John Landis
Directing • Born 1950-08-03
Biography
John David Landis (born August 3, 1950) is an American film director, screenwriter, actor, and producer. He is known for his comedies, his horror films, and his music videos with singer Michael Jackson.
Filmography
146 credits
The Blues Brothers
Movie • 1980
Trooper La Fong
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
Movie • 2021
Self
The Silence of the Hams
Movie • 1994
FBI Agent
Into the Night
Movie • 1985
SAVAK
Hollywood Rated 'R'
Movie • 1997
Self
The Kentucky Fried Movie
Movie • 1977
TV Technician Thrown by Gorilla (segment "A.M. Today")
An American Werewolf in London
Movie • 1981
Man Smashed into Window (uncredited)
Blast Vegas
Movie • 2013
Salesman #1
Red Sun
Movie • 1971
Henchman (uncredited)
Kelly's Heroes
Movie • 1970
Sister Rosa Stigmata
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
Movie • 1973
Jake's Friend
Laws of Deception
Movie • 1997
Judge Trevino
Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida
Movie • 2021
Self [archival]
The Muppets Take Manhattan
Movie • 1984
Leonard Winesop
Darkman
Movie • 1990
Physician
Death Race 2000
Movie • 1975
Mechanic
Psycho IV: The Beginning
Movie • 1990
Mike Calveccio
The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth
Movie • 2010
Self
Eating Raoul
Movie • 1982
Man at Bank (uncredited)
Robot Dracula
Movie
John
Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London'
Movie • 2009
Self
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
Movie • 2008
Self
Spontaneous Combustion
Movie • 1990
Radio Technician
Parasomnia
Movie • 2008
Department Store Manager
Machete Maidens Unleashed!
Movie • 2010
Self
American Grindhouse
Movie • 2011
Himself
Schlock
Movie • 1973
Schlock
The Sci-Fi Boys
Movie • 2006
Self
RoboCop
Movie • 1987
Man in '6000 SUX' Commercial (uncredited)
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
Movie • 2011
Self
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
Movie • 2008
Self
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
Movie • 2005
Self
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
Movie • 2012
Self
Making Michael Jackson's Thriller
Movie • 1983
Self
Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound
Movie • 2006
Self
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
Movie • 1999
Host / Self
Venice/Venice
Movie • 1992
Self
Bloodsucking Cinema
Movie • 2007
Self
The Face is Familiar
Movie • 2009
Forever Ealing
Movie • 2002
Self
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee
Movie • 2024
Self
Animal House
Movie • 1978
Cafeteria Dishwasher
Nightmare Factory
Movie • 2011
Self
Into the Pit: The Shocking Story of Deadpit.com
Movie • 2009
Self
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
Movie • 2006
Self
An American Filmmaker in London
Movie • 2019
Self
Under the Moon
Movie
High School Principal
Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.
Movie • 2010
Self
The Credible Adventures of Mr. T
Movie • 2023
Stranger
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Movie • 2007
Self
Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen
Movie • 2004
Self
Thriller 40
Movie • 2023
Self
Out of Print
Movie • 2014
Self
The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music
Movie • 2005
Self
The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry
Movie • 2010
Self
Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood
Movie • 2009
Self
The American Nightmare
Movie • 2000
Self
Tales of Halloween
Movie • 2015
Jebediah Rex
Vampirella
Movie • 1996
Astronaut #1
Spider-Man 2
Movie • 2004
Doctor
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
Movie • 2015
Self - Friend & Filmmaker
The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness
Movie • 2007
Self
Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River
Movie • 2004
Self
Diamonds
Movie • 1999
Gambler
Body Chemistry II: Voice of a Stranger
Movie • 1992
Dr. Edwards
Sidemen: Long Road To Glory
Movie • 2016
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
Movie • 2015
Self
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Movie • 2015
Self - Director
Abbott & Costello Meet Biography
Movie • 1996
Self
Take One: Fear on Film
Movie • 1982
Self
Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures
Movie • 2004
Self
Footlight Parade: Music for the Decades
Movie • 2006
Busby Berkeley's Kaleidoscopic Eyes
Movie • 2006
(buz'be bur'kle) n. A Study in Style
Movie • 2006
Self
Stephen King's World of Horror
Movie • 1989
Self
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
Movie • 2018
Self
Quicksilver Highway
Movie • 1997
Surgical Assistant
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Movie • 2007
Self
Mad City
Movie • 1997
Doctor
Vittorio D.
Movie • 2009
Self
Mario Bava: Operazione paura
Movie • 2004
Self
David Bowie: Rare and Unseen
Movie • 2010
Self
The Abbey Road Story
Movie • 1998
Self
Trespassing Bergman
Movie • 2013
Self
B.B. King: Into the Night
Movie • 1985
Self
The Legend of Dolemite! Bigger & Badder
Movie • 1994
Self
Masters of Horror
Movie • 2002
Self
The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team
Movie • 1992
Self
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
Movie • 2007
Self
I Hate Kids
Movie • 2019
Psychic #4
The Ax
Movie • 2005
Maxime's Friend's Father
It's Black Entertainment
Movie • 2002
Self
Torrente 3: The Protector
Movie • 2005
Embajador árabe
Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf
Movie • 2019
Self
Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies
Movie • 2003
Self (archive footage)
Sleepwalkers
Movie • 1992
Lab Technician
The Body
Movie • 2018
Man in Bathroom
Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader
Movie • 2012
Professor
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
Movie • 1998
Self
Trading Places
Movie • 1983
Man with Briefcase (uncredited)
Remembering 'Dead of Night'
Movie • 2014
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion
Movie • 1998
Self - Director
The Muppet Movie
Movie • 1979
Additional Muppet Performer
The World of Jim Henson
Movie • 1994
Leanord Winesop (archive footage)
Russ Meyer: King of Sexploitation
Movie • 2004
Self
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
Movie • 2009
Self
1941
Movie • 1979
Mizerany
Animal House: The Inside Story
Movie • 2008
Self
Belushi
Movie • 2020
Self (archive footage)
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
Movie • 2006
Self
The Perfect Scary Movie
Movie • 2005
Self
The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features
Movie • 2012
I Am Alfred Hitchcock
Movie • 2021
Self
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
Movie • 1997
Self
The World Is Yours
Movie • 2018
Couple
The Scenesters
Movie • 2009
Judge Paxton B. Johnson
The Future of Fear
Movie • 2011
Self
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
Movie • 2024
Self
Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby
Movie • 2000
Judge
Bergman: A Year in a Life
Movie • 2018
Self
Tattoos: A Scarred History
Movie • 2009
Self
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
Movie • 2008
Self
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
Movie • 2003
Self (archive footage)
The Rise of the Comic Strip
Movie • 2023
Self
The AckerMonster Chronicles!
Movie
The Vincent Price Legacy
Movie • 2025
Himself
Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update
Movie • 2003
Himself
Deconstructing Dunning
Movie • 2016
Being Eddie
Movie • 2025
Self
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
Movie • 2005
Self
On a Mission from God: The Story of the Blues Brothers
Movie • 2025
Self
Dream On
TV • 1990
Herb
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992
Psychoville
TV • 2009
The Six Million Dollar Man
TV • 1974
Michael
Eek! The Cat
TV • 1992
John Landis (voice)
Martin & Lewis: Their Golden Age of Comedy
TV • 1992
Self
The Movies That Made Us
TV • 2019
Self
Eli Roth's History of Horror
TV • 2018
Self
Holliston
TV • 2012
Himself
Face Off
TV • 2011
Guest Judge
The Real History of Science Fiction
TV • 2014
Himself
Caroline in the City
TV • 1995
John Landis
Bergman's Video
TV • 2012
Self - Filmmaker
The Stand
TV • 1994
Russ Dorr
In Their Own Words
TV • 2015
Self