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David Cronenberg
Born · March 15, 1943 (82 years old)
Known For: Directing
Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Bio
David Paul Cronenberg, CC, OOnt, FRSC (born March 15, 1943 in Toronto, Ontario) is widely regarded as Canada's most influential and internationally celebrated filmmaker. Cronenberg has made a significant impact on genre cinema in Canada. Nicknamed "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. Cronenberg has been married twice: first to sound recordist Margaret Hindson, from 1970 to 1977, with whom he had one daughter, Cassandra Cronenberg (born 1972); then to cinematographer Carolyn Zeifman, from 1979 until her death in 2017, with whom he had one son, Brandon Cronenberg (born 1980), and one daughter, Caitlin Cronenberg (born 1984).
Humane
D.O.C.S. Commercials Narrator
5.3
2024
Room 999
Self
5.8
2023
The Death of David Cronenberg
David Cronenberg
6.1
2021
Falling
Dr. Klausner
6.5
2020
Disappearance at Clifton Hill
Walter
5.5
2020
Pass the Warning: Reflecting on Nic Roeg's Masterpiece
Self
7.0
2019
A Kaleidoscope of Meaning: Colour in Don't Look Now
Self
6.0
2019
L’ inquiétante absence
Self
8.0
2019
Alias Grace
Reverend Verrenger · (6 episodes)
7.2
2017
Star Trek: Discovery
Dr. Kovich · (10 episodes)
7.1
2017
Ape Sodom
Narrator
3.3
2016
Tomorrow's Shadows
G.O.D. (voice)
0.0
2016
Slasher
Spencer · (8 episodes)
6.7
2016
Pig Goat Banana Cricket
Dr. Cronenbird (voice) · (1 episode)
3.8
2015
Tales from the Organ Trade
Narrator
6.4
2013
The Nest
Dr. Molnar (voice)
5.1
2013
Rewind
Rourke
5.7
2013
Citizens of Cosmopolis
Self
6.1
2012
A Special Day
Self
6.0
2012
Produce Your Own Damn Movie!
Self
0.0
2011
David Cronenberg: The Early Years
Self
0.0
2011
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
Self (archive footage)
7.0
2010
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
Self
6.6
2010
Barney's Version
O'Malley Director #2
7.0
2010
Happy Town
Dr. Leichman · (1 episode)
5.9
2010
On Screen!: Shivers
himself
0.0
2008
To Each His Own Cinema
The Suicidal Man (segment "At the suicide of the last Jew ...")
6.5
2007
At the Suicide of the Last Jew in the World in the Last Cinema in the World
The Last Jew
0.0
2007
The Politics of the Dead Zone
Self
6.0
2006
Too Commercial for Cannes
Self
8.5
2006
Acts of Violence
Self
8.0
2006
Le Cercle
(1 episode)
0.0
2005
The Best of Secter & the Rest of Secter
Self
0.0
2005
Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh
Self
6.5
2004
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
Duncan (archive footage)
5.0
2004
Masters of Horror
Self
7.7
2002
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of "Jason X"
Self(archive footage)
6.0
2002
Jason X
Dr. Wimmer
4.9
2001
Alias
Dr. Brezzel · (2 episodes)
6.7
2001
The Judge
Det. Stobel
4.5
2001
The Judge
Det. Stobel · (1 episode)
4.5
2001
The American Nightmare
Self
6.9
2000
Frame by Frame: The Invisible Art of Production Designer Carol Spier
Self
0.0
2000
David Cronenberg: I Have to Make the Word Be Flesh
7.2
1999
Resurrection
Father Rousell
6.2
1999
Last Night
Duncan
6.6
1998
SexTV
Self · (1 episode)
2.0
1998
SexTV
(1 episode)
2.0
1998
The Grace of God
Psychiatrist
1.0
1998
David Cronenberg and the Cinema of the Extreme
Himself
5.0
1997
The Newsroom
Himself · (1 episode)
9.5
1996
Extreme Measures
Hospital Lawyer
6.0
1996
The Stupids
Postal Supervisor
4.7
1996
Crash
Auto Wreck Salesman (voice) (uncredited)
6.4
1996
Moonshine Highway
Clem Clayton
5.7
1996
Kulturzeit
self · (1 episode)
3.5
1995
To Die For
Man at Lake
6.6
1995
Blood & Donuts
Crime Boss
5.3
1995
Boozecan
Stan Coleburn
0.0
1994
Trial by Jury
Director
5.4
1994
Henry & Verlin
Doc Fisher
4.0
1994
Naked Making Lunch
Self
7.1
1992
Blue
5.8
1992
Nightbreed
Dr. Philip K. Decker
6.4
1990
Moving Pictures: J.G. Ballard
Self
7.0
1990
Prisoners of Gravity
Self · (4 episodes)
5.7
1989
Dead Ringers
Obstetrician (uncredited)
7.1
1988
The Making of Dead Ringers
Self - Writer/Director
8.0
1988
The Fly
Gynecologist
7.4
1986
Long Live the New Flesh: The Films of David Cronenberg
Self
7.2
1986
Into the Night
Group Supervisor
6.5
1985
Videodrome
Max Renn (Helmet Scenes) (uncredited)
7.3
1983
The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome
Interviewee
7.3
1982
Take One: Fear on Film
Self
7.0
1982
Shivers
Infected Crowd Member (uncredited)
6.4
1975
Palace of Pleasure
7.0
1967
Buffalo Airport Visions
0.0
1967
David Cronenberg, en chair et en os
Himself
0.0