David Del Valle

Known for
Acting
Born
September 24, 1949
Died
November 4, 2026 (aged 77)
Birthplace
El Paso, Texas, USA

Biography

David Del Valle (September 24, 1949 — November 4, 2026) was an American journalist, columnist, film historian, and radio and television commentator on horror, science-fiction, cult and fantasy films. Described by Entertainment Weekly as "Something of a cult celebrity himself," he was inducted into the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards' Monster Kid Hall of Fame in 2016.

Known For

Filmography

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Last Call

Last Call

Movie · as Hollywood Man

2026
Now, Irving Rapper poster

Now, Irving Rapper

Movie · as Self

2026
Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders poster

Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders

Movie · as Self

2024
Cruel, Usual, Necessary: The Passion of Silvio Narizzano poster

Cruel, Usual, Necessary: The Passion of Silvio Narizzano

Movie · as Himself

2021
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story poster

Boulevard! A Hollywood Story

Movie · as Self

2020
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi poster

Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi

Movie · as Self

2020
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies poster

Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies

Movie · as Self

2020
Tales of the Uncanny poster

Tales of the Uncanny

Movie · as Self

2019
Fly Trap: Catching a Classic

Fly Trap: Catching a Classic

Movie · as Self

2017
Puppet Master: Axis Termination poster

Puppet Master: Axis Termination

Movie · as Flamboyant Nazi #2

2016
Lost Emulsion poster

Lost Emulsion

Movie · as Self

2016
Evil Bong: High-5! poster

Evil Bong: High-5!

Movie · as David Del Valle

2016
Haunted Hollywood poster

Haunted Hollywood

TV · as Host · 1 ep

2015
Evil Bong 420 poster

Evil Bong 420

Movie · as David Del Valle

2015
It Was a Colossal Teenage Movie Machine: The AIP Story poster

It Was a Colossal Teenage Movie Machine: The AIP Story

Movie · as Self

2014
Behind the Swinging Blade poster

Behind the Swinging Blade

Movie · as Self

2014
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films poster

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

Movie · as Self - Script Reader

2014
That Guy Dick Miller poster

That Guy Dick Miller

Movie · as Self

2013
The Trail of Dracula poster

The Trail of Dracula

Movie · as Self

2007
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story poster

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

Movie · as Self

2006
Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ poster

Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’

Movie · as Self

2006
The House That Freddy Built poster

The House That Freddy Built

Movie · as Self

2003
Bits and Pieces: Bringing Death to Life poster

Bits and Pieces: Bringing Death to Life

Movie · as Self

2002
The Many Lives of Jason Voorhees poster

The Many Lives of Jason Voorhees

Movie · as Self

2002
Battle-Axe: the Making of 'Strait-Jacket' poster

Battle-Axe: the Making of 'Strait-Jacket'

Movie · as Self

2002
Bones: Urban Gothic poster

Bones: Urban Gothic

Movie · as Self

2002
Psychette: William Castle and "Homicidal" poster

Psychette: William Castle and "Homicidal"

Movie · as Self

2002
Taking the Punishment Poll poster

Taking the Punishment Poll

Movie · as Self

2001
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures poster

It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

Movie · as Self

2000
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed poster

Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed

Movie · as Self

1996
Vampire Cult Queens from Hell poster

Vampire Cult Queens from Hell

Movie

1994
Vincent Price: My Life and Crimes poster

Vincent Price: My Life and Crimes

Movie · as Himself

1989
Cult People poster

Cult People

Movie · as Himself / Moderator

1987
Vincent Price: The Sinister Image poster

Vincent Price: The Sinister Image

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1987
From a Whisper to a Scream poster

From a Whisper to a Scream

Movie · as Witness at Execution (uncredited)

1986
Chopping Mall poster

Chopping Mall

Movie · as Mall Shopper (uncredited)

1983
The Horror of It All poster

The Horror of It All

Movie · as Self

1983
Frightmare poster

Frightmare

Movie · as Mourner at Funeral (uncredited)