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John Landis

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

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.

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Credits · 180

The Vincent Price Legacy

2025 · Himself

Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters

The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee

The Credible Adventures of Mr. T

2023 · Stranger

2022 · Executive Producer

Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida

2021 · Self [archival]

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

I Am Alfred Hitchcock

Stan Lee's Superhero Kindergarten

2021 · Director

2020 · Self (archive footage)

The Movies That Made Us

2019 · Psychic #4

Eli Roth's History of Horror

2018 · Man in Bathroom

The World Is Yours

Bergman: A Year in a Life

King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

Sidemen: Long Road To Glory

Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex

Tales of Halloween

2015 · Jebediah Rex

In Their Own Words: Jim Henson

2015 · Self - Friend & Filmmaker

In Their Own Words

Wrestling Isn't Wrestling

2015 · Therapist

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

2015 · Self - Director

The Real History of Science Fiction

2014 · Himself

Remembering 'Dead of Night'

Remembering 'Dead of Night'

Trespassing Bergman

2013 · Salesman #1

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan

Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader

2012 · Professor

The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features

Bergman's Video

2012 · Self - Filmmaker

2012 · Himself

Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis

Nightmare Factory

Franklin & Bash

2011 · Director

Some Guy Who Kills People

2011 · Executive Producer

American Grindhouse

2011 · Himself

2011 · Guest Judge

2010 · Director

Machete Maidens Unleashed!

The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry

The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth

Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.

Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood

Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London'

2009 · Judge Paxton B. Johnson

Into the Pit: The Shocking Story of Deadpit.com

Into the Pit: The Shocking Story of Deadpit.com

The Face is Familiar

The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story

2008 · Department Store Manager

RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”

Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX

Animal House: The Inside Story

2008 · Director

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

Bloodsucking Cinema

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

British Film Forever

The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet

2006 · Director

2006 · Director

The Great Sketch Experiment

The Great Sketch Experiment

2006 · Director

2006 · Director

The Sci-Fi Boys

Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound

42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage

(buz'be bur'kle) n. A Study in Style

The Perfect Scary Movie

Masters of Horror

Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy

Torrente 3: The Protector

2005 · Embajador árabe

2005 · Maxime's Friend's Father

Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection

Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures

Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen

Mario Bava: Operazione paura

Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River

2004 · Director

101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment

2003 · Self (archive footage)

Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies

2003 · Self (archive footage)

Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update

Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update

2003 · Himself

Masters of Horror

It's Black Entertainment

Teddy Bears' Picnic

The American Nightmare

Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby

1999 · Gambler

1999 · Executive Producer

Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'

1999 · Host / Self

1998 · Director

The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion

1998 · Self - Director

1998 · Executive Producer

The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'

Blues Brothers 2000

1998 · Director

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show

1997 · Director

Who Is Henry Jaglom?

Hollywood Rated 'R'

An American Werewolf in Paris

1997 · Characters

HIStory on Film, Volume II

1997 · Director

Quicksilver Highway

1997 · Surgical Assistant

Laws of Deception

1997 · Judge Trevino

The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas

1996 · Executive Producer

1996 · Astronaut #1

1996 · Director

Caroline in the City

1995 · John Landis

Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStory

1995 · Producer

1995 · Producer

Here Come the Munsters

1995 · Executive Producer

The World of Jim Henson

1994 · Leanord Winesop (archive footage)

Beverly Hills Cop III

1994 · Director

1994 · Russ Dorr

The Silence of the Hams

1994 · FBI Agent

1994 · Producer

The Legend of Dolemite! Bigger & Badder

Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films

1993 · Director

1992 · Director

1992 · John Landis (voice)

Body Chemistry II: The Voice of a Stranger

1992 · Dr. Edwards

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992 · Lab Technician

The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team

Martin & Lewis: Their Golden Age of Comedy

Martin & Lewis: Their Golden Age of Comedy

1991 · Director

Psycho IV: The Beginning

1990 · Mike Calveccio

1990 · Physician

Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration

1990 · Director

Spontaneous Combustion

1989 · Radio Technician

Stephen King's World of Horror

Coming to America

1988 · Director

Amazon Women on the Moon

1987 · Director

1987 · Man in '6000 SUX' Commercial (uncredited)

¡Three Amigos!

1986 · Director

1986 · Producer

1985 · Director

George Burns Comedy Week

1985 · Director

B.B. King: Into the Night

The Muppets Take Manhattan

1984 · Leonard Winesop

Making Michael Jackson's Thriller

Michael Jackson's Thriller

1983 · Director

Twilight Zone: The Movie

1983 · Director

1983 · Man with Briefcase (uncredited)

1982 · Man at Bank (uncredited)

Take One: Fear on Film

1982 · Director

An American Werewolf in London

1981 · Man Smashed into Window (uncredited)

The Blues Brothers

1980 · Trooper La Fong

1979 · Mizerany

The Muppet Movie

1979 · Additional Muppet Performer

1978 · Cafeteria Dishwasher

The Kentucky Fried Movie

1977 · TV Technician Thrown by Gorilla (segment "A.M. Today")

Death Race 2000

1975 · Mechanic

The Six Million Dollar Man

1974 · Michael

My Name Is Nobody

Battle for the Planet of the Apes

1973 · Jake's Friend

1973 · Schlock

1971 · Henchman (uncredited)

1970 · Sister Rosa Stigmata

Once Upon a Time in the West

The Charge of the Light Brigade

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

The AckerMonster Chronicles!

The AckerMonster Chronicles!

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