John Carpenter
Directing
Born: 1948-01-16 · Carthage, New York, USA
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 1
🎬 Movies (20)
Carpenter
2026
Self (archive footage)
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)
In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994
2024
Self
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
2024
Self
In Search of Darkness: Part III
2022
Self
Halloween in Hollywood
2022
Self
Studio 666
2022
Engineer
In Search of Tomorrow
2022
Self - Interviewee
The History of Metal and Horror
2021
Self
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 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
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
2017
Self - Filmmaker
📺 TV Shows (14)
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.
2024
Self
Amityville: An Origin Story
2023
Self
Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow
2022
The Movies That Made Us
2019
Self (Archival Footage)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Self - Guest
Track Stories
2015
Self
The Director's Chair
2014
Self
The Real History of Science Fiction
2014
Self
A History of Horror
2010
Self
100 Scariest Movie Moments
2004
Self
Through the Night with...
2002
Self
100 Years of Horror
1996
Self - Interview
Crossbow
1987
The Rifleman
1958