John Carpenter
Directing
Born January 16, 1948
From Carthage, New York, USA
Also known as Martin Quatermass, Frank Armitage, John T. Chance
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 commerci...
Filmography
Full Moon Rising: The Charles Band Story
Self
2026
Carpenter
Self (archive footage)
2026
The Thing Expanded
Self
20268.5
In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999
Self
20257.0
I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not
Self (archive footage)
20256.8
John Carpenter: Live From Los Angeles - Halloween Night
Self
2025
In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994
Self
20247.9
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
Self
20248.2
In Search of Darkness: Part III
Self
20227.5
Halloween in Hollywood
Self
20221.0
Studio 666
Engineer
20225.9
In Search of Tomorrow
Self - Interviewee
20226.6
The History of Metal and Horror
Self
20215.0
In Search of Darkness: Part II
Self
20207.7
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star
Self
20208.0
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
(archive footage)
2020
The Rise of the Synths
Narrator (voice)
20197.6
1982: Hollywood Summer
Self
20196.0
In Search of Darkness
Self
20197.5
Henchman: The Al Leong Story
Self
20187.0
John Carpenter: Live Retrospective
Self
20189.3
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
Self - Filmmaker
20176.0
Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur
Self
2017
John Carpenter: Live At Primavera Sound 2016
Self - Keyboards
2016
It Takes a Village: The Making of Village of the Damned
Self
2016
The Puppet Man
The Taxi Driver
20167.0
Jean-Michel Jarre: A Journey into Sound
Self
20158.0
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Carpenter on Quatermass
Self
2014
Why Horror?
Self
20145.9
The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie
Self
20127.0
—
The Future of Fear
Self
2011
Charlie Brown: Blockhead's Revenge
Self/Host
20116.2
Scary Girl
20116.0
Nightmare Factory
Self
20117.3
The Original Monster Mash
Self
2011
Let There Be Light: The Odyssey of Dark Star
Himself (voice)
20104.8
Halloween: The Inside Story
Self
20107.3
—
Fasten Your Seatbelt: The Thrilling Art of Alfred Hitchcock
Self
2009
The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style
Self
20096.8
Nightmares in Red, White and Blue
Self
20096.6
Monsterland
Self
20096.5
Tales from the Script
Self
20096.5
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
Self
20086.6
Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock
Self
2008
Bernard Herrmann: Hitchcock's Maestro
Self
20087.0
In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy
Self
20086.8
Partners in Crime: Hitchcock's Collaborators
Self
2008
Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown
Self
20087.3
Bloodsucking Cinema
Self
20075.7
Commemoration: Howard Hawks' 'Rio Bravo'
Self
2007
Big John
Self
20067.8
Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
Self
20067.0
Born to Controversy: The Roddy Piper Story
Self
20067.5
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
Self
20064.5
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
Self
20066.8
Halloween: 25 Years of Terror
Self
20066.9
Working with a Master: John Carpenter
Self (archive footage)
20066.0
Hollywood's Greatest Villains
Self
20059.5
The Perfect Scary Movie
Self
20057.7
Snake Plissken: Man of Honor
Self
200510.0
Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures
Self
20047.0
Christine: Fast and Furious
Self
20048.0
Christine: Finish Line
Self
20047.6
Christine: Ignition
Self
20048.0
John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies
Self
20045.5
—
Return to 'Escape from New York'
Himself
20038.0
An Opera of Violence
Self - Filmmaker
20036.8
The Wages of Sin
Self - Filmmaker
20037.5
Something to Do with Death
Self - Filmmaker
20036.3
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
Self
20036.7
Do You Remember Laurie Zimmer?
Self (voice)
20037.5
Scoring "Resident Evil"
Self (archive footage)
20024.9
Masters of Horror
Self
20027.8
Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog'
Self
20026.3
Red Desert Nights: Making Ghosts of Mars
Self
20017.6
Scoring 'Ghosts of Mars'
Self
2001
Hidden Values: The Movies of the Fifties
Self
20017.0
Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror
Self
20016.8
Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film
Self
20007.0
Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre
Self
20006.1
The American Nightmare
Self
20006.8
Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'
Self
20007.0
Halloween: Unmasked
Self
19995.8
The Thing: Terror Takes Shape
Self
19987.4
Unmasking the Horror
199810.0
After Sunset: The Life & Times of the Drive-In Theater
Self
19955.8
Village of the Damned
Man at Gas Station Phone
19956.1
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
Self
19949.0
The Silence of the Hams
Trenchcoat Man / Gimp
19944.9
Body Bags
Coroner
19936.2
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
Helicopter Pilot
19925.9
Fear in the Dark
Self
19919.0
Horror Cafe
Self
19908.5
First Works
Self
19897.0
Stephen King's World of Horror
Self
19898.0
They Live
Voice That Says 'Sleep' (voice) (uncredited)
19887.3
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The Making of 'They Live'
Self
1988
The Boy Who Could Fly
The Coupe de Villes
19866.3
Big Trouble in Little China
Worker in Chinatown (uncredited)
19867.2
Stephen King's World of Horror
Self
19866.1
Starman
Man in Helicopter (uncredited)
19846.9
The Thing
Norwegian (video footage) (uncredited)
19828.1
The Making of 'The Thing'
Self
19827.3
Take One: Fear on Film
Self
19827.0
Escape from New York
Secret Service #2 / Helicopter Pilot / Violin Player
19817.1
The Fog
Bennett
19806.7
Fear on Film: Inside 'The Fog'
Self
19805.8
—
Bringing A Legend To Life
Himself
1979
Halloween
Paul (voice) / Michael Myers (uncredited)
19787.6
Assault on Precinct 13
Gang Member (uncredited)
19767.3
Dark Star
Talby Voice
19746.0
—
The Debra Hill Story
Self
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