Biography
John 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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Filmography
all 186
Movies 161
self 76
Director 34
TV Shows 25
Producer 17
Writer 3
Narrator 1
Self
Thriller 40 (2023)
Movie
Stranger
The Credible Adventures of Mr. T (2023)
Movie
Executive Producer
Blue (2022)
Movie
Self [archival]
Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida (2021)
Movie
Self
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster (2021)
Movie
Self
I Am Alfred Hitchcock (2021)
Movie
Director
Stan Lee's Superhero Kindergarten (2021)
TV
Self (archive footage)
Belushi (2020)
Movie
Self
The Movies That Made Us (2019)
TV
Self
An American Filmmaker in London (2019)
Movie
Self
Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf (2019)
Movie
Psychic #4 / Executive Producer
I Hate Kids (2019)
Movie
Eli Roth's History of Horror (2018)
TV
Man in Bathroom
The Body (2018)
Movie
Couple
The World Is Yours (2018)
Movie
Himself
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen (2018)
Movie
Sidemen: Long Road To Glory (2016)
Movie
Himself
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex (2015)
Movie
Jebediah Rex
Tales of Halloween (2015)
Movie
Self - Friend & Filmmaker
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson (2015)
Movie
Self - Friend & Filmmaker
In Their Own Words (2015)
TV
Self / Film Director
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon (2015)
Movie
Self
Out of Print (2014)
Movie
Himself
The Real History of Science Fiction (2014)
TV
Self
Remembering 'Dead of Night' (2014)
Movie
Self
Trespassing Bergman (2013)
Movie
Salesman #1
Blast Vegas (2013)
Movie
Professor
Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader (2012)
Movie
The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features (2012)
Movie
Self
Bergmans video (2012)
Movie
Thanks
Grabbers (2012)
Movie
6.38
Himself
Holliston (2012)
TV
Self
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis (2011)
Movie
Self
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan (2011)
Movie
2
Producer
Wendy Liebman: Taller on TV (2011)
Movie
Self
Nightmare Factory (2011)
Movie
Director
Franklin & Bash (2011)
TV
Executive Producer
Some Guy Who Kills People (2011)
Movie
6
Self - Director, 'Animal House'
American Grindhouse (2011)
Movie
Guest Judge
Face Off (2011)
TV
8
Director
Burke & Hare (2010)
Movie
Self
Machete Maidens Unleashed! (2010)
Movie
Himself
The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry (2010)
Movie
Self
The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth (2010)
Movie
Self
Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr. (2010)
Movie
Actor
David Bowie: Rare and Unseen (2010)
Movie
Himself
Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood (2009)
Movie
Self
Vittorio D. (2009)
Movie
Self
Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London' (2009)
Movie
Judge Paxton B. Johnson
The Scenesters (2009)
Movie
Himself
Into the Pit: The Shocking Story of Deadpit.com (2009)
Movie
Psychoville (2009)
TV
4
The Face Is Familiar (2009)
Movie
Himself
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story (2009)
Movie
Self - Filmmaker
Starz Inside: Ladies or Gentlemen (2008)
Movie
Department Store Manager
Parasomnia (2008)
Movie
6
Self
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX (2008)
Movie
Self
Animal House: The Inside Story (2008)
Movie
Director
In Sickness and in Health (2008)
Movie
Director
Fear Itself (2008)
TV
Self - Interviewee
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (2008)
Movie
Director
Paul McCartney: The McCartney Years (2007)
Movie
Self
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (2007)
Movie
Self
Bloodsucking Cinema (2007)
Movie
Self / Sister Rosa Stigmata
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (2007)
Movie
Self
The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness (2007)
Movie
Self
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman (2007)
Movie
Self
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet (2006)
Movie
Director
Family (2006)
Movie
Director
The Great Sketch Experiment (2006)
Movie
Director
Psych (2006)
TV
6.27
Self
The Sci-Fi Boys (2006)
Movie
Footlight Parade: Music for the Decades (2006)
Movie
Self
(buz'be bur'kle) n. A Study in Style (2006)
Movie
Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound (2006)
Movie
Busby Berkeley's Kaleidoscopic Eyes (2006)
Movie
Self
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage (2006)
Movie
Self
The Perfect Scary Movie (2005)
Movie
Director / Writer
Masters of Horror (2005)
TV
10
Self
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy (2005)
Movie
Arab Ambassador / Embajador árabe
Torrente 3: The Protector (2005)
Movie
5
Self
The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music (2005)
Movie
Père du copain de Maxime
The Ax (2005)
Movie
Self
Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures (2004)
Movie
Self
Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen (2004)
Movie
Doctor
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Movie
7.19
Self
Mario Bava: Operazione paura (2004)
Movie
Director
Slasher (2004)
Movie
Self
Russ Meyer: King of Sexploitation (2004)
Movie
Self
Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update (2003)
Movie
Self - Interviewee
Unseen + Untold: National Lampoon's Animal House (2003)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies (2003)
Movie
Self
Forever Ealing (2002)
Movie
Self
Masters of Horror (2002)
Movie
Self
It's Black Entertainment (2002)
Movie
Director
The Kronenberg Chronicles (2002)
Movie
Executive Producer
The Lost World - Gladiator (2001)
Movie
Self
The American Nightmare (2000)
Movie
Judge
Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby (2000)
Movie
Gambler
Diamonds (1999)
Movie
1
Executive Producer
The Lost World (1999)
TV
8
Self - Host and narrator
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' (1999)
Movie
Director
Susan's Plan (1998)
Movie
Self - Director
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion (1998)
Movie
Executive Producer
The Lost World (1998)
Movie
Self
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers' (1998)
Movie
Screenplay / Director / Producer
Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
Movie
1
Self
The Abbey Road Story (1998)
Movie
Doctor
Mad City (1997)
Movie
Producer / Director
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show (1997)
TV
7
Self
Who Is Henry Jaglom? (1997)
Movie
Narrator
Hollywood Rated 'R' (1997)
Movie
Writer
An American Werewolf in Paris (1997)
Movie
3.5
Director
HIStory on Film, Volume II (1997)
Movie
Surgical Assistant
Quicksilver Highway (1997)
Movie
7
Judge Trevino
Laws of Deception (1997)
Movie
Executive Producer
The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas (1996)
Movie
6
Astronaut #1
Vampirella (1996)
Movie
Director
The Stupids (1996)
Movie
Director
Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStory (1995)
Movie
Producer
Sliders (1995)
TV
5.67
Leanord Winesop (archive footage)
The World of Jim Henson (1994)
Movie
Director
Beverly Hills Cop III (1994)
Movie
5.7
Russ Dorr
The Stand (1994)
TV
5.2
FBI Agent
The Silence of the Hams (1994)
Movie
Producer
Weird Science (1994)
TV
Self
The Legend of Dolemite! Bigger & Badder (1994)
Movie
Director
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films (1993)
Movie
6
Director
Innocent Blood (1992)
Movie
5.17
John Landis (voice)
Eek! The Cat (1992)
TV
6
Dr. Edwards
Body Chemistry II: Voice of a Stranger (1992)
Movie
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
TV
5.75
Lab Technician
Sleepwalkers (1992)
Movie
3.88
Self
Venice/Venice (1992)
Movie
Self
The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team (1992)
Movie
Self
Martin & Lewis: Their Golden Age of Comedy (1992)
TV
Director
Oscar (1991)
Movie
5.36
Mike Calveccio
Psycho IV: The Beginning (1990)
Movie
5.35
Physician
Darkman (1990)
Movie
5.24
Producer / Director
Dream On (1990)
TV
6
Director
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special (1990)
Movie
Radio Technician
Spontaneous Combustion (1990)
Movie
Self
Stephen King's World of Horror (1989)
Movie
Director
Coming to America (1988)
Movie
7.1
Director
Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)
Movie
4
Man in '6000 SUX' Commercial (uncredited)
RoboCop (1987)
Movie
5.82
Director
¡Three Amigos! (1986)
Movie
6.12
Producer
Fuzzbucket (1986)
Movie
Writer
Clue (1985)
Movie
6
Director
Spies Like Us (1985)
Movie
6.03
Director
George Burns Comedy Week (1985)
TV
Director
Into the Night (1985)
Movie
Director
Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration (1985)
Movie
John Landis
B.B. King: Into the Night (1985)
Movie
Leonard Winesop
The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)
Movie
5.82
Self
Making Michael Jackson's Thriller (1983)
Movie
Screenplay / Director / Producer
Michael Jackson's Thriller (1983)
Movie
10
Self
Bonjour Mr Lewis (1983)
TV
Director / Producer / Writer
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
Movie
Director
Trading Places (1983)
Movie
6.17
Man at Bank (uncredited)
Eating Raoul (1982)
Movie
Self
Take One: Fear on Film (1982)
Movie
Director
Coming Soon (1982)
Movie
Man Being Smashed into Window (uncredited) / Screenplay / Director
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Movie
5.64
Trooper La Fong / Director / Writer
The Blues Brothers (1980)
Movie
7.2
Mizerany
1941 (1979)
Movie
6
Additional Muppet Performer
The Muppet Movie (1979)
Movie
5.36
Director
Animal House (1978)
Movie
7.4
Director
The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977)
Movie
Mechanic
Death Race 2000 (1975)
Movie
6.67
Michael
The Six Million Dollar Man (1974)
TV
6.86
Stunts
My Name Is Nobody (1973)
Movie
4
Jake's Friend
Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)
Movie
5.41
Schlock
Schlock (1973)
Movie
Stunts
Chato's Land (1972)
Movie
Henchman
Red Sun (1971)
Movie
Sister Rosa Stigmata
Kelly's Heroes (1970)
Movie
2.17
Stunts
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
Movie
5
Stunts
The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968)
Movie
Stunts
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
Movie
5.66
John
Robot Dracula
Movie
Writer
An American Werewolf in London
Movie
Self
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee
Movie
High School Principal
Under the Moon
Movie
Self
Clive Barker: A to Z of Horror
TV
Executive Producer
Bad Vibes
Movie
Ratings
Average 6.17
Based on 4.41 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1966
1992
2003
1992
2023
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Information
Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1950-08-03 (73 years old)
Birth PlaceChicago, United States of America
ReligionJewish people
SpouseDeborah Nadoolman Landis
ChildrenMax Landis
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesBeverly Hills, United States of America
Also Known As존 랜디스
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