No photo
- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- January 1, 1948
- Place of Birth
- —
John Harrison
John Harrison began his career directing rock videos and working as 1st Asst. Director for famed horror director,George A. Romero (Night of the Living Dead (1968)/Creepshow (1982)). Harrison wrote and directed multiple episodes of Romero's classic TV series,Tales from the Darkside (1983)m], before helming Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990), for Paramount Pictures, which won Harrison the Grand Prix du Festival at Avoriaz, France. Harrison co-wrote the animated feature,Dinosaur (2000), for Disney. He also wrote the adaptation of Clive Barker's fantasy novels, "Abarat", also for Disney. In the Fall of '06, Harrison reunited with mentor George Romero to produce Romero's film, Diary of the Dead (2007). His action suspense thriller, Blank Slate (2008), for producer Dean Devlin, which Harrison wrote and directed, aired as a twenty-episode micro-series on TNT in the Fall of 2008. Clive Ba…
Filmography
movieDune: Part Three
2026 · Executive Producer
movieDune: Part Two
2024 · Executive Producer
movieKing on Screen
2023 · Self
movieDune
2021 · Executive Producer
Tales Behind The Darkside: The Making Of Four Ghoulish Fables
movieTales Behind The Darkside: The Making Of Four Ghoulish Fables
2020 · Himself
tvCreepshow
2019 · Director, Story, Teleplay, Writer
tvSuperstition
2017 · Director
tvResidue
2015 · Executive Producer, Creator
movieResidue
2015 · Writer
tvThe Librarians
2014 · Director
movieThe World's End: The Legacy of 'Day of the Dead'
2013 · Self
tvMental
2009 · Director
movieBook of Blood
2009 · Director
tvLeverage
2008 · Director
movieBlank Slate
2008 · Thomas Hale, Director, Writer
movieJust Desserts: The Making of 'Creepshow'
2007 · Self
movieDiary of the Dead
2007 · Executive Producer
moviePainkiller Jane
2005 · Writer
movieAfter Effects: Memories of Pittsburgh Filmmaking
2005 · Self
movieSupernova
2005 · Director
tvSupernova
2005 · Director
tvFrank Herbert's Children of Dune
2003 · Writer, Creator
tvFrank Herbert's Dune
2000 · Producer, Director, Writer, Creator
movieDinosaur
2000 · Story, Screenplay
tvProfiler
1996 · Director
movieThe Assassination File
1996 · Director
tvKindred: The Embraced
1996 · Director
Donor Unknown
movieDonor Unknown
1995 · Director, Teleplay
tvEarth 2
1994 · Writer, Director
tvThe Late Show
1992
tvNightmare Cafe
1992 · Director
movieTales from the Darkside
1990 · Director, Writer
movieMemories of Murder
1990 · Screenplay
movieTales from the Darkside: The Movie
1990 · Director, Original Music Composer
tvTales from the Crypt
1989 · Director, Screenplay
tvMonsters
1988 · Writer
movieJack's Back
1988 · Chooch
Night Rose: Akhbar's Daughter
movieNight Rose: Akhbar's Daughter
1987 · Director, Writer
movieScary Tales: Night Elevator
1986 · Director, Teleplay, Music
movieDay of the Dead
1985 · Music
tvTales from the Darkside
1984 · Writer, Director, Story
movieCreepshow
1982 · Original Music Composer
tvSimon & Simon
1981
movieKnightriders
1981 · Pellinore
movieEffects
1979 · Lacey Bickel, Producer
movieDawn of the Dead
1978 · Screwdriver Zombie
movieUbu
1973 · Director
Ubu
movieUbu
1973 · Director
tvUpstairs, Downstairs
1971 · Writer