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John Carpenter was educated at Western Kentucky university. He began making short films in 1962. He won an academy award for Best Live-Action Short Subject in 1970, for The Resurrection of Broncho Billy. Carpenter formed a band in the mid-1970s called The Coupe de Villes. Since the 1970s, he has had numerous roles in the film industry including writer, actor, composer, producer, and director. See full bio »

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John Howard Carpenter
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???? Halloween III (characters) (announced)
 
2012 Halloween Awakening: The Legacy of Michael Myers (character)
 
2011 F.E.A.R. 3 (Video Game) (storyline consultant)
 
2010 Halloween Autumn Blood (short) (characters)
 
2010 Halloween Black Eyes (short) (characters)
 
2010 October 31st (short) (original screenplay)
 
2009 Halloween Fall Stalking (short) (characters)
 
2007 Halloween (1978 screenplay)
 
2005 The Fog (1980 screenplay)
 
2005 Assault on Precinct 13 (earlier film)
 
2004 Michael Vs. Jason (short) (characters)
 
2003 Jason Vs. Leatherface (short) (characters)
 
2002 Halloween: Resurrection (characters)
 
2001 Ghosts of Mars (written by)
 
1999 Silent Predators (TV movie) (teleplay)
 
1998 Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (characters)
 
1996 Escape from L.A. (characters / written by)
 
1995 Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (characters)
 
1991 Blood River (TV movie) (written by)
 
1990 El Diablo (TV movie) (written by)
 
1989 Halloween 5 (characters)
 
1988 They Live (screenplay / as Frank Armitage)
 
1987 Prince of Darkness (written by / as Martin Quatermass)
 
1986 Black Moon Rising (screenplay / story)
 
1982 Halloween III: Season of the Witch (uncredited)
 
1981 Halloween II (written by)
 
1981 Escape from New York (written by)
 
1980 The Fog (written by)
 
1979 Better Late Than Never (TV movie)
 
1978 Someone's Watching Me! (TV movie) (written by)
 
1978 Halloween (screenplay)
 
1978 Zuma Beach (TV movie) (teleplay)
 
1978 Eyes of Laura Mars (screenplay / story)
 
1976 Assault on Precinct 13 (written by)
 
1974 Dark Star (original story and screenplay)
 
1970 The Resurrection of Broncho Billy (short) (story)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (21 titles)
2013 The Simpsons (TV series)
– A Test Before Trying (2013) (writer: "Halloween Theme")
 
2012 ParaNorman (writer: "Halloween Theme" / as John H. Carpenter)
 
2010 Let There Be Light: The Odyssey of Dark Star (video documentary) (music: "Benson Arizona")
 
2010 Red Nose, Black Heart (short) (writer: "The Fog" excerpt from the soundtrack - uncredited, "Big Trouble in Little China" excerpt from the soundtrack - uncredited)
 
2009 Monsters vs Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space (TV short) (writer: "Theme from 'Halloween'")
 
2007 The Angry Video Game Nerd (TV series)
– Halloween (2007) (writer: "Selections")
 
2007 Planet Terror (writer: "Back To The Pod / The Crazies Come Out" / performer: "Back To The Pod / The Crazies Come Out")
 
2007 Grindhouse (writer: "The Crazies Come Out" / performer: "The Crazies Come Out")
 
2006 My Name Is Earl (TV series)
– Boogeyman (2006) (writer: "Halloween Theme" / performer: "Halloween Theme")
 
2005 Undercover (TV series)
– Die Geisterjäger (2005) (writer: "Theme From Halloween", "Theme From The Fog" / performer: "Theme From Halloween", "Theme From The Fog")
 
2004 The Power of Nightmares: The Rise of the Politics of Fear (TV mini-series documentary)
– Baby It's Cold Outside (2004) (writer: "Prince of Darkness Theme" - uncredited)
– The Phantom Victory (2004) (writer: "Prince of Darkness Main Theme" - uncredited, "Laurie's Theme" - uncredited)
– The Shadows in the Cave (2004) (writer: "Prince of Darkness Main Theme" - uncredited)
 
2003 The Life of David Gale (writer: "Halloween Theme" 1978)
 
2002 Haider lebt - 1. April 2021 (writer: "Halloween Theme" / performer: "Halloween Theme")
 
1998 Dernier moment (short) ("Prince Of Darkness")
 
1996 Escape from L.A. ("Escape From New York - Main Title")
 
1994 Bassie en Adriaan en de reis vol verrassingen (TV mini-series)
– Een grens geval (1994) (writer: "Theme from Halloween")
– Een verdacht vliegtuigje (1994) (writer: "Theme from Halloween")
– Een knal goeie wild-west show (1994) (writer: "Theme from Halloween")
– Het kinderparadijs (1994) (writer: "Theme from Halloween")
– Een grote verrassing (1994) (writer: "Theme from Halloween")
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1993 Heads or Tails? (video) (performer: "Michael Kills Judith" - uncredited)
 
1988 Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers ("Halloween Theme")
 
1986 Big Trouble in Little China (writer: "Big Trouble in Little China")
 
1985 Huang jia shi jie (writer: "Halloween" excerpts from the soundtrack - uncredited)
 
1974 Dark Star (music: "Benson Arizona")
 
Show ShowDirector (28 titles)
2010 The Ward
 
2005-2006 Masters of Horror (TV series)
– Pro-Life (2006)
– John Carpenter's Cigarette Burns (2005)
 
2001 Ghosts of Mars
 
1998 Vampires
 
1996 Escape from L.A.
 
1995 Village of the Damned
 
1994 In the Mouth of Madness
 
1993 Body Bags (TV movie) (segments "Gas Station, The" and "Hair")
 
1992 Memoirs of an Invisible Man
 
1988 They Live
 
1987 Prince of Darkness
 
1986 Big Trouble in Little China
 
1984 Starman
 
1983 Christine
 
1982 The Thing
 
1981 Escape from New York
 
1980 The Fog
 
1979/I Elvis (TV movie)
 
1978 Someone's Watching Me! (TV movie)
 
1978 Halloween
 
1976 Assault on Precinct 13
 
1974 Dark Star
 
1969 Warrior and the Demon (short) (as Johnny Carpenter)
 
1969 Sorceror from Outer Space (short)
 
1969 Gorgon, the Space Monster (short)
 
1969 Gorgo Versus Godzilla (short)
 
1963 Terror from Space (short)
 
1962 Revenge of the Colossal Beasts (short)
 
Show ShowComposer (21 titles)
Show ShowActor (14 titles)
2002 The Thing (Video Game)
Dr. Faraday (uncredited)
 
1995 Village of the Damned
Man at Gas Station Phone (as Rip Haight)
 
1994 The Silence of the Hams
Trenchcoat Man/Gimp
 
1993 Body Bags (TV movie)
The Coroner (segment "The Morgue")
 
1992 Memoirs of an Invisible Man
Helicopter Pilot (as Rip Haight)
 
1986 The Boy Who Could Fly
The Coupe de Villes
 
1986 Big Trouble in Little China
Worker in Chinatown (uncredited)
 
1984 Starman
Man in Helicopter (uncredited)
 
1982 The Thing
Norwegian (video footage) (uncredited)
 
1981 Escape from New York
Secret Service #2/Helicopter Pilot/Violin Player (voice) (uncredited)
 
1980 The Fog
Bennett (uncredited)
 
1978 Halloween
Paul, Annie's Boyfriend (voice) (uncredited)
 
1976 Assault on Precinct 13
Gang Member (uncredited)
 
1974 Dark Star
Talby voice (uncredited)
 
Show ShowProducer (9 titles)
2005 The Fog (producer)
 
2002 Vampires: Los Muertos (executive producer)
 
1993 Body Bags (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1986 Black Moon Rising (executive producer)
 
1984 The Philadelphia Experiment (executive producer)
 
1982 Halloween III: Season of the Witch (producer)
 
1981 Halloween II (producer)
 
1978 Halloween (producer - uncredited)
 
1974 Dark Star (producer)
 
Show ShowMusic Department (12 titles)
???? Halloween III (composer: theme music) (announced)
 
2009 Halloween II (composer: theme music)
 
2007 Halloween (composer: theme music)
 
2002 Halloween: Resurrection (composer: theme "Halloween")
 
2001 Ghosts of Mars (musician, orchestrator)
 
1998 Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (composer: theme music)
 
1998 Vampires (musician: rhythm guitar and synthesizers)
 
1995 Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (composer: theme "Halloween")
 
1992 Kickboxer from Hell (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1989 Halloween 5 (composer: theme "Halloween")
 
1988 Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (composer: theme "Halloween")
 
1982 The Thing (composer: additional music - uncredited)
 
Show ShowEditor (3 titles)
1976 Assault on Precinct 13 (as John T. Chance)
 
1973 Last Foxtrot in Burbank
 
1970 The Resurrection of Broncho Billy (short)
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (1 title)
2003 'Halloween': A Cut Above the Rest (TV documentary) (still photographer)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
2002 Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog' (video documentary short) (archival material)
 
1981 Halloween II (director: additional scenes - uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (32 titles)
2013 The Unreinable Compulsion (dedicatee) (completed)
 
2012 Skatha (short) (the producers wish to thank) (completed)
 
2013 From the Darkness Theatre (short) (special thanks)
 
2013 The Body (short) (special thanks)
 
2012 ParaNorman (with thanks to)
 
2011 The Pain of Creation (short) (special thanks for inspiration)
 
2011 Myers (Rise of the Boogeyman) (short) (special thanks)
 
2011 Emerging Past (video) (acknowledgment)
 
2011 Acid Head: The Buzzard Nuts County Slaughter (special thanks)
 
2010 Zombie Chronicles: The Infected (video short) (grateful thanks)
 
2010 Tartarus (special thanks)
 
2010 Escape from New Jersey (special thanks)
 
2009 Blood Moon Rising (special thanks)
 
2009 The Joneses (the producers wish to thank)
 
2008 Face Eater (dedicatee)
 
2008 Creature Story (short) (special thanks)
 
2007 Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows (TV documentary) (special thanks)
 
2007 Planet Terror (special thanks)
 
2007 Wingrave (video) (this film is dedicated to)
 
2007 Grindhouse (thanks - segment "Planet Terror")
 
2007 Black Santa's Revenge (short) (special thanks)
 
2006 Delivery (video) (acknowledgment)
 
2006 Feeling the Effects of 'The Fog' (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2006 Seeing Through 'The Fog' (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2006 Whiteout Conditions: The Remaking of a Horror Classic (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2004 The Nightmare Ends on Halloween (short) (special thanks)
 
2003 Return to 'Escape from New York' (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2002 Scoring Resident Evil (video short) (special thanks)
 
2002 The Thing (Video Game) (special thanks)
 
2000 Torre (short) (thanks)
 
1996 The Quiet Room (special thanks)
 
1982 Tag: The Assassination Game (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (100 titles)
2011 The Future of Fear (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2011 Scary Girl (short)
Himself - Host
 
2011 John Carpenter Presents Funny or Die's Halloween (short)
Himself
 
2011 What Have You Done to Me? (short)
Himself
 
2011 Twilight: Breaking Dawn Spoof (short)
Himself
 
2011 That Is All (short)
Himself
 
2011 The Original Monster Mash (short)
Himself
 
2011 Horror Masters: Cat Thrower (short)
Himself
 
2011 Nightmare Factory (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 Post Mortem with Mick Garris (TV series)
Himself
– John Carpenter (2011) … Himself
 
2010 Let There Be Light: The Odyssey of Dark Star (video documentary)
Himself (voice)
 
2010 A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The American Scream (2010) … Himself
– Home Counties Horror (2010) … Himself
– Frankenstein Goes to Hollywood (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Halloween: The Inside Story (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2010 More Tales from the Script (video documentary)
Himself
 
2009 The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style (video documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Nightmares in Red, White and Blue: The Evolution of the American Horror Film (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Monsterland (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Tales from the Script (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Bernard Herrmann: Hitchcock's Maestro (video short)
Himself
 
2008 Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of the Master (video documentary)
Himself
 
2008 In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy (video documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Starz Inside: Fantastic Flesh (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Dead On: The Life and Cinema of George A. Romero (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Science of Horror (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 The Secret World of Superfans (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Halloween: Faces of Fear (documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Bloodsucking Cinema (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 The Fearmakers Collection (video documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Final Delivery: The Making of 'Pro Life' (video short)
Himself
 
2006 Big John (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Celluloid Apocalypse: An Interview with John Carpenter (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Born to Controversy: The Roddy Piper Story (video)
Himself
 
2006 Film '72 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 20 February 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
2006 Whiteout Conditions: The Remaking of a Horror Classic (video documentary short)
Himself - Producer
 
2006 Seeing Through 'The Fog' (video documentary short)
Himself - Producer
 
2006 Feeling the Effects of 'The Fog' (video documentary short)
Himself - Producer
 
2005 Hollywood's Greatest Villains (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 The Perfect Scary Movie (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 THS Investigates: Inside the Mind of a Serial Killer (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Snake Plissken: Man of Honor (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Animal Icons (TV series documentary)
Himself
– It Came from Japan (2005) … Himself
 
2005 05 Spaceys (TV special)
Himself
 
2004 The 100 Scariest Movie Moments (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Christine: Ignition (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Christine: Finish Line (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Christine: Fast and Furious (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 John Carpenter: Fear Is Just the Beginning... The Man and His Movies (video documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Super Secret Movie Rules (TV series documentary)
Himself - Director
– Slashers (2004) … Himself - Director
 
2004 Tales from the Crypt: From Comic Books to Television (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Cinemaker (video documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Return to 'Escape from New York' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 The 100 Greatest Scary Moments (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Something to Do with Death (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 The Wages of Sin (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 An Opera of Violence (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 Into the Night with... (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Franka Potente und John Carpenter (2003) … Himself
 
2003 'Halloween': A Cut Above the Rest (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 SexTV (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Dark Desires: Sexuality in the Horror Film (2003) … Himself
 
2003 Do You Remember Laurie Zimmer? (documentary)
Himself (voice)
 
2002 Boogeymen II: Masters of Horror (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2001 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Scream (2001) … Himself
 
2001 Hidden Values: The Movies of the Fifties (TV documentary)
Himself - interviewee
 
2001 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Ghosts of Mars (2001) … Himself
 
2001 The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (TV series)
Himself
– John Carpenter (2001) … Himself
 
2001 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2001 'Ghosts of Mars': Special Effects Deconstruction (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2001 Scoring Ghosts of Mars (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2001 Red Desert Nights: Making 'Ghosts of Mars' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2000 The American Nightmare (documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Faces of Evil (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1999 'Halloween' Unmasked 2000 (video documentary)
Himself
 
1998 The Thing: Terror Takes Shape (video documentary)
Himself
 
1998 Unmasking the Horror (video)
Himself
 
1997 The Reality Trip (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1997 A-Z of Horror (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
 
1996 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 9 September 1996 (1996) … Himself - Guest
 
1996 100 Years of Horror: Gory Gimmicks (video documentary short)
Himself - Writer & Director
 
1996 100 Years of Horror: Demons (video documentary short)
Himself - Director
 
1996 100 Years of Horror: Aliens (video documentary short)
Himself - Director, 'The Thing'
 
1996 100 Years of Horror: Maniacs (video documentary)
Himself - Director, 'Halloween'
 
1996 100 Years of Horror: Witchcraft and Demons (video documentary)
Himself
 
1996 Movie Magic (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Action Effects: Ultimate Action (1996) … Himself
 
1995 Carrie on Hollywood (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Chasing the Hollywood Dream (1995) … Himself
 
1995 After Sunset: The Life & Times of the Drive-In Theater (video documentary)
Himself
 
1994 Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1991 Fear in the Dark (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1990 Signals (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Hero Strikes Back (1990) … Himself
 
1989 First Works (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1988-1989 The Media Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.4 (1989) … Himself
– Episode #3.9 (1988) … Himself
 
1986 Cinema 3 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 29 December 1986 (1986) … Himself
 
1980 Fear on Film: Inside 'The Fog' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2006 Halloween: 25 Years of Terror (video documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Scoring Resident Evil (video short)
Himself
 

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Frank Armitage | Johnny Carpenter | James T. Chance | John T. Chance | Rip Haight | Martin Quatermass

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I can play just about any keyboard but I can't read or write a note. See more »

Trivia:

Close friend of actor Jeff Bridges. See more »

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Often references the works of Alfred Hitchcock See more »

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Star Sign:

Capricorn