Tom Savini

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Biography

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.

Known For

Django Unchained

Tracker

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Mr. Callahan

The Simpsons

Tom Savini (voice)

From Dusk Till Dawn

Sex Machine

Dawn of the Dead

The Sheriff

Planet Terror

Deputy Tolo

Machete

Osiris Amanpour

Friday the 13th

Knife Killer (uncredited)

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2026	Black Zombie MOVIE	Self
2025	Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies MOVIE	Self - (archive footage)
2025	Queens of the Dead MOVIE	Mayor
2024	Terrifier 3 MOVIE	Bystander
2023	Spooktacular! MOVIE	Self
2023	That's a Wrap MOVIE	Manager
2023	Taste the Blood of Martin MOVIE	Himself
2022	Il museo degli orrori di Dario Argento MOVIE	self
2022	In Search of Darkness: Part III MOVIE	Self
2022	The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time TV	Self
2022	Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow TV	Self
2021	Pandemonic MOVIE	Poem 1
2021	Behind the Monsters TV	Self
2021	The History of Metal and Horror MOVIE	Self
2021	Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2020	Zombies and Bikers MOVIE	Himself
2020	Memories of Monroeville: Revisiting the 'Dawn of the Dead' Mall MOVIE	Himself
2020	The FX of Dawn MOVIE	Self
2020	Tales of the Uncanny MOVIE	Self
2020	In Search of Darkness: Part II MOVIE	Self
2020	Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi MOVIE	Self
2020	Dead Talk Live TV	Self - Guest
2020	Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business MOVIE	Self
2020	Locke & Key TV	Locksmith
2019	The Movies That Made Us TV	Self
2019	NOS4A2 TV	Snake
2019	The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs TV	Self
2018	Eli Roth's History of Horror TV	Self
2017	Cult of Terror MOVIE	Self - Make-up Designer
2015	Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini MOVIE	Self
2015	The Sadist MOVIE	The Sadist
2014	An Experiment in Fear: The Making of Monkey Shines MOVIE	Himself
2014	Doc of the Dead MOVIE	Self
2014	Dead Meat Walking: A Zombie Walk Documentary MOVIE	Self
2013	The World’s End: The Legacy of 'Day of the Dead' MOVIE	Self
2013	Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th MOVIE	Self
2013	Machete Kills MOVIE	Osiris Amanpour
2013	The Phantom of the Opera: Unmasking the Masterpiece MOVIE	Self
2013	Cool As Hell MOVIE	The Demon Slayer
2012	Django Unchained MOVIE	Tracker
2012	Robin Hood: Ghosts of Sherwood MOVIE	Sheriff of Nottingham
2012	Redd Inc. MOVIE	Peter Bava
2012	Horrorween MOVIE	Killer
2012	I Heart Monster Movies MOVIE	Himself
2012	The Perks of Being a Wallflower MOVIE	Mr. Callahan
2012	Death from Above MOVIE	Sheriff Raynick
2011	Nightmare Factory MOVIE	Self
2011	Halloween Wars TV	Self - Judge
2011	The Theatre Bizarre MOVIE	Dr. Maurey
2011	Underground Entertainment: The Movie MOVIE	Interrupting Tom
2010	The Death Dealer MOVIE	Self
2010	Saturday Nightmares: The Ultimate Horror Expo of All Time! MOVIE	Self
2010	Machete MOVIE	Osiris Amanpour
2010	The Dead Matter MOVIE	Sebed
2010	His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th MOVIE	Self
2010	Joe of the Dead: Acting in a George Romero Classic MOVIE	Self
2009	Tattoos: A Scarred History MOVIE	Self
2009	The Shark Is Still Working MOVIE	Self
2009	Friday's Legacy: Horror Conventions MOVIE	Self
2008	Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX MOVIE	Self
2008	Sea of Dust MOVIE	Prester John
2008	Zack and Miri Make a Porno MOVIE	Jenkins
2008	Lost Boys: The Tribe MOVIE	David Van Etten
2008	He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce MOVIE	Self
2008	Zombiemania MOVIE	Himself - Makeup Artist
2007	Just Desserts: The Making of 'Creepshow' MOVIE	Self
2007	It's My Party and I'll Die If I Want To MOVIE	Uncle Tom
2007	Blood 'n Fire Memories with Tom Savini MOVIE	Self
2007	Diary of the Dead MOVIE	Man Shouting on Radio 'Shoot in the Head' (voice) (uncredited)
2007	Loaded Dice MOVIE	The Bishop
2007	Blood, Boobs & Beast MOVIE	Himself
2007	Grindhouse MOVIE	Deputy Tolo (segment "Planet Terror")
2007	Planet Terror MOVIE	Deputy Tolo
2006	American Scary MOVIE	Himself
2006	Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film MOVIE	Self
2006	It Runs in the Family MOVIE	Himself
2006	Flesh Wounds: Seven Stories of the Saw MOVIE	Self
2006	The Absence of Light MOVIE	The Higher Power
2006	Beyond the Wall of Sleep MOVIE	Sheriff
2006	Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills MOVIE	Self
2005	After Effects: Memories of Pittsburgh Filmmaking MOVIE	Self
2005	Land of the Dead MOVIE	Machete Zombie
2005	Forest of the Damned MOVIE	Stephen
2004	Special Report: Zombie Invasion MOVIE	Sheriff Cahill
2004	Friday the 13th: From Crystal Lake to Manhattan (Crystal Lake Victims Tell All - Documentary) MOVIE	Self
2004	The Friday the 13th Chronicles MOVIE	Self
2004	Secrets Galore Behind the Gore MOVIE	Himself
2004	Crystal Lake Victims Tell All MOVIE	Himself
2004	UnConventional MOVIE	Self
2004	The Dead Will Walk: The Making of Dawn of the Dead MOVIE	Himself
2004	Chill Factor: House Call MOVIE	Self
2004	Unearthed MOVIE	Det. Victor Tonelli
2004	Death 4 Told MOVIE	Man (segment "The Psychic")
2004	Creature Feature: 50 Years of the Gill-Man MOVIE	Self
2004	Dawn of the Dead MOVIE	The Sheriff
2003	Vicious MOVIE	Kane
2003	The Many Days of Day of the Dead MOVIE	Self
2003	Zombiegeddon MOVIE	Jesus Christ
2003	Two Masters' Eyes MOVIE	Self
2002	Blood Bath MOVIE	Stranger
2002	Ted Bundy MOVIE	Salt Lake City Detective
2001	Children of the Living Dead MOVIE	Deputy Hughs
2001	Web of Darkness MOVIE	Rouge
2001	The Monster Man MOVIE	Joe
2001	Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror MOVIE	Self
2001	Behind the Scenes with Day of the Dead MOVIE	Self
2000	Aqua Teen Hunger Force TV	Cop (voice)
2000	Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film MOVIE	Self
2000	Sheena TV	Peter Reynolds
2000	The American Nightmare MOVIE	Self
1999	The Dead Walk: Remaking a Classic MOVIE	Self
1999	The Devil Ant MOVIE	Tom Savini
1997	Eyes Are Upon You MOVIE	Eddie Rao
1997	Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America! MOVIE	Self
1997	The World of Dario Argento 3: Museum of Horrors MOVIE	Himself
1996	From Dusk Till Dawn MOVIE	Sex Machine
1995	Mr. Stitch MOVIE	Chemical / Weapons Engineer
1995	The Demolitionist MOVIE	Roland
1994	Spooky World MOVIE	Self
1993	Zombie Jamboree MOVIE	Himself
1992	Innocent Blood MOVIE	News Photographer
1991	Dario Argento: Master of Horror MOVIE	Himself
1990	Night of the Living Dead MOVIE	(uncredited)
1990	Two Evil Eyes MOVIE	The Monomaniac
1989	The Simpsons TV	Tom Savini (voice)
1989	Heartstopper MOVIE	Lt. Ron Vargo
1989	Horror Effects: Hosted by Tom Savini MOVIE	Himself
1989	Z-TV MOVIE	Self
1988	The Incredibly Strange Film Show TV	Self
1987	Creepshow 2 MOVIE	The Creep
1987	Drive-In Madness! MOVIE	Himself
1986	Scream Greats, Vol.1: Tom Savini, Master of Horror Effects MOVIE	Himself
1986	Stephen King's World of Horror MOVIE	Self
1985	The Ripper MOVIE	Jack the Ripper
1985	Day of the Dead MOVIE	Zombie with Scarf (uncredited)
1984	The Boy Who Loved Trolls MOVIE	Motorcyclist
1984	Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter MOVIE	Jason (Hitchhiker Murder Scene) (uncredited)
1982	Creepshow MOVIE	Garbage Man #2 (segment "Epilogue")
1981	Knightriders MOVIE	Morgan
1981	Document of the Dead MOVIE	Himself
1980	Maniac MOVIE	Disco Boy
1980	Friday the 13th MOVIE	Knife Killer (uncredited)
1979	Effects MOVIE	Nicky
1978	Dawn of the Dead MOVIE	Motorcycle Raider
1978	Martin MOVIE	Arthur
	The 4th Reich MOVIE	SS-Standartenführer Dirlewanger
	Nightmare City MOVIE	Self

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