Tom Savini
1.5Costume & Make-Up

Tom Savini

Nov 3, 1946 - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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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Movie2022Il museo degli orrori di Dario Argentoself
Movie1978Dawn of the DeadMotorcycle Raider
Movie2004Dawn of the DeadThe County Sheriff
Movie1996From Dusk Till DawnSex Machine
Movie2021The History of Metal and HorrorSelf
Movie1980Friday the 13thKnife Killer (uncredited)
Movie1997Eyes Are Upon YouEddie Rao
Movie1981KnightridersMorgan
Movie2005Land of the DeadMachete Zombie
Movie2010MacheteOsiris Amanpour
Movie2017Cult of TerrorSelf - Make-up Designer
Movie2022In Search of Darkness: Part IIISelf
Movie1978MartinArthur
Movie2003ZombiegeddonJesus Christ
Movie2003ViciousKane
Movie1980ManiacDisco Boy
Movie1992Innocent BloodNews Photographer
Movie2010The Dead MatterSebed
Movie2001Web of DarknessRouge
Movie2006The Absence of LightThe Higher Power
Movie2001The Monster ManJoe
Movie2001Children of the Living DeadDeputy Hughs
Movie2008Lost Boys: The TribeDavid Van Etten
Movie1997Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America!Self
Movie2005Forest of the DamnedStephen
Movie2004The Dead Will Walk: The Making of Dawn of the DeadHimself
Movie2013The World’s End: The Legacy of 'Day of the Dead'Self
Movie2006Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of ChillsSelf
Movie1990Two Evil EyesThe Monomaniac
Movie1993Zombie JamboreeHimself
Movie2008ZombiemaniaHimself - Makeup Artist
Movie2023Taste the Blood of MartinHimself
Movie2021PandemonicPoem 1
Movie2008Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFXSelf
Movie1982CreepshowGarbage Man #2 (segment "Epilogue")
Movie1987Creepshow 2The Creep
Movie2007Blood, Boobs & BeastHimself
Movie2006Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher FilmSelf
Movie2020Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-FiSelf
Movie1985The RipperJack the Ripper
Movie1979EffectsNicky
Movie1986Scream Greats, Vol.1: Tom Savini, Master of Horror EffectsHimself
Movie2006Beyond the Wall of SleepSheriff
Movie2009The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of "Jaws"Self
Movie2013Machete KillsOsiris Amanpour
Movie2005After Effects: Memories of Pittsburgh FilmmakingSelf
Movie2007It's My Party and I'll Die If I Want ToUncle Tom
Movie2008Sea of DustPrester John
Movie2012Robin Hood: Ghosts of SherwoodSheriff of Nottingham
Movie2006Flesh Wounds: Seven Stories of the SawSelf
Movie2012Death from AboveSheriff Raynick
Movie1986Stephen King's World of HorrorSelf
MovieN/AThe 4th ReichSS-Standartenführer Dirlewanger
Movie2003The Many Days of Day of the DeadHimself
Movie2014Dead Meat Walking: A Zombie Walk DocumentarySelf
Movie2014Doc of the DeadSelf
Movie2023Spooktacular!
Movie2011Nightmare FactorySelf
Movie1989HeartstopperLt. Ron Vargo
Movie2004Friday the 13th: From Crystal Lake to Manhattan (Crystal Lake Victims Tell All - Documentary)Self
Movie2023That's a WrapManager
Movie2008He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack PierceSelf
Movie2004Crystal Lake Victims Tell AllHimself
Movie2004Secrets Galore Behind the GoreHimself
Movie2004The Friday the 13th ChroniclesSelf
Movie2013Cool As HellThe Demon Slayer
Movie1990Night of the Living Dead(uncredited)
Movie1985Day of the DeadZombie with Scarf (uncredited)
Movie2015Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom SaviniSelf
Movie2008Zack and Miri Make a PornoJenkins
Movie2004Special Report: Zombie InvasionSheriff Cahill
Movie2000The American NightmareSelf
Movie2001Dario Argento: An Eye for HorrorSelf
Movie1984The Boy Who Loved TrollsMotorcyclist
Movie2012The Perks of Being a WallflowerMr. Callahan
Movie1987Drive-In Madness!Himself
Movie2007Just Desserts: The Making of 'Creepshow'Self
Movie1994Spooky WorldSelf
Movie2004UnearthedDet. Victor Tonelli
Movie2020FANTASMAGORIA - STAGIONE UNOHimself
Movie2015The SadistThe Sadist
Movie2012Django UnchainedTracker
Movie2004Creature Feature: 50 Years of the Gill-ManSelf
Movie2024Terrifier 3Bystander
Movie2006It Runs in the FamilyHimself
Movie1989Horror Effects: Hosted by Tom SaviniHimself
Movie2011The Theatre BizarreDr. Maurey
Movie2012I Heart Monster MoviesHimself
Movie1995Mr. StitchChemical / Weapons Engineer
Movie2002Ted BundySalt Lake City Detective
Movie2004UnConventionalSelf
Movie2004Death 4 ToldMan (segment "The Psychic")
Movie1989Z-TVSelf
Movie1985Dario Argento's World of HorrorSelf (Archive)
Movie1991Dario Argento: Master of HorrorHimself
Movie2007GrindhouseDeputy Tolo (segment "Planet Terror")
Movie1995The DemolitionistRoland
Movie2020Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film BusinessSelf
Movie1981Document of the DeadHimself
Movie2012Redd Inc.Peter Bava
Movie1997The World of Dario Argento 3: Museum of HorrorsHimself
Movie2006American ScaryHimself
Movie2010His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13thSelf
MovieN/ANightmare City
Movie2007Planet TerrorDeputy Tolo
Movie2012HorrorweenKiller
Movie1984Friday the 13th: The Final ChapterJason (Hitchhiker Murder Scene) (uncredited)
Movie2013Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13thSelf
Movie2011Underground Entertainment: The MovieInterrupting Tom
Movie2007Diary of the DeadMan Shouting on Radio 'Shoot in the Head' (voice) (uncredited)
Movie2002Blood BathStranger
Movie2020In Search of Darkness: Part IISelf
Movie1997WishmasterPharmacy Customer (uncredited)
Movie2007Blood 'n Fire Memories with Tom Savini
Movie2020Tales of the UncannySelf
Movie2010The Death Dealer
Movie2003Two Masters' Eyes
Movie2014An Experiment in Fear: The Making of Monkey ShinesHimself
Movie2020Zombies and BikersHimself
Movie2020Memories of Monroeville: Revisiting the 'Dawn of the Dead' MallHimself
Movie2007Loaded DiceThe Bishop
Movie1999The Dead Walk: Remaking a ClassicSelf
Movie2000Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher FilmSelf
Movie2021Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood LegendSelf (archive footage)
Movie2010Saturday Nightmares: The Ultimate Horror Expo of All Time!Self
Movie2020The FX of Dawn
Movie2009Tattoos: A Scarred HistorySelf
Movie2013The Phantom of the Opera: Unmasking the MasterpieceSelf
Movie2025Queens of the DeadMayor
Movie1999The Devil AntTom Savini
Movie2009Friday's Legacy: Horror ConventionsSelf
TV Show1989The SimpsonsTom Savini (voice)1
TV Show2000Aqua Teen Hunger ForceHimself (voice)1
TV Show2000SheenaPeter Reynolds1
TV Show2019NOS4A2Snake1
TV Show2019The Movies That Made UsSelf1
TV Show2021Behind the MonstersSelf6
TV Show2011Halloween WarsSelf - Judge4
TV Show2022The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All TimeSelf8
TV Show2022Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow1
TV Show2020Dead Talk LiveSelf - Guest1
TV Show2020Locke & KeyLocksmith1
TV Show1988The Incredibly Strange Film ShowSelf1
TV Show2018Eli Roth's History of HorrorSelf1
TV Show2019The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob BriggsSelf1

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Movie1980Friday the 13thStuntsCrew
Movie1978Dawn of the DeadMakeup ArtistCostume & Make-Up
Movie2009Deadtime StoriesDirectorDirecting
Movie1978MartinMakeup EffectsCrew
Movie2001Children of the Living DeadStunt CoordinatorCrew
Movie2001Web of DarknessMakeup EffectsCrew
Movie2001Web of DarknessSpecial Effects CoordinatorCrew
Movie1990Two Evil EyesMakeup EffectsCrew
Movie1990Two Evil EyesSpecial EffectsCrew
Movie1990Two Evil EyesStuntsCrew
Movie1981NightmareSpecial Effects SupervisorVisual Effects
Movie1974Dead of NightSpecial EffectsCrew
Movie1993TraumaMakeup ArtistCostume & Make-Up
Movie1993TraumaMakeup EffectsCrew
Movie1974Dead of NightMakeup ArtistCostume & Make-Up
Movie1982CreepshowMakeup EffectsCrew
Movie1990Two Evil EyesSpecial Effects Key Makeup ArtistCostume & Make-Up
Movie1974DerangedMakeup ArtistCostume & Make-Up
Movie1990Night of the Living DeadDirectorDirecting
Movie2011The Theatre BizarreDirectorDirecting
Movie2004Chill Factor: House CallDirectorDirecting
MovieN/AThe EvilrySpecial Effects Makeup ArtistCostume & Make-Up
Movie2007Diary of the DeadThanksCrew
Movie1981The BurningMakeup Effects DesignerCostume & Make-Up
Movie1978MartinStuntsCrew
Movie1985Day of the DeadStunt CoordinatorCrew
Movie1980ManiacStunt CoordinatorCrew
Movie1980ManiacSpecial Effects Makeup ArtistCostume & Make-Up
Movie1981Eyes of a StrangerSpecial Effects Makeup ArtistCostume & Make-Up
Movie1988Monkey ShinesSpecial Effects Makeup ArtistCostume & Make-Up
Movie1985Invasion U.S.A.Special Effects Makeup ArtistCostume & Make-Up
Movie1995Ghostwriter: Attack of the Slime MonsterSpecial EffectsCrew
Movie1995Ghostwriter: Attack of the Slime MonsterSpecial Effects Makeup ArtistCostume & Make-Up
Movie1986The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2Special Effects Makeup ArtistCostume & Make-Up
Movie2015The SadistProducerProduction
Movie1984Friday the 13th: The Final ChapterSpecial Effects Makeup ArtistCostume & Make-Up
Movie2018Dogman's Rabies: UnderdogThanksCrew
Movie2002Ted BundySpecial Effects Makeup ArtistCostume & Make-Up
Movie1982MidnightSpecial EffectsCrew
Movie1997Cutting MomentsSpecial Effects SupervisorVisual Effects
MovieN/ANightmare CityDirectorDirecting
MovieN/ANightmare CityWriterWriting
Movie1978MartinMakeup ArtistCostume & Make-Up
Movie1982CreepshowMakeup ArtistCostume & Make-Up
Movie1985Day of the DeadMakeup ArtistCostume & Make-Up
Movie1991Bloodsucking Pharaohs in PittsburghMakeup ArtistCostume & Make-Up
Movie1993Killing ZoeMakeup ArtistCostume & Make-Up
Movie1993NecronomiconMakeup ArtistCostume & Make-Up
Movie1995Mr. StitchMakeup ArtistCostume & Make-Up
Movie1999Cold HeartsMakeup ArtistCostume & Make-Up
Movie2002Ted BundyMakeup ArtistCostume & Make-Up
Movie2012Redd Inc.Makeup ArtistCostume & Make-Up
MovieN/ANightmare CityMakeup ArtistCostume & Make-Up
Movie1979EffectsMakeup ArtistCostume & Make-Up
Movie1982MidnightMakeup ArtistCostume & Make-Up
Movie1984Maria's LoversMakeup ArtistCostume & Make-Up
Movie1988Red ScorpionMakeup ArtistCostume & Make-Up
Movie1989HeartstopperMakeup ArtistCostume & Make-Up
Movie1994Backstreet JusticeMakeup ArtistCostume & Make-Up
Movie1997Cutting MomentsMakeup ArtistCostume & Make-Up
Movie2001Web of DarknessMakeup ArtistCostume & Make-Up
Movie2012Death from AboveMakeup ArtistCostume & Make-Up
Movie1996The Assassination FileSpecial Effects Makeup ArtistCostume & Make-Up
Movie1982Till Death Do We ScareSpecial Effects Makeup ArtistCostume & Make-Up
Movie1990Tales from the DarksideDirectorDirecting
MovieN/AGeorge Romero's Golden Tales 3DirectorDirecting
Movie1981The ProwlerSpecial Effects Makeup ArtistCostume & Make-Up
Movie1981The BurningSpecial Effects Makeup ArtistCostume & Make-Up
Movie1980Friday the 13thSpecial Effects Makeup ArtistCostume & Make-Up
Movie1980Friday the 13thMakeup ArtistCostume & Make-Up
Movie1982Alone in the DarkSpecial Effects Makeup ArtistCostume & Make-Up
Movie1978Dawn of the DeadSpecial Effects Makeup ArtistCostume & Make-Up
Movie1978Dawn of the DeadStunt DoubleCrew
Movie1994Spooky WorldProducerProduction
TV Show1984Tales from the DarksideDirectorDirecting
TV Show1992GhostwriterMakeup ArtistCostume & Make-Up
TV Show2019CreepshowDirectorDirecting