John Carpenter
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…
Known For
The Thing
Norwegian (video footage) (uncredited)
Halloween
Paul (voice) / Michael Myers (uncredited)
They Live
Voice That Says 'Sleep' (voice) (uncredited)
Big Trouble in Little China
Worker in Chinatown (uncredited)
Escape from New York
Secret Service #2 / Helicopter Pilot / Violin Player
Halloween
Characters
In the Mouth of Madness
Director
Christine
Director
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Filmography
Acting (125)
Movies (110)
The Thing Expanded
2026 Upcomingas Self
Apr 1
Carpenter
2026 Upcomingas Self (archive footage)
Aug 2
I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not
2025as Self (archive footage)
In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999
2025as Self
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
2024as Self
In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994
2024as Self
Halloween in Hollywood
2022as Self
Studio 666
2022as Engineer
In Search of Tomorrow
2022as Self - Interviewee
In Search of Darkness: Part III
2022as Self
The History of Metal and Horror
2021as Self
In Search of Darkness: Part II
2020as Self
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020as (archive footage)
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star
2020as Self
In Search of Darkness
2019as Self
The Rise of the Synths
2019as Narrator (voice)
1982: Hollywood Summer
2019as Self
Henchman: The Al Leong Story
2018as Self
John Carpenter: Live Retrospective
2018as Self
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
2017as Self - Filmmaker
Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur
2017as Self
John Carpenter: Live At Primavera Sound 2016
2016as Self - Keyboards
The Puppet Man
2016as The Taxi Driver
It Takes a Village: The Making of Village of the Damned
2016as Self
Jean-Michel Jarre: A Journey into Sound
2015as Self
Carpenter on Quatermass
2014as Self
Why Horror?
2014as Self
The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie
2012as Self
Charlie Brown: Blockhead's Revenge
2011as Self/Host
Nightmare Factory
2011as Self
The Original Monster Mash
2011as Self
Scary Girl
2011 The Future of Fear
2011as Self
Halloween: The Inside Story
2010as Self
Let There Be Light: The Odyssey of Dark Star
2010as Himself (voice)
Monsterland
2009as Self
Tales from the Script
2009as Self
Nightmares in Red, White and Blue
2009as Self
Fasten Your Seatbelt: The Thrilling Art of Alfred Hitchcock
2009as Self
The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style
2009as Self
Partners in Crime: Hitchcock's Collaborators
2008as Self
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
2008as Self
Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown
2008as Self
Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock
2008as Self
In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy
2008as Self
Bernard Herrmann: Hitchcock's Maestro
2008as Self
Commemoration: Howard Hawks' 'Rio Bravo'
2007as Self
Bloodsucking Cinema
2007as Self
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
2006as Self
Big John
2006as Self
Halloween: 25 Years of Terror
2006as Self
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
2006as Self
Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
2006as Self
Working with a Master: John Carpenter
2006as Self (archive footage)
Born to Controversy: The Roddy Piper Story
2006as Self
The Perfect Scary Movie
2005as Self
Hollywood's Greatest Villains
2005as Self
Snake Plissken: Man of Honor
2005as Self
Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures
2004as Self
Christine: Ignition
2004as Self
Christine: Fast and Furious
2004as Self
Christine: Finish Line
2004as Self
John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies
2004as Self
Do You Remember Laurie Zimmer?
2003as Self (voice)
Something to Do with Death
2003as Self - Filmmaker
An Opera of Violence
2003as Self - Filmmaker
The Wages of Sin
2003as Self - Filmmaker
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
2003as Self
Return to 'Escape from New York'
2003as Himself
Masters of Horror
2002as Self
Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog'
2002as Self
Scoring Resident Evil
2002as Self (archive footage)
Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror
2001as Self
Red Desert Nights: Making Ghosts of Mars
2001as Self
Hidden Values: The Movies of the Fifties
2001as Self
The American Nightmare
2000as Self
Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'
2000as Self
Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre
2000as Self
Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film
2000as Self
Halloween: Unmasked
1999as Self
The Thing: Terror Takes Shape
1998as Self
Village of the Damned
1995as Man at Gas Station Phone
After Sunset: The Life & Times of the Drive-In Theater
1995as Self
The Silence of the Hams
1994as Trenchcoat Man / Gimp
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
1994as Self
Body Bags
1993as Coroner
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
1992as Helicopter Pilot
Fear in the Dark
1991as Self
Horror Cafe
1990as Self
First Works
1989as Self
Stephen King's World of Horror
1989as Self
They Live
1988as Voice That Says 'Sleep' (voice) (uncredited)
The Making of 'They Live'
1988as Self
Big Trouble in Little China
1986as Worker in Chinatown (uncredited)
The Boy Who Could Fly
1986as The Coupe de Villes
Stephen King's World of Horror
1986as Self
Starman
1984as Man in Helicopter (uncredited)
The Thing
1982as Norwegian (video footage) (uncredited)
Take One: Fear on Film
1982as Self
The Making of 'The Thing'
1982as Self
Escape from New York
1981as Secret Service #2 / Helicopter Pilot / Violin Player
The Fog
1980as Bennett
Fear on Film: Inside 'The Fog'
1980as Self
Bringing A Legend To Life
1979as Himself
Halloween
1978as Paul (voice) / Michael Myers (uncredited)
Assault on Precinct 13
1976as Gang Member (uncredited)
Dark Star
1974as Talby Voice
The Debra Hill Story
Full Moon Rising: The Charles Band Story
as Self
John Carpenter: Live From Los Angeles - Halloween Night
as Self
Television (15)
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.
2024as Self
Amityville: An Origin Story
2023as Self
Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow
2022
The Movies That Made Us
2019as Self (Archival Footage)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015as Self - Guest
Track Stories
2015as Self
The Real History of Science Fiction
2014as Self
The Director's Chair
2014as Self
A History of Horror
2010as Self
100 Scariest Movie Moments
2004as Self
Through the Night with...
2002as Self
100 Years of Horror
1996as Self - Interview
Crossbow
1987
The Rifleman
1958
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955as Self
Crew (122)
Movies (118)
Carpenter
2026 UpcomingOriginal Film Writer
Aug 2
Firestarter
2022Original Music Composer
Halloween Ends
2022Characters
Halloween Ends
2022Executive Producer
Halloween Ends
2022Original Music Composer
Studio 666
2022Music
Halloween Kills
2021Characters
Halloween Kills
2021Executive Producer
Halloween Kills
2021Original Music Composer
Prince of Darkness
2021Original Film Writer
Valley of the Dead
2020Additional Music
Halloween
2018Characters
Halloween
2018Executive Producer
Halloween
2018Original Music Composer
He Came Home
2018Music
The Puppet Man
2016Music
Halloween: Harvest of Souls, 1985
2013Characters
Plaga zombie: zona mutante: revolución tóxica
2012Thanks
The Ward
2010Director
Nunca más asistas a este tipo de fiestas
2010Thanks
Halloween II
2009Characters
Halloween
2007Characters
Halloween
2007Original Film Writer
Pro-Life
2006Director
The Fog
2005Original Film Writer
The Fog
2005Producer
Cigarette Burns
2005Director
Assault on Precinct 13
2005Original Film Writer
The Nightmare Ends on Halloween
2004Thanks
Halloween: Resurrection
2002Characters
Vampires: Los Muertos
2002Executive Producer
Vampires: Los Muertos
2002Music
The Little Cotton Girl
2002Thanks
Ghosts of Mars
2001Director
Ghosts of Mars
2001Original Music Composer
Ghosts of Mars
2001Writer
Nunca asistas a este tipo de fiestas
2000Thanks
Silent Predators
1999Teleplay
Vampires
1998Director
Vampires
1998Original Music Composer
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
1998Characters
Caged In
1997Thanks
Escape from L.A.
1996Characters
Escape from L.A.
1996Director
Escape from L.A.
1996Original Music Composer
Escape from L.A.
1996Screenplay
In the Mouth of Madness
1995Director
In the Mouth of Madness
1995Original Music Composer
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
1995Characters
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
1995Main Title Theme Composer
Village of the Damned
1995Director
Village of the Damned
1995Original Music Composer
Body Bags
1993Director
Body Bags
1993Executive Producer
Body Bags
1993Original Music Composer
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
1992Director
Blood River
1991Writer
El Diablo
1990Writer
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
1989Characters
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
1989Main Title Theme Composer
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
1988Characters
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
1988Main Title Theme Composer
They Live
1988Director
They Live
1988Original Music Composer
They Live
1988Screenplay
Prince of Darkness
1987Director
Prince of Darkness
1987Original Music Composer
Prince of Darkness
1987Screenplay
Big Trouble in Little China
1986Director
Big Trouble in Little China
1986Original Music Composer
Black Moon Rising
1986Executive Producer
Black Moon Rising
1986Screenplay
Black Moon Rising
1986Story
Starman
1984Director
The Philadelphia Experiment
1984Executive Producer
Christine
1983Director
Christine
1983Original Music Composer
The Thing
1982Director
The Thing
1982Original Music Composer
Halloween III: Season of the Witch
1982Original Music Composer
Halloween III: Season of the Witch
1982Producer
Escape from New York
1981Director
Escape from New York
1981Original Music Composer
Escape from New York
1981Screenplay
Halloween II
1981Original Music Composer
Halloween II
1981Producer
Halloween II
1981Screenplay
The Fog
1980Director
The Fog
1980Original Music Composer
The Fog
1980Screenplay
Elvis
1979Director
Better Late Than Never
1979Writer
Halloween
1978Director
Halloween
1978Original Music Composer
Halloween
1978Screenplay
Eyes of Laura Mars
1978Screenplay
Eyes of Laura Mars
1978Story
Someone's Watching Me!
1978Director
Someone's Watching Me!
1978Writer
Zuma Beach
1978Writer
Assault on Precinct 13
1976Director
Assault on Precinct 13
1976Editor
Assault on Precinct 13
1976Original Music Composer
Assault on Precinct 13
1976Writer
Dark Star
1974Director
Dark Star
1974Original Music Composer
Dark Star
1974Original Story
Dark Star
1974Producer
Dark Star
1974Screenplay
The Last Foxtrot in Burbank
1973Editor
The Resurrection of Broncho Billy
1970Editor
The Resurrection of Broncho Billy
1970Music
The Resurrection of Broncho Billy
1970Writer
Captain Voyeur
1969Director
Captain Voyeur
1969Producer
Captain Voyeur
1969Writer
Good Morning, Dan
1968Camera Operator
Untitled Bong Joon Ho Horror Action Film
Original Music Composer
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