John Carpenter

1948-01-16

John Carpenter (American filmmaker, composer and actor (born 1948)), born 1948. filmtheque lists 83 credits: 83 movies and 0 series, from 1963 to 2025. Best-known work includes Death of a Unicorn, Halloween Kills, Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown.

Roles: Director (22) · Composer (18) · Screenwriter (18) · Actor (17)

Known for

Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown

2008

Dead On: The Life and Cinema of George A. Romero

2008

Halloween

2007

Assault on Precinct 13

2005

Full filmography

Year	Title	Role
2025	Death of a Unicorn	Composer
2021	Halloween Kills	Composer
2008	Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown	Actor
2008	Dead On: The Life and Cinema of George A. Romero	Actor
2007	Halloween	Screenwriter
2005	Assault on Precinct 13	Screenwriter
2005	The Fog	Screenwriter
2005	The Fog	Producer
2002	Vampires: Los Muertos	Producer
2001	Ghosts of Mars	Director
2001	Ghosts of Mars	Screenwriter
2001	Ghosts of Mars	Composer
1999	Silent Predators	Screenwriter
1998	Vampires	Director
1998	Vampires	Composer
1995	Village of the Damned	Actor
1995	Village of the Damned	Director
1995	Village of the Damned	Composer
1994	The Silence of the Hams	Actor
1993	Body Bags	Actor
1993	Body Bags	Director
1993	Body Bags	Composer
1992	Memoirs of an Invisible Man	Actor
1992	Memoirs of an Invisible Man	Director
1992	Memoirs of an Invisible Man	Screenwriter
1990	El Diablo	Screenwriter
1988	They Live	Director
1988	They Live	Screenwriter
1988	They Live	Composer
1986	Big Trouble in Little China	Actor
1986	The Boy Who Could Fly	Actor
1986	Black Moon Rising	Screenwriter
1986	Black Moon Rising	Producer
1986	Big Trouble in Little China	Director
1986	Big Trouble in Little China	Composer
1984	Starman	Actor
1984	The Philadelphia Experiment	Producer
1984	Starman	Director
1983	Christine	Director
1983	Christine	Composer
1983	Christine	Producer
1982	The Thing	Actor
1982	The Thing	Director
1982	Halloween III: Season of the Witch	Composer
1982	Halloween III: Season of the Witch	Producer
1981	Escape from New York	Actor
1981	Escape from New York	Director
1981	Escape from New York	Screenwriter
1981	Escape from New York	Composer
1981	Halloween: Extended Edition	Director
1981	Halloween: Extended Edition	Composer
1981	Halloween II	Screenwriter
1981	Halloween II	Composer
1981	Halloween II	Producer
1980	The Fog	Actor
1980	The Fog	Director
1980	The Fog	Screenwriter
1980	The Fog	Composer
1979	Better Late Than Never	Screenwriter
1979	Elvis	Director
1978	Halloween	Actor
1978	Halloween	Director
1978	Halloween	Screenwriter
1978	Halloween	Composer
1978	Someone's Watching Me!	Director
1978	Someone's Watching Me!	Screenwriter
1978	Eyes of Laura Mars	Screenwriter
1976	Network	Actor
1976	Assault on Precinct 13	Director
1976	Assault on Precinct 13	Screenwriter
1976	Assault on Precinct 13	Composer
1969	Captain Voyeur	Director
1963	Cortometraggi di John Carpenter	Director
1963	Terror from Space	Director
0	In Search of Darkness	Actor
0	Dark Star	Actor
0	Nightmares in Red, White and Blue	Actor
0	In the Mouth of Madness	Director
0	In the Mouth of Madness	Composer
0	Dark Star	Director
0	Dark Star	Screenwriter
0	Dark Star	Composer
0	Dark Star	Producer