Hill

    Walter

  • Poster for Falling

    Dr. Klausner

2019Aged 76

  • Poster for L’ inquiétante absence

    Self

  • Poster for Pass the Warning: Reflecting on Nic Roeg's Masterpiece

    Self

  • Poster for A Kaleidoscope of Meaning: Colour in Don't Look Now

    Self

  • Poster for The Drema

    Thanks

  • Poster for The Dead Don't Die

    Thanks

  • Poster for Rabid

    Original Film Writer

2016Aged 73

  • Poster for Tomorrow's Shadows

    G.O.D. (voice)

  • Poster for Ape Sodom

    Narrator

2014Aged 71

2013Aged 70

  • Poster for Rewind

    Rourke

  • Poster for The Nest

    Dr. Molnar (voice)

  • Poster for Tales from the Organ Trade

    Narrator

  • Poster for Pacific Rim

    Thanks

  • Candy

    Thanks

2012Aged 69

2011Aged 68

  • Poster for Produce Your Own Damn Movie!

    Self

  • Poster for Acid Head: The Buzzard Nuts County Slaughter

    Thanks

  • Poster for Down to Sleep

    Thanks

  • Poster for A Dangerous Method

    Director

2010Aged 67

  • Poster for Barney's Version

    O'Malley Director #2

  • Poster for William S. Burroughs: A Man Within

    Self

  • Poster for Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics

    Self (archive footage)

  • Poster for Tub

    Thanks

  • Crank Up

    Thanks

2008Aged 65

2007Aged 64

  • Poster for At the Suicide of the Last Jew in the World in the Last Cinema in the World

    The Last Jew

  • Poster for To Each His Own Cinema

    The Suicidal Man (segment "At the suicide of the last Jew ...")

  • Karim

    Thanks

  • Poster for Eastern Promises

    Director

2006Aged 63

2005Aged 62

  • Poster for The Best of Secter & the Rest of Secter

    Self

  • Poster for A History of Violence

    Director

  • Poster for Fear of the Flesh: The Making of The Fly

    Thanks

2004Aged 61

2002Aged 59

  • Poster for Masters of Horror

    Self

  • Poster for Spider

    Producer

2001Aged 58

2000Aged 57

  • Poster for Frame by Frame: The Invisible Art of Production Designer Carol Spier

    Self

  • Poster for The American Nightmare

    Self

  • Poster for Camera

    Writer

  • Poster for Preludes

    Director

1999Aged 56

1998Aged 55

  • Poster for The Grace of God

    Psychiatrist

  • Poster for Last Night

    Duncan

  • Poster for I'm Losing You

    Executive Producer

1997Aged 54

  • Poster for David Cronenberg and the Cinema of the Extreme

    Himself

1996Aged 53

  • Poster for Moonshine Highway

    Clem Clayton

  • Poster for Crash

    Auto Wreck Salesman (voice) (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Stupids

    Postal Supervisor

  • Poster for Extreme Measures

    Hospital Lawyer

1995Aged 52

  • Poster for Blood & Donuts

    Crime Boss

  • Poster for To Die For

    Man at Lake

  • Poster for Scanners: The Showdown

    Characters

1994Aged 51

1993Aged 50

  • Poster for M. Butterfly

    Director

1992Aged 49

  • Poster for Blue

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Naked Making Lunch

    Himself

  • Poster for Scanners III: The Takeover

    Characters

1991Aged 48

  • Poster for Scanners II: The New Order

    Characters

  • Poster for Highway 61

    Thanks

  • Poster for Naked Lunch

    Writer

1990Aged 47

  • Poster for Moving Pictures: J.G. Ballard

    Self

  • Poster for Nightbreed

    Dr. Philip K. Decker

1988Aged 45

  • Poster for The Making of Dead Ringers

    Self - Writer/Director

  • Poster for Dead Ringers

    Obstetrician

1986Aged 43

  • Poster for Long Live the New Flesh: The Films of David Cronenberg

    Self

  • Poster for The Fly

    Gynecologist

1985Aged 42

  • Poster for Into the Night

    Group Supervisor

1984Aged 41

  • Poster for Crimes of the Future

    Director of Photography

1983Aged 40

1982Aged 39

  • Poster for Take One: Fear on Film

    Self

  • Poster for The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome

    Interviewee

1981Aged 38

  • Poster for Scanners

    Writer

  • Poster for Escape from New York

    Thanks

1979Aged 36

  • Poster for Fast Company

    Screenplay

  • Poster for The Brood

    Writer

1977Aged 34

  • Poster for Rabid

    Writer

1976Aged 33

  • Poster for The Italian Machine

    Writer

1975Aged 32

  • Poster for Shivers

    Infected Crowd Member (uncredited)

1973Aged 30

  • Poster for Across This Land with Stompin' Tom Connors

    Production Manager

1972Aged 29

1971Aged 28

1969Aged 26

  • Poster for Stereo (Tile 3B of a CAEE Educational Mosaic)

    Editor

1967Aged 24

  • Poster for Buffalo Airport Visions

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Palace of Pleasure

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for From the Drain

    Director of Photography

1966Aged 23

  • Poster for Transfer

    Director of Photography

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