John Landis

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

144

Gender

Male

Birthday

1950-08-03 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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.

Known For

  • The Six Million Dollar Man

    The Six Million Dollar Man

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Caroline in the City

    Caroline in the City

  • Dream On

    Dream On

  • King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

    King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

  • Eek! The Cat

    Eek! The Cat

  • Trading Places

    Trading Places

  • Kelly's Heroes

    Kelly's Heroes

  • Spider-Man 2

    Spider-Man 2

  • Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound

    Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound

  • The Stand

    The Stand

  • Face Off

    Face Off

  • The Movies That Made Us

    The Movies That Made Us

  • RoboCop

    RoboCop

  • Eli Roth's History of Horror

    Eli Roth's History of Horror

  • An American Werewolf in London

    An American Werewolf in London

  • Death Race 2000

    Death Race 2000

  • The Blues Brothers

    The Blues Brothers

  • Battle for the Planet of the Apes

    Battle for the Planet of the Apes

  • (buz'be bur'kle) n. A Study in Style

    (buz'be bur'kle) n. A Study in Style

  • Red Sun

    Red Sun

  • The Muppet Movie

    The Muppet Movie

  • Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex

    Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex

  • 1941

    1941

  • Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

    Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

  • Masters of Horror

    Masters of Horror

  • Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'

    Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'

  • Venice/Venice

    Venice/Venice

  • Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf

    Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf

  • Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures

    Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures

  • Animal House

    Animal House

  • Schlock

    Schlock

  • Animal House: The Inside Story

    Animal House: The Inside Story

  • Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX

    Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX

  • Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

    Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

  • Abbott & Costello Meet Biography

    Abbott & Costello Meet Biography

  • Sleepwalkers

    Sleepwalkers

  • The Kentucky Fried Movie

    The Kentucky Fried Movie

  • Belushi

    Belushi

  • The Real History of Science Fiction

    The Real History of Science Fiction

  • The Abbey Road Story

    The Abbey Road Story

  • The Muppets Take Manhattan

    The Muppets Take Manhattan

  • Deconstructing Dunning

    Deconstructing Dunning

  • Darkman

    Darkman

  • I Am Alfred Hitchcock

    I Am Alfred Hitchcock

  • Psychoville

    Psychoville

  • Robot Dracula

    Robot Dracula

  • Laws of Deception

    Laws of Deception

  • Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby

    Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby

  • The American Nightmare

    The American Nightmare

  • The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry

    The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry

  • Torrente 3: The Protector

    Torrente 3: The Protector

  • Torrente 3: The Protector

    Torrente 3: The Protector

  • Diamonds

    Diamonds

  • Out of Print

    Out of Print

  • Psycho IV: The Beginning

    Psycho IV: The Beginning

  • Body Chemistry II: Voice of a Stranger

    Body Chemistry II: Voice of a Stranger

  • In Their Own Words: Jim Henson

    In Their Own Words: Jim Henson

  • Bergman: A Year in a Life

    Bergman: A Year in a Life

  • Blast Vegas

    Blast Vegas

  • Holliston

    Holliston

  • The Silence of the Hams

    The Silence of the Hams

  • Vampirella

    Vampirella

  • Tales of Halloween

    Tales of Halloween

  • The Sci-Fi Boys

    The Sci-Fi Boys

  • The Future of Fear

    The Future of Fear

  • The Return of the Living Dead:  The Decade of Darkness

    The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness

  • Bloodsucking Cinema

    Bloodsucking Cinema

  • Into the Night

    Into the Night

  • The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story

    The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story

  • Trespassing Bergman

    Trespassing Bergman

  • The Ax

    The Ax

  • Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet

    Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet

  • Russ Meyer: King of Sexploitation

    Russ Meyer: King of Sexploitation

  • Vittorio D.

    Vittorio D.

  • Thriller 40

    Thriller 40

  • Forever Ealing

    Forever Ealing

  • Making Michael Jackson's Thriller

    Making Michael Jackson's Thriller

  • Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood

    Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood

  • Eating Raoul

    Eating Raoul

  • Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan

    Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan

  • The Perfect Scary Movie

    The Perfect Scary Movie

  • Busby Berkeley's Kaleidoscopic Eyes

    Busby Berkeley's Kaleidoscopic Eyes

  • Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy

    Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy

  • Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

    Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

  • American Grindhouse

    American Grindhouse

  • The Body

    The Body

  • The Scenesters

    The Scenesters

  • Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis

    Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis

  • Sidemen: Long Road To Glory

    Sidemen: Long Road To Glory

  • Mad City

    Mad City

  • Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

    Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

  • Edgar G. Ulmer – Der Mann im Off

    Edgar G. Ulmer – Der Mann im Off

  • Who Is Henry Jaglom?

    Who Is Henry Jaglom?

  • The World of Jim Henson

    The World of Jim Henson

  • The Face is Familiar

    The Face is Familiar

  • The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth

    The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth

  • Quicksilver Highway

    Quicksilver Highway

  • Take One: Fear on Film

    Take One: Fear on Film

  • B.B. King: Into the Night

    B.B. King: Into the Night

  • Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters

    Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters

  • Spontaneous Combustion

    Spontaneous Combustion

  • The World Is Yours

    The World Is Yours

  • Martin & Lewis: Their Golden Age of Comedy

    Martin & Lewis: Their Golden Age of Comedy

  • The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion

    The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion

  • Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader

    Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader

  • Parasomnia

    Parasomnia

  • The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features

    The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features

  • In Their Own Words

    In Their Own Words

  • Nightmare Factory

    Nightmare Factory

  • Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

    Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

  • The Rise of the Comic Strip

    The Rise of the Comic Strip

  • The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music

    The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music

  • The Legend of Dolemite! Bigger & Badder

    The Legend of Dolemite! Bigger & Badder

  • Bergman's Video

    Bergman's Video

  • Mario Bava: Operazione paura

    Mario Bava: Operazione paura

  • The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team

    The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team

  • Machete Maidens Unleashed!

    Machete Maidens Unleashed!

  • Remembering 'Dead of Night'

    Remembering 'Dead of Night'

  • The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee

    The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee

  • The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'

    The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'

  • Tattoos: A Scarred History

    Tattoos: A Scarred History

  • I Hate Kids

    I Hate Kids

  • Hollywood Rated 'R'

    Hollywood Rated 'R'

  • 101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment

    101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment

  • Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update

    Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update

  • It's Black Entertainment

    It's Black Entertainment

  • The Vincent Price Legacy

    The Vincent Price Legacy

  • The AckerMonster Chronicles!

    The AckerMonster Chronicles!

  • Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies

    Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies

  • Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida

    Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida

  • Stephen King's World of Horror

    Stephen King's World of Horror

  • Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

    Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

  • RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”

    RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”

  • Footlight Parade: Music for the Decades

    Footlight Parade: Music for the Decades

  • Under the Moon

    Under the Moon

  • Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River

    Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River

  • David Bowie: Rare and Unseen

    David Bowie: Rare and Unseen

  • Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London'

    Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London'

  • Into the Pit: The Shocking Story of Deadpit.com

    Into the Pit: The Shocking Story of Deadpit.com

  • 42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage

    42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage

  • The Credible Adventures of Mr. T

    The Credible Adventures of Mr. T

  • An American Filmmaker in London

    An American Filmmaker in London

  • Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.

    Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.