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John Carpenter

Known For: Directing
Born: January 16, 1948
Place of Birth: Carthage, New York, USA

John Carpenter

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: Dark Star (1974), Assault on Precinct 13 (1976), The Thing (1982), Christine (1983), Big Trouble in Little China (1986), Prince of Darkness (1987), They Live (1988) and In the Mouth of Madness (1995). His films are characterized by minimalist light…

Filmography

Carpenter

2026 · Self (archive footage), Original Film Writer

The Thing Expanded

2026 · Self

In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999

2025 · Self

I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not

2025 · Self (archive footage)

John Carpenter: Live From Los Angeles - Halloween Night

2025 · Self

In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994

2024 · Self

Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters

2024 · Self

John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.

2024 · Self

John Carpenter's Suburban Screams

2023 · Main Title Theme Composer, Executive Producer, Director, Creator

Amityville: An Origin Story

2023 · Self

In Search of Darkness: Part III

2022 · Self

Halloween Ends

2022 · Original Music Composer, Characters, Executive Producer

John Carpenter Live: Behind the Scenes

2022 · Original Music Composer, Executive Producer

Halloween in Hollywood

2022 · Self

Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow

2022

Firestarter

2022 · Original Music Composer

Studio 666

2022 · Engineer, Music

In Search of Tomorrow

2022 · Self - Interviewee

Halloween Kills

2021 · Original Music Composer, Characters, Executive Producer

The History of Metal and Horror

2021 · Self

Prince of Darkness

2021 · Original Film Writer

Valley of the Dead

2020 · Additional Music

In Search of Darkness: Part II

2020 · Self

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star

2020 · Self

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

2020 · (archive footage)

The Movies That Made Us

2019 · Self (Archival Footage)

The Rise of the Synths

2019 · Narrator (voice)

1982: Hollywood Summer

2019 · Self

In Search of Darkness

2019 · Self

Henchman: The Al Leong Story

2018 · Self

John Carpenter: Live Retrospective

2018 · Self

Halloween

2018 · Executive Producer, Original Music Composer, Characters

He Came Home

2018 · Music

Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions

2017 · Self - Filmmaker

Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur

2017 · Self

John Carpenter: Live At Primavera Sound 2016

2016 · Self - Keyboards

It Takes a Village: The Making of Village of the Damned

2016 · Self

The Puppet Man

2016 · The Taxi Driver, Music

Jean-Michel Jarre: A Journey into Sound

2015 · Self

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015 · Self - Guest

Track Stories

2015 · Self

Carpenter on Quatermass

Carpenter on Quatermass

2014 · Self

Why Horror?

2014 · Self

The Director's Chair

2014 · Self

The Real History of Science Fiction

2014 · Self

Halloween: Harvest of Souls, 1985

2013 · Characters

The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie

2012 · Self

Halloween: Existence

2012 · Characters

Plaga zombie: zona mutante: revolución tóxica

2012 · Thanks

The Future of Fear

The Future of Fear

2011 · Self

Charlie Brown: Blockhead's Revenge

2011 · Self/Host

Scary Girl

2011

Nightmare Factory

2011 · Self

The Original Monster Mash

2011 · Self

Let There Be Light: The Odyssey of Dark Star

2010 · Himself (voice)

Halloween: The Inside Story

2010 · Self

A History of Horror

2010 · Self

The Ward

2010 · Director

Nunca más asistas a este tipo de fiestas

2010 · Thanks

Fasten Your Seatbelt: The Thrilling Art of Alfred Hitchcock

Fasten Your Seatbelt: The Thrilling Art of Alfred Hitchcock

2009 · Self

The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style

2009 · Self

Halloween II

2009 · Characters

Nightmares in Red, White and Blue

2009 · Self

Monsterland

2009 · Self

Tales from the Script

2009 · Self

Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX

2008 · Self

Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock

2008 · Self

Bernard Herrmann: Hitchcock's Maestro

2008 · Self

In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy

2008 · Self

Partners in Crime: Hitchcock's Collaborators

2008 · Self

Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown

2008 · Self

Bloodsucking Cinema

Bloodsucking Cinema

2007 · Self

Halloween

2007 · Original Film Writer, Characters

Commemoration: Howard Hawks' 'Rio Bravo'

2007 · Self

Big John

2006 · Self

Pro-Life

2006 · Director

Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon

2006 · Self

Born to Controversy: The Roddy Piper Story

2006 · Self

Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet

2006 · Self

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

2006 · Self

Halloween: 25 Years of Terror

2006 · Self

Working with a Master: John Carpenter

2006 · Self (archive footage)

Cigarette Burns

2005 · Director

Hollywood's Greatest Villains

2005 · Self

The Perfect Scary Movie

2005 · Self

Masters of Horror

2005 · Director

The Fog

2005 · Producer, Original Film Writer

Snake Plissken: Man of Honor

2005 · Self

Assault on Precinct 13

2005 · Original Film Writer

Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures

2004 · Self

100 Scariest Movie Moments

2004 · Self

Christine: Ignition

2004 · Self

Christine: Fast and Furious

2004 · Self

Christine: Finish Line

2004 · Self

John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies

2004 · Self

Return to 'Escape from New York'

Return to 'Escape from New York'

2003 · Himself

An Opera of Violence

2003 · Self - Filmmaker

The Wages of Sin

2003 · Self - Filmmaker

Something to Do with Death

2003 · Self - Filmmaker

Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest

2003 · Self

Do You Remember Laurie Zimmer?

2003 · Self (voice)

Scoring "Resident Evil"

2002 · Self (archive footage)

Masters of Horror

2002 · Self

Vampires: Los Muertos

2002 · Music, Executive Producer

Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog'

2002 · Self

Halloween: Resurrection

2002 · Characters

Through the Night with...

2002 · Self

The Little Cotton Girl

2002 · Thanks

Red Desert Nights: Making Ghosts of Mars

2001 · Self

Scoring 'Ghosts of Mars'

2001 · Self

Hidden Values: The Movies of the Fifties

2001 · Self

Ghosts of Mars

2001 · Director, Original Music Composer, Writer

Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror

2001 · Self

Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film

2000 · Self

Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre

2000 · Self

The American Nightmare

2000 · Self

Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'

2000 · Self

Nunca asistas a este tipo de fiestas

2000 · Thanks

Halloween: Unmasked

1999 · Self

Silent Predators

1999 · Teleplay

Vampires

1998 · Director, Original Music Composer

The Thing: Terror Takes Shape

1998 · Self

Halloween H20: 20 Years Later

1998 · Characters

Unmasking the Horror

1998

Caged In

1997 · Thanks

100 Years of Horror

1996 · Self - Interview

Escape from L.A.

1996 · Director, Screenplay, Characters, Original Music Composer

After Sunset: The Life & Times of the Drive-In Theater

1995 · Self

Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers

1995 · Characters, Main Title Theme Composer

Village of the Damned

1995 · Man at Gas Station Phone, Director, Original Music Composer

In the Mouth of Madness

1995 · Director, Original Music Composer

Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects

1994 · Self

The Silence of the Hams

1994 · Trenchcoat Man / Gimp

Body Bags

1993 · Coroner, Director, Executive Producer, Original Music Composer

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

1992 · Helicopter Pilot, Director

Fear in the Dark

1991 · Self

Blood River

1991 · Writer

El Diablo

1990 · Writer

Horror Cafe

1990 · Self

Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers

1989 · Characters, Main Title Theme Composer

First Works

1989 · Self

Stephen King's World of Horror

1989 · Self

They Live

1988 · Voice That Says 'Sleep' (voice) (uncredited), Director, Screenplay, Original Music Composer

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

1988 · Main Title Theme Composer, Characters

The Making of 'They Live'

The Making of 'They Live'

1988 · Self

Prince of Darkness

1987 · Director, Screenplay, Original Music Composer

Crossbow

1987

The Boy Who Could Fly

1986 · The Coupe de Villes

Big Trouble in Little China

1986 · Worker in Chinatown (uncredited), Director, Original Music Composer

Black Moon Rising

1986 · Screenplay, Story, Executive Producer

Stephen King's World of Horror

1986 · Self

Starman

1984 · Man in Helicopter (uncredited), Director

The Philadelphia Experiment

1984 · Executive Producer

Christine

1983 · Director, Original Music Composer

Halloween III: Season of the Witch

1982 · Producer, Original Music Composer

The Thing

1982 · Norwegian (video footage) (uncredited), Director, Original Music Composer

The Making of 'The Thing'

1982 · Self

Take One: Fear on Film

1982 · Self

Halloween II

1981 · Screenplay, Producer, Original Music Composer

Escape from New York

1981 · Secret Service #2 / Helicopter Pilot / Violin Player, Director, Original Music Composer, Screenplay

The Fog

1980 · Bennett, Director, Original Music Composer, Screenplay

Fear on Film: Inside 'The Fog'

1980 · Self

Better Late Than Never

1979 · Writer

Bringing A Legend To Life

Bringing A Legend To Life

1979 · Himself

Elvis

1979 · Director

Someone's Watching Me!

1978 · Director, Writer

Halloween

1978 · Paul (voice) / Michael Myers (uncredited), Director, Original Music Composer, Screenplay

Zuma Beach

1978 · Writer

Eyes of Laura Mars

1978 · Screenplay, Story

Assault on Precinct 13

1976 · Gang Member (uncredited), Director, Original Music Composer, Writer, Editor

Dark Star

1974 · Talby Voice, Director, Screenplay, Producer, Original Music Composer, Original Story

The Last Foxtrot in Burbank

1973 · Editor

The Stationmaster

1971 · Music, Musician

The Resurrection of Broncho Billy

1970 · Writer, Music, Editor

Captain Voyeur

1969 · Writer, Director, Producer

Good Morning, Dan

1968 · Camera Operator

The Rifleman

1958

The Debra Hill Story

The Debra Hill Story

— · Self

Full Moon Rising: The Charles Band Story

— · Self

Untitled Bong Joon Ho Horror Action Film

Untitled Bong Joon Ho Horror Action Film

— · Original Music Composer

Escape from New York

Escape from New York

— · Executive Producer, Original Film Writer

Untitled Halloween Film

Untitled Halloween Film

— · Characters

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