John Carpenter
Born in Carthage, New York, USA — Jan 16 1948
Biography
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 viewed as cult classics, and he has bee…
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The Rifleman
Masters of Horror
Directing
Halloween
Paul (voice) / Michael Myers (uncredited)
The Thing
Norwegian (video footage) (uncredited)
The Movies That Made Us
Self (Archival Footage)
They Live
Voice That Says 'Sleep' (voice) (uncredited)
Crossbow
Big Trouble in Little China
Worker in Chinatown (uncredited)
Christine
Directing
The Real History of Science Fiction
Self
Halloween
Production
Escape from New York
Secret Service #2 / Helicopter Pilot / Violin Player
The Fog
Bennett
Halloween Ends
Sound
Halloween Kills
Sound
Halloween
Writing
The Fog
Production
Escape from L.A.
Directing
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
Sound
Ghosts of Mars
Directing
Halloween III: Season of the Witch
Production
Starman
Man in Helicopter (uncredited)
Halloween II
Writing
Halloween II
Writing
The Ward
Directing
Vampires
Directing
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
Writing
Halloween: Resurrection
Writing
100 Scariest Movie Moments
Self
In the Mouth of Madness
Directing
Prince of Darkness
Directing
A History of Horror
Self
Firestarter
Sound
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
Writing
100 Years of Horror
Self - Interview
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
Writing
Amityville: An Origin Story
Self
Track Stories
Self
Dark Star
Talby Voice
Halloween: 25 Years of Terror
Self
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
Helicopter Pilot
Studio 666
Engineer
John Carpenter's Suburban Screams
Production
Body Bags
Coroner
Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown
Self
Assault on Precinct 13
Writing
Assault on Precinct 13
Gang Member (uncredited)
Black Moon Rising
Writing
Elvis
Directing
The Philadelphia Experiment
Production
Vampires: Los Muertos
Sound
The American Nightmare
Self
Eyes of Laura Mars
Writing
Valley of the Dead
Crew
Village of the Damned
Man at Gas Station Phone
Tales from the Script
Self
The Silence of the Hams
Trenchcoat Man / Gimp
El Diablo
Writing
Zuma Beach
Writing
The Thing Expanded
Self
Why Horror?
Self
Blood River
Writing
In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy
Self
Someone's Watching Me!
Directing
Cigarette Burns
Directing
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
(archive footage)
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
Self
John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies
Self
Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'
Self
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
Self - Filmmaker
First Works
Self
Halloween in Hollywood
Self
Plaga zombie: zona mutante: revolución tóxica
Crew
The Thing: Terror Takes Shape
Self
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
Self
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
Self
In Search of Tomorrow
Self - Interviewee
Stephen King's World of Horror
Self
Bloodsucking Cinema
Self
Red Desert Nights: Making Ghosts of Mars
Self
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
Self
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
Self
Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film
Self
Better Late Than Never
Writing
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star
Self
I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not
Self (archive footage)
Halloween: Unmasked
Self
Fear on Film: Inside 'The Fog'
Self
In Search of Darkness
Self
Charlie Brown: Blockhead's Revenge
Self/Host
The Boy Who Could Fly
The Coupe de Villes
Nightmare Factory
Self
Halloween: The Inside Story
Self
Big John
Self
The Future of Fear
Self
Take One: Fear on Film
Self
Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock
Self
The Perfect Scary Movie
Self
Nightmares in Red, White and Blue
Self
An Opera of Violence
Self - Filmmaker
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
Self
In Search of Darkness: Part III
Self
The Debra Hill Story
Self
Stephen King's World of Horror
Self
Masters of Horror
Self
Partners in Crime: Hitchcock's Collaborators
Self
The History of Metal and Horror
Self
Fear in the Dark
Self
Silent Predators
Writing
Return to 'Escape from New York'
Himself
The Wages of Sin
Self - Filmmaker
Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures
Self
Scary Girl
The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style
Self
Pro-Life
Directing
Fasten Your Seatbelt: The Thrilling Art of Alfred Hitchcock
Self
After Sunset: The Life & Times of the Drive-In Theater
Self
The Resurrection of Broncho Billy
Writing
Horror Cafe
Self
Untitled Bong Joon Ho Horror Action Film
Sound
In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994
Self
The Last Foxtrot in Burbank
Editing
Hollywood's Greatest Villains
Self
The Nightmare Ends on Halloween
Crew
In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999
Self
Something to Do with Death
Self - Filmmaker
Let There Be Light: The Odyssey of Dark Star
Himself (voice)
The Rise of the Synths
Narrator (voice)
Captain Voyeur
Writing
In Search of Darkness: Part II
Self
Hidden Values: The Movies of the Fifties
Self
Scoring Resident Evil
Self (archive footage)
John Carpenter: Live Retrospective
Self
Bernard Herrmann: Hitchcock's Maestro
Self
Working with a Master: John Carpenter
Self (archive footage)
Full Moon Rising: The Charles Band Story
Self
Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre
Self
Commemoration: Howard Hawks' 'Rio Bravo'
Self
The Making of 'The Thing'
Self
Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror
Self
It Takes a Village: The Making of Village of the Damned
Self
1982: Hollywood Summer
Self
Monsterland
Self
Christine: Fast and Furious
Self
Christine: Finish Line
Self
The Puppet Man
The Taxi Driver
Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
Self
Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog'
Self
Born to Controversy: The Roddy Piper Story
Self
The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie
Self
Bringing A Legend To Life
Himself
Carpenter
Self (archive footage)
Nunca más asistas a este tipo de fiestas
Crew
Christine: Ignition
Self
Jean-Michel Jarre: A Journey into Sound
Self
Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur
Self
Good Morning, Dan
Camera
Henchman: The Al Leong Story
Self
The Original Monster Mash
Self
Caged In
Crew
The Making of 'They Live'
Self
Halloween: Harvest of Souls, 1985
Writing
Carpenter on Quatermass
Self
He Came Home
Sound
Do You Remember Laurie Zimmer?
Self (voice)
Snake Plissken: Man of Honor
Self
Nunca asistas a este tipo de fiestas
Crew
John Carpenter: Live At Primavera Sound 2016
Self - Keyboards
Unmasking the Horror
Prince of Darkness
Writing
Halloween: Existence
Writing
The Little Cotton Girl
Crew
John Carpenter: Live From Los Angeles - Halloween Night
Self