John Carpenter
John Howard Carpenter is an American filmmaker, composer, and actor. Most commonly associated with horror, action, and science fiction films of the 1970s and 1980s, he is generally recognized as a master of the horror genre. At the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, the French Directors' Guild gave him the Golden Coach Award and lauded him as "a creative genius of raw, fantastic, and spectacular emotions". On April 3, 2025, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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🎬 Movies
They Live
writer
1988
They Live
director
1988
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
writer
1988
Prince of Darkness
writer
1987
Prince of Darkness
director
1987
Big Trouble in Little China
director
1986
Black Moon Rising
writer
1986
Starman
director
1984
Christine
director
1983
The Thing
actor
1982
The Thing
director
1982
Take One: Fear on Film
actor
1982
Halloween II
writer
1981
Escape from New York
director
1981
Escape from New York
writer
1981
Escape from New York
actor
1981
The Fog
director
1980
The Fog
actor
1980
The Fog
writer
1980
Elvis
director
1979
Halloween
director
1978
Halloween
writer
1978
Zuma Beach
writer
1978
Eyes of Laura Mars
writer
1978
Network
actor
1976
Assault on Precinct 13
writer
1976
Assault on Precinct 13
director
1976
The Silence
actor
1975
Dark Star
writer
1974
Dark Star
director
1974
Dark Star
actor
1974
Captain Voyeur
director
1969
Captain Voyeur
writer
1969
Escape From New York
writer
John Carpenter: Live From Los Angeles - Halloween Night
actor