
Director
Richard Stanley
Born 1966 · Fish Hoek, South Africa
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

Color Out of Space
Director · 2020

Hardware
Director · 1990

Dust Devil
Director · 1992

The Theatre Bizarre
Director · 2011

The White Darkness
Director · 2002

Brave
Director · 1994

The Secret Glory
Director · 2001

Rites of Passage
Director · 1983

Incidents in an Expanding Universe
Director · 1985

Voice of the Moon
Director · 1990

The Otherworld
Director · 2013

The Sea of Perdition
Director · 2006

Europe - 99euro-films 2
Director · 2003

Dunwich
Director
Malware
Director
Acting

Twelve Monkeys
Man in Transit Lounge (uncredited) · 1995

Jodorowsky's Dune
Self - Filmmaker · 2013

Dagon
Fish Monster (uncredited) · 2001

78/52
Self · 2017

Hardware
Talking elevator (voice) (uncredited) · 1990

Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
Self · 2014

Dust Devil
Transforming Dust Devil in Dream Sequence (uncredited) · 1992

The Island of Dr. Moreau
Bulldog Man (uncredited) · 1996

Tales of the Uncanny
Self · 2020

Exegesis Lovecraft
Self · 2021

Brave
Man in the table (uncredited) · 1994

Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo
Self · 2016

Cult of Terror
Self - Filmmaker · 2017

Rites of Passage
Primordial Man · 1983

Incidents in an Expanding Universe
Clean Shaven Pretentious Filmmaker / Greasy Beggar / Green Army Gunner / 3-Eyed Mutant / Green Army Flag Bearer / Alien Vendor · 1985

The Otherworld
Self · 2013

In the Belly of the Beast
Self · 2001

Shadowland
Self - Filmmaker · 2024

Vampire Diary
Spanish Rapist · 2007
All About the Girl: Memories of a Giallo Gem
self · 2014

Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 3
Lord Balthazar

Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble
Lord Balthazar

Uncovering Wolfen
Self · 2015

A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'
Self · 2025
Writing

Color Out of Space
Screenplay · 2020

Hardware
Writer · 1990

Dust Devil
Writer · 1992

The Island of Dr. Moreau
Screenplay · 1996

The Abandoned
Screenplay · 2006

The Theatre Bizarre
Screenplay · 2011

Replace
Writer · 2017

Brave
Writer · 1994

The Secret Glory
Writer · 2001

Imago Mortis
Writer · 2009

Rites of Passage
Writer · 1983

Incidents in an Expanding Universe
Writer · 1985