John Landis
John David Landis is an American filmmaker and actor. He is best known for directing comedy films such as The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977), National Lampoon's Animal House (1978), The Blues Brothers (1980), Trading Places (1983), Three Amigos (1986), Coming to America (1988), and Beverly Hills Cop III (1994), as well as horror films such as An American Werewolf in London (1981), Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983), and Innocent Blood (1992). He also directed the music videos for Michael Jackson's "Thriller" (1983) and "Black or White" (1991).
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🎬 Movies
Robot Dracula
actor
2026
Being Eddie
actor
2025
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
actor
2024
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
actor
2021
I Am Alfred Hitchcock
actor
2021
Belushi
actor
2020
The Body
actor
2018
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
actor
2018
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
actor
2015
Tales of Halloween
actor
2015
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
actor
2015
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
actor
2015
Trespassing Bergman
actor
2013
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
actor
2012
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
actor
2011
Nightmare Factory
actor
2011
Burke & Hare
director
2010
The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry
actor
2010
Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.
actor
2010
Vittorio D.
actor
2009
Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London'
actor
2009
The Face is Familiar
actor
2009
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
actor
2009
Parasomnia
actor
2008
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
actor
2008
Animal House: The Inside Story
actor
2008
Fear Itself: In Sickness and in Health
director
2008
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
actor
2007
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
actor
2007
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
director
2007
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
actor
2007
The Perfect Scary Movie
actor
2005
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
actor
2005
Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies
actor
2003
The American Nightmare
actor
2000
Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby
actor
2000
Diamonds
actor
1999
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
actor
1999
Susan's Plan
director
1998
Susan's Plan
writer
1998
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion
actor
1998
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
actor
1998
Blues Brothers 2000
director
1998
Blues Brothers 2000
writer
1998
Mad City
actor
1997
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
actor
1997
An American Werewolf in Paris
writer
1997
HIStory on Film, Volume II
director
1997
HIStory on Film, Volume II
writer
1997
Quicksilver Highway
actor
1997
Vampirella
actor
1996
The Stupids
director
1996
Beverly Hills Cop III
director
1994
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
director
1993
Innocent Blood
director
1992
Body Chemistry II: The Voice of a Stranger
actor
1992
Sleepwalkers
actor
1992
Black or White
director
1991
Oscar
director
1991
Psycho IV: The Beginning
actor
1990
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration
director
1990
Coming to America
director
1988
Amazon Women on the Moon
director
1987
¡Three Amigos!
director
1986
Clue
writer
1985
Spies Like Us
director
1985
Into the Night
actor
1985
Into the Night
director
1985
Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration
director
1985
B.B. King: Into the Night
director
1985
B.B. King: Into the Night
actor
1985
Michael Jackson's Thriller
writer
1983
Michael Jackson's Thriller
director
1983
Twilight Zone: The Movie
director
1983
Twilight Zone: The Movie
writer
1983
Trading Places
director
1983
Eating Raoul
actor
1982
Take One: Fear on Film
actor
1982
An American Werewolf in London
director
1981
An American Werewolf in London
writer
1981
The Blues Brothers
director
1980
The Blues Brothers
writer
1980
Animal House
director
1978
The Kentucky Fried Movie
director
1977
The Kentucky Fried Movie
actor
1977
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
actor
1973
Schlock
director
1973
Schlock
writer
1973
Schlock
actor
1973
Red Sun
actor
1971
