Personal Info
Birthday
August 3, 1950
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Known For
Directing
John Landis
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.
Directed Movies (39)
8.3
Stan Lee's Superhero Kindergarten
TV Series2021
7.3
Franklin & Bash
TV Series2011
6.1
Burke & Hare
Movie2010
0.0
In Sickness and in Health
Movie2008
6.7
Fear Itself
TV Series2008
6.8
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Movie2007
7.0
Family
Movie2006
7.9
Psych
TV Series2006
7.1
Masters of Horror
TV Series2005
No Backdrop
6.9
Slasher
Movie2004
No Backdrop
0.0
The Kronenberg Chronicles
Movie2002
4.8
Susan's Plan
Movie1998
5.3
Blues Brothers 2000
Movie1998
5.9
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show
TV Series1997
8.6
HIStory on Film, Volume II
Movie1997
4.9
The Stupids
Movie1996
8.4
Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStory
Movie1995
5.9
Beverly Hills Cop III
Movie1994
8.2
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
Movie1993
6.2
Innocent Blood
Movie1992
6.4
Oscar
Movie1991
7.0
Dream On
TV Series1990
No Backdrop
6.0
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration
Movie1990
6.9
Coming to America
Movie1988
5.9
Amazon Women on the Moon
Movie1987
6.3
¡Three Amigos!
Movie1986
6.2
Spies Like Us
Movie1985
No Backdrop
8.0
George Burns Comedy Week
TV Series1985
6.5
Into the Night
Movie1985
No Backdrop
8.2
B.B. King: Into the Night
Movie1985
8.3
Michael Jackson's Thriller
Movie1983
6.5
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Movie1983
7.2
Trading Places
Movie1983
6.8
Coming Soon
Movie1982
7.4
An American Werewolf in London
Movie1981
7.7
The Blues Brothers
Movie1980
7.0
Animal House
Movie1978
6.2
The Kentucky Fried Movie
Movie1977
5.6
Schlock
Movie1973
Acting Filmography (140)
0.0
Gremlins, an american nightmare!
Movie2026
No Backdrop
0.0
Robot Dracula
Movie2026
0.0
On a Mission from God: The Story of the Blues Brothers
Movie2025
6.8
Being Eddie
Movie2025
No Backdrop
9.0
The Vincent Price Legacy
Movie2025
8.2
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
Movie2024
7.6
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee
Movie2024
8.7
Thriller 40
Movie2023
10.0
The Credible Adventures of Mr. T
Movie2023
No Backdrop
0.0
The Rise of the Comic Strip
Movie2023
7.0
Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida
Movie2021
6.3
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
Movie2021
7.3
I Am Alfred Hitchcock
Movie2021
7.0
Belushi
Movie2020
7.3
The Movies That Made Us
TV Series2019
No Backdrop
0.0
An American Filmmaker in London
Movie2019
No Backdrop
0.0
Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf
Movie2019
5.8
I Hate Kids
Movie2019
6.4
Eli Roth's History of Horror
TV Series2018
6.2
The Body
Movie2018
6.7
The World Is Yours
Movie2018
7.4
Bergman: A Year in a Life
Movie2018
6.4
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
Movie2018
No Backdrop
0.0
Deconstructing Dunning
Movie2016
5.2
Sidemen: Long Road To Glory
Movie2016
7.2
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
Movie2015
5.7
Tales of Halloween
Movie2015
No Backdrop
7.0
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
Movie2015
0.0
In Their Own Words
TV Series2015
6.7
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Movie2015
5.7
Out of Print
Movie2014
No Backdrop
7.0
The Real History of Science Fiction
TV Series2014
6.6
Trespassing Bergman
Movie2013
3.4
Blast Vegas
Movie2013
7.4
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
Movie2012
5.3
Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader
Movie2012
10.0
The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features
Movie2012
0.0
Bergman's Video
TV Series2012
5.9
Holliston
TV Series2012
5.6
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
Movie2011
No Backdrop
7.3
Nightmare Factory
Movie2011
6.8
American Grindhouse
Movie2011
7.1
Face Off
TV Series2011
6.6
Machete Maidens Unleashed!
Movie2010
6.0
The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry
Movie2010
No Backdrop
7.0
The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth
Movie2010
7.0
Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.
Movie2010
0.0
David Bowie: Rare and Unseen
Movie2010
No Backdrop
6.0
Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood
Movie2009
6.3
Vittorio D.
Movie2009
6.7
Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London'
Movie2009
4.9
The Scenesters
Movie2009
No Backdrop
0.0
Tattoos: A Scarred History
Movie2009
6.9
Psychoville
TV Series2009
No Backdrop
2.0
The Face is Familiar
Movie2009
7.3
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
Movie2009
4.9
Parasomnia
Movie2008
8.0
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
Movie2008
6.6
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
Movie2008
No Backdrop
4.0
Animal House: The Inside Story
Movie2008
6.1
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
Movie2008
7.8
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
Movie2007
No Backdrop
5.7
Bloodsucking Cinema
Movie2007
6.8
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Movie2007
No Backdrop
5.5
British Film Forever
TV Series2007
No Backdrop
6.0
The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness
Movie2007
No Backdrop
9.0
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Movie2007
4.5
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
Movie2006
No Backdrop
7.0
The Sci-Fi Boys
Movie2006
No Backdrop
4.9
Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound
Movie2006
No Backdrop
6.0
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
Movie2006
No Backdrop
0.0
Footlight Parade: Music for the Decades
Movie2006
No Backdrop
7.5
(buz'be bur'kle) n. A Study in Style
Movie2006
7.7
The Perfect Scary Movie
Movie2005
9.4
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
Movie2005
5.4
Torrente 3: The Protector
Movie2005
No Backdrop
0.0
The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music
Movie2005
6.9
The Ax
Movie2005
No Backdrop
8.0
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
Movie2005
7.0
Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures
Movie2004
6.5
Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen
Movie2004
7.3
Spider-Man 2
Movie2004
6.5
Mario Bava: Operazione paura
Movie2004
No Backdrop
7.5
Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River
Movie2004
0.0
Russ Meyer: King of Sexploitation
Movie2004
5.0
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
Movie2003
8.9
Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies
Movie2003
No Backdrop
7.2
Forever Ealing
Movie2002
7.8
Masters of Horror
Movie2002
No Backdrop
8.7
It's Black Entertainment
Movie2002
6.8
The American Nightmare
Movie2000
5.6
Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby
Movie2000
5.2
Diamonds
Movie1999
7.3
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
Movie1999
No Backdrop
7.3
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion
Movie1998
6.5
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
Movie1998
0.0
The Abbey Road Story
Movie1998
6.2
Mad City
Movie1997
No Backdrop
6.8
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
Movie1997
No Backdrop
5.3
Hollywood Rated 'R'
Movie1997
5.0
Quicksilver Highway
Movie1997
No Backdrop
4.0
Laws of Deception
Movie1997
3.9
Vampirella
Movie1996
No Backdrop
0.0
Abbott & Costello Meet Biography
Movie1996
6.6
Caroline in the City
TV Series1995
7.4
The World of Jim Henson
Movie1994
6.8
The Stand
TV Series1994
4.9
The Silence of the Hams
Movie1994
7.0
The Legend of Dolemite! Bigger & Badder
Movie1994
6.9
Eek! The Cat
TV Series1992
4.6
Body Chemistry II: The Voice of a Stranger
Movie1992
5.4
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV Series1992
7.0
Venice/Venice
Movie1992
6.1
Sleepwalkers
Movie1992
9.0
The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team
Movie1992
5.7
Psycho IV: The Beginning
Movie1990
6.4
Darkman
Movie1990
7.0
Dream On
TV Series1990
4.7
Spontaneous Combustion
Movie1990
No Backdrop
8.0
Stephen King's World of Horror
Movie1989
7.4
RoboCop
Movie1987
6.5
Into the Night
Movie1985
No Backdrop
8.2
B.B. King: Into the Night
Movie1985
6.6
The Muppets Take Manhattan
Movie1984
8.8
Making Michael Jackson's Thriller
Movie1983
7.2
Trading Places
Movie1983
6.5
Eating Raoul
Movie1982
No Backdrop
7.0
Take One: Fear on Film
Movie1982
7.4
An American Werewolf in London
Movie1981
7.7
The Blues Brothers
Movie1980
5.8
1941
Movie1979
7.2
The Muppet Movie
Movie1979
7.0
Animal House
Movie1978
6.2
The Kentucky Fried Movie
Movie1977
6.2
Death Race 2000
Movie1975
7.3
The Six Million Dollar Man
TV Series1974
5.7
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
Movie1973
5.6
Schlock
Movie1973
6.8
Red Sun
Movie1971
7.4
Kelly's Heroes
Movie1970