Jim Van Bebber
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 24, 1964, Greenville, Ohio, USA
- Movies
- 36
An actor and director known for horror/exploitation films. attended Wright State University where he studied cinema. Instead of using a bank loan to pay for a second year of college, he used the money to finance Deadbeat at Dawn, and founded the indie film company Asmodeus Productions with several colleagues. The Manson Family took more than ten years to complete. A documentary about VanBebber titled Diary of a Deadbeat: The Story of Jim VanBebber covering his life from 2010 to 2015 was released in 2015.
Best-Known Movies
Deadbeat at Dawn
1988
The Manson Family
1997
American Guinea Pig: Bouquet of Guts and Gore
2015
Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth
2000
My Sweet Satan
1994
American Guinea Pig: The Song of Solomon
2017
Last American Horror Show
2018
Roadkill: The Last Days of John Martin
1994
The Mutilation Man
1998
Gator Green
2013
Filmography
| 2023 | Christ Rising | Roy Horn |
| 2021 | The Acid King | Himself |
| 2018 | Deadbeat Forever | Himself |
| 2018 | Last American Horror Show | Rick |
| 2017 | American Guinea Pig: The Song of Solomon | Father Blake |
| 2015 | Diary of a Deadbeat: The Story of Jim VanBebber | Himself |
| 2015 | American Guinea Pig: Bouquet of Guts and Gore | The Editor |
| 2013 | Gator Green | Jack Andrew |
| 2011 | The Cuckoo Clocks of Hell | Terry Hawkins |
| 2010 | Mirk Riders | Venue Owner |
| 2009 | Post Traumatic: An American Nightmare | Self |
| 2005 | The VanBebber Family | Himself |
| 2001 | In the Belly of the Beast | Self |
| 2000 | Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth | Self |
| 1998 | Zombie Cult Massacre | Hatchet Biker |
| 1998 | The Mutilation Man | Ivan's Dad |
| 1997 | The Manson Family | Bobby |
| 1994 | My Sweet Satan | Ricky Kasslin |
| 1994 | First You Live Then You Die | |
| 1994 | Demented | |
| 1992 | Drillbit | Narrator |
| 1988 | Deadbeat at Dawn | Goose |
| 1983 | Into the Black |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2013 | Gator Green | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 2005 | Skinny Puppy: Too Dark Park Archival Footage | Director |
| 2005 | Skinny Puppy: Last Rights Archival Footage | Director |
| 1999 | Through Eyes of the Dead | Director |
| 1997 | The Manson Family | Director, Producer, Writer |
| 1996 | Skinny Puppy: Video Collection (1984 - 1992) | Director |
| 1994 | My Sweet Satan | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 1994 | Roadkill: The Last Days of John Martin | Director, Writer |
| 1990 | Kata: Traditional Shorin Ryu Karate | Director |
| 1990 | Chunk Blower | Director, Writer |
| 1988 | Deadbeat at Dawn | Director, Screenplay |
| 1987 | Doper | Director |
| 1983 | Into the Black | Director, Writer |
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