Biography
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.
Directed
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Color Out of Space (2020) — Director
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Hardware (1990) — Director
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Dust Devil (1992) — Director
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The Theatre Bizarre (2011) — Director
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The Secret Glory (2001) — Director
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The Sea of Perdition (2006) — Director
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The White Darkness (2002) — Director
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Voice of the Moon (1990) — Director
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The Otherworld (2013) — Director
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Brave (1994) — Director
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Rites of Passage (1983) — Director
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Europe - 99euro-films 2 (2003) — Director
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Incidents in an Expanding Universe (1985) — Director
- Malware — Director
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Dunwich — Director
Also appeared in
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Twelve Monkeys (1995) — Man in Transit Lounge (uncredited)
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Jodorowsky's Dune (2013) — Self - Filmmaker
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The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996) — Bulldog Man (uncredited)
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Dagon (2001) — Fish Monster (uncredited)
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Hardware (1990) — Talking elevator (voice) (uncredited)
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78/52 (2017) — Self
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Dust Devil (1992) — Transforming Dust Devil in Dream Sequence (uncredited)
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Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau (2014) — Self
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Vampire Diary (2007) — Spanish Rapist
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Tales of the Uncanny (2020) — Self
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Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo (2016) — Self
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Cult of Terror (2017) — Self - Filmmaker
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The Otherworld (2013) — Self
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Shadowland (2024) — Self - Filmmaker
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Brave (1994) — Man in the table (uncredited)
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Rites of Passage (1983) — Primordial Man
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In the Belly of the Beast (2001) — Self
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Incidents in an Expanding Universe (1985) — Clean Shaven Pretentious Filmmaker / Greasy Beggar / Green Army Gunner / 3-Eyed Mutant / Green Army Flag Bearer / Alien Vendor
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Exegesis Lovecraft (2021) — Self
- All About the Girl: Memories of a Giallo Gem (2014) — self
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The Darkside of Society (2023) — Self
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Uncovering Wolfen (2015) — Self
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A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep' (2025) — Self
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Post Traumatic: An American Nightmare (2009) — Self
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Clark Ashton Smith: The Emperor of Dreams (2018) — Self
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Zone (2025) — Self
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The Dark Fantastic (2025) — Self
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No Flesh Shall Be Spared (2009)
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Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 3 — Balthazar Von Woozle
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Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble — Balthazar Von Woozle
- Fantastic Women — Self