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{{Infobox person
| name         = Fred Olen Ray
| image        = Fred Olen Ray making Operation Cobra.jpg
| caption      = Ray during the filming of ''[[Inferno (1997 film)|Operation Cobra]]'' in 1996
| birth_name   =
| birth_date   = {{birth date and age|1954|9|10}}
| birth_place  = [[Wellston, Ohio]], U.S.
| othername    =
| occupation   = {{hlist|Film producer|director|screenwriter|actor}}
| years_active = 1971–present
| spouse       = {{plainlist|
* Dawn Wildsmith
* {{marriage|Kimberly A. Ray|1997}}
}}
}}

'''Fred Olen Ray''' (born September 10, 1954) is an American film producer, director and screenwriter of more than 200 low- to medium-quality [[feature film]]s in many genres,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Campopiano |first1=John |title=Cult Film Legend Fred Olen Ray Talks the Birth of His Stepmonster |url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/166442/cult-film-legend-fred-olen-ray-talks-birth-stepmonster/ |website=Dread Central|date=June 27, 2016 }}</ref> including [[Horror film|horror]], [[science fiction]], [[action film|action]]/[[adventure film|adventure]], [[erotic thrillers]], [[crime drama]]s, and holiday films.<ref>{{cite web |title=Understanding the Holiday TV Movie Market with Fred Olen Ray and Christopher Ray |url=https://www.finaldraft.com/learn/final-draft-blog/understanding-holiday-tv-movie-market-fred-olan-ray-christopher-ray/ |website=Final Draft|date=December 19, 2017 }}</ref>

Ray is the head of Retromedia, which releases DVDs of both his own productions and archival films.<ref>{{cite web |title=Meet Fred Olen Ray of Retromedia Entertainment Group in Studio City |url=http://voyagela.com/interview/meet-fred-olen-ray-retromedia-entertainment-group-studio-city/ |website=VoyageLA}}</ref> He has also worked for other well-known independent studios and on a few occasions for major Hollywood studios. He has been cited as an inspiration for many independent filmmakers. He loaned a 16mm camera to [[Quentin Tarantino]] so he could make ''[[My Best Friend's Birthday]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2007/film/news/q-a-with-tarantino-when-he-was-mr-green-1117961178/|title=Q&A with Tarantino…when he was Mr. Green|first=Steve|last=Gaydos|website=Variety|date=March 14, 2007}}</ref>

Aside from his work in the film industry, Ray was also a professional [[wrestler]]. His wrestling name was ''Fabulous Freddie Valentine''.<ref name="Boggs2014">{{cite book|author=Johnny D. Boggs|title=Jesse James and the Movies|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-TLXYhM3cTkC&pg=PA225|date=January 10, 2014|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-7864-8496-6|pages=223–226}}</ref>

==Early life==
Ray was born September 10, 1954, in [[Wellston, Ohio]], to a family originally from [[West Virginia]]. As a teenager, he regularly read ''[[Famous Monsters of Filmland]]'' magazine. Being a fan of horror and science fiction films such as ''[[Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein]]'' and the [[American International Pictures|AIP]] movies of the 1950s and 1960s, Ray started making his own movies at the age of fourteen.<ref name="bad"/> At age seventeen, he self-published three issues of the amateur fantasy-film fanzine ''Dagon'' in 1972.

== Career ==

=== Early work and ''The Brain Leeches'' (1970s) ===
After serving in the [[United States Navy]], Ray began working at a local television station in [[Orlando, Florida]]. He first appeared in a small role in the 1975 film ''[[Shock Waves (film)|Shock Waves]]'', which starred [[Peter Cushing]] and [[John Carradine]].<ref name="reddit">{{cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1m2mma/i_am_fred_olen_ray_a_movie_producerdirector_ama/|title=Interview with Fred Olen Ray|website=Reddit}}</ref> Ray then began directing independent films during his free time using station equipment, starting with ''[[The Brain Leeches]]'' (1978), produced on a budget of $298.<ref name="Ray1991">{{cite book|author=Fred Olen Ray|title=The New Poverty Row: Independent Filmmakers as Distributors|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H9GknfDYd4sC&pg=PA176|date=January 1, 1991|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-89950-628-9|page=176}}</ref><ref name="Quarles2010">{{cite book|author=Mike Quarles|title=Down and Dirty: Hollywood's Exploitation Filmmakers and Their Movies|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L5iRMlzjbSEC&pg=PA80|date=June 21, 2010|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-7864-6257-5|page=80}}</ref> Ray also co-wrote the screenplay with political essayist [[Brad Linaweaver]], and the two later collaborated on additional films.<ref name="Investigator">{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodinvestigator.com/2007/linaweaver.htm|title=Libertarian Screenwriter Brad Linaweaver Slams Neocons|publisher=Hollywood Investigator|date=August 12, 2007|access-date=December 20, 2019}}</ref>

=== 1980s ===
Ray's next film was shot on a budget of $15,000. Lessons learned from ''The Brain Leeches'' allowed Ray to keep production cost to a minimum, while using the bulk of the budget to attract a recognized Hollywood name to the project. ''[[Alien Dead]]'' was shot featuring an elderly [[Buster Crabbe]], cinema action hero of the 1930s and 1940s, and star of three [[Flash Gordon#Film serials|Flash Gordon]] serials from 1936 to 1940. With the success of that film, Ray decided to move to Hollywood to be close to the film industry. He was interested in working in make-up and special effects, "probably from all of those years of reading ''Famous Monsters'' magazine", he later said. He found out "it soon became apparent that you would always be between jobs and I was looking for something that would actually earn me a living. I think I became a director because that was the fastest way to get a film made on the independent side of things."<ref name="bad">{{cite web|url=http://www.badmovies.org/interviews/olenray/|title=Interview Fred Olen Ray|date=October 12, 2007|website=Bad Movies}}</ref>

Ray succeeded in raising money for a low-budget horror film, ''[[Scalps (1983 film)|Scalps]]'' (1983), which featured cameos from [[Carroll Borland]] and [[Forrest J. Ackerman]]. ''[[The Tomb (1986 film)|The Tomb]]'' (1986) stars [[Cameron Mitchell (actor)|Cameron Mitchell]] and [[John Carradine]]. Ray switched to action films with ''[[Armed Response (1986 film)|Armed Response]]'' (1986), which stars [[David Carradine]] and [[Lee Van Cleef]]. Ray had affection for this movie because "it had a great cast and was one of the first times I had more than two nickels to rub together."<ref name="bad"/> He then turned to science fiction: ''[[Deep Space (film)|Deep Space]]'' (1987) and ''[[Cyclone (1987 film)|Cyclone]]'' (1987). ''[[Beverly Hills Vamp]]'' (1988) was a horror comedy with [[Eddie Deezen]].

=== 1990s ===
After ''[[Alienator]]'' (1989) he was reunited with Deezen for ''[[Mob Boss (film)|Mob Boss]]'' (1990), another comedy. He entered sword and sorcery movies with ''[[Wizards of the Demon Sword]]'' (1991) and made the more popular ''[[Bad Girls from Mars]]'' (1991). During this time he published his book, ''The New Poverty Row: Independent Filmmakers as Distributors'' (1991).<ref>[http://yourvideostoreshelf.com/?page_id=66/ 2007 Audio Interview at Your Video Store Shelf]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100330065945/http://yourvideostoreshelf.com/?page_id=66%2F |date=March 30, 2010 }}</ref>

Ray co-directed ''[[Scream Queen Hot Tub Party]]'' (1991) with [[Jim Wynorski]], starring [[Kelli Maroney]], shot in one day.<ref name="crave">{{cite web|title=AFTER MIDNIGHT: FRED OLEN RAY ON STRIP CLUBS & CHAINSAW HOOKERS|first=Fred|last=Topel|date=October 27, 2014|website=Crave|url=http://www.craveonline.com/site/780405-midnight-fred-olen-ray-strip-clubs-chainsaw-hookers}}</ref> Ray moved into erotic thrillers with ''[[Inner Sanctum (1991 film)|Inner Sanctum]]'' (1991) starring [[Tanya Roberts]]. It was a hit and Ray would make others in that genre, including ''[[Inner Sanctum 2]]'', ''[[Mind Twister]]'' (1994) and ''[[Possessed by the Night]]'' (1994).

''[[Evil Toons]]'' (1992) is a comedy-horror, which was followed by another effort co-directed with Wynorski, ''[[Dinosaur Island (1994 film)|Dinosaur Island]]'' (1994). ''[[Witch Academy]]'' (1994) was the last of his "scream queen" movies.<ref name="crave"/> After ''[[Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold]]'' (1995), he made ''[[Fugitive Rage]]'' (1996), ''[[Friend of the Family II]]'' (1996), ''[[Inferno (1997 film)|Inferno]]'' (1997), ''[[Hybrid (1997 film)|Hybrid]]'' (1997), and ''[[The Shooter (1997 film)|The Shooter]]'', which has been referred to as Ray's best film.<ref name="Boggs2014" /> ''[[Dear Santa (1998 film)|Dear Santa]]'' (1998) is a family film and ''[[Billy Frankenstein]]'' (1998)  is a comedy.

=== 2000s to present ===
In 2001, he made the film ''[[Critical Mass (film)|Critical Mass]]''. He later said he was a "''Critical Mass'' kind of guy. I like to shoot things and blow stuff up. I also like comedies. Don't like erotic thrillers."<ref name="bad"/><ref>{{cite web |title=INTERVIEW WITH FRED OLEN RAY |url=http://www.badmovies.org/interviews/olenray/ |website=Bad Movies}}</ref>

He established a DVD company called Retromedia. Ray made a film called ''[[Bikini Airways]]'' "on a lark and it did really well", said Ray. This led to a series of Bikini films.<ref name="crave"/><ref>{{cite web |title=After Midnight: Fred Olen Ray on Strip Clubs & Chainsaw Hookers |url=http://www.mandatory.com/fun/780405-midnight-fred-olen-ray-strip-clubs-chainsaw-hookers |website=Mandatory|date=October 28, 2014 }}</ref>

In 2007, he reflected on his career:
{{Blockquote|Money is always a barrier. The more they give you, the more they expect, so you're always caught short, regardless. I don't think anything I've done was ever budgeted properly for what was expected of me, but that's just the nature of the business, I guess. There certainly are films I did because there was a paycheck attached. It's a working man's world and it doesn't pay to get too idealistic about things like directing low-budget movies if you have a family to think about. I usually try to find something that interests me in each and every project. It's not really possible to phone it in. Making a film with no money or schedule is ten times harder than it is to make a big-budget show where you're surrounded by a gang of super-talented people.<ref name="bad" />}}

Budgetary constraints notwithstanding, Ray has, on occasion, been able to attract [[A-list]] actors to appear in his films. Two-time [[Academy Award]] nominee [[Peter Fonda]] played Marshal Kane in the 2010 Ray film ''American Bandits: Frank and Jesse James'',<ref name="Boggs2014" /> while [[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Award]] winner [[Christian Slater]] appeared in Ray's 2012 film ''Hatfields and McCoys: Bad Blood''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.movierewind.com/2012/bad-blood-the-hatfields-and-mccoys |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240805192045/https://www.movierewind.com/2012/bad-blood-the-hatfields-and-mccoys |archive-date=August 5, 2024 |title=Bad Blood: The Hatfields and McCoys |last=Millinocket |first=Sue |work=Movie Rewind |access-date=August 20, 2024}}</ref> One reviewer described ''American Bandits'' as perhaps "the most boring Jesse James film ever made".<ref name="Boggs2014" />
 
In 2017, he received a "Living Legend Award" at the [[Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Buffalo Dreams 2017 Dreamer Awards |url=http://www.buffalodreamsfantasticfilmfestival.com/2017-dreamer-award-winners/ |access-date=November 7, 2018 |archive-date=October 11, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011194518/http://www.buffalodreamsfantasticfilmfestival.com/2017-dreamer-award-winners/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2019, he produced and released ''Boggy Creek: The Series'', with director [[Henrique Couto]] at the helm.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-10-31|title=Fred Olen Ray presents Boggy Creek: The Series, now on Amazon|url=https://www.joblo.com/fred-olen-ray-presents-boggy-creek-the-series-now-on-amazon/|access-date=2021-10-04|website=JoBlo|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Books==
* ''Grind Show - Weirdness as Entertainment'' (1993)
* ''The New Poverty Row: Independent Filmmakers as Distributors'' (2011), {{ISBN|978-0786467556}}
* ''Hell-Bent for Hollywood: A Director's Journey'' (2024), {{ISBN|979-8986521589}}

==Filmography==

===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! width="65"| Director
! width="65"| Writer
! width="65"| Producer
! Notes
|-
|2022
|''Piranha Women''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|2020
|''Dying for a Daughter''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|rowspan=3|2016
|''Trial''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|''[[Sniper: Special Ops]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
| 
|-
|''Accidental Switch''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|rowspan=3|2014
|''[[After Midnight (2014 film)|After Midnight]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|''Christmas in Palm Springs''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|''House of Secrets''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|rowspan=2|2013
|''All I Want for Christmas''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|''[[Abner, the Invisible Dog]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|rowspan=4|2012
|''Collision Course''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|''Baby Dolls Behind Bars''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|''Hatfields and McCoys: Bad Blood''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|''Busty Housewives of Beverly Hills''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|as Nicholas Medina
|-
|rowspan=5|2011
|''[[Super Shark]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|''Together We Can Find a Cure''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|''Little Witches''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes|Executive}}
| rowspan="4" |as Nicholas Medina
|-
|''Lady Chatterly's Ghost''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes|Executive}}
|-
|''Knock Outs''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes|Executive}}
|-
|rowspan=5|2010
|''Housewives from Another World''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|-
|''Twilight Vamps''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=13408|title=Sexy Good Time in Twilight Vamps, Bikini Frankenstein}}</ref>
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes|Executive}}
|
|-
|''[[Bikini Frankenstein]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/35096/twilight-vamps-and-bikini-frankensteins-ring-2010|title=Twilight Vamps and Bikini Frankenstein Ring in 2010|date=July 3, 2012 }}</ref>
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes|Executive}}
| rowspan="3" |as Nicholas Medina
|-
|''Bikini Royale 2''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|-
|''American Bandits: Frank and Jesse James''<ref name="Boggs2014" />
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|-
|rowspan=2|2009
|''Silent Venom''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|''Dire Wolf''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2008
|''Solar Flare''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|''Bikini Royale''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|2007
|''The Girl from B.I.K.I.N.I.''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|2006
|''Bikini Pirates'', aka ''Ghost of the Pirate Queen''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nanarland |title=Fred Olen Ray - la biographie par Nanarland |url=https://www.nanarland.com/personnalites/realisateurs-producteurs/fred-olen-ray.html |access-date=2024-01-06 |website=www.nanarland.com |language=fr}}</ref>
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|as Nicholas Medina
|-
|2006
|''[[Ghost in a Teeny Bikini]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|
|[[VOD]]
|-
|2008
|''Bikini Girls from the Lost Planet''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|
|VOD
|-
|rowspan=2|2005
|''[[Glass Trap]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|as Ed Raymond
|-
|''Bikini Round-Up''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|as Nicholas Medina
|-
|rowspan=6|2004
|''[[Tomb of the Werewolf]]''<ref name="Boggs2014" />
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|as Sherman Scott
|-
|''[[Bikini a Go-Go]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|as Nicholas Medina<br />Sherman Scott
|-
|''The Bikini Escort Company''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes|Associate}}
|as Bill Carson<br />Nicholas Medina<br />Sherman Scott
|-
|''Genie in a String Bikini''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|rowspan=2|as Nicholas Medina
|-
|''[[Bikini Chain Gang]]''<ref name="Boggs2014" />
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes|Associate}}
|-
|''[[Bikini Cavegirl]]'' (also known as ''Teenage Cavegirl'')<ref name="Boggs2014" />
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|as Nicholas Medina<br />Sherman Scott
|-
|rowspan=2|2003
|''[[Final Examination (film)|Final Examination]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|Ed Raymond
|-
|''[[Bikini Airways]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|rowspan=2|2002
|''Southern Discomfort: Wrestling on the Indie Circuit''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|as Freddy Valentine
|-
|''13 Erotic Ghosts''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes|Executive}}
|as Roger Collins<br />Nicholas Medina<br />Peter Stewart
|-
|rowspan=6|2001
|''[[Venomous (film)|Venomous]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|as Ed Raymond
|-
|''[[Air Rage (film)|Air Rage]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|as Ed Raymond
|-
|''[[Mach 2 (film)|Mach 2]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|''ACW Wrestling's Wildest Matches''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|as Sherman Scott<br />Freddie Valentine
|-
|''Kept''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|Uncredited 
|-
|''[[Stranded (2001 film)|Stranded]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|rowspan=4|2000
|''[[Submerged (2000 film)|Submerged]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|''[[Sideshow (2000 film)|Sideshow]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|''[[Critical Mass (film)|Critical Mass]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|as Ed Raymond
|-
|''Special Envoys''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|rowspan=6|1999
|''[[Invisible Mom#Sequel|Invisible Mom II]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|''[[Fugitive Mind]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|''The Kid with X-ray Eyes''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|''Counter Measures''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|''[[Active Stealth]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|''Scandal: On the Other Side''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|as Nick Medina
|-
|rowspan=5|1998
|''[[The Prophet (1998 film)|The Prophet]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|as Sherman Scott
|-
|''Mom, Can I Keep Her?''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|''[[Billy Frankenstein]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|''[[Dear Santa (1998 film)|Dear Santa]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|rowspan=2|as Peter Stewart
|-
|''[[Mom's Outta Sight]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|-
|rowspan=11|1997
|''[[Illicit Dreams 2]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|as Roger Collins
|-
|''[[The Shooter (1997 film)|The Shooter]]''<ref name="Boggs2014" />
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|as Ed Raymond
|-
|''[[Inferno (1997 film)|Inferno]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|''Bikini Hoe-Down''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|as Roger Collins<br />Nicholas Medina
|-
|''[[Hybrid (1997 film)|Hybrid]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|''Invisible Dad''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|''Little Miss Magic''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|''Masseuse 2''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|as Peter Daniels
|-
|''Maximum Revenge''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|as Bill Carson
|-
|''Night Shade''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|as Nicholas Medina
|-
|''Rapid Assault''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|as Sherman Scot
|-
|rowspan=5|1996
|''[[Invisible Mom]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|''[[Friend of the Family II#Sequel|Friend of the Family II]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|as Nicholas Medina
|-
|''[[Fugitive Rage]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|''Over the Wire''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|as Nicholas Medina
|-
|''Masseuse''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|as Peter Daniels
|-
|rowspan=7|1995
|''[[Sorceress (1995 film)|Sorceress]]''
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|''Droid Gunner''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|''[[Bikini Drive-In]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|as Randy Rocket
|-
|''[[Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|''[[Star Hunter]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|as Sam Newfield
|-
|''[[The Wasp Woman (1995 film)|The Wasp Woman]]''
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|as Tex
|-
|''[[Witch Academy]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|rowspan=4|1994
|''[[Inner Sanctum 2]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|''[[Possessed by the Night]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|''[[Dinosaur Island (1994 film)|Dinosaur Island]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|''[[Mind Twister]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|1993
|''Dinosaur Girls''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|1992
|''[[Evil Toons]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|rowspan=5|1991
|''Haunting Fear''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|''Spirits''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|''[[Inner Sanctum (1991 film)|Inner Sanctum]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes|Co-producer}}
|
|-
|''[[Scream Queen Hot Tub Party]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|as Bill Carson
|-
|''[[Wizards of the Demon Sword]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|rowspan=2|1990
|''[[Bad Girls from Mars]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|as Sherman Scott
|-
|''[[Mob Boss (film)|Mob Boss]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|rowspan=2|1989
|''Terminal Force''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|''[[Alienator]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|rowspan=4|1988
|''[[Warlords (film)|Warlords]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|''[[The Phantom Empire (1988 film)|The Phantom Empire]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|''[[Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers]]''<ref name="Boggs2014" />
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|as Dr. S. Carver
|-
|''[[Beverly Hills Vamp]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|rowspan=4|1987
|''Commando Squad''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes|Co-producer}}
|
|-
|''[[Cyclone (1987 film)|Cyclone]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes|Uncredited}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|''[[Deep Space (film)|Deep Space]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|''Evil Spawn''
|{{yes|Uncredited}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|rowspan=4|1986
|''[[Demented Death Farm Massacre]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|Reshoots
|-
|''[[Armed Response (1986 film)|Armed Response]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes|Co-producer}}
|
|-
|''[[Prison Ship]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes|Co-writer}}
|{{yes|Co-producer}}
|
|-
|''[[The Tomb (1986 film)|The Tomb]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|1985
|''[[Biohazard (film)|Biohazard]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|1983
|''[[Scalps (1983 film)|Scalps]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|1980
|''[[Alien Dead]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|as Fred Ray
|-
|1978
|''[[The Brain Leeches]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|as Fred Ray<br />Brian Wolfe
|-
|}

===Television===

'''TV Movies'''
{|class="wikitable"
! Year
! Title
! width="65"| Director
! width="65"| Writer
! width="65"| Producer
! Notes
|-
| 2004
| ''Haunting Desires''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| as Nicholas Medina and Sherman Scott
|-
|rowspan=5| 2007
| ''Nuclear Hurricane'' 
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| n/a
|-
| ''Bewitched Housewives''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| as Nicholas Medina
|-
| ''Super Ninja Doll''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|as Nicholas Medina and Sherman Scott
|-
| ''Girl with the Sex-Ray Eyes''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| as Nicholas Medina and Sherman Scott
|-
| ''An Accidental Christmas'' 
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|rowspan=2| n/a
|-
|rowspan=4|2008
| ''Polar Opposites''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
| ''Bikini Royale''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| as Nicholas Medina
|-
| ''[[Voodoo Dollz]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| as Nicholas Medina
|-
| ''Tarzeena, Queen of Kong Island''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| as Nicholas Medina
|-
|2009
| ''Reptisaurus''
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
|rowspan=2| n/a
|-
|rowspan=2| 2010
| ''Turbulent Skies''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| ''[[Bikini Jones and the Temple of Eros]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| as Nicholas Medina
|-
|rowspan=4| 2011
| ''Bikini Warriors''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| as Nicholas Juan Medina
|-
| ''Lady Chatterley's Daughter''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| as Nicholas Juan Medina and Mark Reynolds
|-
| ''Bikini Time Machine''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| as Nicholas Juan Medina
|-
| ''Sexual Witchcraft'' 
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| as Nicholas Juan Medina
|-
|rowspan=3| 2012
| ''Dirty Blondes from Beyond''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| as Nicholas Medina
|-
| ''[[Jersey Shore Shark Attack]]''
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
|rowspan=20| n/a
|-
| ''A Christmas Wedding Date''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
|rowspan=2| 2013
| ''Holiday Road Trip''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| ''All I Want For Christmas''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
|-
|2014
| ''A Perfect Christmas List''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
|rowspan=3|2015
| ''Eyewitness''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| ''[[A Prince for Christmas]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| ''The Christmas Gift''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
|rowspan=3|2016
| ''A Mother's Revenge'' 
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| ''Unwanted Guests''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
| ''A Christmas in Vermont''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
|rowspan=4|2017
| ''[[The Twin (2017 film)|The Twin]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| ''Stage Fright''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
| ''Deadly Vows''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
|Framed by My Fiancé
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
|-
|rowspan=5| 2018
| ''Witness Unprotected'' 
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| ''Fiancé Killer''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
| ''Deadly Shores''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| ''A Wedding For Christmas''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| ''A Christmas In Royal Fashion''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
|rowspan=4|2019
| ''Sister of the Bride''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| Uncredited 
|-
| ''One Fine Christmas''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|rowspan=8| n/a
|-
| ''Baking Christmas''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| ''A Christmas Princess''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
|rowspan=2| 2020
|A Mother's Secret
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| ''A Royal Christmas Engagement''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
|2021
| ''The Killer in My Backyard'' 
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
|-
|rowspan=2|2022
| ''A Royal Christmas on Ice''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| ''Dognapped: Hound for the Holidays''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
|}

'''TV Series'''
{|class="wikitable"
! Year
! Title
! width="65"| Director
! width="65"| Writer
! width="65"| Producer
! Notes
|-
| 2000
|''Emmanuelle 2000''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| as Nicholas Medina, Episode: Emmanuelle's Sensual Pleasures
|-
| 2002
|''Sexy Urban Legends''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| 2 Episodes
|-
|2006–2007
| ''[[Dante's Cove]]''
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| Supervising Producer 
|-
|2007–2009
| ''[[The Lair]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Creator, Executive Producer
|-
|2018–2020
| ''The Bay''
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| Co-executive producer 
|-
|2019
| ''Boggy Creek - The Bigfoot Series''
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Executive Producer 
|}

==See also==
*[[Sam Newfield]], a filmmaker who uses the "Sherman Scott" and "Peter Stewart" pseudonyms.
*[[Brad Linaweaver]], science fiction writer, publisher, and frequent Ray collaborator.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{official website|http://www.fredolenray.com/}}
*{{IMDb name|id=0676248}}

{{Fred Olen Ray}}


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