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John Landis

Directing · Born 1950-08-03 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Biography

John David Landis (born August 3, 1950) is an American film director, screenwriter, actor, and producer. He is known for his comedies, his horror films, and his music videos with singer Michael Jackson.

Known for

Filmography

2026Gremlins, an american nightmare!Himself
2026Robot DraculaJohn
2025On a Mission from God: The Story of the Blues BrothersSelf
2025Being EddieSelf
2025The Vincent Price LegacyHimself
2024Hammer: Heroes, Legends and MonstersSelf
2024The Life and Deaths of Christopher LeeSelf
2023Thriller 40Self
2023The Credible Adventures of Mr. TStranger
2023The Rise of the Comic StripSelf
2022BlueExecutive Producer
2021Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in FloridaSelf [archival]
2021Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the MonsterSelf
2021I Am Alfred HitchcockSelf
2021Stan Lee's Superhero KindergartenDirector
2020BelushiSelf (archive footage)
2019The Movies That Made UsSelf
2019An American Filmmaker in LondonSelf
2019Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal WerewolfSelf
2019I Hate KidsPsychic #4
2018Eli Roth's History of HorrorSelf
2018The BodyMan in Bathroom
2018The World Is YoursCouple
2018Bergman: A Year in a LifeSelf
2018King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry CohenSelf
2016Deconstructing Dunning
2016Sidemen: Long Road To Glory
2015Creature Designers: The Frankenstein ComplexSelf
2015Tales of HalloweenJebediah Rex
2015In Their Own Words: Jim HensonSelf - Friend & Filmmaker
2015In Their Own WordsSelf
2015Drunk Stoned Brilliant DeadSelf - Director
2014Out of PrintSelf
2014The Real History of Science FictionHimself
2014Remembering 'Dead of Night'
2013Trespassing BergmanSelf
2013Blast VegasSalesman #1
2012Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects TitanSelf
2012Attack of the 50 Foot CheerleaderProfessor
2012The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features
2012Bergman's VideoSelf - Filmmaker
2012GrabbersThanks
2012HollistonHimself
2011Method to the Madness of Jerry LewisSelf
2011The Future of FearSelf
2011Nightmare FactorySelf
2011Franklin & BashDirector
2011Some Guy Who Kills PeopleExecutive Producer
2011American GrindhouseHimself
2011Face OffGuest Judge
2010Burke & HareDirector
2010Machete Maidens Unleashed!Self
2010The Man Who Saw Frankenstein CrySelf
2010The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern MythSelf
2010Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.Self
2010David Bowie: Rare and UnseenSelf
2009Teen Spirit: Teenagers and HollywoodSelf
2009Vittorio D.Self
2009Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London'Self
2009The ScenestersJudge Paxton B. Johnson
2009Into the Pit: The Shocking Story of Deadpit.comSelf
2009Tattoos: A Scarred HistorySelf
2009Psychoville
2009The Face is Familiar
2009The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' StorySelf
2008ParasomniaDepartment Store Manager
2008RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”Self
2008Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFXSelf
2008Animal House: The Inside StorySelf
2008Fear Itself: In Sickness and in HealthDirector
2008Fear ItselfDirector
2008Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code HollywoodSelf
2007Spine Tingler! The William Castle StorySelf
2007Bloodsucking CinemaSelf
2007Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles ProjectSelf
2007British Film Forever
2007The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of DarknessSelf
2007Famous Monster: Forrest J AckermanSelf
2006Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden PlanetSelf
2006FamilyDirector
2006The Great Sketch ExperimentDirector
2006PsychDirector
2006The Sci-Fi BoysSelf
2006Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway BoundSelf
200642nd Street: From Book to Screen to StageSelf
2006Busby Berkeley's Kaleidoscopic Eyes
2006(buz'be bur'kle) n. A Study in StyleSelf
2006Footlight Parade: Music for the Decades
2005The Perfect Scary MovieSelf
2005Masters of HorrorDirector
2005Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton LegacySelf
2005Torrente 3: The ProtectorEmbajador árabe
2005The Blues Brothers: Transposing The MusicSelf
2005The AxMaxime's Friend's Father
2005Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years CollectionSelf
2004Hollywood's Creepiest CreaturesSelf
2004Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-ScreenSelf
2004Spider-Man 2Doctor
2004Mario Bava: Operazione pauraSelf
2004Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago RiverSelf
2004SlasherDirector
2004Russ Meyer: King of SexploitationSelf
2003101 Most Shocking Moments in EntertainmentSelf (archive footage)
2003Michael Jackson's Private Home MoviesSelf (archive footage)
2003Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni UpdateHimself
2002Forever EalingSelf
2002Masters of HorrorSelf
2002It's Black EntertainmentSelf
2002The Kronenberg ChroniclesDirector
2001The Lost World - GladiatorExecutive Producer
2001Teddy Bears' PicnicThanks
2000The American NightmareSelf
2000Freeway II: Confessions of a TrickbabyJudge
1999DiamondsGambler
1999The Lost WorldExecutive Producer
1999Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'Host / Self
1998Susan's PlanDirector
1998The Yearbook: An Animal House ReunionSelf - Director
1998The Lost WorldExecutive Producer
1998The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'Self
1998Blues Brothers 2000Director
1998The Abbey Road StorySelf
1997Mad CityDoctor
1997Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV ShowProducer
1997Who Is Henry Jaglom?Self
1997Hollywood Rated 'R'Self
1997An American Werewolf in ParisCharacters
1997HIStory on Film, Volume IIDirector
1997Quicksilver HighwaySurgical Assistant
1997Laws of DeceptionJudge Trevino
1996The Munsters' Scary Little ChristmasExecutive Producer
1996VampirellaAstronaut #1
1996The StupidsDirector
1996Abbott & Costello Meet BiographySelf
1995Caroline in the CityJohn Landis
1995Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStoryProducer
1995SlidersProducer
1995Here Come the MunstersExecutive Producer
1994The World of Jim HensonLeanord Winesop (archive footage)
1994Beverly Hills Cop IIIDirector
1994The StandRuss Dorr
1994The Silence of the HamsFBI Agent
1994Weird ScienceProducer
1994The Legend of Dolemite! Bigger & BadderSelf
1993Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short FilmsDirector
1992Innocent BloodDirector
1992Eek! The CatJohn Landis (voice)
1992Body Chemistry II: The Voice of a StrangerDr. Edwards
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992Venice/VeniceSelf
1992SleepwalkersLab Technician
1992The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy TeamSelf
1992Martin & Lewis: Their Golden Age of ComedySelf
1991OscarDirector
1990Psycho IV: The BeginningMike Calveccio
1990DarkmanPhysician
1990Dream OnHerb
1990Disneyland's 35th Anniversary CelebrationDirector
1990Spontaneous CombustionRadio Technician
1989Stephen King's World of HorrorSelf
1988Coming to AmericaDirector
1987Amazon Women on the MoonDirector
1987RoboCopMan in '6000 SUX' Commercial (uncredited)
1986¡Three Amigos!Director
1986FuzzbucketProducer
1985ClueStory
1985Spies Like UsDirector
1985George Burns Comedy WeekDirector
1985Into the NightSAVAK
1985B.B. King: Into the NightSelf
1984The Muppets Take ManhattanLeonard Winesop
1983Making Michael Jackson's ThrillerSelf
1983Michael Jackson's ThrillerDirector
1983Twilight Zone: The MovieDirector
1983Trading PlacesMan with Briefcase (uncredited)
1982Eating RaoulMan at Bank (uncredited)
1982Take One: Fear on FilmSelf
1982Coming SoonDirector
1981An American Werewolf in LondonMan Smashed into Window (uncredited)
1980The Blues BrothersTrooper La Fong
19791941Mizerany
1979The Muppet MovieAdditional Muppet Performer
1978Animal HouseCafeteria Dishwasher
1977The Kentucky Fried MovieTV Technician Thrown by Gorilla (segment "A.M. Today")
1975Death Race 2000Mechanic
1974The Six Million Dollar ManMichael
1973My Name Is NobodyStunts
1973Battle for the Planet of the ApesJake's Friend
1973SchlockSchlock
1972Chato's LandStunts
1971Red SunHenchman (uncredited)
1970Kelly's HeroesSister Rosa Stigmata
1968Once Upon a Time in the WestStunts
1968The Charge of the Light BrigadeStunts
1966The Good, the Bad and the UglyStunts
—Under the MoonHigh School Principal
—The AckerMonster Chronicles!
—Bad VibesExecutive Producer
—An American Werewolf in LondonOriginal Film Writer

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