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Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Birthday
August 3, 1950
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also Known As
- 존 랜디스
- John David Landis
John Landis
1.8 Popularity
Biography
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
6.8
Self
Being Eddie
2025
9.0
Himself
The Vincent Price Legacy
2025
8.7
Self
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
2024
7.5
Self
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee
2024
8.5
Self
Thriller 40
2023
10.0
Stranger
The Credible Adventures of Mr. T
2023
0.0
Self
The Rise of the Comic Strip
2023
7.0
Self [archival]
Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida
2021
7.0
Self
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
2021
7.2
Self
I Am Alfred Hitchcock
2021
Credits
Being Eddie
as Self
2025
6.8
The Vincent Price Legacy
as Himself
2025
9.0
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
as Self
2024
8.7
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee
as Self
2024
7.5
Thriller 40
as Self
2023
8.5
The Credible Adventures of Mr. T
as Stranger
2023
10.0
The Rise of the Comic Strip
as Self
2023
0.0
Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida
as Self [archival]
2021
7.0
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
as Self
2021
7.0
I Am Alfred Hitchcock
as Self
2021
7.2
Belushi
as Self (archive footage)
2020
6.9
The Movies That Made Us
as Self
2019
7.2
An American Filmmaker in London
as Self
2019
0.0
Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf
as Self
2019
0.0
I Hate Kids
as Psychic #4
2019
5.8
Eli Roth's History of Horror
as Self
2018
6.5
The Body
as Man in Bathroom
2018
6.3
The World Is Yours
as Couple
2018
6.7
Bergman: A Year in a Life
as Self
2018
7.4
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
as Self
2018
6.4
Deconstructing Dunning
2016
0.0
Sidemen: Long Road To Glory
2016
7.2
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
as Self
2015
7.2
Tales of Halloween
as Jebediah Rex
2015
5.7
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
as Self - Friend & Filmmaker
2015
7.0
In Their Own Words
as Self
2015
0.0
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
as Self - Director
2015
6.6
Out of Print
as Self
2014
5.7
The Real History of Science Fiction
as Himself
2014
7.0
🎬
Remembering 'Dead of Night'
2014
6.5
Trespassing Bergman
as Self
2013
6.6
Blast Vegas
as Salesman #1
2013
3.4
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
as Self
2012
7.4
Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader
as Professor
2012
5.4
The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features
2012
10.0
Bergman's Video
as Self - Filmmaker
2012
0.0
Holliston
as Himself
2012
5.7
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
as Self
2011
5.6
🎬
The Future of Fear
as Self
2011
0.0
Nightmare Factory
as Self
2011
7.3
American Grindhouse
as Himself
2011
6.7
Face Off
as Guest Judge
2011
7.1
Machete Maidens Unleashed!
as Self
2010
6.6
The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry
as Self
2010
6.0
Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.
as Self
2010
7.0
The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth
as Self
2010
7.0
David Bowie: Rare and Unseen
as Self
2010
0.0
Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood
as Self
2009
6.0
Vittorio D.
as Self
2009
6.3
Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London'
as Self
2009
6.7
The Scenesters
as Judge Paxton B. Johnson
2009
4.9
🎬
Into the Pit: The Shocking Story of Deadpit.com
as Self
2009
5.8
Tattoos: A Scarred History
as Self
2009
0.0
Psychoville
2009
6.8
The Face is Familiar
2009
2.0
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
as Self
2009
7.3
Parasomnia
as Department Store Manager
2008
5.0
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
as Self
2008
0.0
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
as Self
2008
6.6
Animal House: The Inside Story
as Self
2008
4.0
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
as Self
2008
6.1
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
as Self
2007
7.8
🎬
Bloodsucking Cinema
as Self
2007
5.0
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
as Self
2007
6.8
The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness
as Self
2007
6.0
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
as Self
2007
9.0
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
as Self
2006
4.5
The Sci-Fi Boys
as Self
2006
7.0
🎬
Busby Berkeley's Kaleidoscopic Eyes
2006
0.0
(buz'be bur'kle) n. A Study in Style
as Self
2006
7.5
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
as Self
2006
6.0
Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound
as Self
2006
4.9
Footlight Parade: Music for the Decades
2006
0.0
The Perfect Scary Movie
as Self
2005
7.5
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
as Self
2005
9.5
Torrente 3: The Protector
as Arab Ambassador
2005
5.4
Torrente 3: The Protector
as Embajador árabe
2005
5.4
The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music
as Self
2005
0.0
The Ax
as Maxime's Friend's Father
2005
6.9
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
as Self
2005
8.0
Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures
as Self
2004
7.0
Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen
as Self
2004
6.0
Spider-Man 2
as Doctor
2004
7.3
Mario Bava: Operazione paura
as Self
2004
6.0
Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River
as Self
2004
7.0
Russ Meyer: King of Sexploitation
as Self
2004
0.0
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
as Self (archive footage)
2003
5.0
Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies
as Self (archive footage)
2003
8.9
🎬
Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update
as Himself
2003
0.0
Forever Ealing
as Self
2002
6.8
Masters of Horror
as Self
2002
7.7
It's Black Entertainment
as Self
2002
8.0
The American Nightmare
as Self
2000
6.8
Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby
as Judge
2000
5.5
Diamonds
as Gambler
1999
5.1
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
as Host / Self
1999
6.9
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion
as Self - Director
1998
7.0
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
as Self
1998
5.0
The Abbey Road Story
as Self
1998
0.0
Mad City
as Doctor
1997
6.2
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
as Self
1997
6.6
Hollywood Rated 'R'
as Self
1997
4.8
Quicksilver Highway
as Surgical Assistant
1997
5.0
Laws of Deception
as Judge Trevino
1997
3.0
Vampirella
as Astronaut #1
1996
3.8
Abbott & Costello Meet Biography
as Self
1996
0.0
Caroline in the City
as John Landis
1995
6.4
The World of Jim Henson
as Leanord Winesop (archive footage)
1994
7.3
The Stand
as Russ Dorr
1994
6.8
The Silence of the Hams
as FBI Agent
1994
4.9
The Legend of Dolemite! Bigger & Badder
as Self
1994
0.0
Eek! The Cat
as John Landis (voice)
1992
6.9
Body Chemistry II: Voice of a Stranger
as Dr. Edwards
1992
4.2
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
5.4
Sleepwalkers
as Lab Technician
1992
6.0
Venice/Venice
as Self
1992
6.5
🎬
Martin & Lewis: Their Golden Age of Comedy
as Self
1992
0.0
The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team
as Self
1992
0.0
Psycho IV: The Beginning
as Mike Calveccio
1990
5.7
Darkman
as Physician
1990
6.4
Dream On
as Herb
1990
6.9
Spontaneous Combustion
as Radio Technician
1990
4.7
Stephen King's World of Horror
as Self
1989
8.0
RoboCop
as Man in '6000 SUX' Commercial (uncredited)
1987
7.4
Into the Night
as SAVAK
1985
6.5
B.B. King: Into the Night
as Self
1985
8.2
The Muppets Take Manhattan
as Leonard Winesop
1984
6.6
Making Michael Jackson's Thriller
as Self
1983
8.9
Trading Places
as Man with Briefcase (uncredited)
1983
7.2
Eating Raoul
as Man at Bank (uncredited)
1982
6.4
Take One: Fear on Film
as Self
1982
7.0
An American Werewolf in London
as Man Smashed into Window (uncredited)
1981
7.4
The Blues Brothers
as Trooper La Fong
1980
7.7
1941
as Mizerany
1979
5.8
The Muppet Movie
as Additional Muppet Performer
1979
7.2
Animal House
as Cafeteria Dishwasher
1978
7.0
The Kentucky Fried Movie
as TV Technician Thrown by Gorilla (segment "A.M. Today")
1977
6.2
Death Race 2000
as Mechanic
1975
6.1
The Six Million Dollar Man
as Michael
1974
7.3
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
as Jake's Friend
1973
5.7
Schlock
as Schlock
1973
5.6
Red Sun
as Henchman (uncredited)
1971
6.9
Kelly's Heroes
as Sister Rosa Stigmata
1970
7.3
🎬
Under the Moon
as High School Principal
N/A
0.0
Robot Dracula
as John
N/A
0.0
🎬
The AckerMonster Chronicles!
N/A
1.0