John Carpenter
DirectingTotal Credits
183
Acting
126
First Credit
1958
Latest Credit
2026
The Thing
Norwegian (video footage) (uncredited) · Director · Original Music Composer
1982
100 Scariest Movie Moments
Self
2004
Big John
Self
2006
Masters of Horror
Self
2002
In Search of Darkness: Part II
Self
2020
The Rise of the Synths
Narrator (voice)
2019
Halloween
Paul (voice) / Michael Myers (uncredited) · Screenplay · Original Music Composer · Director
1978
In Search of Darkness: Part III
Self
2022
In Search of Darkness
Self
2019
Amityville: An Origin Story
Self
2023
The Thing: Terror Takes Shape
Self
1998
They Live
Voice That Says 'Sleep' (voice) (uncredited) · Original Music Composer · Director · Screenplay
1988
Cigarette Burns
Director
2005
Halloween: The Inside Story
Self
2010
Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown
Self
2008
Nightmare Factory
Self
2011
Assault on Precinct 13
Gang Member (uncredited) · Director · Editor · Writer · Original Music Composer
1976
The Movies That Made Us
Self (Archival Footage)
2019
Big Trouble in Little China
Worker in Chinatown (uncredited) · Original Music Composer · Director
1986
In the Mouth of Madness
Original Music Composer · Director
1995
Masters of Horror
Director
2005
The Rifleman
Actor
1958
A History of Horror
Self
2010
Escape from New York
Secret Service #2 / Helicopter Pilot / Violin Player · Director · Screenplay · Original Music Composer
1981
The Real History of Science Fiction
Self
2014
Christine
Original Music Composer · Director
1983
Starman
Man in Helicopter (uncredited) · Director
1984
Halloween: 25 Years of Terror
Self
2006
The American Nightmare
Self
2000
I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not
Self (archive footage)
2025
Prince of Darkness
Original Music Composer · Director · Screenplay
1987
Elvis
Director
1979
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
Self
2006
Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror
Self
2001
The Fog
Bennett · Director · Screenplay · Original Music Composer
1980
In Search of Tomorrow
Self - Interviewee
2022
Halloween II
Screenplay · Producer · Original Music Composer
1981
Halloween
Original Music Composer · Characters · Executive Producer
2018
Nightmares in Red, White and Blue
Self
2009
Tales from the Script
Self
2009
Halloween Kills
Original Music Composer · Characters · Executive Producer
2021
The Resurrection of Broncho Billy
Writer · Music · Editor
1970
The Boy Who Could Fly
The Coupe de Villes
1986
Crossbow
Actor
1987
Vampires
Director · Original Music Composer
1998
Halloween
Original Film Writer · Characters
2007
Valley of the Dead
Additional Music
2020
Someone's Watching Me!
Writer · Director
1978
Body Bags
Coroner · Original Music Composer · Director · Executive Producer
1993
Assault on Precinct 13
Original Film Writer
2005
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
Main Title Theme Composer · Characters
1988
The Philadelphia Experiment
Executive Producer
1984
Village of the Damned
Man at Gas Station Phone · Director · Original Music Composer
1995
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
Characters
1998
Halloween Ends
Original Music Composer · Characters · Executive Producer
2022
Dark Star
Talby Voice · Director · Original Music Composer · Screenplay · Producer · Original Story
1974
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
Helicopter Pilot · Director
1992
Studio 666
Engineer · Music
2022
Why Horror?
Self
2014
Escape from L.A.
Original Music Composer · Characters · Screenplay · Director
1996