John Carpenter
Directing · Director · Screenplay · Original Music Composer
Born Jan 16, 1948 · Carthage, New York, USA
Active 1958–present · 5′11″ (180 cm) · Awards: Time Machine Award, The George Pal Memorial Award, Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement
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…
Filmography
Escape from New York — Executive Producer · Original Film WriterThe Thing (1982) — Norwegian (video footage) (uncredited) · Director · Original Music ComposerHalloween (1978) — Paul (voice) / Michael Myers (uncredited) · Screenplay · Original Music Composer · DirectorThey Live (1988) — Voice That Says 'Sleep' (voice) (uncredited) · Original Music Composer · Director · ScreenplayBig Trouble in Little China (1986) — Worker in Chinatown (uncredited) · Original Music Composer · DirectorEscape from New York (1981) — Secret Service #2 / Helicopter Pilot / Violin Player · Director · Screenplay · Original Music ComposerHalloween (2018) — Original Music Composer · Characters · Executive ProducerIn the Mouth of Madness (1995) — Original Music Composer · DirectorChristine (1983) — Original Music Composer · DirectorAssault on Precinct 13 (1976) — Gang Member (uncredited) · Director · Editor · Writer · Original Music ComposerHalloween Kills (2021) — Original Music Composer · Characters · Executive ProducerHalloween II (1981) — Screenplay · Producer · Original Music ComposerThe Fog (1980) — Bennett · Director · Screenplay · Original Music ComposerHalloween (2007) — Original Film Writer · CharactersStarman (1984) — Man in Helicopter (uncredited) · DirectorPrince of Darkness (1987) — Original Music Composer · Director · ScreenplayHalloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988) — Main Title Theme Composer · CharactersHalloween Ends (2022) — Original Music Composer · Characters · Executive ProducerVampires (1998) — Director · Original Music ComposerHalloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998) — CharactersAssault on Precinct 13 (2005) — Original Film WriterEscape from L.A. (1996) — Original Music Composer · Characters · Screenplay · DirectorVillage of the Damned (1995) — Man at Gas Station Phone · Director · Original Music ComposerMasters of Horror (2005) — Director