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John Landis

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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Directing

1973

[ ] Schlock (Director)

1977

[ ] The Kentucky Fried Movie (Director)

1978

[ ] Animal House (Director)

1980

[ 4/10 ] The Blues Brothers (Director)

1981

[ 8/10 ] An American Werewolf in London (Director)

1982

[ ] Coming Soon (Director)

1983

[ ] Trading Places (Director)
[ ] Michael Jackson's Thriller (Director)
[ 3/10 ] Twilight Zone: The Movie (Director)

1985

[ ] Into the Night (Director)
[ ] Spies Like Us (Director)
[ ] Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration (Director)
[ ] B.B. King: Into the Night (Director)

1986

[ ] ¡Three Amigos! (Director)

1987

[ ] Amazon Women on the Moon (Director)

1988

[ ] Coming to America (Director)

1990

[ ] Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special (Director)

1991

[ ] Oscar (Director)

1992

[ ] Innocent Blood (Director)

1993

[ ] Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films (Director)

1994

[ ] Beverly Hills Cop III (Director)

1995

[ ] Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStory (Director)

1996

[ ] The Stupids (Director)

1997

[ ] HIStory on Film, Volume II (Director)

1998

[ ] Blues Brothers 2000 (Director)
[ ] Susan's Plan (Director)

2002

[ ] The Kronenberg Chronicles (Director)

2004

[ ] Slasher (Director)

2006

[ ] Family (Director)
[ ] The Great Sketch Experiment (Director)

2007

[ ] Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (Director)

2008

[ ] In Sickness and in Health (Director)

2010

[ ] Burke & Hare (Director)

Writing

1973

[ ] Schlock (Writer)

1980

[ 4/10 ] The Blues Brothers (Writer)

1981

[ 8/10 ] An American Werewolf in London (Screenplay)

1982

[ ] Coming Soon (Writer)

1983

[ ] Michael Jackson's Thriller (Screenplay)
[ 3/10 ] Twilight Zone: The Movie (Writer)

1985

[ W ] Clue (Story)

1997

[ ] HIStory on Film, Volume II (Writer)
[ ] An American Werewolf in Paris (Characters)

1998

[ ] Blues Brothers 2000 (Screenplay)
[ ] Susan's Plan (Writer)

2004

[ ] Slasher (Writer)

????

[ ] An American Werewolf in London (Original Film Writer)

Production

1970

[ ] Kelly's Heroes (Production Assistant)

1982

[ ] Coming Soon (Producer)

1983

[ ] Michael Jackson's Thriller (Producer)
[ ] Making Michael Jackson's Thriller (Producer)
[ 3/10 ] Twilight Zone: The Movie (Producer)

1985

[ W ] Clue (Executive Producer)
[ ] B.B. King: Into the Night (Producer)

1986

[ ] Fuzzbucket (Producer)

1987

[ ] Amazon Women on the Moon (Executive Producer)

1995

[ ] Here Come the Munsters (Executive Producer)
[ ] Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStory (Producer)

1996

[ ] The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas (Executive Producer)

1997

[ ] HIStory on Film, Volume II (Producer)

1998

[ ] Blues Brothers 2000 (Producer)
[ ] The Lost World (Executive Producer)
[ ] Susan's Plan (Producer)

2001

[ ] The Lost World - Gladiator (Executive Producer)

2007

[ ] Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (Producer)

2011

[ ] Some Guy Who Kills People (Executive Producer)

2019

[ ] I Hate Kids (Executive Producer)

????

[ ] Bad Vibes (Executive Producer)
[ ] An American Werewolf in London (Executive Producer)

Crew

1966

[ 8/10 ] The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Stunts)

1968

[ ] The Charge of the Light Brigade (Stunts)
[ 8/10 ] Once Upon a Time in the West (Stunts)

1972

[ ] Chato's Land (Stunts)

1973

[ ] My Name Is Nobody (Stunts)

2001

[ ] Teddy Bears' Picnic (Thanks)

2012

[ ] Grabbers (Thanks)

Actor

1970

[ ] Kelly's Heroes (Sister Rosa Stigmata)

1971

[ ] Red Sun (Henchman (uncredited))

1973

[ ] Battle for the Planet of the Apes (Jake's Friend)
[ ] Schlock (Schlock)

1975

[ ] Death Race 2000 (Mechanic)

1977

[ ] The Kentucky Fried Movie (TV Technician Thrown by Gorilla (segment "A.M. Today"))

1978

[ ] Animal House (Cafeteria Dishwasher)

1979

[ ] The Muppet Movie (Additional Muppet Performer)
[ ] 1941 (Mizerany)

1980

[ 4/10 ] The Blues Brothers (Trooper La Fong)

1981

[ 8/10 ] An American Werewolf in London (Man Smashed into Window (uncredited))

1982

[ 4/10 ] Eating Raoul (Man at Bank (uncredited))
[ ] Take One: Fear on Film (Self)

1983

[ ] Making Michael Jackson's Thriller (Self)
[ ] Trading Places (Man with Briefcase (uncredited))

1984

[ ] The Muppets Take Manhattan (Leonard Winesop)

1985

[ ] Into the Night (SAVAK)
[ ] B.B. King: Into the Night (Self)

1987

[ 10/10 ] RoboCop (Man in '6000 SUX' Commercial (uncredited))

1989

[ ] Stephen King's World of Horror (Self)

1990

[ ] Darkman (Physician)
[ 4/10 ] Psycho IV: The Beginning (Mike Calveccio)
[ ] Spontaneous Combustion (Radio Technician)

1992

[ ] Venice/Venice (Self)
[ ] Body Chemistry II: Voice of a Stranger (Dr. Edwards)
[ ] The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team (Self)
[ 6/10 ] Sleepwalkers (Lab Technician)

1994

[ ] The Silence of the Hams (FBI Agent)
[ ] The Legend of Dolemite! Bigger & Badder (Self)
[ ] The World of Jim Henson (Leanord Winesop (archive footage))

1996

[ ] Vampirella (Astronaut #1)
[ ] Abbott & Costello Meet Biography (Self)

1997

[ ] Hollywood Rated 'R' (Self)
[ ] Laws of Deception (Judge Trevino)
[ 4/10 ] Quicksilver Highway (Surgical Assistant)
[ ] Mad City (Doctor)
[ ] Who Is Henry Jaglom? (Self)

1998

[ ] The Abbey Road Story (Self)
[ ] The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers' (Self)
[ ] The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion (Self - Director)

1999

[ ] Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' (Host / Self)
[ ] Diamonds (Gambler)

2000

[ ] The American Nightmare (Self)
[ ] Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby (Judge)

2002

[ ] Forever Ealing (Self)
[ ] Masters of Horror (Self)
[ ] It's Black Entertainment (Self)

2003

[ ] Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies (Self (archive footage))
[ ] 101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment (Self (archive footage))
[ ] Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update (Himself)

2004

[ ] Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen (Self)
[ ] Spider-Man 2 (Doctor)
[ ] Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River (Self)
[ ] Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures (Self)
[ ] Mario Bava: Operazione paura (Self)
[ ] Russ Meyer: King of Sexploitation (Self)

2005

[ ] Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy (Self)
[ ] The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music (Self)
[ ] Torrente 3: The Protector (Arab Ambassador)
[ ] The Ax (Maxime's Friend's Father)
[ ] Torrente 3: The Protector (Embajador árabe)
[ ] The Perfect Scary Movie (Self)
[ ] Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection (Self)

2006

[ ] The Sci-Fi Boys (Self)
[ ] Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound (Self)
[ ] 42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage (Self)
[ ] Footlight Parade: Music for the Decades (????)
[ ] Busby Berkeley's Kaleidoscopic Eyes (????)
[ ] (buz'be bur'kle) n. A Study in Style (Self)
[ ] Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet (Self)

2007

[ ] Bloodsucking Cinema (Self)
[ ] Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman (Self)
[ ] The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness (Self)
[ ] Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (Self)
[ ] Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (Self)

2008

[ ] Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX (Self)
[ ] Parasomnia (Department Store Manager)
[ ] Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (Self)
[ ] Animal House: The Inside Story (Self)
[ ] RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World” (Self)

2009

[ ] Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London' (Self)
[ ] The Face is Familiar (????)
[ ] Into the Pit: The Shocking Story of Deadpit.com (Self)
[ ] Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood (Self)
[ ] Vittorio D. (Self)
[ ] The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story (Self)
[ ] The Scenesters (Judge Paxton B. Johnson)
[ ] Tattoos: A Scarred History (Self)

2010

[ ] The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth (Self)
[ ] Machete Maidens Unleashed! (Self)
[ ] Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr. (Self)
[ ] The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry (Self)
[ ] David Bowie: Rare and Unseen (Self)

2011

[ ] American Grindhouse (Himself)
[ ] Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis (Self)
[ ] Nightmare Factory (Self)
[ ] The Future of Fear (Self)

2012

[ ] Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan (Self)
[ ] Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader (Professor)
[ ] The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features (????)

2013

[ ] Blast Vegas (Salesman #1)
[ ] Trespassing Bergman (Self)

2014

[ ] Out of Print (Self)
[ ] Remembering 'Dead of Night' (????)

2015

[ 4/10 ] Tales of Halloween (Jebediah Rex)
[ ] In Their Own Words: Jim Henson (Self - Friend & Filmmaker)
[ ] Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex (Self)
[ ] Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead (Self - Director)

2016

[ ] Sidemen: Long Road To Glory (????)
[ ] Deconstructing Dunning (????)

2018

[ ] King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen (Self)
[ ] The Body (Man in Bathroom)
[ ] The World Is Yours (Couple)
[ ] Bergman: A Year in a Life (Self)

2019

[ ] An American Filmmaker in London (Self)
[ ] I Hate Kids (Psychic #4)
[ ] Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf (Self)

2020

[ ] Belushi (Self (archive footage))

2021

[ ] Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster (Self)
[ ] Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida (Self [archival])
[ ] I Am Alfred Hitchcock (Self)

2023

[ ] The Credible Adventures of Mr. T (Stranger)
[ ] Thriller 40 (Self)
[ ] The Rise of the Comic Strip (Self)

2024

[ ] The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee (Self)
[ ] Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters (Self)

2025

[ ] The Vincent Price Legacy (Himself)
[ ] Being Eddie (Self)

????

[ ] Robot Dracula (John)
[ ] Under the Moon (High School Principal)
[ ] The AckerMonster Chronicles! (????)