John Carpenter

Martin Quatermass | Frank Armitage | John T. Chance

About the person

Career:

Directing

Date of birth:

1948-01-1678

Place of birth:

Carthage, New York, USA

Gender:

Male

Popularity:

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.

Filmography

Rating by year

Carpenter
Self (archive footage)
2026-08-02
0.00
The Thing Expanded
Self
2026-04-23
9.02
In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999
Self
2025-12-19
7.01
I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not
Self (archive footage)
2025-12-04
6.819
John Carpenter: Live From Los Angeles - Halloween Night
Self
2025-10-31
0.00
In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994
Self
2024-11-24
7.97
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
Self
2024-10-31
8.25
Amityville: An Origin Story
Self
2023-04-23
7.529
In Search of Darkness: Part III
Self
2022-11-25
7.524
Halloween in Hollywood
Self
2022-10-01
1.01
Studio 666
Engineer
2022-02-24
5.9355
In Search of Tomorrow
Self - Interviewee
2022-02-19
6.631
The History of Metal and Horror
Self
2021-09-17
5.03
In Search of Darkness: Part II
Self
2020-10-06
7.748
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star
Self
2020-07-14
8.01
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
(archive footage)
2020-04-08
0.00
The Movies That Made Us
Self (Archival Footage)
2019-11-29
7.3135
The Rise of the Synths
Narrator (voice)
2019-11-15
7.623
1982: Hollywood Summer
Self
2019-09-06
6.06
In Search of Darkness
Self
2019-05-01
7.6102
Henchman: The Al Leong Story
Self
2018-12-15
9.52
John Carpenter: Live Retrospective
Self
2018-10-31
9.34
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
Self - Filmmaker
2017-08-06
6.06
Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur
Self
2017-05-12
0.00
John Carpenter: Live At Primavera Sound 2016
Self - Keyboards
2016-06-02
0.00
It Takes a Village: The Making of Village of the Damned
Self
2016-04-12
0.00
The Puppet Man
The Taxi Driver
2016-01-22
7.03
Jean-Michel Jarre: A Journey into Sound
Self
2015-09-19
8.03
Carpenter on Quatermass
Self
2014-12-04
0.00
Why Horror?
Self
2014-10-03
5.923
The Real History of Science Fiction
Self
2014-04-19
7.021
The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie
Self
2012-11-06
0.00
The Future of Fear
Self
2011-11-25
0.00
Charlie Brown: Blockhead's Revenge
Self/Host
2011-10-31
6.24
Scary Girl
2011-10-31
6.01
Nightmare Factory
Self
2011-10-27
7.322
The Original Monster Mash
Self
2011-10-08
0.00
Let There Be Light: The Odyssey of Dark Star
Himself (voice)
2010-10-26
4.86
Halloween: The Inside Story
Self
2010-10-25
7.318
A History of Horror
Self
2010-10-11
7.120
Fasten Your Seatbelt: The Thrilling Art of Alfred Hitchcock
Self
2009-11-24
0.00
The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style
Self
2009-11-03
6.86
Nightmares in Red, White and Blue
Self
2009-08-06
6.669
Monsterland
Self
2009-03-29
6.52
Tales from the Script
Self
2009-01-10
6.541
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
Self
2008-10-07
6.65
Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock
Self
2008-10-07
0.00
Bernard Herrmann: Hitchcock's Maestro
Self
2008-10-07
7.01
In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy
Self
2008-10-07
6.84
Partners in Crime: Hitchcock's Collaborators
Self
2008-10-07
0.00
Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown
Self
2008-07-24
7.350
Bloodsucking Cinema
Self
2007-10-26
5.02
Commemoration: Howard Hawks' 'Rio Bravo'
Self
2007-01-01
0.00
Big John
Self
2006-12-11
7.810
Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
Self
2006-11-14
7.01
Born to Controversy: The Roddy Piper Story
Self
2006-11-14
7.52
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
Self
2006-11-14
4.53
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
Self
2006-10-13
6.894
Halloween: 25 Years of Terror
Self
2006-07-26
6.949
Working with a Master: John Carpenter
Self (archive footage)
2006-03-28
6.01
Hollywood's Greatest Villains
Self
2005-12-01
9.52
The Perfect Scary Movie
Self
2005-10-29
7.73
Snake Plissken: Man of Honor
Self
2005-06-06
10.01
Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures
Self
2004-10-30
7.03
100 Scariest Movie Moments
Self
2004-10-27
7.916
Christine: Fast and Furious
Self
2004-09-28
8.05
Christine: Ignition
Self
2004-09-28
8.06
Christine: Finish Line
Self
2004-09-28
7.65
John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies
Self
2004-03-23
5.58
Return to 'Escape from New York'
Himself
2003-12-16
8.01
An Opera of Violence
Self - Filmmaker
2003-11-18
6.84
The Wages of Sin
Self - Filmmaker
2003-11-18
7.56
Something to Do with Death
Self - Filmmaker
2003-11-18
6.33
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
Self
2003-08-05
8.02
Do You Remember Laurie Zimmer?
Self (voice)
2003-03-07
7.52
Scoring "Resident Evil"
Self (archive footage)
2002-11-15
4.95
Masters of Horror
Self
2002-11-06
7.815
Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog'
Self
2002-08-27
6.36
Red Desert Nights: Making Ghosts of Mars
Self
2001-12-04
7.65
Hidden Values: The Movies of the Fifties
Self
2001-09-04
7.01
Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror
Self
2001-04-15
6.817
Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film
Self
2000-10-28
7.02
Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre
Self
2000-10-01
6.18
The American Nightmare
Self
2000-09-11
6.838
Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'
Self
2000-05-13
7.05
Halloween: Unmasked
Self
1999-09-13
5.88
The Thing: Terror Takes Shape
Self
1998-09-08
7.429
Unmasking the Horror
1998-06-21
10.01
100 Years of Horror
Self - Interview
1996-12-12
7.04
After Sunset: The Life & Times of the Drive-In Theater
Self
1995-09-29
5.86
Village of the Damned
Man at Gas Station Phone
1995-04-28
6.1921
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
Self
1994-05-22
9.01
The Silence of the Hams
Trenchcoat Man / Gimp
1994-03-11
4.9207
Body Bags
Coroner
1993-08-08
6.1384
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
Helicopter Pilot
1992-02-28
5.9653
Fear in the Dark
Self
1991-10-29
9.02
Horror Cafe
Self
1990-04-11
8.51
First Works
Self
1989-10-10
7.01
Stephen King's World of Horror
Self
1989-01-01
8.03
They Live
Voice That Says 'Sleep' (voice) (uncredited)
1988-11-04
7.33,500
The Making of 'They Live'
Self
1988-01-01
0.00
Crossbow
1987-08-30
6.310
The Boy Who Could Fly
The Coupe de Villes
1986-08-15
6.3145
Big Trouble in Little China
Worker in Chinatown (uncredited)
1986-05-30
7.23,385
Stephen King's World of Horror
Self
1986-01-01
6.15
Starman
Man in Helicopter (uncredited)
1984-12-13
6.91,007
The Thing
Norwegian (video footage) (uncredited)
1982-06-25
8.17,999
The Making of 'The Thing'
Self
1982-06-09
7.33
Take One: Fear on Film
Self
1982-01-01
7.01
Escape from New York
Secret Service #2 / Helicopter Pilot / Violin Player
1981-05-23
7.03,544
The Fog
Bennett
1980-02-01
6.71,765
Fear on Film: Inside 'The Fog'
Self
1980-01-01
5.85
Bringing A Legend To Life
Himself
1979-03-10
0.00
Halloween
Paul (voice) / Michael Myers (uncredited)
1978-10-24
7.66,214
Assault on Precinct 13
Gang Member (uncredited)
1976-10-08
7.31,215
Dark Star
Talby Voice
1974-03-30
6.0651
The Rifleman
1958-09-30
7.151