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

Chopping Mall

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

From a Whisper to a Scream

Puppet Master: Axis Termination

Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies

Frightmare

Evil Bong: High-5!

Evil Bong 420

That Guy Dick Miller

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

What I Did for Love

Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
Filmography
Last Call
Movie · as Hollywood Man

Now, Irving Rapper
Movie · as Self

Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders
Movie · as Self

Cruel, Usual, Necessary: The Passion of Silvio Narizzano
Movie · as Himself

Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
Movie · as Self

Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
Movie · as Self

Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
Movie · as Self

Tales of the Uncanny
Movie · as Self
Fly Trap: Catching a Classic
Movie · as Self

Puppet Master: Axis Termination
Movie · as Flamboyant Nazi #2

Lost Emulsion
Movie · as Self

Evil Bong: High-5!
Movie · as David Del Valle

Haunted Hollywood
TV · as Host · 1 ep

Evil Bong 420
Movie · as David Del Valle

It Was a Colossal Teenage Movie Machine: The AIP Story
Movie · as Self

Behind the Swinging Blade
Movie · as Self

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Movie · as Self - Script Reader

That Guy Dick Miller
Movie · as Self

The Trail of Dracula
Movie · as Self

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
Movie · as Self

Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’
Movie · as Self

The House That Freddy Built
Movie · as Self

Bits and Pieces: Bringing Death to Life
Movie · as Self

The Many Lives of Jason Voorhees
Movie · as Self

Battle-Axe: the Making of 'Strait-Jacket'
Movie · as Self

Bones: Urban Gothic
Movie · as Self

Psychette: William Castle and "Homicidal"
Movie · as Self

Taking the Punishment Poll
Movie · as Self

It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
Movie · as Self

Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
Movie · as Self

Vampire Cult Queens from Hell
Movie

Vincent Price: My Life and Crimes
Movie · as Himself

Cult People
Movie · as Himself / Moderator

Vincent Price: The Sinister Image
Movie · as Self (archive footage)

From a Whisper to a Scream
Movie · as Witness at Execution (uncredited)

Chopping Mall
Movie · as Mall Shopper (uncredited)

The Horror of It All
Movie · as Self

Frightmare
Movie · as Mourner at Funeral (uncredited)