Tom Savini

Known for: Costume & Make-Up
Born: November 3, 1946, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Movies: 142

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.

Upcoming Tom Savini Movies

Nightmare City

Release date TBA

Best-Known Movies

8.2

Django Unchained

2012

7.8

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

2012

7.1

From Dusk Till Dawn

1996

7.1

Dawn of the Dead

2004

6.7

Planet Terror

2007

6.3

Machete

2010

6.4

Friday the 13th

1980

6.3

Zack and Miri Make a Porno

2008

7.5

Dawn of the Dead

1978

5.6

Machete Kills

2013

Filmography

2026	Black Zombie	Self
2025	Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies	Self (archive footage)
2025	Queens of the Dead	Mayor
2024	Terrifier 3	Bystander
2023	Spooktacular!	Self
2023	That's a Wrap	Manager
2023	Taste the Blood of Martin	Himself
2022	Il museo degli orrori di Dario Argento	self
2022	In Search of Darkness: Part III	Self
2021	Pandemonic	Poem 1
2021	The History of Metal and Horror	Self
2021	Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend	Self (archive footage)
2020	Zombies and Bikers	Himself
2020	Memories of Monroeville: Revisiting the 'Dawn of the Dead' Mall	Himself
2020	The FX of Dawn
2020	Tales of the Uncanny	Self
2020	In Search of Darkness: Part II	Self
2020	Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi	Self
2020	Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business	Self
2017	Cult of Terror	Self - Make-up Designer
2015	Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini	Self
2015	The Sadist	The Sadist
2014	An Experiment in Fear: The Making of Monkey Shines	Himself
2014	Doc of the Dead	Self
2014	Dead Meat Walking: A Zombie Walk Documentary	Self
2013	The World's End: The Legacy of 'Day of the Dead'	Self
2013	Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th	Self
2013	Machete Kills	Osiris Amanpour
2013	The Phantom of the Opera: Unmasking the Masterpiece	Self
2013	Cool As Hell	The Demon Slayer
2012	Django Unchained	Tracker
2012	Robin Hood: Ghosts of Sherwood	Sheriff of Nottingham
2012	Redd Inc.	Peter Bava
2012	Horrorween	Killer
2012	I Heart Monster Movies	Self
2012	The Perks of Being a Wallflower	Mr. Callahan
2012	Death from Above	Sheriff Raynick
2011	Nightmare Factory	Self
2011	The Theatre Bizarre	Dr. Maurey
2011	Underground Entertainment: The Movie	Interrupting Tom
2010	The Death Dealer
2010	Saturday Nightmares: The Ultimate Horror Expo of All Time!	Self
2010	Machete	Osiris Amanpour
2010	The Dead Matter	Sebed
2010	His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th	Self
2010	Joe of the Dead: Acting in a George Romero Classic	Self - Motorcycle Raider (archive footage)
2009	Tattoos: A Scarred History	Self
2009	New Beginnings: The Making of Friday the 13th Part V - A New Beginning	Self
2009	Jason's Unlucky Day: 25 Years After Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter	Self
2009	The Shark Is Still Working	Self
2009	Friday's Legacy: Horror Conventions	Self
2008	Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX	Self
2008	Sea of Dust	Prester John
2008	Zack and Miri Make a Porno	Jenkins
2008	Lost Boys: The Tribe	David Van Etten
2008	He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce	Self
2008	Zombiemania	Himself - Makeup Artist
2007	Just Desserts: The Making of 'Creepshow'	Self
2007	It's My Party and I'll Die If I Want To	Uncle Tom
2007	Blood 'n Fire Memories with Tom Savini
2007	Diary of the Dead	Man Shouting on Radio 'Shoot in the Head' (voice) (uncredited)
2007	Loaded Dice	The Bishop
2007	Blood, Boobs & Beast	Himself
2007	Grindhouse	Deputy Tolo (segment "Planet Terror")
2007	Planet Terror	Deputy Tolo
2006	American Scary	Himself
2006	Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film	Self
2006	It Runs in the Family	Self
2006	Flesh Wounds: Seven Stories of the Saw	Self
2006	The Absence of Light	The Higher Power
2006	Beyond the Wall of Sleep	Sheriff
2006	Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills	Self
2005	After Effects: Memories of Pittsburgh Filmmaking	Self
2005	Land of the Dead	Machete Zombie
2005	Dream of the Dead	Self
2005	Forest of the Damned	Stephen
2004	Special Report: Zombie Invasion	Sheriff Cahill
2004	Friday the 13th: From Crystal Lake to Manhattan (Crystal Lake Victims Tell All - Documentary)	Self
2004	The Friday the 13th Chronicles	Self
2004	Secrets Galore Behind the Gore	Self
2004	Crystal Lake Victims Tell All	Himself
2004	UnConventional	Self
2004	The Dead Will Walk: The Making of Dawn of the Dead	Himself
2004	Chill Factor: House Call
2004	Unearthed	Det. Victor Tonelli
2004	Death 4 Told	Man (segment "The Psychic")
2004	Creature Feature: 50 Years of the Gill-Man	Self
2004	Dawn of the Dead	The Sheriff
2003	Vicious	Kane
2003	The Many Days of Day of the Dead	Self
2003	Zombiegeddon	Jesus Christ
2003	Two Masters' Eyes
2002	Blood Bath	Stranger
2002	Ted Bundy	Salt Lake City Detective
2001	Children of the Living Dead	Deputy Hughs
2001	Web of Darkness	Rouge
2001	The Monster Man	Joe
2001	Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror	Self
2001	Behind the Scenes with Day of the Dead
2000	Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film	Self
2000	The American Nightmare	Self
1999	The Dead Walk: Remaking a Classic	Self
1999	The Devil Ant	Tom Savini
1997	Eyes Are Upon You	Eddie Rao
1997	Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America!	Self
1997	The World of Dario Argento 3: Museum of Horrors	Self
1996	From Dusk Till Dawn	Sex Machine
1995	Mr. Stitch	Chemical / Weapons Engineer
1995	The Demolitionist	Roland
1994	Spooky World	Self
1993	Zombie Jamboree ‘93	Himself
1992	Innocent Blood	News Photographer
1991	Dario Argento: Master of Horror	Self
1990	Night of the Living Dead	(uncredited)
1990	Two Evil Eyes	The Monomaniac
1989	Heartstopper	Lt. Ron Vargo
1989	Horror Effects: Hosted by Tom Savini	Himself
1989	Z-TV	Self
1987	Creepshow 2	The Creep
1987	Drive-In Madness!	Himself
1986	Scream Greats, Vol.1: Tom Savini, Master of Horror Effects	Himself
1986	Stephen King's World of Horror	Self
1985	The Ripper	Jack the Ripper
1985	Day of the Dead	Zombie with Scarf (uncredited)
1984	The Boy Who Loved Trolls	Motorcyclist
1984	Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter	Jason (Hitchhiker Murder Scene) (uncredited)
1982	Creepshow	Garbage Man #2 (segment "Epilogue")
1981	Knightriders	Morgan
1981	Document of the Dead	Himself
1980	Maniac	Disco Boy
1980	Friday the 13th	Knife Killer (uncredited)
1979	Effects	Nicky
1978	Dawn of the Dead	Motorcycle Raider
1978	Martin	Arthur

Directing, Writing & Producing

2015	The Sadist	Producer
2011	The Theatre Bizarre	Director
2009	Deadtime Stories	Director
2004	Chill Factor: House Call	Director
1995	George Romero's Golden Tales 3	Director
1994	Spooky World	Producer
1990	Tales from the Darkside	Director
1990	Night of the Living Dead	Director

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