Image: Wikimedia CommonsJohn Carpenter
American filmmaker, composer and actor (born 1948)
- Born January 16, 1948
- 13 movies
John Carpenter is an American filmmaker, composer and actor, most commonly associated with horror, action and science fiction films of the 1970s and 1980s. He is generally recognized as a master of the horror genre, and in 2019 the French Directors' Guild gave him the Golden Coach Award at Cannes. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2025.
John Carpenter appears in 13 films in The Rerun, from 1974 to 1996. That includes 13 titles as director. Most of that work is in horror, sci-fi and action. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Kurt Russell (4), George Buck Flower (3), Jamie Lee Curtis (3), Nancy Kyes (3), Keith David (2).
Known for
- Halloween (1978), Director. An early critical and commercial success; he returned to the franchise as composer on Halloween (2018).
- The Fog (1980), Director. An early film that was a critical and commercial success.
- Escape from New York (1981), Director. An early film that was a critical and commercial success.
- The Thing (1982), Director. Later came to be considered a cult classic.
- Big Trouble in Little China (1986), Director. Later came to be considered a cult classic.
- They Live (1988), Director. Later came to be considered a cult classic.
Movies
Quick answers
- What movies and TV shows has John Carpenter been in?
- John Carpenter appears in Escape from L.A. (1996), In the Mouth of Madness (1994), They Live (1988), Prince of Darkness (1987), Big Trouble in Little China (1986), Starman (1984), Christine (1983), The Thing (1982), Escape from New York (1981), The Fog (1980), Halloween (1978) and Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) on The Remote.
- When was John Carpenter born?
- John Carpenter was born on 16 January 1948.
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