John Carpenter
Directing • AGE 78
An American film director, screenwriter, producer, editor, composer, and occasional actor. Although Carpenter has worked in numerous film genres in his four-decade career, his name is most commonly a...
Filmography
Carpenter
Self (archive footage)
2026
The Thing Expanded
Self
2026
In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999
Self
2025
I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not
Self (archive footage)
2025
John Carpenter: Live From Los Angeles - Halloween Night
Self
2025
In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994
Self
2024
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
Self
2024
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.
Self
2024
John Carpenter's Suburban Screams
Main Title Theme Composer
2023
Amityville: An Origin Story
Self
2023
In Search of Darkness: Part III
Self
2022
Halloween Ends
Original Music Composer
2022
John Carpenter Live: Behind the Scenes
Original Music Composer
2022
Halloween in Hollywood
Self
2022
Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow
2022
Firestarter
Original Music Composer
2022
Studio 666
Engineer
2022
In Search of Tomorrow
Self - Interviewee
2022
Halloween Kills
Original Music Composer
2021
The History of Metal and Horror
Self
2021
Prince of Darkness
Original Film Writer
2021
Valley of the Dead
Additional Music
2020
In Search of Darkness: Part II
Self
2020
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star
Self
2020
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
(archive footage)
2020
The Movies That Made Us
Self (Archival Footage)
2019
The Rise of the Synths
Narrator (voice)
2019
1982: Hollywood Summer
Self
2019
In Search of Darkness
Self
2019
Henchman: The Al Leong Story
Self
2018
John Carpenter: Live Retrospective
Self
2018
Halloween
Original Music Composer
2018
He Came Home
Music
2018
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
Self - Filmmaker
2017
Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur
Self
2017
John Carpenter: Live At Primavera Sound 2016
Self - Keyboards
2016
It Takes a Village: The Making of Village of the Damned
Self
2016
The Puppet Man
The Taxi Driver
2016
Jean-Michel Jarre: A Journey into Sound
Self
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
Why Horror?
Self
2014
The Director's Chair
Self
2014
The Real History of Science Fiction
Self
2014
Halloween: Harvest of Souls, 1985
Characters
2013
The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie
Self
2012
Halloween: Existence
Characters
2012
Plaga zombie: zona mutante: revolución tóxica
Thanks
2012
Charlie Brown: Blockhead's Revenge
Self/Host
2011
Scary Girl
2011
Nightmare Factory
Self
2011
The Original Monster Mash
Self
2011
Let There Be Light: The Odyssey of Dark Star
Himself (voice)
2010
Halloween: The Inside Story
Self
2010
A History of Horror
Self
2010
The Ward
Director
2010
Nunca más asistas a este tipo de fiestas
Thanks
2010
The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style
Self
2009
Halloween II
Characters
2009
Nightmares in Red, White and Blue
Self
2009
Monsterland
Self
2009
Tales from the Script
Self
2009
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
Self
2008
Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock
Self
2008
Bernard Herrmann: Hitchcock's Maestro
Self
2008
In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy
Self
2008
Partners in Crime: Hitchcock's Collaborators
Self
2008
Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown
Self
2008
Halloween
Original Film Writer
2007
Commemoration: Howard Hawks' 'Rio Bravo'
Self
2007
Big John
Self
2006
Pro-Life
Director
2006
Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
Self
2006
Born to Controversy: The Roddy Piper Story
Self
2006
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
Self
2006
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
Self
2006
Halloween: 25 Years of Terror
Self
2006
Working with a Master: John Carpenter
Self (archive footage)
2006
Cigarette Burns
Director
2005
Hollywood's Greatest Villains
Self
2005
The Perfect Scary Movie
Self
2005
Masters of Horror
Director
2005
The Fog
Producer
2005
Snake Plissken: Man of Honor
Self
2005
Assault on Precinct 13
Original Film Writer
2005
Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures
Self
2004
100 Scariest Movie Moments
Self
2004
Christine: Fast and Furious
Self
2004
Christine: Ignition
Self
2004
Christine: Finish Line
Self
2004
John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies
Self
2004
An Opera of Violence
Self - Filmmaker
2003
The Wages of Sin
Self - Filmmaker
2003
Something to Do with Death
Self - Filmmaker
2003
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
Self
2003
Do You Remember Laurie Zimmer?
Self (voice)
2003
Scoring "Resident Evil"
Self (archive footage)
2002
Masters of Horror
Self
2002
Vampires: Los Muertos
Music
2002
Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog'
Self
2002
Halloween: Resurrection
Characters
2002
Through the Night with...
Self
2002
The Little Cotton Girl
Thanks
2002
Red Desert Nights: Making Ghosts of Mars
Self
2001
Scoring 'Ghosts of Mars'
Self
2001
Hidden Values: The Movies of the Fifties
Self
2001
Ghosts of Mars
Original Music Composer
2001
Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror
Self
2001
Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film
Self
2000
Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre
Self
2000
The American Nightmare
Self
2000
Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'
Self
2000
Nunca asistas a este tipo de fiestas
Thanks
2000
Halloween: Unmasked
Self
1999
Silent Predators
Teleplay
1999
Vampires
Director
1998
The Thing: Terror Takes Shape
Self
1998
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
Characters
1998
Unmasking the Horror
1998
Caged In
Thanks
1997
100 Years of Horror
Self - Interview
1996
Escape from L.A.
Original Music Composer
1996
After Sunset: The Life & Times of the Drive-In Theater
Self
1995
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
Characters
1995
Village of the Damned
Man at Gas Station Phone
1995
In the Mouth of Madness
Original Music Composer
1995
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
Self
1994
The Silence of the Hams
Trenchcoat Man / Gimp
1994
Body Bags
Coroner
1993
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
Helicopter Pilot
1992
Fear in the Dark
Self
1991
Blood River
Writer
1991
El Diablo
Writer
1990
Horror Cafe
Self
1990
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
Main Title Theme Composer
1989
First Works
Self
1989
Stephen King's World of Horror
Self
1989
They Live
Voice That Says 'Sleep' (voice) (uncredited)
1988
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
Main Title Theme Composer
1988
Prince of Darkness
Original Music Composer
1987
Crossbow
1987
The Boy Who Could Fly
The Coupe de Villes
1986
Big Trouble in Little China
Worker in Chinatown (uncredited)
1986
Black Moon Rising
Story
1986
Stephen King's World of Horror
Self
1986
Starman
Man in Helicopter (uncredited)
1984
The Philadelphia Experiment
Executive Producer
1984
Christine
Original Music Composer
1983
Halloween III: Season of the Witch
Producer
1982
The Thing
Norwegian (video footage) (uncredited)
1982
The Making of 'The Thing'
Self
1982
Take One: Fear on Film
Self
1982
Halloween II
Screenplay
1981
Escape from New York
Secret Service #2 / Helicopter Pilot / Violin Player
1981
The Fog
Bennett
1980
Fear on Film: Inside 'The Fog'
Self
1980
Better Late Than Never
Writer
1979
Elvis
Director
1979
Someone's Watching Me!
Writer
1978
Halloween
Paul (voice) / Michael Myers (uncredited)
1978
Zuma Beach
Writer
1978
Eyes of Laura Mars
Screenplay
1978
Assault on Precinct 13
Gang Member (uncredited)
1976
Dark Star
Talby Voice
1974
The Last Foxtrot in Burbank
Editor
1973
The Stationmaster
Music
1971
The Resurrection of Broncho Billy
Writer
1970
Captain Voyeur
Director
1969
Good Morning, Dan
Camera Operator
1968
The Rifleman
1958
Full Moon Rising: The Charles Band Story
Self