Directing
Chuck Russell
Directing · Born 1952-05-09 · Park Ridge, Illinois, USA
Charles "Chuck" Russell (May 9, 1952 – July 22, 2026) was an American film director, producer and screenwriter. He is best known for his work in the 1980s and '90s, including A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, The Blob and The Mask.
Credits · 36
FilmThe Thing Expanded
2026 · Self
FilmWitchboard
2025 · Screenplay
FilmParadise City
2022 · Director
FilmJunglee
2019 · Director
FilmWolfman's Got Nards
2018 · Self
FilmI Am Wrath
2016 · Director
FilmFear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger
2012 · Self
FilmNever Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
2010 · Self
Fringe
2008 · Director
FilmThe House That Freddy Built
2006 · Self
FilmCartoon Logic
2005 · Self
FilmIntroducing Cameron Diaz
2005 · Self
FilmReturn to Edge City
2005 · Self
FilmCollateral
2004 · Executive Producer
FilmThe Scorpion King
2002 · Director
FilmBless the Child
2000 · Director
FilmBlack Cat Run
1998 · Executive Producer
FilmEraser
1996 · Executive Producer
FilmThe Mask
1994 · Director
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994 · Self
FilmSlash & Burn: The Freddy Krueger Story
1991 · Self
FilmThe Blob
1988 · Movie Patron (uncredited)
FilmA Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
1987 · Screenplay
FilmBack to School
1986 · Production Manager
FilmGirls Just Want to Have Fun
1985 · Producer
FilmBody Rock
1984 · Associate Producer
FilmDreamscape
1984 · Screenplay
FilmThe Seduction
1982 · Executive Producer
FilmHell Night
1981 · Executive Producer
FilmThe Hearse
1980 · Line Producer
FilmGorp
1980 · First Assistant Director
FilmThe Great American Girl Robbery
1979 · Producer
FilmJoyride
1977 · Unit Production Manager
FilmSupervan
1977 · First Assistant Director
FilmBobbie Jo and the Outlaw
1976 · Deputy
FilmShot
1973