Tom Savini

Tom Savini

11/3/1946 (79 years old)Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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.

Filmography (148 titles)

Black ZombieMovie

Black Zombie

Self · 2026

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror MoviesMovie

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

Self - (archive footage) · 2025

Queens of the Dead5.7Movie

Queens of the Dead

Mayor · 2025

Terrifier 36.8Movie

Terrifier 3

Bystander · 2024

Spooktacular!Movie

Spooktacular!

Self · 2023

That's a Wrap3.3Movie

That's a Wrap

Manager · 2023

Taste the Blood of MartinMovie

Taste the Blood of Martin

Himself · 2023

Il museo degli orrori di Dario Argento3.0Movie

Il museo degli orrori di Dario Argento

self · 2022

In Search of Darkness: Part III7.5Movie

In Search of Darkness: Part III

Self · 2022

The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time7.1Show

The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time

Self · 2022

Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow7.0Show

Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow

2022

Pandemonic10.0Movie

Pandemonic

Poem 1 · 2021

Behind the Monsters5.7Show

Behind the Monsters

Self · 2021

The History of Metal and Horror5.0Movie

The History of Metal and Horror

Self · 2021

5.0Movie

Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

Self (archive footage) · 2021

Zombies and Bikers8.0Movie

Zombies and Bikers

Himself · 2020

Memories of Monroeville: Revisiting the 'Dawn of the Dead' Mall7.0Movie

Memories of Monroeville: Revisiting the 'Dawn of the Dead' Mall

Himself · 2020

The FX of DawnMovie

The FX of Dawn

2020

Tales of the Uncanny7.0Movie

Tales of the Uncanny

Self · 2020

In Search of Darkness: Part II7.7Movie

In Search of Darkness: Part II

Self · 2020

Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi6.4Movie

Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi

Self · 2020

Dead Talk Live9.0Show

Dead Talk Live

Self - Guest · 2020

Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business3.0Movie

Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business

Self · 2020

Locke & Key7.7Show

Locke & Key

Locksmith · 2020

The Movies That Made Us7.3Show

The Movies That Made Us

Self · 2019

NOS4A27.3Show

NOS4A2

Snake · 2019

The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs7.3Show

The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs

Self · 2019

Eli Roth's History of Horror6.4Show

Eli Roth's History of Horror

Self · 2018

Cult of Terror6.8Movie

Cult of Terror

Self - Make-up Designer · 2017

Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini6.6Movie

Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini

Self · 2015