John Carpenter

John Carpenter

Person

John Carpenter

Director 1948-01-16 Carthage, New York, USA

An American film director, screenwriter, producer, editor, composer, and occasional actor. Although Carpenter has worked in numerous film genres in his four-decade career, his name is most commonly associated with horror and science fiction. Most films in Carpenter's career were initially commercial and critical failures, with the notable exceptions of Halloween (1978), The Fog (1980), Escape from New York (1981), and Starman (1984). However, many of Carpenter's films from the 1970s and the 1980s have come to be...

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY

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The Thing

The Thing

1982 · Norwegian (video footage) (uncredited)

Halloween

Halloween

1978 · Paul (voice) / Michael Myers (uncredited)

They Live

They Live

1988 · Voice That Says 'Sleep' (voice) (uncredited)

Escape from New York

Escape from New York

1981 · Secret Service #2 / Helicopter Pilot / Violin Player

Big Trouble in Little China

Big Trouble in Little China

1986 · Worker in Chinatown (uncredited)

The Fog

The Fog

1980 · Bennett

Assault on Precinct 13

Assault on Precinct 13

1976 · Gang Member (uncredited)

Starman

Starman

1984 · Man in Helicopter (uncredited)

Village of the Damned

Village of the Damned

1995 · Man at Gas Station Phone

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

1992 · Helicopter Pilot

Dark Star

1974 · Talby Voice

Body Bags

Body Bags

1993 · Coroner

Studio 666

Studio 666

2022 · Engineer

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015 · Self - Guest

The Silence of the Hams

The Silence of the Hams

1994 · Trenchcoat Man / Gimp

The Boy Who Could Fly

The Boy Who Could Fly

1986 · The Coupe de Villes

The Movies That Made Us

The Movies That Made Us

2019 · Self (Archival Footage)

In Search of Darkness

In Search of Darkness

2019 · Self

Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film

Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film

2006 · Self

Nightmares in Red, White and Blue

Nightmares in Red, White and Blue

2009 · Self