Richard Stanley

Personal Info

Birthday

November 22, 1966

(58 years old)

Place of Birth

Fish Hoek, South Africa

Richard Stanley

Biography

Richard Stanley is a South African filmmaker, known for his work in the horror genre. He began his career making short films and music videos, and subsequently directed the feature films Hardware and Dust Devil, both of which are considered cult classics.

Known For

Twelve Monkeys

The Island of Dr. Moreau

Hardware

Dagon

Dust Devil

Vampire Diary

Brave

Rites of Passage

Filmography

2025
A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'
as Himself
The Dark Fantastic
as Self
Zone
as Self
2024
Shadowland
as Self
2023
The Darkside of Society
as Self
2020
Tales of the Uncanny
as Self
2018
Clark Ashton Smith: The Emperor of Dreams
as Himself
2017
Cult of Terror
as Self - Filmmaker
78/52
as Self
2016
Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo
as Himself
2015
Uncovering Wolfen
as Self
2014
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
as Self
2013
Jodorowsky's Dune
as Self - Filmmaker
The Otherworld
as Self
2009
Post Traumatic: An American Nightmare
as Self
2007
Vampire Diary
as Spanish Rapist
2001
Dagon
as Fish Monster (uncredited)
In the Belly of the Beast
as Himself
1996
The Island of Dr. Moreau
as Melting Bulldog (uncredited)
1995
Twelve Monkeys
as Man in Transit Lounge (uncredited)
1994
Brave
as Man in the table (uncredited)
1992
Dust Devil
as Transforming Dust Devil in Dream Sequence (uncredited)
1990
Hardware
as Talking elevator (voice) (uncredited)
1985
Incidents in an Expanding Universe
as Clean Shaven Pretentious Filmmaker / Greasy Beggar / Green Army Gunner / 3-Eyed Mutant / Green Army Flag Bearer / Alien Vendor
1983
Rites of Passage
as Primordial Man