1943-03-15 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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 | 2024-04-26 | |
Chambre 999 | Self | 2023-10-05 | |
The Death of David Cronenberg | David Cronenberg | 2021-09-14 | |
Disappearance at Clifton Hill | Walter | 2020-02-28 | |
Falling | Dr. Klausner | 2020-10-02 | |
Pass the Warning: Reflecting on Nic Roeg's Masterpiece | Self | 2019-07-29 | |
L’ inquiétante absence | Self | 2019-07-14 | |
A Kaleidoscope of Meaning: Colour in Don't Look Now | Self | 2019-07-29 | |
Ape Sodom | Narrator | 2016-09-23 | |
Tomorrow's Shadows | G.O.D. (voice) | 2016-06-29 | |
The Nest | Dr. Molnar (voice) | 2013-09-02 | |
Rewind | Rourke | 2013-08-26 | |
Tales from the Organ Trade | Narrator | 2013-09-20 | |
Citizens of Cosmopolis | Self | 2012-09-25 | |
Une Journée particulière | Self | 2012-05-16 | |
Produce Your Own Damn Movie! | Self | 2011-09-13 | |
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within | Self | 2010-11-05 | |
Barney's Version | O'Malley Director #2 | 2010-10-26 | |
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics | Self (archive footage) | 2010-11-09 | |
On Screen!: Shivers | himself | 2008-02-10 | |
At the Suicide of the Last Jew in the World in the Last Cinema in the World | The Last Jew | 2007-05-19 | |
Chacun son cinema ou Ce petit coup au coeur quand la lumiere s'eteint et que le film commence | The Suicidal Man (segment "At the suicide of the last Jew ...") | 2007-10-31 | |
Too Commercial for Cannes | Self | 2006-03-17 | |
Acts of Violence | Self | 2006-03-14 | |
The Politics of the Dead Zone | Self | 2006-09-26 | |
The Best of Secter & the Rest of Secter | Self | 2005-03-03 | |
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche | Duncan (archive footage) | 2004-01-01 | |
Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh | Self | 2004-08-27 | |
Masters of Horror | Self | 2002-11-06 | |
Jason X | Dr. Wimmer | 2001-11-09 | |
The Judge | Det. Stobel | 2001-05-06 | |
Frame by Frame: The Invisible Art of Production Designer Carol Spier | Self | 2000-05-08 | |
The American Nightmare | Self | 2000-09-11 | |
David Cronenberg: I Have to Make the Word Be Flesh | 1999-10-20 | ||
Resurrection | Father Rousell | 1999-06-05 | |
Last Night | Duncan | 1998-10-23 | |
The Grace of God | Psychiatrist | 1998-06-10 | |
David Cronenberg and the Cinema of the Extreme | Himself | 1997-01-19 | |
Crash | Auto Wreck Salesman (voice, uncredited) | 1996-07-17 | |
The Stupids | Postal Supervisor | 1996-08-08 | |
Moonshine Highway | Clem Clayton | 1996-05-05 | |
Extreme Measures | Hospital Lawyer | 1996-09-27 | |
To Die For | Man at Lake | 1995-09-22 | |
Blood & Donuts | Crime Boss | 1995-09-09 | |
Henry & Verlin | Doc Fisher | 1994-01-07 | |
Boozecan | Stan Coleburn | 1994-10-22 | |
Trial by Jury | Director | 1994-09-09 | |
Blue | 1992-01-10 | ||
Naked Making Lunch | Himself | 1992-12-29 | |
The Unmade Films of J.G. Ballard | Self | 1990-01-01 | |
Nightbreed | Dr. Philip K. Decker | 1990-02-16 | |
The Making of Dead Ringers | Self - Writer/Director | 1988-01-01 | |
Dead Ringers | Obstetrician | 1988-09-23 | |
Long Live the New Flesh: The Films of David Cronenberg | Self | 1986-01-01 | |
The Fly | Gynecologist | 1986-08-15 | |
Into the Night | Group Supervisor | 1985-02-22 | |
Videodrome | Max Renn (Helmet Scenes) (uncredited) | 1983-02-04 | |
Take One: Fear on Film | Self | 1982-01-01 | |
The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome | Interviewee | 1982-12-31 | |
Shivers | Infected Crowd Member (uncredited) | 1975-09-26 | |
Buffalo Airport Visions | 1967-01-01 | ||
Palace of Pleasure | 1967-01-01 |