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.
2026Gremlins, an american nightmare!Movieas Himself
2026Robot DraculaMovieas John
2025On a Mission from God: The Story of the Blues BrothersMovieas Self
2025Being EddieMovieas Self
2025The Vincent Price LegacyMovieas Himself
2024Hammer: Heroes, Legends and MonstersMovieas Self
2024The Life and Deaths of Christopher LeeMovieas Self
2023Thriller 40Movieas Self
2023The Credible Adventures of Mr. TMovieas Stranger
2023The Rise of the Comic StripMovieas Self
2022BlueMovieExecutive Producer
2021Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in FloridaMovieas Self [archival]
2021Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the MonsterMovieas Self
2021I Am Alfred HitchcockMovieas Self
2021Stan Lee's Superhero KindergartenTV showDirector · 1 episodes
2020BelushiMovieas Self (archive footage)
2019The Movies That Made UsTV showas Self · 1 episodes
2019An American Filmmaker in LondonMovieas Self
2019Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal WerewolfMovieas Self
2019I Hate KidsMovieas Psychic #4 · Executive Producer
2018Eli Roth's History of HorrorTV showas Self · 5 episodes
2018The BodyMovieas Man in Bathroom
2018The World Is YoursMovieas Couple
2018Bergman: A Year in a LifeMovieas Self
2018King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry CohenMovieas Self
2016Deconstructing DunningMovie
2016Sidemen: Long Road To GloryMovie
2015Creature Designers: The Frankenstein ComplexMovieas Self
2015Tales of HalloweenMovieas Jebediah Rex
2015Drunk Stoned Brilliant DeadMovieas Self - Director
2015In Their Own Words: Jim HensonMovieas Self - Friend & Filmmaker
2015In Their Own WordsTV showas Self · 1 episodes
2015Wrestling Isn't WrestlingMovieas Therapist
2014Out of PrintMovieas Self
2014The Real History of Science FictionTV showas Himself · 2 episodes
2013Trespassing BergmanMovieas Self
2013Blast VegasMovieas Salesman #1
2012Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects TitanMovieas Self
2012Attack of the 50 Foot CheerleaderMovieas Professor
2012The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature FeaturesMovie
2012Bergman's VideoTV showas Self - Filmmaker · 1 episodes2012GrabbersMovieThanks
2012HollistonTV showas Himself · 2 episodes
2011Method to the Madness of Jerry LewisMovieas Self
2011Nightmare FactoryMovieas Self
2011Franklin & BashTV showDirector · 1 episodes
2011Some Guy Who Kills PeopleMovieExecutive Producer
2011American GrindhouseMovieas Himself
2011Face OffTV showas Guest Judge · 1 episodes
2011Bob Burns' Hollywood HalloweenMovieas Self
2010Burke & HareMovieDirector
2010Machete Maidens Unleashed!Movieas Self
2010The Man Who Saw Frankenstein CryMovieas Self
2010The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern MythMovieas Self
2010Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.Movieas Self
2010David Bowie: Rare and UnseenMovieas Self
2009Teen Spirit: Teenagers and HollywoodMovieas Self
2009Vittorio D.Movieas Self
2009Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London'Movieas Self
2009The ScenestersMovieas Judge Paxton B. Johnson
2009Tattoos: A Scarred HistoryMovieas Self
2009PsychovilleTV show1 episodes
2009The Face is FamiliarMovie
2009The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' StoryMovieas Self
2008ParasomniaMovieas Department Store Manager
2008RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”Movieas Self
2008Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFXMovieas Self
2008Animal House: The Inside StoryMovieas Self
2008In Sickness and in HealthMovieDirector
2008Fear ItselfTV showDirector · 1 episodes
2008Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code HollywoodMovieas Self
2007Spine Tingler! The William Castle StoryMovieas Self
2007Bloodsucking CinemaMovieas Self
2007Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles ProjectMovieas Self · Director · Producer
2007British Film ForeverTV show1 episodes
2007The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of DarknessMovieas Self
2007Famous Monster: Forrest J AckermanMovieas Self
2006Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden PlanetMovieas Self
2006FamilyMovieDirector
2006Deer WomanMovieDirector · Writer2006PsychTV showDirector · 3 episodes
2006The Sci-Fi BoysMovieas Self
2006Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway BoundMovieas Self
200642nd Street: From Book to Screen to StageMovieas Self
2006(buz'be bur'kle) n. A Study in StyleMovieas Self
2006Footlight Parade: Music for the DecadesMovie
2005The BoondocksTV showas Counseling Group Leader (voice) · 1 episodes
2005The Perfect Scary MovieMovieas Self
2005Masters of HorrorTV showWriter · Director · 2 episodes
2005Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton LegacyMovieas Self
2005Torrente 3: The ProtectorMovieas Embajador árabe
2005The Blues Brothers: Transposing The MusicMovieas Self
2005The AxMovieas Maxime's Friend's Father
2005Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years CollectionMovieas Self
2004Hollywood's Creepiest CreaturesMovieas Self
2004Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-ScreenMovieas Self
2004Spider-Man 2Movieas Doctor
2004Mario Bava: Operazione pauraMovieas Self
2004Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago RiverMovieas Self
2004SlasherMovieDirector · Writer
2004Russ Meyer: King of SexploitationMovieas Self
2003101 Most Shocking Moments in EntertainmentMovieas Self (archive footage)
2003Michael Jackson's Private Home MoviesMovieas Self (archive footage)
2002Forever EalingMovieas Self
2002Masters of HorrorMovieas Self
2002It's Black EntertainmentMovieas Self
2002The Kronenberg ChroniclesMovieDirector
2001The Lost World - GladiatorMovieExecutive Producer
2001Teddy Bears' PicnicMovieThanks
2000The American NightmareMovieas Self
2000Freeway II: Confessions of a TrickbabyMovieas Judge
1999DiamondsMovieas Gambler
1999The Lost WorldTV showExecutive Producer · 10 episodes
1999Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'Movieas Host / Self
1998Susan's PlanMovieDirector · Writer · Producer
1998The Lost WorldMovieExecutive Producer
1998The Yearbook: An Animal House ReunionMovieas Self - Director
1998The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'Movieas Self1998Blues Brothers 2000MovieDirector · Screenplay · Producer
1998The Abbey Road StoryMovieas Self
1997Mad CityMovieas Doctor
1997Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV ShowTV showDirector · Producer · 66 episodes
1997Who Is Henry Jaglom?Movieas Self
1997Hollywood Rated 'R'Movieas Self1997An American Werewolf in ParisMovieCharacters
1997HIStory on Film, Volume IIMovieWriter · Director · Producer
1997Quicksilver HighwayMovieas Surgical Assistant
1997Laws of DeceptionMovieas Judge Trevino
1996The Munsters' Scary Little ChristmasMovieExecutive Producer
1996VampirellaMovieas Astronaut #1
1996The StupidsMovieDirector
1996Abbott & Costello Meet BiographyMovieas Self
1995Caroline in the CityTV showas John Landis · 1 episodes
1995Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStoryMovieDirector · Producer
1995SlidersTV showProducer · 87 episodes
1995Here Come the MunstersMovieExecutive Producer
1994The World of Jim HensonMovieas Leanord Winesop (archive footage)1994Beverly Hills Cop IIIMovieDirector
1994The StandTV showas Russ Dorr · 1 episodes
1994The Silence of the HamsMovieas FBI Agent
1994Weird ScienceTV showProducer · 88 episodes
1994The Legend of Dolemite! Bigger & BadderMovieas Self
1993Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short FilmsMovieDirector
1992Innocent BloodMovieDirector
1992Eek! The CatTV showas John Landis (voice) · 1 episodes
1992Body Chemistry II: The Voice of a StrangerMovieas Dr. Edwards
1992The Tonight Show with Jay LenoTV show1 episodes
1992SleepwalkersMovieas Lab Technician
1992Venice/VeniceMovieas Self
1992The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy TeamMovieas Self1991OscarMovieDirector
1990Psycho IV: The BeginningMovieas Mike Calveccio
1990DarkmanMovieas Physician
1990Dream OnTV showas Herb · Director · Producer · 120 episodes
1990Disneyland's 35th Anniversary CelebrationMovieDirector
1989Spontaneous CombustionMovieas Radio Technician
1989Stephen King's World of HorrorMovieas Self1988Coming to AmericaMovieDirector
1987Amazon Women on the MoonMovieDirector · Executive Producer
1987RoboCopMovieas Man in '6000 SUX' Commercial (uncredited)1986¡Three Amigos!MovieDirector
1986FuzzbucketMovieProducer1985ClueMovieStory · Executive Producer1985Spies Like UsMovieDirector
1985George Burns Comedy WeekTV showDirector · 1 episodes
1985Into the NightMovieas SAVAK · Director
1985B.B. King: Into the NightMovieas Self · Director · Producer
1984The Muppets Take ManhattanMovieas Leonard Winesop
1983Making Michael Jackson's ThrillerMovieas Self · Producer1983Michael Jackson's ThrillerMovieDirector · Producer · Screenplay1983Twilight Zone: The MovieMovieDirector · Writer · Producer1983Trading PlacesMovieas Man with Briefcase (uncredited) · Director
1982Eating RaoulMovieas Man at Bank (uncredited)
1982Coming SoonMovieDirector · Writer · Producer
1982Take One: Fear on FilmMovieas Self1981An American Werewolf in LondonMovieas Man Smashed into Window (uncredited) · Director · Screenplay
1981Making an American Werewolf in LondonMovie1980The Blues BrothersMovieas Trooper La Fong · Director · Writer
19791941Movieas Mizerany
1979The Muppet MovieMovieas Additional Muppet Performer1978Animal HouseMovieas Cafeteria Dishwasher · Director
1977The Kentucky Fried MovieMovieas TV Technician Thrown by Gorilla (segment "A.M. Today") · Director
1975Death Race 2000Movieas Mechanic
1974The Six Million Dollar ManTV showas Michael · 1 episodes1973My Name Is NobodyMovieStunts
1973Battle for the Planet of the ApesMovieas Jake's Friend
1973SchlockMovieas Schlock · Director · Writer
1972Chato's LandMovieStunts
1971Red SunMovieas Henchman (uncredited)1970Kelly's HeroesMovieas Sister Rosa Stigmata · Production Assistant1968Once Upon a Time in the WestMovieStunts
1968The Charge of the Light BrigadeMovieStunts1966The Good, the Bad and the UglyMovieStunts
—Bad VibesMovieExecutive Producer