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.

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

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. Ray 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.

He is also cited as an inspiration for many independent filmmakers.

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

Pseudonyms

In his craft, Fred Olen Ray has used many pseudonyms, some used earlier by the B-movie director, Sam Newfield.

Bill Carson Dr. S. Carver Roger Collins Peter Daniels Nicholas/Nick Medina Sam Newfield Fred Ray

Ed Raymond Randy Rocket Sherman Scott Peter Stewart Freddie/Freddy Valentine Brian Wolfe

Filmography

Year	Film	Pseudonym(s)	Notes
2016	Sniper: Special Ops		Writer & director
2015	Small Town Prince		Writer, producer & director
	Eyewitness
2014	After Midnight
	Christmas in Palm Springs		Producer & director
	House of Secrets
2013	All I Want for Christmas
	Abner, the Invisible Dog
	Holiday Road Trip		Writer & director
2012	A Christmas Wedding Date		Writer, producer & director
	Collision Course
	Baby Dolls Behind Bars		Director
	Hatfields and McCoys: Bad Blood		Writer, producer & director
	Busty Housewives of Beverly Hills	Nicholas Medina	Director
	Dirty Blondes from Beyond
	The Teenie Weenie Bikini Squad
2011	Super Shark		Writer, producer & director
	Together We Can Find a Cure		Director
	Little Witches	Nicholas Medina	Writer, executive producer & director
	Bikini Time Machine
	Lady Chatterly's Ghost
	Knock Outs
2010	Housewives from Another World		Writer & director
	Turbulent Skies		Writer, producer & director
	Bikini Jones and the Temple of Eros	Nicholas Medina	Writer, executive producer & director
	Twilight Vamps
	Bikini Frankenstein	Nicholas Medina
	Bikini Royale 2		Writer & director
	American Bandits: Frank and Jesse James		Writer, producer & director
2009	Silent Venom		Director
	Dire Wolf
2008	Voodoo Dollz	Nicholas Medina	Writer, executive producer & director
	Bikini Royale		Executive producer & director
	Polar Opposites		Director
	Solar Flare
	Tarzeena: Jiggle in the Jungle
2007	Bewitched Housewives	Nicholas Medina	Writer & director
	The Lair		TV Show Creator
	Girl with the Sex-Ray Eyes		Writer & director
2006	The Legend of William Tell		Director
	Bikini Pirates	Nicholas Medina
2005	Glass Trap	Ed Raymond
	Bikini Round-Up	Nicholas Medina
2004	Tomb of the Werewolf	Sherman Scott	Writer & director
	Bikini a Go-Go	Nicholas Medina Sherman Scott
	The Bikini Escort Company	Bill Carson Nicholas Medina Sherman Scott	Writer, associate producer & director
	Genie in a String Bikini	Nicholas Medina	Writer, producer & director
	Haunting Desires	Nicholas Medina Sherman Scott	Writer & director
	Bikini Cavegirl
2003	Final Examination	Ed Raymond	Director
2002	Southern Discomfort: Wrestling on the Indie Circuit	Freddy Valentine	Actor, writer, producer & director
	Venomous	Ed Raymond	Director
	13 Erotic Ghosts	Roger Collins Nicholas Medina Peter Stewart	Actor, editor, writer, executive producer & director
2001	Emmanuelle 2000	Ed Raymond	Director
	Air Rage
	Mach 2
	ACW Wrestling's Wildest Matches	Sherman Scott Freddie Valentine	Actor, producer & director
	Emmanuelle 2001: Emmanuelle's Sensual Pleasures	Nicholas Medina	Director
	Kept		Uncredited director
	Stranded		Director
2000	Submerged
	Sideshow
	Critical Mass	Ed Raymond
	Inviati speciali
1999	Invisible Mom II		Producer & director
	Fugitive Mind
	The Prophet	Sherman Scott	Actor & director
	The Kid with X-ray Eyes		Director
	Counter Measures		Producer & director
	Active Stealth		Director
	Scandal: On the Other Side	Nick Medina
1998	Mom, Can I Keep Her?		Producer & director
	Illicit Dreams 2	Roger Collins
	Billy Frankenstein		Director
	Dear Santa	Peter Stewart
	Mom's Outta Sight
1997	The Shooter	Ed Raymond
	Inferno		Actor & director
	Invisible Mom		Actor, producer & director
	Bikini Hoe-Down	Roger Collins Nicholas Medina	Producer & director
	Hybrid
	Invisible Dad		Writer & director
	Little Miss Magic		Writer, producer & director
	Masseuse 2	Peter Daniels	Writer & director
	Maximum Revenge	Bill Carson	Actor & director
	Night Shade	Nicholas Medina	Producer & director
	Rapid Assault	Sherman Scott	Director
1996	Friend of the Family II	Nicholas Medina
	Fugitive Rage		Actor, producer & director
	Over the Wire	Nicholas Medina	Director
	Masseuse	Peter Daniels
1995	Droid Gunner		Actor, producer & director
	Bikini Drive-In	Randy Rocket
	Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold
	Star Hunter	Sam Newfield
1994	Inner Sanctum II
	Possessed by the Night		Actor, writer & director
	Dinosaur Island		Producer & director
	Mind Twister		Actor & director
1993	Dinosaur Girls		Writer, producer & director
	Witch Academy		Producer & director
1992	Evil Toons		Uncredited voice actor, writer, producer & director
1991	Haunting Fear		Writer, producer & director
	Spirits		Director
	Inner Sanctum		Co-producer & director
	Scream Queen Hot Tub Party	Bill Carson	Actor, writer, producer & director
	Bad Girls from Mars	Sherman Scott
	Wizards of the Demon Sword		Producer & director
1990	Mob Boss
1989	Warlords
	Terminal Force
	Alienator		Uncredited actor & director
1988	Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers	Dr. S. Carver	Writer, producer & director
	Prison Ship
	Beverly Hills Vamp		Producer & director
1987	Commando Squad		Uncredited actor, co-producer & director
	Cyclone		Uncredited actor, uncredited writer & director
	Deep Space		Actor, writer, producer & director
	Evil Spawn		Producer & uncredited director
1986	Armed Response		Actor, writer, co-producer & director
	The Tomb		Producer & director
	The Phantom Empire		Writer, producer & director
1985	Biohazard		Actor, writer, producer & director
1983	Scalps		Writer & director
1980	Alien Dead	Fred Ray	Actor, writer, cinematographer, producer & director
1977	The Brain Leeches	Fred Ray Brian Wolfe
1971	Demented Death Farm Massacre		Producer & director New footage

[ Source: Wikipedia ]