John Carpenter

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1948-01-16 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

Carthage, New York, USA

John Carpenter

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 been acknowledged as an influential filmmaker. Cult classics that Carpenter directed include:...

Acting

1978

Halloween

as Paul (voice) / Michael Myers (uncredited)

1994

The Silence of the Hams

as Trenchcoat Man / Gimp

2002

Scoring Resident Evil

as Self (archive footage)

1993

Body Bags

as Coroner

1976

Assault on Precinct 13

as Gang Member (uncredited)

2022

Studio 666

as Engineer

2003

An Opera of Violence

as Self - Filmmaker

2009

2006

Working with a Master: John Carpenter

as Self (archive footage)

2014

1986

The Boy Who Could Fly

as The Coupe de Villes

2006

Big John

as Self

2016

The Puppet Man

as The Taxi Driver

1991

1990

1989

1982

The Thing

as Norwegian (video footage) (uncredited)

1974

Dark Star

as Talby Voice

1980

The Fog

as Bennett

1981

Escape from New York

as Secret Service #2 / Helicopter Pilot / Violin Player

1984

Starman

as Man in Helicopter (uncredited)

1986

Big Trouble in Little China

as Worker in Chinatown (uncredited)

1988

They Live

as Voice That Says 'Sleep'

1992

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

as Helicopter Pilot

1995

Village of the Damned

as Man at Gas Station Phone

2022

In Search of Tomorrow

as Self - Interviewee

2019

The Rise of the Synths

as Narrator (voice)

2003

The Wages of Sin

as Self - Filmmaker

2003

Something to Do with Death

as Self - Filmmaker

Production

1982

The Thing

as Director

1981

1981

Escape from New York

as Original Music Composer

1981

1974

Dark Star

as Director

1974

Dark Star

as Screenplay

1974

Dark Star

as Producer

1974

Dark Star

as Original Music Composer

2001

Ghosts of Mars

as Director

2001

Ghosts of Mars

as Original Music Composer

1996

Escape from L.A.

as Director

1996

Escape from L.A.

as Screenplay

1996

Escape from L.A.

as Characters

1996

Escape from L.A.

as Original Music Composer

1980

The Fog

as Director

1980

The Fog

as Original Music Composer

1980

The Fog

as Screenplay

1995

In the Mouth of Madness

as Original Music Composer

1978

Halloween

as Director

1978

Halloween

as Original Music Composer

1978

Halloween

as Screenplay

1984

The Philadelphia Experiment

as Executive Producer

1982

Halloween III: Season of the Witch

as Original Music Composer

1981

Halloween II

as Screenplay

1981

Halloween II

as Producer

1981

Halloween II

as Original Music Composer

1986

Big Trouble in Little China

as Original Music Composer

1988

They Live

as Director

1988

They Live

as Screenplay

1988

They Live

as Original Music Composer

1978

1993

Body Bags

as Director

1993

Body Bags

as Executive Producer

1993

Body Bags

as Original Music Composer

1983

Christine

as Director

1983

Christine

as Original Music Composer

1995

1984

Starman

as Director

1987

1987

Prince of Darkness

as Screenplay

1987

Prince of Darkness

as Original Music Composer

1979

Elvis

as Director

1998

Vampires

as Director

2022

Studio 666

as Music

2010

The Ward

as Director

1976

2021

Prince of Darkness

as Original Film Writer

1978

Zuma Beach

as Writer

1999

Silent Predators

as Teleplay

1988

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

as Main Title Theme Composer

1991

Blood River

as Writer

2022

Halloween Ends

as Original Music Composer

2001

2006

Pro-Life

as Director

1976

Assault on Precinct 13

as Original Music Composer

2005

Cigarette Burns

as Director

1986

Black Moon Rising

as Screenplay

1986

1986

Black Moon Rising

as Executive Producer

2005

The Fog

as Producer

2016

2022

Firestarter

as Original Music Composer

2018

Halloween

as Executive Producer

2018

Halloween

as Original Music Composer

2018

Halloween

as Characters

1969

1969

Captain Voyeur

as Director

1995

Village of the Damned

as Original Music Composer

2021

Halloween Kills

as Original Music Composer

1998

Vampires

as Original Music Composer

1982

The Thing

as Original Music Composer

2018

Halloween

as Producer

2002

Vampires: Los Muertos

as Executive Producer

1990

El Diablo

as Writer

1969

Captain Voyeur

as Producer

1978

Eyes of Laura Mars

as Screenplay

1978

2002

2007

Halloween

as Original Film Writer

2005

Assault on Precinct 13

as Original Film Writer

2005

The Fog

as Original Film Writer

2021

Halloween Kills

as Characters

2022

Halloween Ends

as Characters

1968

Good Morning, Dan

as Camera Operator

2022

Halloween Ends

as Executive Producer

2021

Halloween Kills

as Executive Producer

1989

Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers

as Main Title Theme Composer

1995

Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers

as Main Title Theme Composer

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