Jim Van Bebber
Biography
An actor and director known for horror/exploitation films. attended Wright State University where he studied cinema. Instead of using a bank loan to pay for a second year of college, he used the money to finance Deadbeat at Dawn, and founded the indie film company Asmodeus Productions with several colleagues. The Manson Family took more than ten years to complete. A documentary about VanBebber titled Diary of a Deadbeat: The Story of Jim VanBebber covering his life from 2010 to 2015 was released in 2015.
Acting (20 movies)
The Acid King
2021
The Manson Family
1997
Drillbit
1992
Deadbeat at Dawn
1988
In the Belly of the Beast
2001
My Sweet Satan
1994
Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth
2000
The Cuckoo Clocks of Hell
2011
Gator Green
2013
The VanBebber Family
2005
Diary of a Deadbeat: The Story of Jim VanBebber
2015
The Mutilation Man
1998
Last American Horror Show
2018
First You Live Then You Die
1994
Deadbeat Forever
2018
American Guinea Pig: The Song of Solomon
2017
Zombie Cult Massacre
1998
American Guinea Pig: Bouquet of Guts and Gore
2015
Post Traumatic: An American Nightmare
2009
Christ Rising
2023
Directing (13 movies)
The Manson Family
1997
Deadbeat at Dawn
1988
My Sweet Satan
1994
Roadkill: The Last Days of John Martin
1994
Into the Black
1983
Gator Green
2013
Skinny Puppy: Video Collection (1984 - 1992)
1996
Doper
1987
Skinny Puppy: Too Dark Park Archival Footage
2005
Skinny Puppy: Last Rights Archival Footage
2005
Chunk Blower
1990
Through Eyes of the Dead
1999
Kata: Traditional Shorin Ryu Karate
1990
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Into the Black | 1983 | Writer |
| Deadbeat at Dawn | 1988 | Screenplay |
| Chunk Blower | 1990 | Writer |
| My Sweet Satan | 1994 | Writer |
| Roadkill: The Last Days of John Martin | 1994 | Writer |
| My Sweet Satan | 1994 | Producer |
| The Manson Family | 1997 | Producer |
| The Manson Family | 1997 | Writer |
| Gator Green | 2013 | Writer |
| Gator Green | 2013 | Producer |