Fred Olen Ray
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Fred Olen Ray (born 10 September 1954 in Wellston, Ohio) is a prolific filmmaker. He is the producer, director, and screenwriter of low to medium-budget feature films in many genres, including: horror, science fiction, action adventure, softcore sex films and crime dramas. He has even produced a few feature films for a family audience.
In his craft he has used many pseudonyms. They include: Bill Carson, S. Carver, Roger Collins, Peter Daniels, Nicholas Medina, Nick Medina, Sam Newfield, Ed Raymond, Sherman Scott, Peter Stewart, and Freddie Valentine.
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[edit] Film Career
Fred Olen Ray was born in Ohio, but grew up in Florida. He claims to have a large family tree and be distantly related to Queen Elizabeth. He began directing and producing films in 1978. He directed several films in Florida, including The Alien Dead with film legend Buster Crabbe, then moved to Southern California to be close to the film industry.
Many of his early productions appeared at Drive-in theaters and inner-city grindhouses, when those outlets for low budget films were still significant. Some of Ray's productions have received theatrical releases. Most of his current output, however, is released directly to DVD or appears on cable television channels such as Showtime, Cinemax, and HBO. Ray has directed over 100 films and is still going strong.
Ray is the head of Retromedia, which releases DVDs of both his own productions and archival films. He has also worked for other well-known independent studios and on a few occasions for major Hollywood studios.
[edit] Trivia
Aside from the film industry Fred Olen Ray is also a professional wrestler. His wrestling name is Fabulous Freddie Valentine.
[edit] Filmography
- The Legend of William Tell (2006)
- Glass Trap (2005)
- Bikini a Go Go (2004) (V) (as Nicholas Medina)
- aka Curse of the Erotic Tiki (USA: DVD box title)
- The Bikini Escort Company (2004) (as Nicholas Medina)
- aka The Erotic Escort Company (USA: DVD title)
- Genie in a String Bikini (2004) (as Nicholas Medina)
- Haunting Desires (2004) (TV) (as Nicholas Medina)
- Bikini Cavegirl (2004) (as Nicholas Medina)
- Bikini Airways (2003) (as Nicholas Medina)
- Final Examination (2003)
- Southern Discomfort: Wrestling on the Indie Circuit (2002)
- Venomous (2002) (as Ed Raymond)
- 13 Erotic Ghosts (2002) (as Nicholas Medina)
- Emmanuelle 2000 (2001)
- Air Rage (2001)
- Mach 2 (2001)
- ACW Wrestling's Wildest Matches! (2001) (as Sherman Scott)
- Emmanuelle 2001: Emmanuelle's Sensual Pleasures (2001) (as Nicholas Medina)
- Kept (2001) (uncredited)
- aka Playback (USA)
- Stranded (2001/II)
- aka Black Horizon (Canada: English title: DVD title) (USA: DVD title)
- aka On Eagle's Wings
- aka Space Station (USA)
- Submerged (2000)
- Sideshow (2000)
- Critical Mass (2000) (as Ed Raymond)
- Inviati speciali (2000)
- Invisible Mom II (1999)
- Fugitive Mind (1999)
- The Prophet (1999/I)
- aka The Capitol Conspiracy (USA: video title)
- The Kid with X-ray Eyes (1999) (as Sherman Scott)
- Counter Measures (1999)
- aka Crash Dive 2 (USA)
- Active Stealth (1999)
- Scandal: On the Other Side (1999) (as Nick Medina)
- Mom, Can I Keep Her? (1998)
- Inferno (1998/II)
- aka Operation Cobra (International: English title) (USA: DVD title)
- Illicit Dreams 2 (1998) (as Roger Collins)
- aka Death & Desire (Canada: English title: video box title)
- Billy Frankenstein (1998)
- Dear Santa (1998) (as Peter Stewart)
- aka Secret Santa (USA)
- Mom's Outta Sight (1998) (as Peter Stewart)
- The Shooter (1997) (as Ed Raymond)
- aka Desert Shooter (USA)
- Invisible Mom (1997)
- Bikini Hoe-Down (1997) (as Roger Collins)
- Hybrid (1997)
- Invisible Dad (1997)
- Little Miss Magic (1997)
- Kidwitch (USA: video title)
- Masseuse 2 (1997) (as Peter Daniels)
- aka Black Stocking Diary (UK: DVD title)
- Maximum Revenge (1997)
- aka Maximum Security
- Night Shade (1997) (as Nicholas Medina)
- Rapid Assault (1997) (as Sherman Scott)
- Friend of the Family II (1996) (as Nicholas Medina)
- aka Hell Hath No Fury (UK: video title)
- aka Innocence Betrayed
- aka Passionate Revenge (USA: informal alternative title)
- Fugitive Rage (1996)
- aka Caged Fear (UK)
- Over the Wire (1996) (as Nicholas Medina)
- Masseuse (1996) (as Peter Daniels)
- aka American Masseuse (UK: video title)
- Droid Gunner (1995)
- aka Phoenix 2 (UK)
- Bikini Drive-In (1995)
- Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfolds (1995)
- Star Hunter (1995) (as Sam Newfield)
- Inner Sanctum II (1994)
- aka Inner Sanctum 2 (USA: video box title)
- Possessed by the Night (1994)
- Dinosaur Island (1994)
- Mind Twister (1994)
- Dinosaur Girls (1993)
- Witch Academy (1993)
- aka Little Devils
- Evil Toons (1992)
- Haunting Fear (1991)
- Spirits (1991)
- Inner Sanctum (1991)
- Bad Girls from Mars (1991)
- Scream Queen Hot Tub Party (1991) (V) (as Bill Carson)
- aka Hollywood Scream Queen Hot Tub Party
- Wizards of the Demon Sword (1991)
- Mob Boss (1990)
- Demon Cop (1990)
- Warlords (1989)
- Terminal Force (1989)
- Alienator (1989)
- Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers (1988)
- aka Hollywood Hookers (UK: video title)
- Prison Ship (1988)
- aka Adventures of Taura
- aka Prison Ship Star Slammer
- aka Star Slammer
- aka Starslammer
- aka Starslammer: The Escape
- Beverly Hills Vamp (1988)
- Commando Squad (1987)
- Cyclone (1987)
- Deep Space (1987)
- Evil Spawn (1987)
- aka Alien Within
- aka Alive by Night
- aka Deadly Sting
- aka Metamorphosis (Australia: video title)
- Armed Response (1986)
- aka Jade Jungle
- The Tomb (1986)
- The Phantom Empire (1986)
- Biohazard (1985)
- Scalps (1983)
- Alien Dead (1980)
- aka It Fell from the Sky
- aka Swamp of the Blood Leeches
- aka The Alien Dead (UK: video title)
- The Brain Leeches (1977)
- Honey Britches (1971) (new footage)
- aka Death Farm (USA: video title)
- aka Demented Death Farm Massacre: The Movie (UK: video title)
- aka Hillbilly Hooker (USA: soft porn version)
- aka Moonshiners' Women (USA)
