John Carpenter
Director·b. 1948·Carthage, New York, USA
67 horror credits
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).
Director21 films
The Ward
Director
Pro-Life
Director
Cigarette Burns
Director
Ghosts of Mars
Director
Vampires
Director
Escape from L.A.
Director
Village of the Damned
Director
In the Mouth of Madness
Director
Body Bags
Director
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
Director
They Live
Director
Prince of Darkness
Director
Christine
Director
The Thing
Director
Escape from New York
Director
The Fog
Director
Someone's Watching Me!
Director
Halloween
Director
Assault on Precinct 13
Director
Dark Star
Director
Captain Voyeur
Director
Writer17 films
Halloween
Original Film Writer
The Fog
Original Film Writer
Assault on Precinct 13
Original Film Writer
Ghosts of Mars
Writer
Silent Predators
Teleplay
Escape from L.A.
Screenplay
They Live
Screenplay
Prince of Darkness
Screenplay
Halloween II
Screenplay
Escape from New York
Screenplay
The Fog
Screenplay
Someone's Watching Me!
Writer
Halloween
Screenplay
Eyes of Laura Mars
Screenplay / Story
Assault on Precinct 13
Writer
Dark Star
Screenplay / Original Story
Captain Voyeur
Writer
Producer10 films
Halloween Ends
Executive Producer
Halloween Kills
Executive Producer
Halloween
Executive Producer
The Fog
Producer
Vampires: Los Muertos
Executive Producer
Body Bags
Executive Producer
Halloween III: Season of the Witch
Producer
Halloween II
Producer
Dark Star
Producer
Captain Voyeur
Producer
Composer28 films
Halloween Ends
Original Music Composer
Firestarter
Original Music Composer
Studio 666
Music
Halloween Kills
Original Music Composer
Valley of the Dead
Additional Music
Halloween
Original Music Composer
He Came Home
Music
Vampires: Los Muertos
Music
Ghosts of Mars
Original Music Composer
Vampires
Original Music Composer
Escape from L.A.
Original Music Composer
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
Main Title Theme Composer
Village of the Damned
Original Music Composer
In the Mouth of Madness
Original Music Composer
Body Bags
Original Music Composer
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
Main Title Theme Composer
They Live
Original Music Composer
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
Main Title Theme Composer
Prince of Darkness
Original Music Composer
Christine
Original Music Composer
Halloween III: Season of the Witch
Original Music Composer
The Thing
Original Music Composer
Halloween II
Original Music Composer
Escape from New York
Original Music Composer
The Fog
Original Music Composer
Halloween
Original Music Composer
Assault on Precinct 13
Original Music Composer
Dark Star
Original Music Composer
Editor1 film
Assault on Precinct 13
Editor
Actor34 films
In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999
Self
In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994
Self
In Search of Darkness: Part III
Self
Studio 666
Engineer
In Search of Darkness: Part II
Self
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star
Self
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
(archive footage)
In Search of Darkness
Self
Why Horror?
Self
Scary Girl
Nightmares in Red, White and Blue
Self
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
Self
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
Self
Halloween: 25 Years of Terror
Self
Hollywood's Greatest Villains
Self
John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies
Self
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
Self
Red Desert Nights: Making Ghosts of Mars
Self
Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror
Self
Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film
Self
The American Nightmare
Self
Village of the Damned
Man at Gas Station Phone
The Silence of the Hams
Trenchcoat Man / Gimp
Body Bags
Coroner
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
Helicopter Pilot
Fear in the Dark
Self
They Live
Voice That Says 'Sleep' (voice) (uncredited)
The Thing
Norwegian (video footage) (uncredited)
The Making of 'The Thing'
Self
Escape from New York
Secret Service #2 / Helicopter Pilot / Violin Player
The Fog
Bennett
Halloween
Paul (voice) / Michael Myers (uncredited)
Assault on Precinct 13
Gang Member (uncredited)
Dark Star
Talby Voice
Other Crew13 films
Halloween Ends
Characters
Halloween Kills
Characters
Halloween
Characters
Halloween: Harvest of Souls, 1985
Characters
Halloween: Existence
Characters
Halloween II
Characters
Halloween
Characters
Halloween: Resurrection
Characters
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
Characters
Escape from L.A.
Characters
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
Characters
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
Characters
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
Characters
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