Biography
John 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.
Known For
Complete Filmography

Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
2024
as Self
A look at Hammer’s progression from a back office in London’s Regent Street to its iconic status within the horror film genre. The company, started by...

The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee
2024
as Self
Aristocratic Italian roots, a close family connection to James Bond novelist Ian Fleming, wartime experiences in the British and Finnish military, pos...

Thriller 40
2023
as Self
Forty years after the release of Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller,’ the best-selling album of all-time, director Nelson George takes fans back in time to t...

The Credible Adventures of Mr. T
2023
as Stranger
Mr. T is an office worker with a passion. After work he copes by doing side gigs on film sets. Matching deadlines for one job with the agenda of the o...

Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida
2021
as Self [archival]
Explore the independent horror film scene that Florida has been vigorously pumping out since the invention of film. Jam-packed with Interviews, explo...

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
2021
as Self
Beginning just before his debut as Frankenstein’s creation, this documentary compellingly explores the life and legacy of a cinema legend, presenting ...

I Am Alfred Hitchcock
2021
as Self
Interviews and archival footage weave together to tell the story of the Master of Suspense, one of the most influential and studied filmmakers in the ...

Belushi
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Using previously unheard audiotapes recorded shortly after John Belushi’s death, director R.J. Cutler’s documentary feature examines the too-short lif...

An American Filmmaker in London
2019
as Self
A newly filmed interview with John Landis in which he reflects on his time working in Britain and British cinema.

Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf
2019
as Self
A newly produced, feature-length documentary by filmmaker Daniel Griffith, featuring interviews with John Landis, David Naughton, Joe Dante and more

I Hate Kids
2019
as Psychic #4
Nick Pearson is a life-long bachelor who is finally settling down. On the brink of his wedding he is surprised to find he has a 13 year old son who ha...

I Hate Kids
2019
Executive Producer
Nick Pearson is a life-long bachelor who is finally settling down. On the brink of his wedding he is surprised to find he has a 13 year old son who ha...

The Body
2018
as Man in Bathroom
In Los Angeles, on Halloween night, a hitman tries to transport a corpse in plain sight, but people he stumbles upon on the street, believing that his...

The World Is Yours
2018
as Couple
To escape his life of crime, a Paris drug dealer takes on one last job involving Spain, unhinged gangsters, his longtime crush and his scheming mother...

Bergman: A Year in a Life
2018
as Self
The year 1957 was one of the most prolific for the Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman: he shot two films, released two of his most celebrated films and ...

King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
2018
as Self
A feature-length documentary focusing on the acclaimed work and eclectic career of maverick filmmaker Larry Cohen, writer-director of "Black Caesar," ...

Sidemen: Long Road To Glory
2016
An intimate look at the lives and legacies of piano player Pinetop Perkins, drummer Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith and guitarist Hubert Sumlin, all Muddy Wat...

Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
2015
as Self
The Frankenstein Complex takes a historical as well as a creative perspective, with a mix of fascinating scenes behind the camera, film clips, and doz...

Tales of Halloween
2015
as Jebediah Rex
Ten stories from horror's top directors. Ghosts, ghouls, monsters, and the devil delight in terrorizing unsuspecting residents of a suburban neighborh...

In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
2015
as Self - Friend & Filmmaker
The film follows Henson’s career from his first work with his Muppets in the early 1950’s during television’s Golden Age up to his sudden and shocking...

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
2015
as Self - Director
A look at the history of the American comedy publication and production company, National Lampoon, from its beginning in the 1970s to 2010, featuring ...

Out of Print
2014
as Self
A documentary exploring the importance of revival cinema and 35mm exhibition - seen through the lens of the patrons of the New Beverly Cinema - a uniq...
Remembering 'Dead of Night'
2014
Retrospective documentary on the British horror anthology classic Dead of Night (1945).

Trespassing Bergman
2013
as Self
In the sixties, Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman (1918-2007) built a house on the remote island of Fårö, located in the Baltic Sea, and left Stockholm...

Blast Vegas
2013
as Salesman #1
Thieving Spring Breakers steal an ancient relic that unleashes a disastrous curse upon Las Vegas.

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
2012
as Self
There’s only one person who so accurately personifies movie magic in the history of film, and that man is special effects maestro Ray Harryhausen. Foc...

Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader
2012
as Professor
Aspiring college cheerleader, Cassie Stratford consumes an experimental drug that grants her beauty and enough athletic ability to make the cheer squa...

The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features
2012
Bob Wilkins (April 11, 1932 – January 7, 2009) was a beloved Northern California television personality best known for his long run as a horror host. ...

Grabbers
2012
Thanks
Something sinister has come to the shores of Erin Island, unbeknownst to the quaint population of this sleepy fishing village resting somewhere off Ir...

Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
2011
as Self
It will surprise few to discover that star of stage and screen Jerry Lewis has sought to amuse others since he was five years old. Since that early ag...
The Future of Fear
2011
as Self
Join some of the most talented legends of the Horror Film genre for discussion of what scared us before, and what's going to scare us next! The film i...

Nightmare Factory
2011
as Self
The story of how one Pittsburgh boy’s fascination with monsters drove him to the very top of the Hollywood food chain. In 1989, Greg Nicotero, much to...

Some Guy Who Kills People
2011
Executive Producer
A former mental patient's repressed anger reaches the boiling point, leading him to embark on a mission of revenge against the thugs who once subjecte...

American Grindhouse
2011
as Himself
This documentary explores the hidden history of the American Exploitation Film. The movie digs deep into this often overlooked category of U.S. cinema...

Burke & Hare
2010
Director
Two 19th-century opportunists become serial killers so that they can maintain their profitable business supplying cadavers to an anatomist.

Machete Maidens Unleashed!
2010
as Self
In the final decades of the 20th century, the Philippines was a country where low-budget exploitation-film producers were free to make nearly any kind...

The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry
2010
as Self
King of Horror, legendary actor, scriptwriter and director, Paul Naschy is regarded as the Spanish Lon Chaney and the most prolific filmmaker dedicate...

The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth
2010
as Self
A documentary produced for Universal about their early Wolf Man film(s)

Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.
2010
as Self
A short documentary about the classic Universal Monster actor, Lon Chaney, Jr.

David Bowie: Rare and Unseen
2010
as Self
Most famous for his alter-ego, the ostentatious, androgynous "Ziggy Stardust", Bowie has continually reinvented his music and image. He has had numero...

Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood
2009
as Self
Teen movies have had a great impact on the movie industry - especially in the 80s. This documentary takes a closer look at the genre's origins and the...

Vittorio D.
2009
as Self
A documentary about Vittorio de Sica with clips of his films and testimonials from friends and family.

Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London'
2009
as Self
Host Paul Davis takes a trip through some of the iconic backdrops of John Landis' 1981 werewolf classic An American Werewolf In London. The original c...

The Scenesters
2009
as Judge Paxton B. Johnson
Someone is killing beautiful young Hipsters in East L.A. Charlie is a crime scene cleaner working for Aftershocks Inc. with a penchant for Sherlock Ho...
Into the Pit: The Shocking Story of Deadpit.com
2009
as Self
Prestonburg, KY is a small blue-collar town with hunting, fishing, coal mining, and two of the biggest names in online horror talk radio: Wes Vance an...

Tattoos: A Scarred History
2009
as Self
An exploration of how the once taboo art form has become socially acceptable.

The Face is Familiar
2009
Get to know some of Hollywood's most talented character actors, who have supported leading roles in films for decades. Some have even gone on to beco...

The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
2009
as Self
The troubled fraternal relationship between songwriters Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman, the Oscar and Grammy-winning Sherman Brothers, famou...

Parasomnia
2008
as Department Store Manager
Laura Baxter is a young woman, literally a "sleeping beauty," who suffers from a medical condition called "parasomnia." A childhood accident victim, s...

RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
2008
as Self
The astonishing story of the genesis, production, worldwide success, and legacy of King Kong (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoed...

Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
2008
as Self
This documentary delves into the art of make-up effects with industry legends Dick Smith, Rob Bottin, Tom Savini, John Landis, Frank Darabont, Joe Dan...

Animal House: The Inside Story
2008
as Self
Documentary about the making of Animal House

In Sickness and in Health
2008
Director
It is Samantha's wedding day- but she gets a note saying her groom-to-be is a serial killer.

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
2008
as Self
A look at the forces that shaped Pre-Code Hollywood and brought about the strict enforcement of the Hays Code in 1934.

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
2007
as Self
Chronicles the last great American showman, filmmaker William Castle, a master of ballyhoo who became a brand name in movie horror with his outrageous...
Bloodsucking Cinema
2007
as Self
The sound of flapping bat wings, an empty coffin, glistening fangs, tiny punctures on the neck, the sensual taste of blood, a blank reflection, fear o...

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
2007
as Self
The documentary consists of tape of Don's show (never been filmed before), interviews with Don's contemporaries, (Steve Lawrence, Bob Newhart, Debbie ...

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
2007
Director, Producer
The documentary consists of tape of Don's show (never been filmed before), interviews with Don's contemporaries, (Steve Lawrence, Bob Newhart, Debbie ...

The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness
2007
as Self
A look at the horror movies of the 1980's.

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007
as Self
Famous Monster takes a fast-paced, colorful look at the life of science fiction's greatest fan - Forrest J. Ackerman, whose 85 year love affair with t...

Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
2006
as Self
A documentary about the making of, and legacy of, the Forbidden Planet movie.

Family
2006
Director
Harold is a seemingly peaceful neighbor in a quiet mid-western neighborhood, but underneath, he's a murderous psychopath who sets his eyes on a couple...
The Great Sketch Experiment
2006
Director
Internet icons, teamed up with JibJab and legendary director John Landis in 2006 for The Great Sketch Experiment. Together they birthed some embryo of...

The Sci-Fi Boys
2006
as Self
Legendary all-stars of cinema bring to life the evolution of science-fiction and special effects films from the wild and funny days of B-movies to blo...

Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound
2006
as Self
Short documentary about the Great Depression's impact on film, specifically Berkeley musicals.

42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
2006
as Self
Making-of documentary about the 1933 musical, 42nd Street.

Footlight Parade: Music for the Decades
2006
A featurette about 'Footlight Parade'.
Busby Berkeley's Kaleidoscopic Eyes
2006
A featurette about Busby Berkeley.

(buz'be bur'kle) n. A Study in Style
2006
as Self
A featurette about the distinctive film work of Busby Berkeley.

Deer Woman
2005
Director, Writer

The Perfect Scary Movie
2005
as Self
A documentary looking at the various conventions and scare techniques of the horror genre.

Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
2005
as Self
Documentary about the great 1940s horror movie producer Val Lewton, featured on the 2005 DVD release "The Val Lewton Horror Collection."

Torrente 3: The Protector
2005
as Arab Ambassador
A popular and beautiful politician plans to expose the evil-doings of a multinational corporation. Hoping to silence her, the corporation's top execut...

Torrente 3: The Protector
2005
as Embajador árabe
A popular and beautiful politician plans to expose the evil-doings of a multinational corporation. Hoping to silence her, the corporation's top execut...

The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music
2005
as Self
A look at Dan and John's partnership and the music

The Ax
2005
as Père du copain de Maxime
A chemist loses his job to outsourcing. Two years later and still jobless, he hits on a solution: to genuinely eliminate his competition.

Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures
2004
as Self
Elvira hosts this humorous look at movie monsters and facts about the real animals on which they're based. Included: clips from films; and interviews ...

Edgar G. Ulmer – Der Mann im Off
2004
as Self
Documentary on the life and work of B-movie filmmaker Edgar G. Ulmer, spanning from his early life to his last film.

Spider-Man 2
2004
as Doctor
Peter Parker is going through a major identity crisis. Burned out from being Spider-Man, he decides to shelve his superhero alter ego, which leaves th...

Mario Bava: Operazione paura
2004
as Self
Mario Bava Operazione Paura", hosted by Joe Dante, is an hommage of the Master of the Terror, the italian director Mario Bava

Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River
2004
as Self
A documentary feature that reveals the creative process of Chicago moviemakers. Using the city's famous river as a location, directors are placed in ...

Slasher
2004
Director, Writer
A documentary on a stereotypically shady used car salesman, one who convinces customers to buy vehicles that others have deemed unfit for sale.

Russ Meyer: King of Sexploitation
2004
as Self
Documentary about the late cult film-maker, Russ Meyer, with a penchant for strong, curvaceous women.

101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
2003
From Disturbing Discoveries to Astonishing Arressts, and Tragic Endings. In this tv-special, E! countdowns the greatest moments in the entertainment i...

Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Michael Jackson shows you his home videos.

Forever Ealing
2002
as Self
This is a history of the England's Ealing Film Studios, from its beginnings in 1902. It follows the studio's successes through the 1930's, World War I...

Masters of Horror
2002
as Self
Documentary showcasing the work of prominent film directors in the horror genre. Featuring interviews with the directors, behind the scenes footage an...

It's Black Entertainment
2002
as Self
A star-studded tribute (from the creators of That's Entertainment) to the contributions of Afro-Americans in film over the last century. Vanessa Willi...

The Kronenberg Chronicles
2002
Director
Adventurer & scientist, Dr. Julius Kronenberg, hunts for the legendary Chupacabra in Puerto Rico.

The Lost World - Gladiator
2001
Executive Producer
Lost adventurers discover a place inhabited by intelligent life forms that have descended from the dinosaurs. These evil 'lizard men' are the rulers a...

Teddy Bears' Picnic
2001
Thanks
In Harry Shearer's tongue-in-cheek comedy, a waiter at Zanbesu Glen (a chi-chi Northern California resort) uses his movie camera to spy on the annual ...

The American Nightmare
2000
as Self
An examination into the nature of 1960's-70's horror films, the involved artists, and how they reflected contemporary society.

Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby
2000
as Judge
A twisted teenage prostitute and an equally deranged vicious killer manage to escape from the pen and embark on a non-stop orgy of violence and debauc...

Diamonds
1999
as Gambler
Mystery about an ex-prizefighter who embarks on a journey to find 13 missing diamonds

Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
1999
as Host / Self
Starting with "The Wolf Man" (in 1941), Universal Studios made five movies featuring The Wolf Man, a character portrayed by Lon Chaney, Jr. Monster by...

Susan's Plan
1998
Director, Writer, Producer
Susan wants her reprehensible ex-husband dead and, in several bungled attempts by henchmen, tries to accomplish the deed.

The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion
1998
as Self - Director
This documentary, created for the Animal House (1978) collector's edition DVD, is composed of a collection of new interviews with the cast and crew be...

The Lost World
1998
Executive Producer
A scientist discovers dinosaurs on a remote plateau in Mongolia.

The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
1998
as Self
The Stories Behind the Making of The Blues Brothers is an hour- long documentary featuring every participant from the film. Star and co-writer Dan Ayk...

Blues Brothers 2000
1998
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Finally released from prison, Elwood Blues is once again enlisted by Sister Mary Stigmata in her latest crusade to raise funds for a children's hospit...

The Abbey Road Story
1998
as Self
Television documentary about the legendary Abbey Road Studios in London, England.

Mad City
1997
as Doctor
A misguided museum guard who loses his job and then tries to get it back at gunpoint is thrown into the fierce world of ratings-driven TV gone mad.

Who Is Henry Jaglom?
1997
as Self
Hailed by some as a cinematic genius, a feminist voice and a true maverick of American cinema, dismissed by others as a voyeuristic fraud and the "wor...

Hollywood Rated 'R'
1997
as Self
A roller-coaster ride through the history of American exploitation films, ranging from Roger Corman's sci-fi and horror monster movies, 1960s beach mo...

An American Werewolf in Paris
1997
Characters
An American man unwittingly gets involved with werewolves who have developed a serum allowing them to transform at will.

HIStory on Film, Volume II
1997
Writer, Director, Producer
Nearly 2 hours of the short films that made HIStory... Including never before released short films.

Quicksilver Highway
1997
as Surgical Assistant
Aaron Quicksilver is a mysterious storyteller whose listeners invariably end up as the subjects of his gruesome, grisly tales. He tells a new bride st...

Laws of Deception
1997
as Judge Trevino
A law student is seduced by a beautiful woman he doesn't know, and after a one night stand with her, his roommate warns him to be careful because he s...

The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas
1996
Executive Producer
The made for television movie Munster's Scary Little Christmas, created three decades after the demise of the original series, concerns son Eddie miss...

Vampirella
1996
as Astronaut #1
Dark, mysterious and sensual, Vampirella (Talisa Soto) is a princess from the Planet Drakulon. Like all vampires, she needs blood to live, but she wi...

The Stupids
1996
Director
An incredibly dull-witted family unknowingly stumble upon an illegal weapons deal while on the trail of their "stolen" garbage.

Abbott & Costello Meet Biography
1996
as Self
A biography of comedian double act Bud Abbott & Lou Costello

Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStory
1995
Producer, Director
This compilation features 10 of Michael Jackson's greatest video hits, including "Billie Jean," "The Way You Make Me Feel," "Black or White," "Rock Wi...

Here Come the Munsters
1995
Executive Producer
The Munsters come to America to search for Herman's brother-in-law Norman Hyde, only to find out that he has turned himself into Brent Jekyll, who is ...

The World of Jim Henson
1994
as Leanord Winesop (archive footage)
In this episode of PBS' Great Performances, the history and legacy of puppeteer Jim Henson is explored, from his six-second commercial beginnings to a...

Beverly Hills Cop III
1994
Director
When his boss is killed, Detroit cop Axel Foley finds evidence that the murderer had ties to a California amusement park called Wonder World. Returnin...

The Silence of the Hams
1994
as FBI Agent
The federal agent Joe Dee Foster is currently investigating a serial killer, helped by doctor Animal who is isolated in a maximum security jail.

The Legend of Dolemite! Bigger & Badder
1994
as Self
Rudy Ray Moore tells all as only he can in this all-new retrospective legendary career. From his humble beginnings to his crowning as "King of the Par...

Dangerous: The Short Films
1993
Director
Michael Jackson's Dangerous album once again rocketed the global superstar to mega-platinum success! "Dangerous - The Short Films" captures the visual...

Innocent Blood
1992
Director
Marie is a vampire with a thirst for bad guys. When she fails to properly dispose of one of her victims, a violent mob boss, she bites off more than s...

Body Chemistry II: Voice of a Stranger
1992
as Dr. Edwards
A man is torn between two women and his own violent self, borne of child abuse.

Venice/Venice
1992
as Self
Dean is a maverick American film director surprised that his most recent film has been chosen as the Official U.S. Entry at the Venice Film Festival. ...

Sleepwalkers
1992
as Lab Technician
Charles Brady and his mother, Mary, are the last of a dying breed whose needs are not of this world. They are Sleepwalkers - able to stay alive only ...

The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team
1992
as Self
Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis were the hottest act in America in the 1950's & the highest paid comedy team in show business. They starred in nightclubs, r...

Oscar
1991
Director
Angelo "Snaps" Provolone made his dying father a promise on his deathbed: he would leave the world of crime and become an honest businessman. Despite ...

Psycho IV: The Beginning
1990
as Mike Calveccio
When he hears talk radio host Fran Ambrose discussing the topic of matricide, Norman calls in under a false name to tell his story.

Darkman
1990
as Physician
Dr. Peyton Westlake is on the verge of realizing a major breakthrough in synthetic skin when his laboratory is destroyed by gangsters. Having been bur...

Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special
1990
Director
Celebration of Disneyland's 35th Anniversary

Spontaneous Combustion
1990
as Radio Technician
A young man finds out that his parents had been used in an atomic-weapons experiment shortly before he was born, and that the results have had some un...

Stephen King's World of Horror
1989
as Self
This horror documentary is not the same as the 1986 TV special Stephen King's World of Horror nor the 1988 VHS release of the same name, which runs 45...

Coming to America
1988
Director
An African prince decides it’s time for him to find a princess... and his mission leads him and his most loyal friend to Queens, New York. In disguise...

Amazon Women on the Moon
1987
Director, Executive Producer
Centered around a television station which features a 1950s-style sci-fi movie interspersed with a series of wild commercials, wacky shorts and weird ...

RoboCop
1987
as Man in '6000 SUX' Commercial (uncredited)
In a violent, near-apocalyptic Detroit, evil corporation Omni Consumer Products wins a contract from the city government to privatize the police force...

¡Three Amigos!
1986
Director
A trio of unemployed silent film actors are mistaken for real heroes by a small Mexican village in search of someone to stop a malevolent bandit.

Fuzzbucket
1986
Producer
In the vein of "Harvey", an invisible creature befriends a 12 year old boy. Of course, no one else can see him nor believes in him.

Clue
1985
Executive Producer, Story
Clue finds six colorful dinner guests gathered at the mansion of their host, Mr. Boddy -- who turns up dead after his secret is exposed: He was blackm...

Spies Like Us
1985
Director
Two bumbling government employees think they are U.S. spies, only to discover that they are actually decoys for nuclear war.

Into the Night
1985
as SAVAK
Ed Okin used to have a boring life. He used to have trouble getting to sleep. Then one night, he met Diana. Now, Ed's having trouble staying alive.

Into the Night
1985
Director
Ed Okin used to have a boring life. He used to have trouble getting to sleep. Then one night, he met Diana. Now, Ed's having trouble staying alive.

Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration
1985
Director
Broadcast on NBC February 18, 1985, the Disneyland 30th Anniversary Celebration was hosted by John Forsythe and Drew Barrymore. The special is a look...

B.B. King: Into the Night
1985
as Self
A short documentary about B.B. King and his time working on the score for the 1985 movie "Into the Night" starring Jeff Goldblum and Michelle Pfeiffer...

B.B. King: Into the Night
1985
Director, Producer
A short documentary about B.B. King and his time working on the score for the 1985 movie "Into the Night" starring Jeff Goldblum and Michelle Pfeiffer...

The Muppets Take Manhattan
1984
as Leonard Winesop
When the Muppets graduate from Danhurst College, they take their song-filled senior revue to New York City, only to learn that it isn't easy to find a...

Making Michael Jackson's Thriller
1983
as Self
Featuring interviews with director John Landis, make-up artist Rick Baker, and the King of Pop himself, Making Michael Jackson's Thriller takes you on...

Making Michael Jackson's Thriller
1983
Producer
Featuring interviews with director John Landis, make-up artist Rick Baker, and the King of Pop himself, Making Michael Jackson's Thriller takes you on...

Michael Jackson's Thriller
1983
Director, Producer, Screenplay
A night at the movies turns into a nightmare when Michael and his date are attacked by a horde of bloody-thirsty zombies. On top of the success of the...

Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983
Director, Writer, Producer
An anthology film presenting remakes of three episodes from the "Twilight Zone" TV series—"Kick the Can", "It's a Good Life" and "Nightmare at 20,000 ...

Trading Places
1983
as Man with Briefcase (uncredited)
A snobbish investor and a wily street con-artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.

Trading Places
1983
Director
A snobbish investor and a wily street con-artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.

Eating Raoul
1982
as Man at Bank (uncredited)
A prudish married couple feel put upon by the swingers living in their apartment building. One night, by accident, they discover a way to both rid the...

Take One: Fear on Film
1982
as Self
Mick Garris hosts this look at horror films with John Carpenter, John Landis and David Cronenberg all discussing their favorite scare films as well as...

Coming Soon
1982
Director, Producer, Writer
Director John Landis has combed the vaults of Universal Studios, Hollywood's preeminent producer of horror films and edited them into this retrospecti...

An American Werewolf in London
1981
as Man Smashed into Window (uncredited)
American tourists David and Jack are savaged by an unidentified vicious animal whilst hiking on the Yorkshire Moors. Retiring to the home of a beautif...

An American Werewolf in London
1981
Screenplay, Director
American tourists David and Jack are savaged by an unidentified vicious animal whilst hiking on the Yorkshire Moors. Retiring to the home of a beautif...

The Blues Brothers
1980
as Trooper La Fong
Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised.

The Blues Brothers
1980
Director, Writer
Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised.

1941
1979
as Mizerany
In the days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, panic grips California, where a military officer leads a mob chasing a Japanese sub.

The Muppet Movie
1979
as Additional Muppet Performer
The Muppets gather to watch their newly-finished big-budget rich-and-famous feature film: a talent agent persuades Kermit the Frog to leave the swamp ...

Animal House
1978
as Cafeteria Dishwasher
At a 1962 College, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi Fraternity, but those troublemakers have other plans for him.

Animal House
1978
Director
At a 1962 College, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi Fraternity, but those troublemakers have other plans for him.

The Kentucky Fried Movie
1977
as TV Technician Thrown by Gorilla (segment "A.M. Today")
A series of loosely connected skits that spoof news programs, commercials, porno films, kung-fu films, disaster films, blaxploitation films, spy films...

The Kentucky Fried Movie
1977
Director
A series of loosely connected skits that spoof news programs, commercials, porno films, kung-fu films, disaster films, blaxploitation films, spy films...

Death Race 2000
1975
as Mechanic
In a boorish future, the government sponsors a popular, but bloody, cross-country race in which points are scored by mowing down pedestrians. Five tea...

My Name Is Nobody
1973
Stunts
Jack Beauregard, an aging gunman of the Old West, only wants to retire in peace and move to Europe, but a young gunfighter known as "Nobody" who idoli...

Battle for the Planet of the Apes
1973
as Jake's Friend
The fifth and final episode in the Planet of the Apes series. After the collapse of human civilization, a community of intelligent apes led by Caesar ...

Schlock
1973
as Schlock
A quiet suburb in Southern California is terrorized by a mysterious murderous monster living in a cave. As the bodies pile up -- with incriminating ba...

Schlock
1973
Writer, Director
A quiet suburb in Southern California is terrorized by a mysterious murderous monster living in a cave. As the bodies pile up -- with incriminating ba...

Chato's Land
1972
Stunts
In 1870s New Mexico, a half-breed kills a bigoted sheriff in self-defense but the posse that eventually hunts him finds itself in dangerous territory.

Red Sun
1971
as Henchman (uncredited)
In 1870, Japanese ambassador Sakaguchi and his entourage travel by train to Washington to deliver a valuable sword to the President of the United Stat...

Kelly's Heroes
1970
as Sister Rosa Stigmata
A misfit group of World War II American soldiers goes AWOL to rob a bank behind German lines.

Once Upon a Time in the West
1968
Stunts
As the railroad builders advance unstoppably through the Arizona desert on their way to the sea, Jill arrives in the small town of Flagstone with the ...

The Charge of the Light Brigade
1968
Stunts
During the Crimean War between Britain and Russia in the 1850s, a British cavalry division, led by the overbearing Lord Cardigan, engages in an infamo...

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
1966
Stunts
While the Civil War rages on between the Union and the Confederacy, three men – a quiet loner, a ruthless hitman, and a Mexican bandit – comb the Amer...

Robot Dracula
N/A
as John
A scientist with nefarious intentions seeks to dominate the world using his vast expertise in robotics.
Under the Moon
N/A
as High School Principal
High school student Matt Allen collapses into a mental psychosis, shoots his teacher, the high school principal, hunts his girlfriend down at work and...

Bad Vibes
N/A
Executive Producer
An American Werewolf in London
N/A
Original Film Writer, Executive Producer
As she travels through the UK with her boyfriend, Alex is bitten by a werewolf in this remake of the 1981 classic.