Chuck Russell

★ Directing #243

1952 - 2026 (age 74) • Directing

Born: 5/9/1952 in Park Ridge, Illinois, USA

Died: 7/22/2026 (age 74)

Known for: Directing

Chuck Russell

★ Directing #243

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.

Known For

The Mask

70%

Director

1994

Collateral

72%

Executive Producer

2004

The Scorpion King

56%

Director

2002

Fringe

81%

Director

2008

Eraser

61%

Executive Producer

1996

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

67%

Director

1987

The Blob

69%

Director

1988

I Am Wrath

58%

Director

2016

The Thing Expanded

85%

Self

2026

Witchboard

57%

Producer

2025

Witchboard

57%

Screenplay

2025

Witchboard

57%

Director

2025

Paradise City

54%

Director

2022

Paradise City

54%

Writer

2022

Paradise City

54%

Executive Producer

2022

Junglee

68%

Director

2019

Wolfman's Got Nards

77%

Self

2018

I Am Wrath

58%

Director

2016

Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger

60%

Self

2012

FEARnet's Movies with More Brains

Self

2011

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

78%

Self

2010

Fringe

81%

Director

2008

The House That Freddy Built

60%

Self

2006

Introducing Cameron Diaz

70%

Self

2005

Cartoon Logic

70%

Self

2005

Return to Edge City

80%

Self

2005

Collateral

72%

Executive Producer

2004

The Scorpion King

56%

Director

2002

Bless the Child

54%

Director

2000

Black Cat Run

52%

Executive Producer

1998

Eraser

61%

Executive Producer

1996

Eraser

61%

Director

1996

The Mask

70%

Director

1994

The Mask

70%

Executive Producer

1994

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

78%

Self

1994

Slash & Burn: The Freddy Krueger Story

80%

Self

1991