Tom Savini

Known for: Costume & Make-Up

Born: 1946-11-03 (age 79)

From: 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 (149)

MOVIE
Black Zombie
2026
as Self
MOVIE
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
2025
as Self - (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 5.7
Queens of the Dead
2025
as Mayor
MOVIE★ 6.8
Terrifier 3
2024
as Bystander
MOVIE
Spooktacular!
2023
as Self
MOVIE★ 3.3
That's a Wrap
2023
as Manager
MOVIE
Taste the Blood of Martin
2023
as Himself
MOVIE★ 3.0
Il museo degli orrori di Dario Argento
2022
as self
MOVIE★ 7.5
In Search of Darkness: Part III
2022
as Self
TV★ 7.1
The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time
2022
as Self
TV★ 7.0
Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow
2022
MOVIE★ 10.0
Pandemonic
2021
as Poem 1
TV★ 5.7
Behind the Monsters
2021
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.0
The History of Metal and Horror
2021
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.0
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
2021
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 8.0
Zombies and Bikers
2020
as Himself
MOVIE★ 7.0
Memories of Monroeville: Revisiting the 'Dawn of the Dead' Mall
2020
as Himself
MOVIE
The FX of Dawn
2020
MOVIE★ 7.0
Tales of the Uncanny
2020
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.7
In Search of Darkness: Part II
2020
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.4
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
2020
as Self
TV★ 9.0
Dead Talk Live
2020
as Self - Guest
MOVIE★ 3.0
Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business
2020
as Self
TV★ 7.7
Locke & Key
2020
as Locksmith
TV★ 7.3
The Movies That Made Us
2019
as Self
TV★ 7.3
NOS4A2
2019
as Snake
TV★ 7.3
The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs
2019
as Self
TV★ 6.4
Eli Roth's History of Horror
2018
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.8
Cult of Terror
2017
as Self - Make-up Designer
MOVIE★ 6.6
Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini
2015
as Self
MOVIE★ 4.0
The Sadist
2015
as The Sadist
MOVIE
An Experiment in Fear: The Making of Monkey Shines
2014
as Himself
MOVIE★ 6.2
Doc of the Dead
2014
as Self
MOVIE
Dead Meat Walking: A Zombie Walk Documentary
2014
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.0
The World's End: The Legacy of 'Day of the Dead'
2013
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.9
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th
2013
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.6
Machete Kills
2013
as Osiris Amanpour
MOVIE
The Phantom of the Opera: Unmasking the Masterpiece
2013
as Self
MOVIE★ 2.2
Cool As Hell
2013
as The Demon Slayer
MOVIE★ 8.2
Django Unchained
2012
as Tracker
MOVIE★ 4.3
Robin Hood: Ghosts of Sherwood
2012
as Sheriff of Nottingham
MOVIE★ 5.4
Redd Inc.
2012
as Peter Bava
MOVIE★ 6.8
Horrorween
2012
as Killer
MOVIE★ 5.5
I Heart Monster Movies
2012
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.8
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
2012
as Mr. Callahan
MOVIE★ 4.2
Death from Above
2012
as Sheriff Raynick
MOVIE★ 7.3
Nightmare Factory
2011
as Self
TV★ 6.0
Halloween Wars
2011
as Self - Judge
MOVIE★ 5.3
The Theatre Bizarre
2011
as Dr. Maurey
MOVIE★ 7.2
Underground Entertainment: The Movie
2011
as Interrupting Tom
MOVIE
The Death Dealer
2010
MOVIE
Saturday Nightmares: The Ultimate Horror Expo of All Time!
2010
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.3
Machete
2010
as Osiris Amanpour
MOVIE★ 2.8
The Dead Matter
2010
as Sebed
MOVIE★ 6.7
His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th
2010
as Self
MOVIE
Joe of the Dead: Acting in a George Romero Classic
2010
as Self - Motorcycle Raider (archive footage)
MOVIE
Tattoos: A Scarred History
2009
as Self
MOVIE
New Beginnings: The Making of Friday the 13th Part V - A New Beginning
2009
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.0
Jason's Unlucky Day: 25 Years After Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
2009
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.3
The Shark Is Still Working
2009
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.0
Friday's Legacy: Horror Conventions
2009
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.6
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
2008
as Self
MOVIE★ 4.7
Sea of Dust
2008
as Prester John
MOVIE★ 6.3
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
2008
as Jenkins
MOVIE★ 4.9
Lost Boys: The Tribe
2008
as David Van Etten
MOVIE★ 8.4
He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce
2008
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.1
Zombiemania
2008
as Himself - Makeup Artist
MOVIE★ 6.2
Just Desserts: The Making of 'Creepshow'
2007
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.2
It's My Party and I'll Die If I Want To
2007
as Uncle Tom
MOVIE★ 1.0
Blood 'n Fire Memories with Tom Savini
2007
MOVIE★ 5.5
Diary of the Dead
2007
as Man Shouting on Radio 'Shoot in the Head' (voice) (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Loaded Dice
2007
as The Bishop
MOVIE★ 5.0
Blood, Boobs & Beast
2007
as Himself
MOVIE★ 7.0
Grindhouse
2007
as Deputy Tolo (segment "Planet Terror")
MOVIE★ 6.7
Planet Terror
2007
as Deputy Tolo
MOVIE★ 7.5
American Scary
2006
as Himself
MOVIE★ 6.8
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
2006
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.0
It Runs in the Family
2006
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.5
Flesh Wounds: Seven Stories of the Saw
2006
as Self
MOVIE★ 3.0
The Absence of Light
2006
as The Higher Power
MOVIE★ 2.4
Beyond the Wall of Sleep
2006
as Sheriff
MOVIE★ 8.2
Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills
2006
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.5
After Effects: Memories of Pittsburgh Filmmaking
2005
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.3
Land of the Dead
2005
as Machete Zombie
MOVIE★ 3.2
Forest of the Damned
2005
as Stephen
MOVIE
Special Report: Zombie Invasion
2004
as Sheriff Cahill
MOVIE★ 7.0
Friday the 13th: From Crystal Lake to Manhattan (Crystal Lake Victims Tell All - Documentary)
2004
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.3
The Friday the 13th Chronicles
2004
as Self
MOVIE★ 10.0
Crystal Lake Victims Tell All
2004
as Himself
MOVIE
Secrets Galore Behind the Gore
2004
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.3
UnConventional
2004
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.2
The Dead Will Walk: The Making of Dawn of the Dead
2004
as Himself
MOVIE★ 9.0
Chill Factor: House Call
2004
MOVIE★ 3.0
Unearthed
2004
as Det. Victor Tonelli
MOVIE★ 4.0
Death 4 Told
2004
as Man (segment "The Psychic")
MOVIE★ 8.5
Creature Feature: 50 Years of the Gill-Man
2004
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.1
Dawn of the Dead
2004
as The Sheriff
MOVIE★ 5.7
Vicious
2003
as Kane
MOVIE★ 6.8
The Many Days of Day of the Dead
2003
as Self
MOVIE★ 3.2
Zombiegeddon
2003
as Jesus Christ
MOVIE★ 7.0
Two Masters' Eyes
2003
MOVIE★ 10.0
Blood Bath
2002
as Stranger
MOVIE★ 5.7
Ted Bundy
2002
as Salt Lake City Detective
MOVIE★ 3.7
Children of the Living Dead
2001
as Deputy Hughs
MOVIE★ 3.0
Web of Darkness
2001
as Rouge
MOVIE★ 5.5
The Monster Man
2001
as Joe
MOVIE★ 6.8
Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror
2001
as Self
MOVIE
Behind the Scenes with Day of the Dead
2001
TV★ 7.5
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
2000
as Cop (voice)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film
2000
as Self
TV★ 5.4
Sheena
2000
as Peter Reynolds
MOVIE★ 6.8
The American Nightmare
2000
as Self
MOVIE★ 10.0
The Dead Walk: Remaking a Classic
1999
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Devil Ant
1999
as Tom Savini
MOVIE★ 4.0
Eyes Are Upon You
1997
as Eddie Rao
MOVIE★ 9.0
Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America!
1997
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.5
The World of Dario Argento 3: Museum of Horrors
1997
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.0
From Dusk Till Dawn
1996
as Sex Machine
MOVIE★ 4.7
Mr. Stitch
1995
as Chemical / Weapons Engineer
MOVIE★ 4.9
The Demolitionist
1995
as Roland
MOVIE★ 6.0
Spooky World
1994
as Self
MOVIE★ 10.0
Zombie Jamboree ‘93
1993
as Himself
MOVIE★ 6.2
Innocent Blood
1992
as News Photographer
MOVIE★ 7.1
Dario Argento: Master of Horror
1991
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.9
Night of the Living Dead
1990
as (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.1
Two Evil Eyes
1990
as The Monomaniac
TV★ 8.0
The Simpsons
1989
as Tom Savini (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.7
Heartstopper
1989
as Lt. Ron Vargo
MOVIE★ 6.5
Horror Effects: Hosted by Tom Savini
1989
as Himself
MOVIE
Z-TV
1989
as Self
TV★ 9.0
The Incredibly Strange Film Show
1988
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.2
Creepshow 2
1987
as The Creep
MOVIE★ 6.3
Drive-In Madness!
1987
as Himself
MOVIE★ 7.9
Scream Greats, Vol.1: Tom Savini, Master of Horror Effects
1986
as Himself
MOVIE★ 6.1
Stephen King's World of Horror
1986
as Self
MOVIE★ 4.1
The Ripper
1985
as Jack the Ripper
MOVIE★ 7.0
Day of the Dead
1985
as Zombie with Scarf (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 4.5
The Boy Who Loved Trolls
1984
as Motorcyclist
MOVIE★ 6.1
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
1984
as Jason (Hitchhiker Murder Scene) (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.9
Creepshow
1982
as Garbage Man #2 (segment "Epilogue")
MOVIE★ 6.2
Knightriders
1981
as Morgan
MOVIE★ 6.5
Document of the Dead
1981
as Himself
MOVIE★ 6.4
Maniac
1980
as Disco Boy
MOVIE★ 6.4
Friday the 13th
1980
as Knife Killer (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.0
Effects
1979
as Nicky
MOVIE★ 7.5
Dawn of the Dead
1978
as Motorcycle Raider
MOVIE★ 6.8
Martin
1978
as Arthur
MOVIE
Nightmare City
—
MOVIE
The 4th Reich
—
as SS-Standartenführer Dirlewanger