John Carpenter



First NameJohn
Last NameCarpenter
Full Name at BirthJohn Howard Carpenter
Other NamesRip Haight
Frank Armitage
Martin Quatermass
Age64
Date of BirthJanuary 16, 1948
BirthplaceCarthage, NY
Height6' (183 cm)
BuildSlim
Hair ColorOTHER
Star SignCapricorn
ReligionAtheist
EthnicityWhite
NationalityAmerican
UniversityWestern Kentucky University
University of Southern California
Occupation CategoryFilm Director
Claim to FameEscape from New York
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John Howard Carpenter (born January 16, 1948) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, editor, composer, and occasional actor. Although Carpenter has worked in numerous film genres in his four-decade career, his name is most commonly associated with horror and science fiction.


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Filmography

Selected John Carpenter film and TV show credits:


Director Credits

2010
The Ward
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2005
Masters of Horror
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2001
Ghosts of Mars
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1998
Vampires
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1996
Escape from L.A.
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1995
Village of the Damned
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1994
In the Mouth of Madness
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1993
Body Bags
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1992
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
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1988
They Live
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1987
Prince of Darkness
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1986
Big Trouble in Little China
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1984
Starman
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1983
Christine
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1982
The Thing
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1981
Escape from New York
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1980
The Fog
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1979
Elvis
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1978
Halloween
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1978
Someone's Watching Me!
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1976
Assault on Precinct 13
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1974
Dark Star
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1969
Gorgo Versus Godzilla
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1969
Gorgon, the Space Monster
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1969
Sorceror from Outer Space
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1969
Warrior and the Demon
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1963
Terror from Space
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1962
Revenge of the Colossal Beasts
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Soundtrack Credits

2009
Monsters vs Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space
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2007
Grindhouse
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2007
Planet Terror
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2006
The Angry Video Game Nerd
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2005
My Name Is Earl
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2004
The Power of Nightmares: The Rise of the Politics of Fear
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2003
The Life of David Gale
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2002
Haider lebt - 1. April 2021
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1996
Escape from L.A.
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1994
Bassie en Adriaan en de reis vol verrassingen
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1988
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
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1986
Big Trouble in Little China
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1974
Dark Star
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Undercover
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Writer Credits

2012
Halloween III
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2011
The Nightmare Ends on Halloween II
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2011
Myers (Rise of the Boogeyman)
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2011
F.E.A.R. 3
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2010
Escape from New Jersey
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2010
October 31st
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2010
Halloween Season
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2010
Halloween Autumn Blood
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2010
Halloween Black Eyes
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2009
Halloween Fall Stalking
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2007
Halloween
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2005
Assault on Precinct 13
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2005
The Fog
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2004
Michael Vs. Jason
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2004
The Nightmare Ends on Halloween
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2003
Jason Vs. Leatherface
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2002
Halloween: Resurrection
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2001
Ghosts of Mars
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1999
Silent Predators
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1998
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
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1996
Escape from L.A.
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1995
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
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1991
Blood River
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1990
El Diablo
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1989
Halloween 5
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1988
They Live
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1987
Prince of Darkness
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1986
Black Moon Rising
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1981
Escape from New York
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1981
Halloween II
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1980
The Fog
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1979
Better Late Than Never
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1978
Eyes of Laura Mars
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1978
Halloween
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1978
Someone's Watching Me!
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1978
Zuma Beach
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1976
Assault on Precinct 13
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1974
Dark Star
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1970
The Resurrection of Broncho Billy
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Halloween series
Debra Hill
Dr. Samuel Loomis
Halloween (2007)
Halloween (1978)
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
Halloween 5 (1989)
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)
Halloween II (1981)
Halloween II (2009)
Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
Halloween: Resurrection (2002)
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)
Irwin Yablans
Jamie Lloyd Carruthers
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Laurie Strode
Michael Myers
Moustapha Akkad
Rick Rosenthal
Rob Zombie
The Thing
John Carpenter
The Thing (1982)
The Thing (2002)
Films directed by John Carpenter
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
Body Bags (1993)
Christine (1983)
Dark Star (1974)
Escape from L.A. (1996)
Escape from New York (1981)
Ghosts of Mars (2001)
Halloween (1978)
In the Mouth of Madness (1994)
John Carpenter
Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)
Prince of Darkness (1987)
Starman (1984)
The Fog (1980)
The Thing (1982)
The Ward (2010)
They Live (1988)
Vampires (1998)
Village of the Damned (1995)