Tom Savini

Costume & Make-UpBorn 1946-11-03Pittsburgh, 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.

Tom Savini

Known for (133 titles)

Pandemonic

The Dead Walk: Remaking a Classic

Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America!

Dead Talk Live

Creature Feature: 50 Years of the Gill-Man

He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce

The Friday the 13th Chronicles

The Incredibly Strange Film Show

The Dead Will Walk: The Making of Dawn of the Dead

Django Unchained

Zombies and Bikers

The Devil Ant

Friday's Legacy: Horror Conventions

New Beginnings: The Making of Friday the 13th Part V - A New Beginning

Jason's Unlucky Day: 25 Years After Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter

The Simpsons

Scream Greats, Vol.1: Tom Savini, Master of Horror Effects

Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Locke & Key

In Search of Darkness: Part II

In Search of Darkness: Part III

The World's End: The Legacy of 'Day of the Dead'

After Effects: Memories of Pittsburgh Filmmaking

The World of Dario Argento 3: Museum of Horrors

American Scary

Aqua Teen Hunger Force

Dawn of the Dead

The Shark Is Still Working

The Movies That Made Us

NOS4A2

The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs

Nightmare Factory

Underground Entertainment: The Movie

Dawn of the Dead

Dario Argento: Master of Horror

From Dusk Till Dawn

Friday the 13th: From Crystal Lake to Manhattan (Crystal Lake Victims Tell All - Documentary)

Day of the Dead

It Runs in the Family

Grindhouse

Tales of the Uncanny

Memories of Monroeville: Revisiting the 'Dawn of the Dead' Mall

Loaded Dice

Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film

Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow

Creepshow

Night of the Living Dead

Cult of Terror

Martin

The Many Days of Day of the Dead

The American Nightmare

Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror

Horrorween

Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film

Terrifier 3

His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th

Planet Terror

Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX

Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini