Biography
Jeff Kirkendall is an independent digital filmmaker & actor from Upstate New York. He has been passionately involved in making and promoting independent films since 1996 and has acted in over 100 movies to date. His first acting credit was in the 1994 feature Black Easter, which starred indie film luminary Debbie Rochon and Hammer movie legend Veronica Carlson. Jeff is a longtime fan of cinema. As part of a Communications degree program at The College of Saint Rose in Albany, New York he studied studio and field video production using analog (VHS) cameras and linear editing decks. He then began investing a substantial amount of time in self-study, training in non-linear post-production editing programs such as Adobe Premiere & Encore. Following graduation from college Jeff set out to produce his own independent shot-on-video (S.O.V.) movies. His early productions include the action/horror movies Terror of the Master and The Temptress, and the comedy Of Theatre & Bikinis, all produced entirely in the Capital Region of Upstate New York utilizing local talent. In addition to his own directorial projects, Jeff has served as Associate Producer & Editor on movies produced by other area filmmakers, including the features Killeidoscope, Project D: Classified, The Edge of Reality, London After Midnight and Bruce G. Hallenbeck's The Drowned. Jeff was also featured in the independent documentary Every Pixel Tells A Story from Albany Times Union newspaper writer Peter Hanson, which includes interviews with several leading Capital Region filmmakers shooting in the groundbreaking digital video format. As an actor Mr. Kirkendall has appeared in over 100 movies to date, such as Project D: Classified, The Drowned, Bloodlust, and several from Polonia Brothers Entertainment (PBE) directed by indie filmmaker Mark Polonia. These include Four Nights in Fear Forest, Cocaine Werewolf, The Girl Who Wore Yellow Lace, Amityville in Space, Amityville Exorcism, Sharkula, Feeders 3, Jurassic Prey, Sharkenstein, Bigfoot Vs. Zombies, Amityville Death House, It Kills Camp Blood 7, Empire of the Apes, Noah's Shark, Jurassic Shark 2 & 3, Cocaine Shark and Yule Log.
Acted in 88
2020s
- 2027
Bonkey: The Mutated
Chief Scientist Travis Jarrett (voice)
- 2026
Killer Ants
Movie
Clownsquatch
Donnie 'The Squeeze' Marino
Killeidoscope
Dr. Chambers
- 2025
Cape Cod Cthulhu
H.P. Lovecraft
Robocidal
Lab worker
Four Nights in Fear Forest
Malichi Bones / Dracula
Battle Beyond Mars
Professor Benson
Buster
EMT
The Final Possession
Dr. Leroy James
Trail Cam Sasquatch
Ernie
Harvester of Eyes
Inspector Gotchell
The Devil's Hacksaw
Town Folk Interview 2
- 2024
The Stalking
Mr. Kirk
Mummy Shark
Mountbatten
Camp Blood: Clown Shark
Sheriff Johnson
The Girl Who Wore Yellow Lace
Dante
One Million Babes BC
Primitive
Once Upon a Time in Amityville
Regis Kanterbery
Air Fryer Slaughter
Jokey
The Last Chainsaw Massacre
Man
Jurassic Exorcist
Bobby Dugan
Teddiscare
Mr. Mallory
Cocaine Werewolf
Movie
- 2023
Saurians 2
Hunter #1
Sharkula
Dracula
Cocaine Shark
Security guard / Captain Dillon
Revenge of the Empire of the Apes
Sentry (uncredited)
Yule Log
Charles
R.I.P. Van Winkle Part 3
Knickerbocker
R.I.P. Van Winkle Part 2
Knickerbocker
Motorboat
Barney Rayl
- 2022
Blamed
Stu Craven
Found Footage: The Series
Anders Kult · 1 episode
Conjuring Baba
Movie
Amityville in Space
Father Benna
Feeders 3: The Final Meal
Cinematographer
R.I.P. Van Winkle
Knickerbocker
- 2021
Sister Krampus
Roger
Noah’s Shark
Father Benna
Jurassic Shark 2: Aquapocalypse
Duncan
Invasion of the Empire of the Apes
Trask
- 2020
Children of Camp Blood
Ghost
Return To Splatter Farm
Jeremy
Shark Encounters of the Third Kind
Sloan
Camp Murder
Terrible Tommy
Amityville Island
Movie
Natasha Nighty’s Boudoir of Blood
Movie
2010s
- 2019
Scarecrow County
Virgil
The Girl in the Crawlspace
Saxon
Bride of the Werewolf
Hunter
Zillafoot
Yommoto
Deadly Playthings
Neighbor
Camp Blood Kills
Fletcher (archive footage)
Outpost Earth
Thug
- 2018
Halloween Horror Tales
Bill / Technopath
Robowar
Movie
Alien Surveillance
Lawrence Singleton
Frozen Sasquatch
Dr. Masterson
Ghost of Camp Blood
Interviewee - Killers Neighbor
- 2017
It Kills: Camp Blood 7
Jeb
Land Shark
Captain Bermuda
Amityville Exorcism
Father Benna
- 2016
Project D: Classified
Movie
Bigfoot vs. Zombies
Dr. Peele
- 2015
Amityville Death House
Zeke
- 2014
Camp Blood First Slaughter
Fletcher
- 2013
Empire of The Apes
Trask
2000s
- 2006
The Drowned
Father Merrow
- 2005
London After Midnight
Hardcore 1, Zombie Sean
1990s
- 1999
Night Therapy
Dr. Meyers
The Green-Eyed Monster
Movie
3 To Murder
Movie
Shadow Tracker: Vampire Hunter
Vampire
- 1998
Terror of the Master
Jeff Eastman
- 1994
Black Easter
Bar Patron
No release date
Emotional Support Shark
Mr. Jones
Hell of a Blind Dead
Mr. Dobb
Jurassic Shark 4
Movie
Produced 19
2020s
- 2026
Killeidoscope
Associate Producer
- 2025
The Final Possession
Executive Producer
Trail Cam Sasquatch
Associate Producer
Harvester of Eyes
Associate Producer
- 2024
The Stalking
Producer
The Last Chainsaw Massacre
Associate Producer
- 2023
Sharkula
Producer
- 2021
Bloody Nun 2: The Curse
Associate Producer
- 2020
Return To Splatter Farm
Producer
2010s
- 2019
Zillafoot
Location Manager
Camp Blood Kills
Associate Producer
- 2018
Halloween Horror Tales
Producer
2000s
- 2006
Of Theatre & Bikinis
Producer
The Drowned
Associate Producer
- 2005
London After Midnight
Assistant Production Manager
1990s
- 1999
The Green-Eyed Monster
Producer
- 1998
Terror of the Master
Producer
Directed 14
2020s
- 2025
The Final Possession
Director
- 2024
The Stalking
Director
Camp Blood: Clown Shark
Director
- 2023
R.I.P. Van Winkle Part 3
Director
R.I.P. Van Winkle Part 2
Director
- 2020
Return To Splatter Farm
Director
Natasha Nighty’s Boudoir of Blood
Director
2010s
- 2018
Halloween Horror Tales
Director
2000s
- 2006
Of Theatre & Bikinis
Director
- 2002
The Temptress
Director
1990s
- 1999
Night Therapy
Director
The Green-Eyed Monster
Director
3 To Murder
Director
- 1998
Terror of the Master
Director
Wrote 8
2020s
- 2024
The Stalking
Writer
Camp Blood: Clown Shark
Screenplay
- 2020
Return To Splatter Farm
Writer
2010s
- 2018
Halloween Horror Tales
Writer
2000s
- 2006
Of Theatre & Bikinis
Writer
1990s
- 1999
Night Therapy
Writer
The Green-Eyed Monster
Writer
- 1998
Terror of the Master
Writer
Edited 4
2020s
- 2026
Killeidoscope
Editor
2010s
- 2018
Halloween Horror Tales
Editor
2000s
- 2006
The Drowned
Editor
1990s
- 1998
Terror of the Master
Editor
Camera 1
2010s
- 2018
Halloween Horror Tales
Director of Photography
Other crew 1
2000s
- 2006
The Drowned
Cinematography