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Richard Stanley is a film director, film producer and screenwriter, born on November 22, 1966 in Fish Hoek, Western Cape, South Africa. That puts Richard Stanley at 59 years old in 2026. Education on record includes University of Cape Town.
My Take
Richard Stanley is the kind of idiosyncratic filmmaker I can't help rooting for. Coming out of Fish Hoek in South Africa's Western Cape and trained at the University of Cape Town, he built a cult reputation through Hardware and Dust Devil, films drenched in a grimy, hallucinatory texture all his own. His ill-fated stint as the original director of The Island of Dr. Moreau became Hollywood legend, a cautionary tale that only deepened his outsider mystique. I respect directors who refuse to sand down their strangeness for the mainstream. There is a raw, almost mystical sensibility in his work that I find consistently compelling.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Richard Stanley
- Name (Japanese)
- リチャード・スタンリー
- Reading
- りちゃーど・すたんりー
- Born
- November 22, 1966 (age 59)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Horse
- Origin
- Fish Hoek, Western Cape, South Africa
- Occupation
- film director / film producer / screenwriter
2. Background
- University
- University of Cape Town
3. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.shadowtheatre13.com
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard%20Stanley%20(director)
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q323285
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Richard Stanley born?
Born November 22, 1966 (age 59).
Where is Richard Stanley from?
Richard Stanley is from Fish Hoek, Western Cape, South Africa.
What does Richard Stanley do?
Richard Stanley works as film director, film producer, screenwriter.
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