Tom Savini
Known for costume & make-up · Born 3 November 1946 · 79 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
207 credits
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.
Known for
Night of the Living Dead
1990
Creepshow
2019
Tales from the Darkside
1984
Knightriders
1981
From Dusk Till Dawn
1996
The Theatre Bizarre
2011
Martin
1978
Machete
2010
Ted Bundy
2002
Forest of the Damned
2005
The American Nightmare
2000
Deadtime Stories
2009
Acting (149)
2026Black ZombieSelfFilm
2025Queens of the DeadMayorFilm
2025Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror MoviesSelf (archive footage)Film
2024Terrifier 3BystanderFilm
2023That's a WrapManagerFilm
2023Taste the Blood of MartinHimselfFilm
2023Spooktacular!SelfFilm
2022In Search of Darkness: Part IIISelfFilm
2022The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All TimeSelf · 8 episodesSeries
2022Charles Band’s Full Moon FreakshowSeries
2022Il museo degli orrori di Dario ArgentoselfFilm
2021Behind the MonstersSelf · 6 episodesSeries
2021The History of Metal and HorrorSelfFilm
2021PandemonicPoem 1Film
2021Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood LegendSelf (archive footage)Film
2020Locke & KeyLocksmithSeries
2020In Search of Darkness: Part IISelfFilm
2020Tales of the UncannySelfFilm
2020Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-FiSelfFilm
2020Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film BusinessSelfFilm
2020Zombies and BikersHimselfFilm
2020Memories of Monroeville: Revisiting the 'Dawn of the Dead' MallHimselfFilm
2020Dead Talk LiveSelf - Guest · 2 episodesSeries
2020The FX of DawnFilm
2019NOS4A2SnakeSeries
2019The Movies That Made UsSelfSeries
2019The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob BriggsSelfSeries
2018Eli Roth's History of HorrorSelfSeries
2017Cult of TerrorSelf - Make-up DesignerFilm
2015Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom SaviniSelfFilm
2015The SadistThe SadistFilm
2014Doc of the DeadSelfFilm
2014Dead Meat Walking: A Zombie Walk DocumentarySelfFilm
2014An Experiment in Fear: The Making of Monkey ShinesHimselfFilm
2013Machete KillsOsiris AmanpourFilm
2013Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13thSelfFilm
2013The World's End: The Legacy of 'Day of the Dead'SelfFilm
2013Cool As HellThe Demon SlayerFilm
2013The Phantom of the Opera: Unmasking the MasterpieceSelfFilm
2012Django UnchainedTrackerFilm
2012The Perks of Being a WallflowerMr. CallahanFilm
2012Redd Inc.Peter BavaFilm
2012Robin Hood: Ghosts of SherwoodSheriff of NottinghamFilm
2012Death from AboveSheriff RaynickFilm
2012I Heart Monster MoviesSelfFilm
2012HorrorweenKillerFilm
2011The Theatre BizarreDr. MaureyFilm
2011Nightmare FactorySelfFilm
2011Halloween WarsSelf - Judge · 4 episodesSeries
2011Underground Entertainment: The MovieInterrupting TomFilm
2010MacheteOsiris AmanpourFilm
2010His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13thSelfFilm
2010The Dead MatterSebedFilm
2010The Death DealerFilm
2010Saturday Nightmares: The Ultimate Horror Expo of All Time!SelfFilm
2010Joe of the Dead: Acting in a George Romero ClassicSelf - Motorcycle Raider (archive footage)Film
2009The Shark Is Still WorkingSelfFilm
2009Friday's Legacy: Horror ConventionsSelfFilm
2009New Beginnings: The Making of Friday the 13th Part V - A New BeginningSelfFilm
2009Jason's Unlucky Day: 25 Years After Friday the 13th: The Final ChapterSelfFilm
2009Tattoos: A Scarred HistorySelfFilm
2008Zack and Miri Make a PornoJenkinsFilm
2008Lost Boys: The TribeDavid Van EttenFilm
2008ZombiemaniaHimself - Makeup ArtistFilm
2008Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFXSelfFilm
2008He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack PierceSelfFilm
2008Sea of DustPrester JohnFilm
2007Planet TerrorDeputy ToloFilm
2007GrindhouseDeputy Tolo (segment "Planet Terror")Film
2007Diary of the DeadMan Shouting on Radio 'Shoot in the Head' (voice) (uncredited)Film
2007Blood, Boobs & BeastHimselfFilm
2007Just Desserts: The Making of 'Creepshow'SelfFilm
2007It's My Party and I'll Die If I Want ToUncle TomFilm
2007Blood 'n Fire Memories with Tom SaviniFilm
2007Loaded DiceThe BishopFilm
2006Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher FilmSelfFilm
2006Beyond the Wall of SleepSheriffFilm
2006American ScaryHimselfFilm
2006The Absence of LightThe Higher PowerFilm
2006Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of ChillsSelfFilm
2006Flesh Wounds: Seven Stories of the SawSelfFilm
2006It Runs in the FamilySelfFilm
2005Land of the DeadMachete ZombieFilm
2005Forest of the DamnedStephenFilm
2005After Effects: Memories of Pittsburgh FilmmakingSelfFilm
2004Dawn of the DeadThe SheriffFilm
2004The Dead Will Walk: The Making of Dawn of the DeadHimselfFilm
2004The Friday the 13th ChroniclesSelfFilm
2004UnearthedDet. Victor TonelliFilm
2004UnConventionalSelfFilm
2004Death 4 ToldMan (segment "The Psychic")Film
2004Creature Feature: 50 Years of the Gill-ManSelfFilm
2004Friday the 13th: From Crystal Lake to Manhattan (Crystal Lake Victims Tell All - Documentary)SelfFilm
2004Crystal Lake Victims Tell AllHimselfFilm
2004Special Report: Zombie InvasionSheriff CahillFilm
2004Chill Factor: House CallFilm
2004Secrets Galore Behind the GoreSelfFilm
2003ZombiegeddonJesus ChristFilm
2003ViciousKaneFilm
2003The Many Days of Day of the DeadSelfFilm
2003Two Masters' EyesFilm
2002Ted BundySalt Lake City DetectiveFilm
2002Blood BathStrangerFilm
2001Children of the Living DeadDeputy HughsFilm
2001Dario Argento: An Eye for HorrorSelfFilm
2001Web of DarknessRougeFilm
2001The Monster ManJoeFilm
2001Behind the Scenes with Day of the DeadFilm
2000Aqua Teen Hunger ForceCop (voice)Series
2000The American NightmareSelfFilm
2000SheenaPeter ReynoldsSeries
2000Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher FilmSelfFilm
1999The Dead Walk: Remaking a ClassicSelfFilm
1999The Devil AntTom SaviniFilm
1997Eyes Are Upon YouEddie RaoFilm
1997Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America!SelfFilm
1997The World of Dario Argento 3: Museum of HorrorsSelfFilm
1996From Dusk Till DawnSex MachineFilm
1995The DemolitionistRolandFilm
1995Mr. StitchChemical / Weapons EngineerFilm
1994Spooky WorldSelfFilm
1993Zombie Jamboree ‘93HimselfFilm
1992Innocent BloodNews PhotographerFilm
1991Dario Argento: Master of HorrorSelfFilm
1990Night of the Living Dead(uncredited)Film
1990Two Evil EyesThe MonomaniacFilm
1989The SimpsonsTom Savini (voice)Series
1989HeartstopperLt. Ron VargoFilm
1989Horror Effects: Hosted by Tom SaviniHimselfFilm
1989Z-TVSelfFilm
1988The Incredibly Strange Film ShowSelfSeries
1987Creepshow 2The CreepFilm
1987Drive-In Madness!HimselfFilm
1986Scream Greats, Vol.1: Tom Savini, Master of Horror EffectsHimselfFilm
1986Stephen King's World of HorrorSelfFilm
1985Day of the DeadZombie with Scarf (uncredited)Film
1985The RipperJack the RipperFilm
1984Friday the 13th: The Final ChapterJason (Hitchhiker Murder Scene) (uncredited)Film
1984The Boy Who Loved TrollsMotorcyclistFilm
1982CreepshowGarbage Man #2 (segment "Epilogue")Film
1981KnightridersMorganFilm
1981Document of the DeadHimselfFilm
1980Friday the 13thKnife Killer (uncredited)Film
1980ManiacDisco BoyFilm
1979EffectsNickyFilm
1978Dawn of the DeadMotorcycle RaiderFilm
1978MartinArthurFilm
—The 4th ReichSS-Standartenführer DirlewangerFilm
—Nightmare CityFilm
Costume & Make-Up (27)
2012Redd Inc.Makeup ArtistFilm
2012Death from AboveMakeup ArtistFilm
2002Ted BundySpecial Effects Makeup ArtistFilm
1999Cold HeartsMakeup ArtistFilm
1996The Assassination FileSpecial Effects Makeup ArtistFilm
1995Mr. StitchMakeup ArtistFilm
1993Killing ZoeMakeup ArtistFilm
1993TraumaMakeup Artist, Makeup EffectsFilm
1993NecronomiconMakeup ArtistFilm
1992GhostwriterMakeup ArtistSeries
1991Bloodsucking Pharaohs in PittsburghMakeup ArtistFilm
1989HeartstopperMakeup ArtistFilm
1988Monkey ShinesSpecial Effects Makeup ArtistFilm
1988Red ScorpionMakeup ArtistFilm
1986The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2Special Effects Makeup ArtistFilm
1985Invasion U.S.A.Special Effects Makeup ArtistFilm
1984Friday the 13th: The Final ChapterSpecial Effects Makeup ArtistFilm
1984Maria's LoversMakeup ArtistFilm
1982Alone in the DarkSpecial Effects Makeup ArtistFilm
1982Till Death Do We ScareSpecial Effects Makeup ArtistFilm
1981The BurningMakeup Effects Designer, Special Effects Makeup ArtistFilm
1981The ProwlerSpecial Effects Makeup ArtistFilm
1981Eyes of a StrangerSpecial Effects Makeup ArtistFilm
1979EffectsMakeup ArtistFilm
1978Dawn of the DeadMakeup Artist, Special Effects Makeup Artist, Stunt DoubleFilm
1974DerangedMakeup ArtistFilm
—The EvilrySpecial Effects Makeup ArtistFilm
Crew (17)
2022The Black PhoneSpecial EffectsFilm
2018Dogman's Rabies: UnderdogThanksFilm
2015Troll EmpireThanksFilm
2007Diary of the DeadThanksFilm
2001Children of the Living DeadStunt CoordinatorFilm
2001Web of DarknessMakeup Effects, Special Effects Coordinator, Makeup ArtistFilm
1995Ghostwriter: Attack of the Slime MonsterSpecial Effects, Special Effects Makeup ArtistFilm
1994Backstreet JusticeSpecial EffectsFilm
1990Two Evil EyesMakeup Effects, Special Effects, Stunts, Special Effects Key Makeup ArtistFilm
1987Creepshow 2Makeup EffectsFilm
1985Day of the DeadStunt Coordinator, Makeup ArtistFilm
1982CreepshowMakeup Effects, Makeup ArtistFilm
1982MidnightSpecial Effects, Makeup ArtistFilm
1980Friday the 13thStunts, Special Effects Makeup ArtistFilm
1980ManiacStunt Coordinator, Special Effects Makeup ArtistFilm
1978MartinMakeup Effects, Stunts, Makeup ArtistFilm
1974Dead of NightSpecial Effects, Makeup ArtistFilm
Directing (9)
2019CreepshowDirectorSeries
2011The Theatre BizarreDirectorFilm
2009Deadtime StoriesDirectorFilm
2004Chill Factor: House CallDirectorFilm
1995George Romero's Golden Tales 3DirectorFilm
1990Night of the Living DeadDirectorFilm
1990Tales from the DarksideDirectorFilm
1984Tales from the DarksideDirectorSeries
—Nightmare CityDirector, Writer, Makeup ArtistFilm
Production (3)
2023Spooktacular!Executive ProducerFilm
2015The SadistProducerFilm
1994Spooky WorldProducerFilm
Visual Effects (2)
1997Cutting MomentsSpecial Effects Supervisor, Makeup ArtistFilm
1981NightmareSpecial Effects SupervisorFilm