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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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
Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStory
director
1995
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
Spontaneous Combustion
actor
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
director
1985
Into the Night
actor
1985
Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration
director
1985
B.B. King: Into the Night
actor
1985
B.B. King: Into the Night
director
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
writer
1980
The Blues Brothers
director
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
actor
1973
Schlock
writer
1973
Schlock
director
1973
Red Sun
actor
1971