Tom Savini (1946 - )

Date of Birth: 3 November 1946
Place of Birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Date of Death:
Place of Death:
Also Known As:

GENRE FILMOGRAPHY

1974
Deathdream (make up, special effects)
Dead of Night
Mannen är farlig - Swedish title
La morte dietro la porta - Italian title
Le mort-vivant - French title
The Night Andy Came Home
Night Walk
Painajainen - Finnish title
Skräckens stad - Swedish title
Soif de sang - French Canadian video title
The Veteran

Deranged (make up)
Besessen - West German title
Deranged: Confessions of a Necrophile
Ondska bortom alla gränser - Swedish title

1977
Martin (make up, special effects, performer (Arthur))
Martin, el amante del terror - Argentinian title
Wampyr - Italian / West German title

1978
Dawn of the Dead (make up and cosmetic special effects, stunts, performer (motorcycle raider))
Dawn of the Living Dead
In de greep van de zombies - Dutch title
Muertos vivos: La batalla final - Argentinian title
Swit umarlych - Polish title
Zombi - Italian title
Zombie - Das Original - West German title
Zombie - Dawn of the Dead - West German title
Zombie - Le crépuscule des morts-vivants - French title
Zombie - O Despertar dos Mortos - Brazilian title
Zombie - West German title
Zombie: Dawn of the Dead
Zombies
Zombies: Dawn of the Dead – UK title
Zombies im Kaufhaus - West German video title

Effects (special effects, performer (Nicky))
Death's Director
The Manipulator

1980
Friday the 13th (special make up effects, stunt double)
Divendres 13 - Catalan Spanish title
Fredagen den 13:e - Swedish title
Freitag, der 13. - West German title
Martes 13 - Argentinian title
Péntek 13 - Hungarian title
Perjantai 13. päivä - Finnish title
Piatek 13 - Polish title
Sexta-Feira 13 - Brazilian title
Vendredi 13 - French title
Venerdì 13 - Italian title
Viernes 13 - Spanish title
Yom Shisi Ha-Shlosh-Esre - Hebrew Israeli title

Maniac (make up, performer (disco boy))
Maniac - nukkemurhaaja - Finnish title
Maniak - Polish title

1981
The Burning (special make up effects, horror sequence designer)
Brännmärkt - Swedish title
Brennende Rache - West German title
Carnage - French title
Chamas da Morte - Brazilian title
Koston liekit - Finnish video title
Poparzenie - Polish title

Eyes of a Stranger (special make up effects)
Die Augen eines Fremden - West German title
En främlings ögon - Swedish title
Muukalaisen silmät - Finnish title
Gli occhi dello sconosciuto - Italian title
Los ojos de un extraño - Spanish title

Knightriders (performer (Morgan))
Asfaltti palaa - Finnish title
Los caballeros de la moto - Spanish title
I cavalieri - Italian title
Knightriders - Ritter auf heißen Öfen - West German title
MC-riddarna - Swedish title

Midnight (special effects)
Backwoods Massacre
Terror ved midnat - Danish video title
Terror ved midnatt - Norwegian video title

The Prowler (special make up, special effects)
O Assassino da Rosa - Portugese title
Forke des Todes - West German title
The Graduation
Rosemaryn murhaaja - Finnish title
Rosemary's Killer

1982
Alone in the Dark (additional make up effects)
Armoton yö - Finnish title
Ensam i mörkret - Swedish title
Nel buio da soli - Italian title
Soli nel buio - Italian title
Solos en la oscuridad - Spanish title
Zwei Stunden vor Mitternacht - West German title

Creepshow (make up special effects, performer (garbageman 2 in epilogue))
Creepshow - yöjuttu - Finnish title
Creepshow: El festín del terror - Argentinian title
Cuentos de ultratumba - US Spanish title
Show kreatury - Polish title
Die Unheimlich verrückte Geisterstunde - West German title

Xiao sheng pa pa (special make up effects)
Till Death Do We Scare

1984
The Boy Who Loved Trolls (performer (motorcyclist)) *

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (special make up effects, special effects supervisor)
Fredagen den 13:e del 4 - Swedish title
Freitag, der 13. Teil 4 - Das letzte Kapitel - West German title
Friday the 13th Part 4
Martes 13: Capítulo final - Argentinian title
Piatek 13: Ostatni rozdzial - Polish title
Sexta-Feira 13: O Capítulo Final - Portugese title
Vendredi 13: Chapitre final - French title
Venerdì 13: capitolo finale - Italian title
Viernes 13: capítulo final - Spanish title

Tales from the Darkside: Inside the Closet (18 November 1984) (director) *

1985
Day of the Dead (special make up effects)
El día de los muertos - Argentinian / Spanish title
Dzien umarlych - Polish title
Elävien kuolleiden päivä - Finnish television title
Il giorno degli zombi - Italian title
Le jour des morts-vivants - French title
Zombie 2 - Das letzte Kapitel - West German title
Zombie 2 - West German title

Invasion U.S.A. (special make up effects)
Invasão EUA - Portugese title
Invasão USA - Brazilian title
Inwazja na USA - Polish title

Il mondo dell'orrore di Dario Argento (performer (himself))
Dario Argento's World of Horror
Le monde de l'horreur - French title

The Ripper (performer (the spirit of Jack the Ripper))

Tales from the Darkside: Halloween Candy (27 October 1985) (director) *

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (make up)
La masacre de Texas 2 - Argentinian title
Massacre à la tronçonneuse 2 - French title
O Massacre da Serra Elétrica 2 - Brazilian title
La matanza de Texas 2 - Venezuelan title
Motorsågsmassakern 2 - Swedish title
Non aprite quella porta parte 2 - Italian title
Texas Chainsaw 2 - Dutch video title

1986
Scream Greats Volume 1: Tom Savini, Master of Horror Make-Up (performer (himself))
Scream Greats Volume 1

Twisted Sister: Come Out and Play (special make up effects, performer (teacher))

1987
Creepshow 2 (make up effects consultant, performer (The Creep (prologue))
Creepshow 2 - Kleine Horrorgeschichten - West German title
Show kreatury 2 - Polish title

Drive-In Madness! (performer (himself))
Screen Scaries - US video title

1988
The Incredibly Strange Film Show: George Romero (performer (himself)) *

Monkey Shines (special make up effects, stunts)
Der Affe im Menschen - West German title
Atracción diabólica - Spanish title
Comando Assassino - Brazilian video title
Ella
Ett experiment i skräck - Swedish title
Incident de parcours - French title
Instinto Fatal - Brazilian title
Malpia intryga - Polish title
Monerías diabólicas - Argentinian title
Monkey Shines: An Experiment in Fear - advertising title
Monkey Shines: esperimento nel terrore - Italian title
Pelon kierre - Finnish title
Vihan lähettiläs - Finnish title

Tales from the Darkside: Family Reunion (22 May 1988) (director) *

1989
Document of the Dead (stills, special thanks, performer (himself))

1990
Due occhi diabolici (special make up effects supervisor, stunts, performer (the monomaniac - uncredited))
Deux yeux maléfiques - French title
Los ojos del diablo - Spanish title
Pahan silmät - Finnish title
Two Evil Eyes – UK / US title

Night of the Living Dead (director)
A Despertar dos Mortos Vivos - Portugese title
Noc zywych trupów - Polish title
La noche de los muertos vivientes - Spanish title
La notte dei morti viventi - Italian title
La nuit des morts-vivants - French title
Die Rückkehr der Untoten - West German title

1991
Bloodsucking Pharaohs in Pittsburgh (special make up effects)
Picking Up the Pieces

Dario Argento: Master of Horror (performer (himself))

1992
Innocent Blood (performer (news photographer))
Amore all'ultimo morso - Italian title
Bloody Marie - Eine Frau mit Biß - German title
Bloody Marie - viettelevä vampyyri - Finnish title
Bloody Marie - Norwegian video title
A French Vampire in America
Não Há Pescoço Que Aguente - Portugese title
Oskyldigt blod - Swedish title
Sangre fresca: una chica insaciable - Spanish title
Transilvania mi amor - Argentinian title

1993
Heartstopper (special effects, performer)

Trauma (make up, special make up effects)
Aura - German video title

1994
Killing Zoe (special make up effects)
Crack Brain - South Korean title
Killing zoe - uccidendo zoe - Italian title
Laharog et Zoe - Hebrew Israeli title
Matando Zoe - Portugese title
Parceiros do Crime - Brazilian video title
Zoe do groba - Slovenian title

Movie Magic (performer (himself)) *

Necronomicon (make up effects consultant)
H.P. Lovecrafts Necronomicon - German title
H.P. Lovecraft's Necronomicon, Book of the Dead – US video title
El libro de los muertos - Venezuelan title
Necronomicon: Book of Dead

1995
The Demolitionist (performer (Roland))
La demoledora - Venezuelan title
Demolitionist – French video title
Hävittäjä - Finnish title
Justice à Metro City – French television title

1996
From Dusk Till Dawn (performer (Sex Machine))
Aberto Até de Madrugada - Portugese title
Abierto hasta el amanecer - Spanish title
Alkonyattól pirkadatig - Hungarian title
Dal tramonto all'alba - Italian title
Del crepúsculo al amanecer – Argentinian / Venezuelan title
Hämärästä aamunkoittoon - Finnish title
La nuit la plus longue - French Canadian title
Obert fins a la matinada - Catalan Spanish title
Od mraka do zore - Slovenian title
Od zmierzchu do switu - Polish title
Um Drink No Inferno - Brazilian title
Une nuit en enfer - French title

Mr Stitch (make up design and effects, performer (chemical / weapons engineer)) *

1997
Clive Barker's A-Z of Horror (performer (himself)) *
A-Z of Horror

Cutting Moments (special effects supervisor)

Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America! (performer (himself))

Il mondo di Dario Argento 3: Il museo degli orrori di Dario Argento (performer (himself))

1999
Cold Hearts (special make up effects supervisor)

The Dead Walk: Remaking a Classic (performer (himself))

Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed (sculptor of Ardath Bay bust)

2000
The American Nightmare (performer (himself))
Der Amerikanische Albtraum – Austrian title

Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror (performer (himself)) *

Sheena: Lost Boy (18 November 2000) (performer (Peter Reynolds)) *

2001
Beyond the Wall of Sleep (performer (Sheriff))

Children of the Living Dead (stunt coordinator, performer (Deputy Hughs))

Eyes Are Upon You (performer (Eddie Rao))
Demon Lust - US video title

Hollywood Goes to Hell (performer (himself)) *

The Monster Man (performer (Uncle Joe))

The Simpsons: Worst Episode Ever (4 February 2001) (voice of himself)) *

Web of Darkness (special effects supervisor, performer (Rouge))

2002
Blood Bath (performer (stranger))

Bundy (special make up effects, performer (Salt Lake City detective))
Serial Killer: The True Story of Ted Bundy – Swedish DVD title
Ted Bundy
Ted Bundy - sarjamurhaaja - Finnish title

The Many Lives of Jason Voorhees (himself in archive footage)

The Midnight Movie: Frightvition 2002 (27 April 2002) (performer (himself)) *

2003
The Many Days of Day of the Dead (performer (himself))

Return to Crystal Lake: Making Friday the 13th (himself in archive material)

Savini's EFX (performer (himself))

Two Master's Eyes (performer (himself))

Vicious (performer (Kane))

Zombiegeddon (performer (Jesus Christ))

2004
The 100 Scariest Movie Moments (performer (himself)) *

The Absence of Light (performer (The Higher Being))

Behind the House: Anatomy of the Zombie Movement (performer (himself))

Beyond the Wall of Sleep (performer (Sheriff))

Chill Factor: House Call (director, performer (himself))

Creature Feature: 50 Years of the Gill-Man (performer (himself))

Dawn of the Dead (performer (County Sheriff))
L'alba dei morti viventi - Italian title
Amanecer de los muertos - Spanish title
El amanecer de los muertos - Argentinean title
L'armée des morts - French title
L'aube des morts - French Canadian title
Kuolleiden aamunkoitto - Finnish title
Madrugada dos Mortos - Brazilian title
Die Nacht der Zombies - German title

The Dead Will Walk (performer (himself))

Death 4 Told (performer (man in The Psychic story))

Kottentail (special thanks)

Tom Savini: The Early Years (performer (himself))

UnConventional (performer (himself))

Unearthed (performer (Victor Tonelli))

2005
American Scary (performer (himself))

Forest of the Damned (performer (Stephen))

Land of the Dead (performer (Blade))

NON-GENRE FILMOGRAPHY

1984
Maria's Lovers (special effects make up)
Los amantes de María - Spanish title
O Amantes de Maria - Brazilian / Portugese title
Kochankowie Marii - Polish title
Marian rakastajat - Finnish title

1989
Red Scorpion (special effects make up)
Czerwony skorpion - Polish title
Escorpion rojo - Mexican title
Punainen skorpioni - Finnish title
Le scorpion rouge - French title
Scorpione rosso - Italian title

1996
The Assassination File (make up effects) *
Assassination File - Operation Laskey - German title
Out In the Cold

Last Updated: 15 October, 2008