Chuck Russell

Directing·May 9, 1952·Park Ridge, Illinois, USA

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Charles "Chuck" Russell (May 9, 1952 – July 22, 2026) was an American film director, producer and screenwriter. He is best known for his work in the 1980s and '90s, including A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, The Blob and The Mask.

Film	Credit
The Thing Expanded2026 · Self	Self
Witchboard2025 · Screenplay, Director, Producer	Screenplay, Director, Producer
Paradise City2022 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Junglee2019 · Director	Director
Wolfman's Got Nards2018 · Self	Self
I Am Wrath2016 · Director	Director
Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger2012 · Self	Self
FFEARnet's Movies with More Brains2011 · Self	Self
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy2010 · Self	Self
The House That Freddy Built2006 · Self	Self
Cartoon Logic2005 · Self	Self
Introducing Cameron Diaz2005 · Self	Self
Return to Edge City2005 · Self	Self
The Scorpion King2002 · Director	Director
Bless the Child2000 · Director	Director
Eraser1996 · Director	Director
The Mask1994 · Director	Director
Slash & Burn: The Freddy Krueger Story1991 · Self	Self
The Blob1988 · Movie Patron (uncredited), Screenplay, Director	Movie Patron (uncredited), Screenplay, Director
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors1987 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Back to School1986 · Producer	Producer
Girls Just Want to Have Fun1985 · Producer	Producer
Dreamscape1984 · Screenplay	Screenplay
The Great American Girl Robbery1979 · Producer	Producer
Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw1976 · Deputy	Deputy
Shot1973 · Actor	Actor