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John Carpenter

Aliases
  • Martin Quatermass
  • Frank Armitage
  • John T. Chance
  • Rip Haight
English
Filmography

Jean-Michel Jarre: A Journey Into Sound

2015
as John Carpenter

Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown

2008
as Himself

This Is Horror

1989
as Himself

Monsterland

2009
as Himself

Nightmare Factory

2011
as Himself

Once Upon a Time in the West: An Opera of Violence

2003
as John Carpenter

Broadway's Lost Treasures II

2004
as Arvide Abernathy (segment "Guys & Dolls")

Assault on Precinct 13

1976
as Gang Member

Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX

2008

The Silence of the Hams

1994
as Trenchcoat Man / Gimp

Henchman: The Al Leong Story

2018
as Himself

John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies

2004
as John Carpenter

The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style

2009
as John Carpenter

Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon

2006
as John Carpenter

Halloween: 25 Years of Terror

2006

Body Bags

1993
as The Coroner

Nightmares in Red, White and Blue

2009
as Himself

Guys And Dolls: Off The Record

1992
as Himself / Arvide Abernathy

Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film

2006
as Himself

In Search of Darkness

2019

Tales from the Crypt: From Comic Books to Television

2004
as John Carpenter

Night of the Ghouls

1984
as Capt. Robbins

Fear in the Dark

1991
as John Carpenter

Masters of Horror

2002
as John CARPENTER

Why Horror?

2014

Once Upon a Time in the West: The Wages of Sin

2003
as John Carpenter

The Rise of the Synths

2019
as John Carpenter

Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog'

2002
as John Carpenter

The Perfect Scary Movie

2005
as Himself

Bloodsucking Cinema

2007

Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest

2003
as John Carpenter

Tales from the Script

2009
as Himself

Halloween: Unmasked

1999
as Himself

Halloween: The Inside Story

2010
as Himself

The American Nightmare

2000
as Himself

Sitges - 51st Fantastic International Film Festival of Catalonia

2018
as Himself

Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror

2000
as John Carpenter

The Thing: Terror Takes Shape

1998
as Himself

First Works

1989

Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'

2000
as Self

Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of the Master

2008
as John Carpenter

After Sunset: The Life & Times of the Drive-In Theater

1995
as Himself

Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre

2000
as Himself

Charlie Brown: Blockhead's Revenge

2011
as Himself (Host)

Hollywood's Greatest Villains

2005
as John Carpenter

Director

Movie Halloween 1978
Movie The Thing 1982
Movie Big Trouble in Little China 1986
Movie Christine 1983
Movie The Ward 2010
Movie Escape from New York 1981
Movie They Live 1988
Movie The Fog 1980
Movie Prince of Darkness 1987
Movie Elvis 1979
Movie Captain Voyeur 1969
Movie Cigarette Burns 2005
Movie Assault on Precinct 13 1976
Movie Dark Star 1974
Episode Masters of Horror
Cigarette Burns 		2005
Movie Someone's Watching Me! 1978
Movie Body Bags 1993
Movie In the Mouth of Madness 1994
Movie Pro-Life 2006
Movie Starman 1984
Movie Village of the Damned 1995
Movie Memoirs of an Invisible Man 1992
Movie Vampires 1998
Movie Escape from L.A. 1996
Movie Ghosts of Mars 2001
Episode RiffTrax
Halloween 		2006
Episode Masters of Horror
Pro-Life 		2006
Episode Starman
Starman: The Movie 		1970

Writer

Movie Halloween 2018
Movie Halloween 1978
Movie Halloween 2007
Movie Halloween: Resurrection 2002
Movie Halloween II 1981
Movie Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers 1995
Movie Halloween H20: 20 Years Later 1998
Movie Escape from New York 1981
Movie They Live 1988
Movie El Diablo 1990
Movie The Fog 1980
Movie Assault on Precinct 13 2005
Movie Prince of Darkness 1987
Movie Captain Voyeur 1969
Movie Assault on Precinct 13 1976
Movie The Resurrection of Broncho Billy 1970
Movie Zuma Beach 1978
Movie Dark Star 1974
Movie Someone's Watching Me! 1978
Movie Silent Predators 1999
Movie Escape from L.A. 1996
Movie Escape from L.A. 1996
Movie The Fog 2005
Movie Black Moon Rising 1986
Movie Black Moon Rising 1986
Movie Halloween: Autumn Blood 2010
Movie Ghosts of Mars 2001
Movie Blood River 1991
Movie Halloween Black Eyes 2010
Movie Halloween: Awakening 2012
Movie Eyes of Laura Mars 1978
Movie Eyes of Laura Mars 1978

Producer

Movie Halloween 2018
Movie Halloween 2018
Movie Halloween II 1981
Movie Halloween III: Season of the Witch 1982
Movie Captain Voyeur 1969
Movie The Philadelphia Experiment 1984
Movie Dark Star 1974
Movie Body Bags 1993
Movie Vampires: Los Muertos 2002
Movie Substitution 1970
Movie Black Moon Rising 1986

Guest Star

Episode Hollywood's Best Film Directors
John Carpenter 		1970
Episode Track Stories
Jean-Michel Jarre with John Carpenter 		2015
Episode Funny or Die: Totally Real Movies Coming Soon
Charlie Brown: Blockhead's Revenge 		2011
Episode Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
B-12 		2006
Episode Late Night With David Letterman
Show #0075 		1982
Episode Temps X
Neuvième émission 		1980
Episode Charles Band's Full Moon Freakshow
Episode 1: John Carpenter w/ special guest Dare Taylor 		2022
Episode The Fearmakers Collection
Roger Corman: King of the B's 		1970
Episode The Fearmakers Collection
Jack Arnold: Master of Exotic Menace 		1970
Episode Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
The Cold Open 		2006
Episode The Fearmakers Collection
Terence Fisher: Master of Gothic Horror 		1970
Episode Durch die Nacht mit...
Franka Potente und John Carpenter 		2003
Episode Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
The Focus Group 		2006
Episode The Fearmakers Collection
Roman Polanski: Master of Psychological Suspense 		1970