John Landis

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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

Spider-Man 2

Doctor

RoboCop

Man in '6000 SUX' Commercial (uncredited)

The Blues Brothers

Trooper La Fong

Trading Places

Man with Briefcase (uncredited)

An American Werewolf in London

Man Smashed into Window (uncredited)

Animal House

Cafeteria Dishwasher

Darkman

Physician

Battle for the Planet of the Apes

Jake's Friend

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2026	Robot Dracula MOVIE	John
2025	On a Mission from God: The Story of the Blues Brothers MOVIE	Self
2025	Being Eddie MOVIE	Self
2025	The Vincent Price Legacy MOVIE	Himself
2024	Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters MOVIE	Self
2024	The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee MOVIE	Self
2023	Thriller 40 MOVIE	Self
2023	The Credible Adventures of Mr. T MOVIE	Stranger
2023	The Rise of the Comic Strip MOVIE	Self
2021	Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida MOVIE	Self [archival]
2021	Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster MOVIE	Self
2021	I Am Alfred Hitchcock MOVIE	Self
2020	Belushi MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2019	The Movies That Made Us TV	Self
2019	An American Filmmaker in London MOVIE	Self
2019	Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf MOVIE	Self
2019	I Hate Kids MOVIE	Psychic #4
2018	Eli Roth's History of Horror TV	Self
2018	The Body MOVIE	Man in Bathroom
2018	The World Is Yours MOVIE	Couple
2018	Bergman: A Year in a Life MOVIE	Self
2018	King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen MOVIE	Self
2016	Deconstructing Dunning MOVIE	Self
2016	Sidemen: Long Road To Glory MOVIE	Self
2015	Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex MOVIE	Self
2015	Tales of Halloween MOVIE	Jebediah Rex
2015	In Their Own Words: Jim Henson MOVIE	Self - Friend & Filmmaker
2015	In Their Own Words TV	Self
2015	Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead MOVIE	Self - Director
2014	Out of Print MOVIE	Self
2014	The Real History of Science Fiction TV	Himself
2014	Remembering 'Dead of Night' MOVIE	Self
2013	Trespassing Bergman MOVIE	Self
2013	Blast Vegas MOVIE	Salesman #1
2012	Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan MOVIE	Self
2012	Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader MOVIE	Professor
2012	The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features MOVIE	Self
2012	Bergman's Video TV	Self - Filmmaker
2012	Holliston TV	Himself
2011	Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis MOVIE	Self
2011	The Future of Fear MOVIE	Self
2011	Nightmare Factory MOVIE	Self
2011	American Grindhouse MOVIE	Himself
2011	Face Off TV	Guest Judge
2010	Machete Maidens Unleashed! MOVIE	Self
2010	The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry MOVIE	Self
2010	The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth MOVIE	Self
2010	Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr. MOVIE	Self
2010	David Bowie: Rare and Unseen MOVIE	Self
2009	Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood MOVIE	Self
2009	Vittorio D. MOVIE	Self
2009	Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London' MOVIE	Self
2009	The Scenesters MOVIE	Judge Paxton B. Johnson
2009	Into the Pit: The Shocking Story of Deadpit.com MOVIE	Self
2009	Tattoos: A Scarred History MOVIE	Self
2009	Psychoville TV	Self
2009	The Face is Familiar MOVIE	Self
2009	The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story MOVIE	Self
2008	Parasomnia MOVIE	Department Store Manager
2008	RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World” MOVIE	Self
2008	Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX MOVIE	Self
2008	Animal House: The Inside Story MOVIE	Self
2008	Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood MOVIE	Self
2007	Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story MOVIE	Self
2007	Bloodsucking Cinema MOVIE	Self
2007	Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project MOVIE	Self
2007	The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness MOVIE	Self
2007	Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman MOVIE	Self
2006	Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet MOVIE	Self
2006	The Sci-Fi Boys MOVIE	Self
2006	Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound MOVIE	Self
2006	42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage MOVIE	Self
2006	Footlight Parade: Music for the Decades MOVIE	Self
2006	Busby Berkeley's Kaleidoscopic Eyes MOVIE	Self
2006	(buz'be bur'kle) n. A Study in Style MOVIE	Self
2005	The Perfect Scary Movie MOVIE	Self
2005	Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy MOVIE	Self
2005	Torrente 3: The Protector MOVIE	Embajador árabe
2005	The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music MOVIE	Self
2005	The Ax MOVIE	Maxime's Friend's Father
2005	Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection MOVIE	Self
2004	Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures MOVIE	Self
2004	Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen MOVIE	Self
2004	Spider-Man 2 MOVIE	Doctor
2004	Mario Bava: Operazione paura MOVIE	Self
2004	Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River MOVIE	Self
2004	Russ Meyer: King of Sexploitation MOVIE	Self
2003	101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2003	Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2003	Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update MOVIE	Himself
2002	Forever Ealing MOVIE	Self
2002	Masters of Horror MOVIE	Self
2002	It's Black Entertainment MOVIE	Self
2000	The American Nightmare MOVIE	Self
2000	Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby MOVIE	Judge
1999	Diamonds MOVIE	Gambler
1999	Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' MOVIE	Host / Self
1998	The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion MOVIE	Self - Director
1998	The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers' MOVIE	Self
1998	The Abbey Road Story MOVIE	Self
1997	Mad City MOVIE	Doctor
1997	Who Is Henry Jaglom? MOVIE	Self
1997	Hollywood Rated 'R' MOVIE	Self
1997	Quicksilver Highway MOVIE	Surgical Assistant
1997	Laws of Deception MOVIE	Judge Trevino
1996	Vampirella MOVIE	Astronaut #1
1996	Abbott & Costello Meet Biography MOVIE	Self
1995	Caroline in the City TV	John Landis
1994	The World of Jim Henson MOVIE	Leanord Winesop (archive footage)
1994	The Stand TV	Russ Dorr
1994	The Silence of the Hams MOVIE	FBI Agent
1994	The Legend of Dolemite! Bigger & Badder MOVIE	Self
1992	Eek! The Cat TV	John Landis (voice)
1992	Body Chemistry II: Voice of a Stranger MOVIE	Dr. Edwards
1992	The Tonight Show with Jay Leno TV	Self
1992	Venice/Venice MOVIE	Self
1992	Sleepwalkers MOVIE	Lab Technician
1992	The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team MOVIE	Self
1992	Martin & Lewis: Their Golden Age of Comedy TV	Self
1991	Black or White MOVIE	Director (uncredited)
1990	Psycho IV: The Beginning MOVIE	Mike Calveccio
1990	Darkman MOVIE	Physician
1990	Dream On TV	Herb
1990	Spontaneous Combustion MOVIE	Radio Technician
1989	Stephen King's World of Horror MOVIE	Self
1987	RoboCop MOVIE	Man in '6000 SUX' Commercial (uncredited)
1985	Into the Night MOVIE	SAVAK
1985	B.B. King: Into the Night MOVIE	Self
1984	The Muppets Take Manhattan MOVIE	Leonard Winesop
1983	Making Michael Jackson's Thriller MOVIE	Self
1983	Trading Places MOVIE	Man with Briefcase (uncredited)
1982	Eating Raoul MOVIE	Man at Bank (uncredited)
1982	Take One: Fear on Film MOVIE	Self
1981	An American Werewolf in London MOVIE	Man Smashed into Window (uncredited)
1980	The Blues Brothers MOVIE	Trooper La Fong
1979	1941 MOVIE	Mizerany
1979	The Muppet Movie MOVIE	Additional Muppet Performer
1978	Animal House MOVIE	Cafeteria Dishwasher
1977	The Kentucky Fried Movie MOVIE	TV Technician Thrown by Gorilla (segment "A.M. Today")
1975	Death Race 2000 MOVIE	Mechanic
1974	The Six Million Dollar Man TV	Michael
1973	Battle for the Planet of the Apes MOVIE	Jake's Friend
1973	Schlock MOVIE	Schlock
1971	Red Sun MOVIE	Henchman (uncredited)
1970	Kelly's Heroes MOVIE	Sister Rosa Stigmata
	Under the Moon MOVIE	High School Principal
	The AckerMonster Chronicles! MOVIE	Self

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