
Richard Stanley
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.
Movie Appearances

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

Hardware
as Talking elevator (voice) (uncredited)
1990

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

Cult of Terror
as Self - Filmmaker
2017

Brave
as Man in the table (uncredited)
1994

Vampire Diary
as Spanish Rapist
2007

In the Belly of the Beast
as Self
2001

The Darkside of Society
as Self
2023

Jodorowsky's Dune
as Self - Filmmaker
2013

Exegesis Lovecraft
as Self
2021

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

Twelve Monkeys
as Man in Transit Lounge (uncredited)
1995

Rites of Passage
as Primordial Man
1983

The Otherworld
as Self
2013

78/52
as Self
2017

Uncovering Wolfen
as Self
2015

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

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

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

Tales of the Uncanny
as Self
2020