Richard Stanley
Known for directing · Born 22 November 1966 · 59 · Fish Hoek, South Africa
54 credits
Richard Stanley is a South African filmmaker, known for his work in the horror genre. He began his career making short films and music videos, and subsequently directed the feature films Hardware and Dust Devil, both of which are considered cult classics.
Known for
Color Out of Space
2020
Hardware
1990
The Island of Dr. Moreau
1996
Dust Devil
1992
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
2014
The Theatre Bizarre
2011
The Abandoned
2006
Replace
2017
Imago Mortis
2009
The Secret Glory
2001
The Sea of Perdition
2006
The White Darkness
2002
Acting (31)
2025A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'SelfFilm
2025ZoneSelfFilm
2025The Dark FantasticSelfFilm
2024ShadowlandSelf - FilmmakerFilm
2023The Darkside of SocietySelfFilm
2021Exegesis LovecraftSelfFilm
2020Tales of the UncannySelfFilm
2018Clark Ashton Smith: The Emperor of DreamsSelfFilm
201778/52SelfFilm
2017Cult of TerrorSelf - FilmmakerFilm
2016Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the GialloSelfFilm
2015Uncovering WolfenSelfFilm
2014Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. MoreauSelfFilm
2014All About the Girl: Memories of a Giallo GemselfFilm
2013Jodorowsky's DuneSelf - FilmmakerFilm
2013The OtherworldSelfFilm
2009Post Traumatic: An American NightmareSelfFilm
2009No Flesh Shall Be SparedFilm
2007Vampire DiarySpanish RapistFilm
2001DagonFish Monster (uncredited)Film
2001In the Belly of the BeastSelfFilm
1996The Island of Dr. MoreauBulldog Man (uncredited)Film
1995Twelve MonkeysMan in Transit Lounge (uncredited)Film
1994BraveMan in the table (uncredited)Film
1992Dust DevilTransforming Dust Devil in Dream Sequence (uncredited)Film
1990HardwareTalking elevator (voice) (uncredited)Film
1985Incidents in an Expanding UniverseClean Shaven Pretentious Filmmaker / Greasy Beggar / Green Army Gunner / 3-Eyed Mutant / Green Army Flag Bearer / Alien VendorFilm
1983Rites of PassagePrimordial ManFilm
—Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 3Balthazar Von WoozleFilm
—Poohniverse: Monsters AssembleBalthazar Von WoozleFilm
—Fantastic WomenSelfFilm
Crew (1)
2016Blood of the TribadesThanksFilm
Directing (12)
2020Color Out of SpaceDirector, ScreenplayFilm
2013The OtherworldDirector, Writer, Associate ProducerFilm
2006The Sea of PerditionDirectorFilm
2003Europe - 99euro-films 2Director, Writer, Line ProducerFilm
2002The White DarknessDirector, ProducerFilm
1994BraveDirector, WriterFilm
1992Dust DevilDirector, WriterFilm
1990HardwareDirector, WriterFilm
1990Voice of the MoonDirectorFilm
1985Incidents in an Expanding UniverseDirector, WriterFilm
1983Rites of PassageDirector, WriterFilm
—MalwareDirector, WriterFilm
Production (2)
2001The Secret GloryProducer, Writer, DirectorFilm
—The PalaceExecutive ProducerFilm
Writing (8)
2017ReplaceWriterFilm
2011The Theatre BizarreScreenplay, DirectorFilm
2009Imago MortisWriterFilm
2006The AbandonedScreenplayFilm
1996The Island of Dr. MoreauScreenplayFilm
—DunwichScreenplay, DirectorFilm
—Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 3WriterFilm
—Poohniverse: Monsters AssembleWriters' AssistantFilm