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David Arquette

Actor and former WCW professional wrestler, David James Arquette is best known for his role as Dewey Riley in the slasher film franchise Scream. A member of the Arquette acting family, he has also appeared in Wild Bill, Never Been Kissed, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, See Spot Run and Eight Legged Freaks, as well as several television roles, such as Jason Ventress on In Case of Emergency and voiced Skully on the Disney Channel animated series Jake and the Never Land Pirates, and executive produced the game show Celebrity Name Game

Aliases
  • David James Arquette
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Filmography

Scream

1996
as Deputy Dwight 'Dewey' Riley

Scream 2

1997
as Dewey Riley

Scream

2022
as Dewey Riley

Scream 3

2000
as Dewey Riley

Scream 4

2011
as Sheriff Dwight 'Dewey' Riley

The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl

2005
as Max's Dad

Never Been Kissed

1999
as Rob Geller

Spree

2020
as Kris Kunkle

Bone Tomahawk

2015
as Purvis

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

1992
as Benny

RPM

1998
as Luke Delson

Free Money

1998
as Ned Jebee

Wrestling Isn't Wrestling

2015
as Non-Fan

When the Starlight Ends

2016
as Bill

Domino: Battle of the Bones

2021
as Walter

The Shrink Is In

2001
as Henry Popopolis

Where the Day Takes You

1992
as Rob

Field of Lost Shoes

2015
as Captain Henry A. DuPont

Hamlet 2

2008
as Gary

Pee-wee's Big Holiday

2016
as DJ

Airheads

1994
as Carter

Bachelor Lions

2018
as David Myers

The Cottage

2012
as Robert Mars

Beautiful Girls

1996
as Bobby Conway

Johns

1996
as John

Mope

2019
as Rocket

Conception

2011
as Paul Reynolds

2 Brothers & A Bride (A Foreign Affair)

2003
as Josh Adams

Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective

2011
as Himself

Kid 90

2021
as David Arquette

The Big Break

2018
as Lt. Ramirez

At Home with the Webbers

1993
as Johnny Webber

Behind the 'Scream'

2000
as Himself

Roadracers

1994
as Dude Delaney

Stealing Sinatra

2003
as Barry Keenan

Casual Encounters

2016
as Louis

Jenny Lewis' On The Line Online

2019
as David Arquette

The Good Half

2024
as Rick Barona

WWE: The Rise and Fall of WCW

2009
as David Arquette

Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets

2021
as Xavier

Entourage

2015
as David Arquette

High Voltage

2018
as Jimmy

The Grey Zone

2001
as Hoffman

Wild Bill

1995
as Jack McCall

Sold

2016
as Sam

Sk8 Dawg

2018
as Buddy (voice)

Muffin Top: A Love Story

2014
as Cameron Scott

Amanda & Jack Go Glamping

2017
as Jack Spencer

An Ambush of Ghosts

1993

Happy Here and Now

2002
as Eddie

Ravenous

1999
as Private Cleaves

The Legend of Hallowdega

2010
as Kiyash Monsef

Never Die Alone

2004
as Paul

Rising Son: The Legend of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi

2006
as Himself

Happy Face Killer

2014
as Keith Hunter Jesperson

Ready to Rumble

2000
as Gordie Boggs

Dream with the Fishes

1997
as Terry

Skin & Bone

1996
as Buzz Head

Grey Knight

1993
as Murphy

You Cannot Kill David Arquette

2020
as David Arquette

Chuck Hank and the San Diego Twins

2019
as Lordy P

The MisEducation of Bindu

2019
as Bill

Evan's Crime

2016
as Frank Coleman

Orion

2016
as The Hunter

The Road Killers

1994
as Bobby

Adultland

as Shawn

The Darwin Awards

2006
as Harvey

2099: The Soldier Protocol

2019
as Dr. Emmett Snyder

The Alarmist

1998
as Tommy Hudler

Slingshot

2005
as Ash

3000 Miles to Graceland

2001
as Gus

Air Sex: The Movie

2014
as David Arquette

See Spot Run

2001
as Gordon

Can't Be Stopped

2016
as David Arquette

WWE: The History Of The World Heavyweight Championship

2009
as David Arquette

It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie

2002
as Daniel

Saving Flora

2019
as Henry

The Tripper

2006
as Muff

Riding the Bullet

2004
as George Staub

Eight Legged Freaks

2002
as Chris McCormick

Black Limousine

2009
as Jack

Fall Time

1995
as David

On Sacred Ground

2022
as Elliot

Alexis Arquette: She's My Brother

2007
as David Arquette

12 Hour Shift

2020
as Jefferson

Muppets from Space

1999
as Dr. Tucker

Director

Movie The Tripper 2006

Writer

Movie The Tripper 2006

Producer

Movie Happy Here and Now 2002
Movie Just Before I Go 2014
Movie Survivor's Guide to Prison 2018
Movie The Tripper 2006