Chuck Russell, director of The Mask and The Blob, dies aged 74
Photograph: Chris Delmas/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenChuck Russell in 2023. He was 74.Russell directed several box office hits in his decades-long career including A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, The Blob and The Mask. In 2002, his film The Scorpion King featured The Rock in his first leading role.The local fire department was called to Russell’s home on Wednesday afternoon with reports of an unconscious male, the director’s family said in a statement to TMZ.
- ▪Photograph: Chris Delmas/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenChuck Russell in 2023.
- ▪He was 74.Russell directed several box office hits in his decades-long career including A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, The Blob and The Mask.
- ▪In 2002, his film The Scorpion King featured The Rock in his first leading role.The local fire department was called to Russell’s home on Wednesday afternoon with reports of an unconscious male, the director’s family said in a statement to
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Chuck Russell in 2023. Photograph: Chris Delmas/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenChuck Russell in 2023. Photograph: Chris Delmas/AFP/Getty ImagesMoviesChuck Russell, director of The Mask and The Blob, dies aged 74The film-maker, also behind A Nightmare on Elm Street 3, died on Wednesday in his San Diego homeOwen MyersFri 24 Jul 2026 16.51 EDTLast modified on Fri 24 Jul 2026 16.57 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleDirector Chuck Russell, who helped propel actors such as Jim Carrey, Cameron Diaz and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson to the Hollywood A-list, was found dead in his San Diego, California, home on Wednesday. He was 74.Russell directed several box office hits in his decades-long career including A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, The Blob and The Mask.
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