John Carpenter

John Carpenter

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...

Known For

The Thing

Director

Halloween

Director

They Live

Director

Cast Credits

Studio 666

as Engineer

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

as (archive footage)

The Puppet Man

as The Taxi Driver

Village of the Damned

as Man at Gas Station Phone

The Silence of the Hams

as Trenchcoat Man / Gimp

Body Bags

as Coroner

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

as Helicopter Pilot

They Live

as Voice That Says 'Sleep' (voice) (uncredited)

The Boy Who Could Fly

as The Coupe de Villes

Big Trouble in Little China

as Worker in Chinatown (uncredited)

Starman

as Man in Helicopter (uncredited)

The Thing

as Norwegian (video footage) (uncredited)

Escape from New York

as Secret Service #2 / Helicopter Pilot / Violin Player

The Fog

as Bennett

Halloween

as Paul (voice) / Michael Myers (uncredited)

Assault on Precinct 13

as Gang Member (uncredited)

Dark Star

as Talby Voice

Crew Credits