Director

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Michael Jackson's Vision 2010

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John Landis

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Age73
GenderMale
Birthday1950-08-03
BirthplaceChicago, Illinois, USA

Known ForDirecting

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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Episodes
People

Acting
135

Directing
46

Production
26

Writing
15

Crew
6

77%

Thriller 40

2023

Self

0%

The Credible Adventures of Mr. T

2023

Stranger

0%

The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee

2023

Self

60%

Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida

2021

Self [archival]

72%

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

2021

Self

75%

I Am Alfred Hitchcock

2021

Self

73%

Belushi

2020

Self (archive footage)

0%

Michael Jackson What If?

2020

75%

The Movies That Made Us

2019 — 1 episode

Self

67%

Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf

2019

Self

63%

I Hate Kids

2019

Psychic #4

75%

Eli Roth's History of Horror

2018 — 5 episodes

70%

The Body

2018

Man in Bathroom

66%

The World Is Yours

2018

Couple

75%

King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

2018

Self

81%

Sidemen: Long Road To Glory

2016

77%

Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex

2015

Himself

59%

Tales of Halloween

2015

Jebediah Rex

0%

In Their Own Words: Jim Henson

2015

Self - Friend & Filmmaker

72%

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon

2015

Self, Film Director

60%

Tomorrow's Worlds: The Unearthly History of Science Fiction

2014 — 2 episodes

Himself

70%

Out of Print

2014

Self

73%

The Real History of Science Fiction

2014 — 2 episodes

Himself

0%

Remembering 'Dead of Night'

2014

63%

Trespassing Bergman

2013

Self

30%

Blast Vegas

2013

Salesman #1

47%

Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader

2012

Professor

0%

The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features

2012

0%

Bergmans video

2012

Self

68%

Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis

2011

Self

73%

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan

2011

Self

52%

Nightmare Factory

2011

Self

70%

American Grindhouse

2011

Himself

77%

Face Off

2011 — 1 episode

Guest Judge

71%

Machete Maidens Unleashed!

2010

Self

70%

The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry

2010

Himself

76%

Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.

2010

Self

0%

The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth

2010

Self

50%

David Bowie: Rare and Unseen

2010

Self

70%

Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood

2009

Himself

70%

Vittorio D.

2009

Self

66%

Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London'

2009

Self

43%

The Scenesters

2009

Judge Paxton B. Johnson

35%

Into the Pit: The Shocking Story of Deadpit.com

2009

Self

76%

Psychoville

2009 — 1 episode

60%

The Face Is Familiar

2009

75%

The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story

2009

Himself

48%

Parasomnia

2008

Department Store Manager

64%

Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX

2008

Self

37%

Animal House: The Inside Story

2008

Self

68%

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

2008

Self

72%

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

2007

Self

77%

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

2007

Self

70%

Bloodsucking Cinema

2007

Self

67%

The Decade of Darkness

2007

Himself

0%

The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness

2007

Self

75%

Insider Trading: The Making of 'Trading Places'

2007

Himself

60%

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

2007

Self

73%

Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet

2006

Self

64%

The Sci-Fi Boys

2006

Self

0%

42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage

2006

Self

0%

Footlight Parade: Music for the Decades

2006

0%

(buz'be bur'kle) n. A Study in Style

2006

Himself

0%

Busby Berkeley's Kaleidoscopic Eyes

2006

0%

Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound

2006

Self

0%

The Perfect Scary Movie

2005

Self

75%

RKO Production 601: The Making of 'Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World'

2005

Himself

78%

Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy

2005

Self

55%

Torrente 3: The Protector

2005

Arab Ambassador, Embajador árabe

0%

The Blues Brothers: Transposing the Music

2005

Self

0%

The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music

2005

Self

73%

The Ax

2005

Père du copain de Maxime

0%

Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures

2004

Self

60%

Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen

2004

Self

74%

Spider-Man 2

2004

Doctor

0%

Mario Bava: Operazione paura

2004

Self

0%

Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River

2004

Self

80%

Russ Meyer: King of Sexploitation

2004

Self

65%

Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update

2003

Himself (voice)

78%

Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies

2003

Self (archive footage)

80%

Forever Ealing

2002

Self

66%

Masters of Horror

2002

Self

0%

It's Black Entertainment

2002

Self

66%

The American Nightmare

2000

Self

58%

Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby

2000

Judge

50%

Diamonds

1999

Gambler

68%

Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'

1999

Host, Self

70%

The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion

1998

Self - Director

63%

The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'

1998

Self

70%

The Abbey Road Story

1998

Himself

64%

Mad City

1997

Doctor

0%

Who Is Henry Jaglom?

1997

Self

0%

Hollywood Rated 'R'

1997

Self

60%

Quicksilver Highway

1997

Surgical Assistant

0%

Laws of Deception

1997

Judge Trevino

42%

Vampirella

1996

Astronaut #1

100%

The World of Jim Henson

1994

Leanord Winesop (archive footage)

57%

The Silence of the Hams

1994

FBI Agent

69%

The Stand

1994 — 4 episodes

Russ Dorr

60%

The Legend of Dolemite! Bigger & Badder

1994

Self

70%

Eek! the Cat

1992 — 1 episode

John Landis (voice)

27%

Body Chemistry II: Voice of a Stranger

1992

Dr. Edwards

57%

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992 — 1 episode

62%

Sleepwalkers

1992

Lab Technician

0%

Venice/Venice

1992

Self

60%

The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team

1992

Self

78%

Black or White

1991

Self

56%

Psycho IV: The Beginning

1990

Mike Calveccio

0%

The Horror Hall of Fame

1990

Himself

66%

Darkman

1990

Physician

69%

Dream On

1990 — 2 episodes

57%

Spontaneous Combustion

1990

Radio Technician

45%

Stephen King's World of Horror

1989

Self

76%

RoboCop

1987

Man in '6000 SUX' Commercial (uncredited)

68%

Into the Night

1985

SAVAK

50%

B.B. King: Into the Night

1985

Self

72%

The Muppets Take Manhattan

1984

Leonard Winesop

76%

Making Michael Jackson's Thriller

1983

Self

77%

Trading Places

1983

Man with Briefcase (uncredited)

68%

Eating Raoul

1982

Man at Bank (uncredited)

80%

Take One: Fear on Film

1982

Self

74%

An American Werewolf in London

1981

Man Smashed into Window (uncredited)

80%

The Blues Brothers

1980

Trooper La Fong

62%

1941

1979

Mizerany

76%

The Muppet Movie

1979

Additional Muppet Performer

75%

Animal House

1978

Cafeteria Dishwasher

67%

The Kentucky Fried Movie

1977

TV Technician Thrown by Gorilla (segment "A.M. Today")

65%

Death Race 2000

1975

Mechanic

71%

The Six Million Dollar Man

1974 — 1 episode

Michael

60%

Battle for the Planet of the Apes

1973

Jake's Friend

60%

Schlock

1973

Schlock

70%

Red Sun

1971

Henchman

78%

Kelly's Heroes

1970

Sister Rosa Stigmata

0%

An American Filmmaker in London

Self

0%

Robot Dracula

In Production

John

20%

Stan Lee's Superhero Kindergarten

2021 — 1 episode

Director

76%

Franklin & Bash

2011 — 1 episode

Director

96%

Michael Jackson's Vision

2010

Director

64%

Burke & Hare

2010

Director

0%

In Sickness and in Health

2008

Director

0%

In Sickness and in Health

2008

Director

0%

In Sickness and in Health

2008

Director

66%

Fear Itself

2008 — 1 episode

Director

72%

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

2007

Director

68%

Family

2006

Director

0%

The Great Sketch Experiment

2006

Director

83%

Psych

2006 — 3 episodes

Director

57%

Deer Woman

2005

Director

70%

Masters of Horror

2005 — 2 episodes

Director

52%

Slasher

2004

Director

65%

Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update

2003

Director

0%

The Kronenberg Chronicles

2002

Director

63%

Susan's Plan

1998

Director

62%

Blues Brothers 2000

1998

Director

54%

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show

1997 — 1 episode

Director

85%

HIStory on Film, Volume II

1997

Director

51%

The Stupids

1996

Director

90%

Michael Jackson - Video Greatest Hits - HIStory

1995

Director

64%

Beverly Hills Cop III

1994

Director

66%

Innocent Blood

1992

Director

78%

Black or White

1991

Director

70%

Oscar

1991

Director

69%

Dream On

1990 — 18 episodes

Director

40%

Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special

1990

Director

73%

Coming to America

1988

Director

67%

Amazon Women on the Moon

1987

Director

70%

¡Three Amigos!

1986

Director

69%

Spies Like Us

1985

Director

25%

George Burns Comedy Week

1985 — 1 episode

Director

68%

Into the Night

1985

Director

0%

Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration

1985

Director

50%

B.B. King: Into the Night

1985

Director

83%

Michael Jackson's Thriller

1983

Director

68%

Twilight Zone: The Movie

1983

Director

77%

Trading Places

1983

Director

65%

Coming Soon

1982

Director

74%

An American Werewolf in London

1981

Director

80%

The Blues Brothers

1980

Director

75%

Animal House

1978

Director

67%

The Kentucky Fried Movie

1977

Director

60%

Schlock

1973

Director

0%

Blue

2022

Executive Producer

63%

I Hate Kids

2019

Executive Producer

61%

Some Guy Who Kills People

2011

Executive Producer

72%

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

2007

Producer

0%

The Lost World - Gladiator

2001

Executive Producer

69%

The Lost World

1999 — 10 episodes

Executive Producer

63%

Susan's Plan

1998

Producer

51%

The Lost World

1998

Executive Producer

62%

Blues Brothers 2000

1998

Producer

54%

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show

1997 — 66 episodes

Producer

85%

HIStory on Film, Volume II

1997

Producer

65%

The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas

1996

Executive Producer

76%

Sliders

1995 — 87 episodes

Producer

65%

Here Come the Munsters

1995

Executive Producer

66%

Weird Science

1994 — 88 episodes

Producer

69%

Dream On

1990 — 120 episodes

Producer

63%

Fuzzbucket

1986

Producer

75%

Clue

1985

Executive Producer

50%

B.B. King: Into the Night

1985

Producer

76%

Making Michael Jackson's Thriller

1983

Producer

83%

Michael Jackson's Thriller

1983

Producer

68%

Twilight Zone: The Movie

1983

Producer

0%

It's a Good Life

1983

Producer

65%

Coming Soon

1982

Producer

67%

An American Werewolf in London

Planned

Executive Producer

0%

Bad Vibes

In Production

Executive Producer

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