John Carpenter

John Carpenter

Filmography

As Cast

The Thing Expanded (2026)
as Self
Full Moon Rising: The Charles Band Story (2026)
as Self
Carpenter (2026)
as Self (archive footage)
In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999 (2025)
as Self
I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not (2025)
as Self (archive footage)
John Carpenter: Live From Los Angeles - Halloween Night (2025)
as Self
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters (2024)
as Self
In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994 (2024)
as Self
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A. (2024)
as Self
Amityville: An Origin Story (2023)
as Self
In Search of Darkness: Part III (2022)
as Self
Studio 666 (2022)
as Engineer
Halloween in Hollywood (2022)
as Self
In Search of Tomorrow (2022)
as Self - Interviewee
Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow (2022)
The History of Metal and Horror (2021)
as Self
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star (2020)
as Self
In Search of Darkness: Part II (2020)
as Self
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault (2020)
as (archive footage)
In Search of Darkness (2019)
as Self
1982: Hollywood Summer (2019)
as Self
The Rise of the Synths (2019)
as Narrator (voice)
The Movies That Made Us (2019)
as Self (Archival Footage)
Henchman: The Al Leong Story (2018)
as Self
John Carpenter: Live Retrospective (2018)
as Self
Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur (2017)
as Self
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions (2017)
as Self - Filmmaker
It Takes a Village: The Making of Village of the Damned (2016)
as Self
The Puppet Man (2016)
as The Taxi Driver
John Carpenter: Live At Primavera Sound 2016 (2016)
as Self - Keyboards
Jean-Michel Jarre: A Journey into Sound (2015)
as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
as Self - Guest
Track Stories (2015)
as Self
Carpenter on Quatermass (2014)
as Self
Why Horror? (2014)
as Self
The Director's Chair (2014)
as Self
The Real History of Science Fiction (2014)
as Self
The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie (2012)
as Self
Charlie Brown: Blockhead's Revenge (2011)
as Self/Host
Nightmare Factory (2011)
as Self
The Future of Fear (2011)
as Self
Scary Girl (2011)
Let There Be Light: The Odyssey of Dark Star (2010)
as Himself (voice)
Halloween: The Inside Story (2010)
as Self
A History of Horror (2010)
as  Self
Nightmares in Red, White and Blue (2009)
as Self
Tales from the Script (2009)
as Self
Monsterland (2009)
as Self
Fasten Your Seatbelt: The Thrilling Art of Alfred Hitchcock (2009)
as Self
The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style (2009)
as Self
Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown (2008)
as Self
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX (2008)
as Self
Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock (2008)
as Self
Bernard Herrmann: Hitchcock's Maestro (2008)
as Self
In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy (2008)
as Self
Partners in Crime: Hitchcock's Collaborators (2008)
as Self
Bloodsucking Cinema (2007)
as Self
Commemoration: Howard Hawks' 'Rio Bravo' (2007)
as Self
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (2006)
as Self
Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon (2006)
as Self
Working with a Master: John Carpenter (2006)
as Self (archive footage)
Big John (2006)
as Self
Born to Controversy: The Roddy Piper Story (2006)
as Self
Halloween: 25 Years of Terror (2006)
as Self
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet (2006)
as Self
The Perfect Scary Movie (2005)
as Self
Hollywood's Greatest Villains (2005)
as Self
Snake Plissken: Man of Honor (2005)
as Self
John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies (2004)
as Self
Christine: Fast and Furious (2004)
as Self
Christine: Ignition (2004)
as Self
Christine: Finish Line (2004)
as Self
Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures (2004)
as Self
100 Scariest Movie Moments (2004)
as Self
An Opera of Violence (2003)
as Self - Filmmaker
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest (2003)
as Self
Do You Remember Laurie Zimmer? (2003)
as Self (voice)
The Wages of Sin (2003)
as Self - Filmmaker
Something to Do with Death (2003)
as Self - Filmmaker
Return to 'Escape from New York' (2003)
as Himself
Scoring "Resident Evil" (2002)
as Self (archive footage)
Masters of Horror (2002)
as Self
Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog' (2002)
as Self
Through the Night with... (2002)
as Self
Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror (2001)
as Self
Red Desert Nights: Making Ghosts of Mars (2001)
as Self
Hidden Values: The Movies of the Fifties (2001)
as Self
Scoring 'Ghosts of Mars' (2001)
as Self
The American Nightmare (2000)
as Self
Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre (2000)
as Self
Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven' (2000)
as Self
Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film (2000)
as Self
Halloween: Unmasked (1999)
as Self
The Thing: Terror Takes Shape (1998)
as Self
Unmasking the Horror (1998)
100 Years of Horror (1996)
as Self - Interview
After Sunset: The Life & Times of the Drive-In Theater (1995)
as Self
Village of the Damned (1995)
as Man at Gas Station Phone
The Silence of the Hams (1994)
as Trenchcoat Man / Gimp
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects (1994)
as Self
Body Bags (1993)
as Coroner
Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)
as Helicopter Pilot
Fear in the Dark (1991)
as Self
Horror Cafe (1990)
as Self
Stephen King's World of Horror (1989)
as Self
First Works (1989)
as Self
The Making of 'They Live' (1988)
as Self
They Live (1988)
as Voice That Says 'Sleep' (voice) (uncredited)
Crossbow (1987)
Stephen King's World of Horror (1986)
as Self
The Boy Who Could Fly (1986)
as The Coupe de Villes
Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
as Worker in Chinatown (uncredited)
Starman (1984)
as Man in Helicopter (uncredited)
Take One: Fear on Film (1982)
as Self
The Thing (1982)
as Norwegian (video footage) (uncredited)
The Making of 'The Thing' (1982)
as Self
Escape from New York (1981)
as Secret Service #2 / Helicopter Pilot / Violin Player
The Fog (1980)
as Bennett
Fear on Film: Inside 'The Fog' (1980)
as Self
Bringing A Legend To Life (1979)
as Himself
Halloween (1978)
as Paul (voice) / Michael Myers (uncredited)
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
as Gang Member (uncredited)
Dark Star (1974)
as Talby Voice
The Rifleman (1958)
The Debra Hill Story
as Self

As Crew

Carpenter (2026)
Original Film Writer
The Spot (2023)
Thanks
John Carpenter's Suburban Screams (2023)
Main Title Theme Composer, Executive Producer, Director, Creator
Studio 666 (2022)
Music
Halloween Ends (2022)
Original Music Composer, Characters, Executive Producer
Firestarter (2022)
Original Music Composer
John Carpenter Live: Behind the Scenes (2022)
Original Music Composer, Executive Producer
Prince of Darkness (2021)
Original Film Writer
Halloween Kills (2021)
Original Music Composer, Characters, Executive Producer
Valley of the Dead (2020)
Additional Music
Halloween (2018)
Original Music Composer, Characters, Executive Producer
He Came Home (2018)
Music
The Puppet Man (2016)
Music
Halloween: Harvest of Souls, 1985 (2013)
Characters
Plaga zombie: zona mutante: revolución tóxica (2012)
Thanks
Halloween: Existence (2012)
Characters
Stand Alone: The Making of Halloween III: Season of the Witch (2012)
Music
The Ward (2010)
Director
Nunca más asistas a este tipo de fiestas (2010)
Thanks
Halloween II (2009)
Characters
Halloween (2007)
Original Film Writer, Characters
Pro-Life (2006)
Director
Cigarette Burns (2005)
Director
The Fog (2005)
Producer, Original Film Writer
Assault on Precinct 13 (2005)
Original Film Writer
Masters of Horror (2005)
Director
Vampires: Los Muertos (2002)
Music, Executive Producer
Halloween: Resurrection (2002)
Characters
The Little Cotton Girl (2002)
Thanks
Ghosts of Mars (2001)
Original Music Composer, Director, Writer
Nunca asistas a este tipo de fiestas (2000)
Thanks
Silent Predators (1999)
Teleplay
Vampires (1998)
Director, Original Music Composer
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)
Characters
Caged In (1997)
Thanks
Escape from L.A. (1996)
Original Music Composer, Characters, Screenplay, Director
In the Mouth of Madness (1995)
Original Music Composer, Director
Village of the Damned (1995)
Director, Original Music Composer
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)
Characters, Main Title Theme Composer
Body Bags (1993)
Original Music Composer, Director, Executive Producer
Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)
Director
Blood River (1991)
Writer
El Diablo (1990)
Writer
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989)
Main Title Theme Composer, Characters
They Live (1988)
Original Music Composer, Director, Screenplay
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
Main Title Theme Composer, Characters
Prince of Darkness (1987)
Original Music Composer, Director, Screenplay
Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
Original Music Composer, Director
Black Moon Rising (1986)
Story, Executive Producer, Screenplay
The Philadelphia Experiment (1984)
Executive Producer
Starman (1984)
Director
Christine (1983)
Original Music Composer, Director
The Thing (1982)
Director, Original Music Composer
Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
Producer, Original Music Composer
Escape from New York (1981)
Director, Screenplay, Original Music Composer
Halloween II (1981)
Screenplay, Producer, Original Music Composer
The Fog (1980)
Director, Screenplay, Original Music Composer
Elvis (1979)
Director
Better Late Than Never (1979)
Writer
Halloween (1978)
Screenplay, Original Music Composer, Director
Someone's Watching Me! (1978)
Writer, Director
Zuma Beach (1978)
Writer
Eyes of Laura Mars (1978)
Screenplay, Story
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
Director, Editor, Writer, Original Music Composer
Dark Star (1974)
Director, Original Music Composer, Screenplay, Producer, Original Story
The Last Foxtrot in Burbank (1973)
Editor
The Stationmaster (1971)
Music, Musician
The Resurrection of Broncho Billy (1970)
Writer, Music, Editor
Captain Voyeur (1969)
Director, Writer, Producer
Good Morning, Dan (1968)
Camera Operator
Untitled Bong Joon Ho Horror Action Film
Original Music Composer
Escape from New York
Executive Producer, Original Film Writer
Untitled Halloween Film
Characters