John Waters

John Waters

Filmography

As Cast

Gays Against Guns (2026)
Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World (2026)
as Self
Return to Mortville (2026)
as Self
Kevin (2026)
as Armando (voice)
A Summer with Joe, Liz and Richard (2025)
as Self
TURA! (2025)
as Self
It's Dorothy! (2025)
as Self
Velvet Vision: The Story of James Bidgood and the Making of Pink Narcissus (2025)
as Self
Sarah Squirm: Live + in the Flesh (2025)
as Stage Manager
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney (2025)
as Self - Writer and Film Director
Scala!!! (2024)
as Self
Doc of Chucky (2024)
as Self
As Time Goes By (2024)
Little Richard: I Am Everything (2023)
as Self
Lynch/Oz (2023)
as Host (Chapter 3: 'Kindred') (voice)
Digman! (2023)
as Magnus (voice)
The Book of Harth (2022)
as Self
Tell Me Iggy (2022)
as Self
Living with Chucky (2022)
as Self
Fragments of Paradise (2022)
as Self
Don't Fall in Love with Yourself (2022)
as Self (Archival)
The Andy Warhol Diaries (2022)
as Self
Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow (2022)
The Velvet Underground (2021)
as Self
Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida (2021)
as Self [archival]
My Life with the Waters (2021)
as Self
Pride (2021)
as Self
Chucky (2021)
as Wendell Wilkins
The Mystery of the Pink Flamingo (2020)
as Himself
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness (2020)
as Host
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi (2020)
as Host
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp (2020)
as Host
Joel Calls Indie Film Type Dudes (2020)
Helluva Boss (2020)
as Rolando (voice)
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time (2020)
as Self - Host
At the Video Store (2019)
as Self
Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn (2019)
as Self
Sniffing Out ‘Polyester’ (2019)
as Self
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing (2019)
as Self
Sickies Making Films (2018)
as Self
Mugworth (2018)
as Sir Butler
Crime and Beauty: Making ‘Female Trouble’ (2018)
Female Trouble: On-Set Footage (2018)
Explained (2018)
as Narrator (voice)
Liverspots and Astronots (2018)
as O-Dor
Mansfield 66/67 (2017)
as Self
Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution (2017)
as Self
FEUD (2017)
as William Castle
Wall Writers (2016)
as Narrator (voice)
Whatever Happened to Gelitin (2016)
as Self
In Conversation With Director John Waters, Actress Kathleen Turner and Actress Mink Stole (2016)
as Self
Search Party (2016)
as Sheffield
The New Yorker Presents (2016)
as Self
Seed Money: The Chuck Holmes Story (2015)
as Self
The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin (2015)
Tab Hunter Confidential (2015)
as Self
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2015)
as First Class Passenger
Sympathy for the Devil: The True Story of The Process Church of the Final Judgment (2015)
as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
as Self - Guest
I Am Divine (2014)
as Self
Suburban Gothic (2014)
as Cornelius
The Last Impresario (2014)
as Self
HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt (2014)
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
as Self - Guest
Clarence (2014)
as Captain Tom (voice)
Jingle Bell Rocks! (2013)
as Self
Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open (2013)
as Self
The Sarnos: A Life in Dirty Movies (2013)
as Self
RuPaul Drives... (2013)
as Self - Guest
The Blacklist (2013)
as John Waters
Excision (2012)
as William
Mansome (2012)
as Self
Frankenstein: A Modern Myth (2012)
as Self - Director
Finding Your Roots (2012)
as Self
Mangus! (2011)
as Jesus Christ
The Advocate for Fagdom (2011)
as Self
These Amazing Shadows (2011)
as Self
Blank City (2011)
as Self
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within (2010)
as Self
Beautiful Darling (2010)
as Self
Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore (2010)
The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice! (2010)
as Self
Fish Hooks (2010)
as The Yeti Lobster (voice)
Fish Hooks (2010)
as Ezekiel Freshwater / Hair Man (voice)
It Came from Kuchar (2009)
as Self
For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism (2009)
as Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009)
as Self - Guest
RuPaul's Drag Race (2009)
as Self - Guest Judge
RuPaul's Drag Race (2009)
as Self - Special Guest
The Wild World of Ted V. Mikels (2008)
as Narrator
Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press (2008)
as Self
New Line Cinema: The First Generation and the Next Generation (2008)
as Self
Starz Inside: In the Gutter (2008)
as Self
Coven of the Heathenites (2008)
as Self
Here’s Looking at You, Boy (2007)
as Self
The Junior Defenders (2007)
as Narrator
Each Time I Kill (2007)
as Movie Watcher
365 Day Project (2007)
as Self
Hairspray (2007)
as Flasher
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis (2007)
as Self
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (2007)
as Self
Jessica the Hippo (2007)
as Narrator (Voice)
You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray" (2007)
as Self
The Roots of 'Hairspray' (2007)
as Self
'Til Death Do Us Part (2007)
The Graham Norton Show (2007)
as Self - Guest
Indie Sex (2007)
as Self
Mommie Dearest: Joan Lives On (2006)
Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea (2006)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream (2006)
as Self
This Film Is Not Yet Rated (2006)
as Self - Director of 'A Dirty Shame'
This Filthy World (2006)
as Self
That Man: Peter Berlin (2006)
as Self
The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players: Off & On Broadway (2006)
as Self
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage (2006)
as Self
Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema (2006)
as Self
Footlight Parade: Music for the Decades (2006)
Busby Berkeley's Kaleidoscopic Eyes (2006)
(buz'be bur'kle) n. A Study in Style (2006)
as Self
Jackass Number Two (2006)
as Self
Meet The Kuchar Brothers (2006)
I, of the Cyclops (2006)
Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid' (2006)
as Self
The Henry Rollins Show (2006)
I Love the '70s: Volume 2 (2006)
as Self
All the Dirt on 'A Dirty Shame' (2005)
as Self
Inside Deep Throat (2005)
as Self
It Came from... Baltimore!! (2005)
as Self
My Name Is Earl (2005)
as Walter Hamerick
The Colbert Report (2005)
as Self - Guest
Seed of Chucky (2004)
as Pete Peters
Thinking XXX (2004)
as Self
Closer Than That: A Documentary on Low (2004)
as Himself
A History of Sex (2003)
as Self
Abby Singer (2003)
as John Waters (uncredited)
Real Time with Bill Maher (2003)
as Self - Guest
Blood Feast 2: All U Can Eat (2002)
as The Reverend
Sylvester: Mighty Real (2002)
as Self
The Cockettes (2002)
as Self
Memories of Oz (2001)
as Self
Divine Trash (2000)
as Self
Welcome to Hollywood (2000)
as John Waters
Pie in the Sky: The Brigid Berlin Story (2000)
as Self
Cecil B. Demented (2000)
as Reporter
Sweet and Lowdown (1999)
as Mr. Haynes
Yesterday's Tomorrows (1999)
as Self
In Bad Taste (1999)
as Self
Forever Hollywood (1999)
as Self
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
as Pornmonger Man
Pecker (1998)
as Pervert on Phone (voice) (uncredited)
Anarchy TV (1998)
So Graham Norton (1998)
as Self - Guest
The Roseanne Show (1998)
as Self - Guest
Anthem (1997)
as Self
The View (1997)
as Self
Ballyhoo: The Hollywood Sideshow! (1996)
The Daily Show (1996)
as Self - Guest
E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
The Daily Show (1996)
as Self
God Save the Queens (1995)
Serial Mom (1994)
as Ted Bundy (voice) (uncredited)
Family Album (1994)
as Vincent
Growing Up with John Waters (1993)
as Self
The Big Wet (1993)
as Narrator
Frasier (1993)
as Roger (voice)
Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
as R. Vincent Smith
Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
as Self - Guest
Eurotrash (1993)
HBO First Look (1992)
Gastronomic Getaway (1991)
The Word (1990)
Homer and Eddie (1989)
as Robber #1
The Simpsons (1989)
as John (voice)
Way USA! (1988)
Hairspray (1988)
as Dr. Fredrickson
The Incredibly Strange Film Show (1988)
as Self
21 Jump Street (1987)
as Mr. Bean
Something Wild (1986)
as Used Car Guy
The Ballad of Sexual Dependency (1985)
Divine Waters (1985)
as Self
Nuart Theatre No Smoking PSA (1982)
as Self
Late Night with David Letterman (1982)
as Self - Guest
Edith's Shopping Bag (1976)
as Self
Love Letter to Edie (1975)
as Self
Saturday Night Live (1975)
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Pink Flamingos (1972)
as Mr. J (narration) (uncredited)
Mondo Trasho (1969)
as Reporter (voice) (uncredited)
Tony Awards (1956)
as Self - Presenter
Mary Woronov: Cult Queen
as Self
The Brandon Novak Story
as Self
Baltigore
as The Broker
Mamie Exposed! The Life and Loves of the Last Blonde Bombshell
New Line: Independent Legacies
as Self

As Crew

Marisa y Gomoso (2025)
Thanks
Room Temperature (2025)
Thanks
Sniffing Out ‘Polyester’ (2019)
Thanks
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing (2019)
Director
Permanent Green Light (2019)
Thanks
Hairspray Live! (2016)
Associate Producer, Original Story
Kiddie Flamingos (2015)
Director, Writer
Putty Hill (2010)
Thanks
Hairspray (2007)
Original Film Writer
An American Crime (2007)
Thanks
This Filthy World (2006)
Screenplay
A Dirty Shame (2004)
Director, Writer
Cecil B. Demented (2000)
Director, Writer
Pecker (1998)
Director, Screenplay
Whipped (1998)
Thanks
Serial Mom (1994)
Director, Writer
Poison (1991)
Thanks
Cry-Baby (1990)
Director, Writer
Hairspray (1988)
Director, Co-Producer, Writer
Nuart Theatre No Smoking PSA (1982)
Director
Polyester (1981)
Director, Producer, Writer
Desperate Living (1977)
Director, Writer, Additional Photography, Producer
Female Trouble (1976)
Director, Editor, Director of Photography, Producer, Writer
Pink Flamingos (1972)
Producer, Director, Editor, Director of Photography, Writer
The Diane Linkletter Story (1970)
Writer, Director of Photography, Editor, Director, Producer
Multiple Maniacs (1970)
Original Music Composer, Director of Photography, Editor, Writer, Director, Producer
Mondo Trasho (1969)
Original Music Composer, Producer, Writer, Director of Photography, Director, Editor
Dorothy, the Kansas City Pot Head (1968)
Director, Writer
Eat Your Makeup (1968)
Director, Writer, Editor, Producer, Director of Photography
Roman Candles (1967)
Director, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography, Producer
Hag in a Black Leather Jacket (1964)
Director, Editor, Director of Photography, Producer, Writer
Liarmouth: A Feel-Bad Romance
Director