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John Landis

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: Directing

Born: Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1950-08-03

Died: null

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1970	Kelly's Heroes	Sister Rosa Stigmata	74
2	1971	Red Sun	Henchman (uncredited)	69
3	1973	Schlock	Schlock	56
4	1973	Battle for the Planet of the Apes	Jake's Friend	57
5	1975	Death Race 2000	Mechanic	61
6	1977	The Kentucky Fried Movie	TV Technician Thrown by Gorilla (segment "A.M. Today")	62
7	1978	Animal House	Cafeteria Dishwasher	70
8	1979	The Muppet Movie	Additional Muppet Performer	72
9	1979	1941	Mizerany	58
10	1980	The Blues Brothers	Trooper La Fong	77
11	1981	An American Werewolf in London	Man Smashed into Window (uncredited)	74
12	1982	Take One: Fear on Film	Self	70
13	1982	Eating Raoul	Man at Bank (uncredited)	65
14	1983	Trading Places	Man with Briefcase (uncredited)	72
15	1983	Making Michael Jackson's Thriller	Self	89
16	1984	The Muppets Take Manhattan	Leonard Winesop	66
17	1985	B.B. King: Into the Night	Self	82
18	1985	Into the Night	SAVAK	65
19	1987	RoboCop	Man in '6000 SUX' Commercial (uncredited)	73
20	1989	Stephen King's World of Horror	Self	80
21	1990	Spontaneous Combustion	Radio Technician	47
22	1990	Darkman	Physician	64
23	1990	Psycho IV: The Beginning	Mike Calveccio	57
24	1992	The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team	Self	0
25	1992	Venice/Venice	Self	65
26	1992	Sleepwalkers	Lab Technician	60
27	1992	Body Chemistry II: Voice of a Stranger	Dr. Edwards	45
28	1994	The Legend of Dolemite! Bigger & Badder	Self	0
29	1994	The Silence of the Hams	FBI Agent	49
30	1994	The World of Jim Henson	Leanord Winesop (archive footage)	73
31	1996	Abbott & Costello Meet Biography	Self	0
32	1996	Vampirella	Astronaut #1	39
33	1997	Laws of Deception	Judge Trevino	35
34	1997	Quicksilver Highway	Surgical Assistant	49
35	1997	Hollywood Rated 'R'	Self	51
36	1997	Who Is Henry Jaglom?	Self	66
37	1997	Mad City	Doctor	62
38	1998	The Abbey Road Story	Self	0
39	1998	The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'	Self	50
40	1998	The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion	Self - Director	70
41	1999	Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'	Host / Self	69
42	1999	Diamonds	Gambler	53
43	2000	Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby	Judge	57
44	2000	The American Nightmare	Self	70
45	2002	It's Black Entertainment	Self	80
46	2002	Masters of Horror	Self	77
47	2002	Forever Ealing	Self	68
48	2003	Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies	Self (archive footage)	89
49	2004	Russ Meyer: King of Sexploitation	Self	0
50	2004	Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River	Self	70
51	2004	Mario Bava: Operazione paura	Self	60
52	2004	Spider-Man 2	Doctor	73
53	2004	Edgar G. Ulmer – Der Mann im Off	Self	68
54	2004	Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures	Self	100
55	2005	The Ax	Père du copain de Maxime	69
56	2005	The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music	Self	0
57	2005	Torrente 3: The Protector	Arab Ambassador	54
58	2005	Torrente 3: The Protector	Embajador árabe	54
59	2005	Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy	Self	95
60	2005	The Perfect Scary Movie	Self	75
61	2006	Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound	Self	49
62	2006	42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage	Self	60
63	2006	Busby Berkeley's Kaleidoscopic Eyes		0
64	2006	(buz'be bur'kle) n. A Study in Style	Self	75
65	2006	Footlight Parade: Music for the Decades		0
66	2006	The Sci-Fi Boys	Self	70
67	2006	Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet	Self	45
68	2007	Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman	Self	90
69	2007	The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness	Self	60
70	2007	Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project	Self	68
71	2007	Bloodsucking Cinema	Self	50
72	2007	Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story	Self	77
73	2008	Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood	Self	64
74	2008	Animal House: The Inside Story	Self	40
75	2008	Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX	Self	70
76	2008	RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”	Self	0
77	2008	Parasomnia	Department Store Manager	51
78	2009	The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story	Self	73
79	2009	The Face is Familiar		20
80	2009	Tattoos: A Scarred History	Self	0
81	2009	Into the Pit: The Shocking Story of Deadpit.com	Self	58
82	2009	The Scenesters	Judge Paxton B. Johnson	49
83	2009	Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London'	Self	72
84	2009	Vittorio D.	Self	63
85	2009	Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood	Self	60
86	2010	David Bowie: Rare and Unseen	Self	0
87	2010	The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth	Self	70
88	2010	Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.	Self	70
89	2010	The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry	Self	60
90	2010	Machete Maidens Unleashed!	Self	67
91	2011	American Grindhouse	Himself	68
92	2011	Nightmare Factory	Self	73
93	2011	The Future of Fear	Self	0
94	2011	Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis	Self	56
95	2012	The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features		100
96	2012	Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader	Professor	55
97	2012	Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan	Self	74
98	2013	Blast Vegas	Salesman #1	35
99	2013	Trespassing Bergman	Self	66
100	2014	Remembering 'Dead of Night'		65
101	2015	Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead	Self - Director	66
102	2015	Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex	Self	72
103	2016	Sidemen: Long Road To Glory		72
104	2018	King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen	Self	66
105	2018	Bergman: A Year in a Life	Self	74
106	2018	The World Is Yours	Couple	67
107	2018	The Body	Man in Bathroom	63
108	2019	I Hate Kids	Psychic #4	58
109	2019	Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf	Self	0
110	2020	Belushi	Self (archive footage)	69
111	2021	I Am Alfred Hitchcock	Self	71
112	2021	Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster	Self	70
113	2021	Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida	Self [archival]	70
114		Robot Dracula	John	0
115	2014	Out of Print	Self	57
116	2015	In Their Own Words: Jim Henson	Self - Friend & Filmmaker	70
117	2015	Tales of Halloween	Jebediah Rex	57
118	2019	An American Filmmaker in London	Self	0
119	2023	Thriller 40	Self	85
120	2024	The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee	Self	76
121		Under the Moon	High School Principal	0
122	2023	The Credible Adventures of Mr. T	Stranger	100
123	2024	Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters	Self	85

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1974	The Six Million Dollar Man	Michael	73
2	1990	Dream On	Herb	69
3	1992	Martin & Lewis: Their Golden Age of Comedy	Self	0
4	1992	The Tonight Show with Jay Leno		54
5	1992	Eek! The Cat	John Landis (voice)	68
6	1994	The Stand	Russ Dorr	68
7	1995	Caroline in the City	John Landis	64
8	2009	Psychoville		68
9	2011	Face Off	Guest Judge	71
10	2012	Holliston	Himself	60
11	2012	Bergman's Video	Self - Filmmaker	0
12	2014	The Real History of Science Fiction	Himself	69
13	2015	In Their Own Words	Self	0
14	2018	Eli Roth's History of Horror	Self	66
15	2019	The Movies That Made Us	Self	72