John Landis
Known for directing · Born 3 August 1950 · 76 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
217 credits
John David 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
Coming to America
1988
The Blues Brothers
1980
Trading Places
1983
An American Werewolf in London
1981
Beverly Hills Cop III
1994
Animal House
1978
Psych
2006
¡Three Amigos!
1986
Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983
Michael Jackson's Thriller
1983
Blues Brothers 2000
1998
Spies Like Us
1985
Acting (152)
2026Robot DraculaJohnFilm
2026Gremlins, an american nightmare!HimselfFilm
2025Being EddieSelfFilm
2025The Vincent Price LegacyHimselfFilm
2025On a Mission from God: The Story of the Blues BrothersSelfFilm
2024The Life and Deaths of Christopher LeeSelfFilm
2024Hammer: Heroes, Legends and MonstersSelfFilm
2023Thriller 40SelfFilm
2023The Credible Adventures of Mr. TStrangerFilm
2023The Rise of the Comic StripSelfFilm
2021I Am Alfred HitchcockSelfFilm
2021Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the MonsterSelfFilm
2021Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in FloridaSelf [archival]Film
2020BelushiSelf (archive footage)Film
2019The Movies That Made UsSelfSeries
2019I Hate KidsPsychic #4Film
2019An American Filmmaker in LondonSelfFilm
2019Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal WerewolfSelfFilm
2018The World Is YoursCoupleFilm
2018The BodyMan in BathroomFilm
2018Eli Roth's History of HorrorSelf · 5 episodesSeries
2018Bergman: A Year in a LifeSelfFilm
2018King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry CohenSelfFilm
2016Sidemen: Long Road To GloryFilm
2016Deconstructing DunningFilm
2015Tales of HalloweenJebediah RexFilm
2015Drunk Stoned Brilliant DeadSelf - DirectorFilm
2015Creature Designers: The Frankenstein ComplexSelfFilm
2015In Their Own Words: Jim HensonSelf - Friend & FilmmakerFilm
2015Wrestling Isn't WrestlingTherapistFilm
2015In Their Own WordsSelfSeries
2014The Real History of Science FictionHimself · 2 episodesSeries
2014Out of PrintSelfFilm
2014Remembering 'Dead of Night'Film
2013Blast VegasSalesman #1Film
2013Trespassing BergmanSelfFilm
2012Attack of the 50 Foot CheerleaderProfessorFilm
2012Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects TitanSelfFilm
2012HollistonHimself · 2 episodesSeries
2012The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature FeaturesFilm
2012Bergman's VideoSelf - FilmmakerSeries
2011Face OffGuest JudgeSeries
2011American GrindhouseHimselfFilm
2011Nightmare FactorySelfFilm
2011Method to the Madness of Jerry LewisSelfFilm
2011The Future of FearSelfFilm
2010Machete Maidens Unleashed!SelfFilm
2010The Man Who Saw Frankenstein CrySelfFilm
2010The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern MythSelfFilm
2010Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.SelfFilm
2010David Bowie: Rare and UnseenSelfFilm
2009PsychovilleSeries
2009The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' StorySelfFilm
2009Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London'SelfFilm
2009Vittorio D.SelfFilm
2009The ScenestersJudge Paxton B. JohnsonFilm
2009Into the Pit: The Shocking Story of Deadpit.comSelfFilm
2009The Face is FamiliarFilm
2009Teen Spirit: Teenagers and HollywoodSelfFilm
2009Tattoos: A Scarred HistorySelfFilm
2008ParasomniaDepartment Store ManagerFilm
2008Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code HollywoodSelfFilm
2008Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFXSelfFilm
2008Animal House: The Inside StorySelfFilm
2008RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”SelfFilm
2007Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles ProjectSelfFilm
2007Spine Tingler! The William Castle StorySelfFilm
2007Bloodsucking CinemaSelfFilm
2007Famous Monster: Forrest J AckermanSelfFilm
2007British Film ForeverSeries
2007The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of DarknessSelfFilm
2006The Sci-Fi BoysSelfFilm
2006Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway BoundSelfFilm
2006Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden PlanetSelfFilm
200642nd Street: From Book to Screen to StageSelfFilm
2006(buz'be bur'kle) n. A Study in StyleSelfFilm
2006Busby Berkeley's Kaleidoscopic EyesFilm
2006Footlight Parade: Music for the DecadesFilm
2005The BoondocksCounseling Group Leader (voice)Series
2005The AxMaxime's Friend's FatherFilm
2005Torrente 3: The ProtectorEmbajador árabeFilm
2005Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton LegacySelfFilm
2005The Perfect Scary MovieSelfFilm
2005Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years CollectionSelfFilm
2005The Blues Brothers: Transposing The MusicSelfFilm
2004Spider-Man 2DoctorFilm
2004Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-ScreenSelfFilm
2004Hollywood's Creepiest CreaturesSelfFilm
2004Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago RiverSelfFilm
2004Mario Bava: Operazione pauraSelfFilm
2004Russ Meyer: King of SexploitationSelfFilm
2003Michael Jackson's Private Home MoviesSelf (archive footage)Film
2003101 Most Shocking Moments in EntertainmentSelf (archive footage)Film
2003Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni UpdateHimselfFilm
2002Masters of HorrorSelfFilm
2002Forever EalingSelfFilm
2002It's Black EntertainmentSelfFilm
2000Freeway II: Confessions of a TrickbabyJudgeFilm
2000The American NightmareSelfFilm
1999DiamondsGamblerFilm
1999Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'Host / SelfFilm
1998The Yearbook: An Animal House ReunionSelf - DirectorFilm
1998The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'SelfFilm
1998The Abbey Road StorySelfFilm
1997Mad CityDoctorFilm
1997Quicksilver HighwaySurgical AssistantFilm
1997Hollywood Rated 'R'SelfFilm
1997Who Is Henry Jaglom?SelfFilm
1997Laws of DeceptionJudge TrevinoFilm
1996VampirellaAstronaut #1Film
1996Abbott & Costello Meet BiographySelfFilm
1995Caroline in the CityJohn LandisSeries
1994The StandRuss DorrSeries
1994The Silence of the HamsFBI AgentFilm
1994The World of Jim HensonLeanord Winesop (archive footage)Film
1994The Legend of Dolemite! Bigger & BadderSelfFilm
1992SleepwalkersLab TechnicianFilm
1992Eek! The CatJohn Landis (voice)Series
1992The Tonight Show with Jay LenoSeries
1992Body Chemistry II: The Voice of a StrangerDr. EdwardsFilm
1992Venice/VeniceSelfFilm
1992The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy TeamSelfFilm
1992Martin & Lewis: Their Golden Age of ComedySelf · 3 episodesSeries
1990DarkmanPhysicianFilm
1990Psycho IV: The BeginningMike CalveccioFilm
1990Dream OnHerb · 2 episodesSeries
1989Spontaneous CombustionRadio TechnicianFilm
1989Stephen King's World of HorrorSelfFilm
1987RoboCopMan in '6000 SUX' Commercial (uncredited)Film
1985Into the NightSAVAKFilm
1985B.B. King: Into the NightSelfFilm
1984The Muppets Take ManhattanLeonard WinesopFilm
1983Trading PlacesMan with Briefcase (uncredited)Film
1983Making Michael Jackson's ThrillerSelfFilm
1982Eating RaoulMan at Bank (uncredited)Film
1982Take One: Fear on FilmSelfFilm
1981An American Werewolf in LondonMan Smashed into Window (uncredited)Film
1981Making an American Werewolf in LondonFilm
1980The Blues BrothersTrooper La FongFilm
19791941MizeranyFilm
1979The Muppet MovieAdditional Muppet PerformerFilm
1978Animal HouseCafeteria DishwasherFilm
1977The Kentucky Fried MovieTV Technician Thrown by Gorilla (segment "A.M. Today")Film
1975Death Race 2000MechanicFilm
1974The Six Million Dollar ManMichaelSeries
1973Battle for the Planet of the ApesJake's FriendFilm
1973SchlockSchlockFilm
1971Red SunHenchman (uncredited)Film
1970Kelly's HeroesSister Rosa StigmataFilm
—The AckerMonster Chronicles!Film
—Under the MoonHigh School PrincipalFilm
—The coxvw movieLemonFilm
Crew (7)
2012GrabbersThanksFilm
2001Teddy Bears' PicnicThanksFilm
1973My Name Is NobodyStuntsFilm
1972Chato's LandStuntsFilm
1968Once Upon a Time in the WestStuntsFilm
1968The Charge of the Light BrigadeStuntsFilm
1966The Good, the Bad and the UglyStuntsFilm
Directing (38)
2021Stan Lee's Superhero KindergartenDirectorSeries
2011Franklin & BashDirectorSeries
2010Burke & HareDirectorFilm
2008Fear ItselfDirectorSeries
2008In Sickness and in HealthDirectorFilm
2007Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles ProjectDirector, ProducerFilm
2006PsychDirectorSeries
2006FamilyDirectorFilm
2006The Great Sketch ExperimentDirectorFilm
2006Deer WomanDirector, WriterFilm
2004SlasherDirector, WriterFilm
2002The Kronenberg ChroniclesDirectorFilm
1998Blues Brothers 2000Director, Producer, ScreenplayFilm
1998Susan's PlanDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
1997HIStory on Film, Volume IIDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
1997Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV ShowDirector, ProducerSeries
1996The StupidsDirectorFilm
1994Beverly Hills Cop IIIDirectorFilm
1993Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short FilmsDirectorFilm
1992Innocent BloodDirectorFilm
1991OscarDirectorFilm
1990Disneyland's 35th Anniversary CelebrationDirectorFilm
1988Coming to AmericaDirectorFilm
1987Amazon Women on the MoonDirector, Executive ProducerFilm
1986¡Three Amigos!DirectorFilm
1985Spies Like UsDirectorFilm
1985Into the NightDirectorFilm
1985B.B. King: Into the NightDirector, ProducerFilm
1985George Burns Comedy WeekDirectorSeries
1983Trading PlacesDirectorFilm
1983Twilight Zone: The MovieDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
1983Michael Jackson's ThrillerDirector, Producer, ScreenplayFilm
1982Coming SoonDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
1981An American Werewolf in LondonDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1980The Blues BrothersDirector, WriterFilm
1978Animal HouseDirectorFilm
1977The Kentucky Fried MovieDirectorFilm
1973SchlockDirector, WriterFilm
Production (16)
2022BlueExecutive ProducerFilm
2019I Hate KidsExecutive ProducerFilm
2011Some Guy Who Kills PeopleExecutive ProducerFilm
2001The Lost World - GladiatorExecutive ProducerFilm
1999The Lost WorldExecutive ProducerSeries
1998The Lost WorldExecutive ProducerFilm
1996The Munsters' Scary Little ChristmasExecutive ProducerFilm
1995SlidersProducerSeries
1995Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStoryProducer, DirectorFilm
1995Here Come the MunstersExecutive ProducerFilm
1994Weird ScienceProducerSeries
1990Dream OnProducer, DirectorSeries
1986FuzzbucketProducerFilm
1983Making Michael Jackson's ThrillerProducerFilm
1970Kelly's HeroesProduction AssistantFilm
—Bad VibesExecutive ProducerFilm
Writing (4)
2005Masters of HorrorWriter, DirectorSeries
1997An American Werewolf in ParisCharactersFilm
1985ClueStory, Executive ProducerFilm
—An American Werewolf in LondonOriginal Film Writer, Executive ProducerFilm