John Carpenter
Born
1948-01-16
Place of birth
Carthage, New York, USA
Biography
An American film director, screenwriter, producer, editor, composer, and occasional actor. Although Carpenter has worked in numerous film genres in his four-decade career, his name is most commonly associated with horror and science fiction. Most films in Carpenter's career were initially commercial and critical failures, with the notable exceptions of Halloween (1978), The Fog (1980), Escape from New York (1981), and Starman (1984). However, many of Carpenter's films from the 1970s and the 1980s have come to be viewed as cult classics, and he has been acknowledged as an influential filmmak...
Known for
The Thing
Norwegian (video footage) (uncredited)
Halloween
Paul (voice) / Michael Myers (uncredited)
Escape from New York
Secret Service #2 / Helicopter Pilot / Violin Player
They Live
Voice That Says 'Sleep' (voice) (uncredited)
Big Trouble in Little China
Worker in Chinatown (uncredited)
The Fog
Bennett
Assault on Precinct 13
Gang Member (uncredited)
Starman
Man in Helicopter (uncredited)
Village of the Damned
Man at Gas Station Phone
Dark Star
Talby Voice
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
Helicopter Pilot
Body Bags
Coroner
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
Studio 666
Engineer
The Silence of the Hams
Trenchcoat Man / Gimp