Fred Olen Ray

Fred Olen Ray (born September 10, 1954 in Wellston, Ohio) is an American filmmaker.

Biography

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 also 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.

Aside from the film industry Fred Olen Ray is also a professional wrestler. His wrestling name is Fabulous Freddie Valentine. He is currently married to Kimberly A. Ray who helps produce many of his films.

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 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.

Ray has written The New Poverty Row: Independent Filmmakers as Distributors in 1991.

Filmography

• Twilight Vamps
• Bikini Frankenstein (2009)
• The Lair (2007) (TV)
• 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)
• Teenage 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)
• Stranded (2001/II)
• Submerged (2000)
• Sideshow (2000)
• Critical Mass (2000) (as Ed Raymond)
• Inviati speciali (2000)
• Invisible Mom II (1999)
• Fugitive Mind (1999)
• The Prophet (1999/I)
• The Kid with X-ray Eyes (1999) (as Sherman Scott)
• Counter Measures (1999)
  • a.k.a. 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)
  • a.k.a. Operation Cobra
• Illicit Dreams 2 (1998) (as Roger Collins)
• Billy Frankenstein (1998)
• Dear Santa (1998) (as Peter Stewart)
• Mom's Outta Sight (1998) (as Peter Stewart)
• The Shooter (1997) (as Ed Raymond)
  • a.k.a. Desert Shooter (USA)
• Invisible Mom (1997)
• Bikini Hoe-Down (1997) (as Roger Collins)
• Hybrid (1997)
• Invisible Dad (1997)
• Little Miss Magic (1997)
• Masseuse 2 (1997) (as Peter Daniels)
• Maximum Revenge (1997)
  • a.k.a. Maximum Security
• Night Shade (1997) (as Nicholas Medina)
• Rapid Assault (1997) (as Sherman Scott)
• Friend of the Family II (1996) (as Nicholas Medina)
• Fugitive Rage (1996)
  • a.k.a. Caged Fear (UK)
• Over the Wire (1996) (as Nicholas Medina)
• Masseuse (1996) (as Peter Daniels)
  • a.k.a. American Masseuse (UK: video title)
• Droid Gunner (1995)
  • a.k.a. Phoenix 2 (UK)
• Bikini Drive-In (1995)
• Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfolds (1995)
• Star Hunter (1995) (as Sam Newfield)
• Inner Sanctum II (1994)
• Possessed by the Night (1994)
• Dinosaur Island (1994)
• Mind Twister (1994)
• Dinosaur Girls (1993)
• Witch Academy (1993)
  • a.k.a. Little Devils
• Evil Toons (1992)
• Haunting Fear (1991)
• Spirits (1991)
• Inner Sanctum (1991)
• Bad Girls from Mars (1991)
• Scream Queen Hot Tub Party (1991)
• Wizards of the Demon Sword (1991)
• Mob Boss (1990)
• Demon Cop (1990)
• Warlords (1989)
• Terminal Force (1989)
• Alienator (1989)
• Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers (1988)
• Prison Ship (1988)
• Beverly Hills Vamp (1988)
• Commando Squad (1987)
• Cyclone (1987)
• Deep Space (1987)
• Evil Spawn (1987)
• Armed Response (1986)
  • a.k.a. Jade Jungle
• The Tomb (1986)
• The Phantom Empire (1986)
• Biohazard (1985)
• Scalps (1983)
• Alien Dead (1980)
• The Brain Leeches (1977)
• Honey Britches (1971) (new footage)

External links

• The World of Fred Olen Ray
• Fred Olen Ray at IMDb