John Carpenter: movies and TV shows
John Carpenter has 256 credits in the archive: 237 films and 19 TV series, from 1958 to 2026. Highest rated: Through the Night with... (8.3/10).
Career timeline
1958 – 2026 · busiest year: 2022 (12 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | The Thing Expanded | Self | Film | 8.5 | 78 |
| 2026 | Carpenter | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 78 |
| 2026 | Carpenter | Film | — | 78 | |
| 2026 | Full Moon Rising: The Charles Band Story | Self | Film | — | 78 |
| 2025 | I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.8 | 77 |
| 2025 | John Carpenter: Live From Los Angeles - Halloween Night | Self | Film | — | 77 |
| 2025 | In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999 | Self | Film | 7.0 | 77 |
| 2024 | Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters | Self | Film | 8.2 | 76 |
| 2024 | John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A. | Self | TV | 5.9 | 76 |
| 2024 | In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994 | Self | Film | 7.9 | 76 |
| 2023 | John Carpenter's Suburban Screams | TV | 5.6 | 75 | |
| 2023 | John Carpenter's Suburban Screams | TV | 5.6 | 75 | |
| 2023 | John Carpenter's Suburban Screams | TV | 5.6 | 75 | |
| 2023 | John Carpenter's Suburban Screams | TV | 5.6 | 75 | |
| 2023 | Amityville: An Origin Story | Self | TV | 7.5 | 75 |
| 2022 | Halloween Ends | Film | 6.0 | 74 | |
| 2022 | Halloween Ends | Film | 6.0 | 74 | |
| 2022 | Halloween Ends | Film | 6.0 | 74 | |
| 2022 | Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow | TV | 7.0 | 74 | |
| 2022 | John Carpenter Live: Behind the Scenes | Film | — | 74 | |
| 2022 | John Carpenter Live: Behind the Scenes | Film | — | 74 | |
| 2022 | Firestarter | Film | 5.4 | 74 | |
| 2022 | Studio 666 | Engineer | Film | 5.9 | 74 |
| 2022 | Studio 666 | Film | 5.9 | 74 | |
| 2022 | In Search of Tomorrow | Self - Interviewee | Film | 6.6 | 74 |
| 2022 | In Search of Darkness: Part III | Self | Film | 7.5 | 74 |
| 2022 | Halloween in Hollywood | Self | Film | 1.0 | 74 |
| 2021 | Halloween Kills | Film | 6.4 | 73 | |
| 2021 | Halloween Kills | Film | 6.4 | 73 | |
| 2021 | Halloween Kills | Film | 6.4 | 73 | |
| 2021 | Prince of Darkness | Film | 5.5 | 73 | |
| 2021 | The History of Metal and Horror | Self | Film | 5.0 | 73 |
| 2020 | Valley of the Dead | Film | 6.2 | 72 | |
| 2020 | In Search of Darkness: Part II | Self | Film | 7.7 | 72 |
| 2020 | The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault | (archive footage) | Film | — | 72 |
| 2020 | AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star | Self | Film | 8.0 | 72 |
| 2019 | The Movies That Made Us | Self (Archival Footage) | TV | 7.3 | 71 |
| 2019 | In Search of Darkness | Self | Film | 7.6 | 71 |
| 2019 | The Rise of the Synths | Narrator (voice) | Film | 7.6 | 71 |
| 2019 | 1982: Hollywood Summer | Self | Film | 6.0 | 71 |
| 2018 | Halloween | Film | 6.6 | 70 | |
| 2018 | Halloween | Film | 6.6 | 70 | |
| 2018 | Halloween | Film | 6.6 | 70 | |
| 2018 | Henchman: The Al Leong Story | Self | Film | 9.5 | 70 |
| 2018 | He Came Home | Film | — | 70 | |
| 2018 | John Carpenter: Live Retrospective | Self | Film | 9.3 | 70 |
| 2017 | Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions | Self - Filmmaker | Film | 6.0 | 69 |
| 2017 | Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur | Self | Film | — | 69 |
| 2016 | John Carpenter: Live At Primavera Sound 2016 | Self - Keyboards | Film | — | 68 |
| 2016 | The Puppet Man | The Taxi Driver | Film | 7.0 | 68 |
| 2016 | The Puppet Man | Film | 7.0 | 68 | |
| 2016 | It Takes a Village: The Making of Village of the Damned | Self | Film | — | 68 |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self - Guest | TV | 6.1 | 67 |
| 2015 | Track Stories | Self | TV | — | 67 |
| 2015 | Jean-Michel Jarre: A Journey into Sound | Self | Film | 8.0 | 67 |
| 2014 | The Real History of Science Fiction | Self | TV | 7.0 | 66 |
| 2014 | The Director's Chair | Self | TV | 7.0 | 66 |
| 2014 | Why Horror? | Self | Film | 5.9 | 66 |
| 2014 | Carpenter on Quatermass | Self | Film | — | 66 |
| 2013 | Halloween: Harvest of Souls, 1985 | Film | 7.0 | 65 | |
| 2012 | Halloween: Existence | Film | — | 64 | |
| 2012 | Plaga zombie: zona mutante: revolución tóxica | Film | 5.7 | 64 | |
| 2012 | The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie | Self | Film | 7.0 | 64 |
| 2011 | Nightmare Factory | Self | Film | 7.3 | 63 |
| 2011 | Scary Girl | Film | 6.0 | 63 | |
| 2011 | The Future of Fear | Self | Film | — | 63 |
| 2011 | The Original Monster Mash | Self | Film | — | 63 |
| 2011 | Charlie Brown: Blockhead's Revenge | Self/Host | Film | 6.2 | 63 |
| 2010 | The Ward | Film | 5.8 | 62 | |
| 2010 | A History of Horror | Self | TV | 7.1 | 62 |
| 2010 | Halloween: The Inside Story | Self | Film | 7.3 | 62 |
| 2010 | Let There Be Light: The Odyssey of Dark Star | Himself (voice) | Film | 4.8 | 62 |
| 2010 | Nunca más asistas a este tipo de fiestas | Film | 7.0 | 62 | |
| 2009 | Halloween II | Film | 5.3 | 61 | |
| 2009 | Monsterland | Self | Film | 6.5 | 61 |
| 2009 | Tales from the Script | Self | Film | 6.5 | 61 |
| 2009 | Nightmares in Red, White and Blue | Self | Film | 6.6 | 61 |
| 2009 | The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style | Self | Film | 6.8 | 61 |
| 2009 | Fasten Your Seatbelt: The Thrilling Art of Alfred Hitchcock | Self | Film | — | 61 |
| 2008 | Partners in Crime: Hitchcock's Collaborators | Self | Film | — | 60 |
| 2008 | Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX | Self | Film | 6.6 | 60 |
| 2008 | Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown | Self | Film | 7.3 | 60 |
| 2008 | Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock | Self | Film | — | 60 |
| 2008 | In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy | Self | Film | 6.8 | 60 |
| 2008 | Bernard Herrmann: Hitchcock's Maestro | Self | Film | 7.0 | 60 |
| 2007 | Halloween | Film | 6.2 | 59 | |
| 2007 | Halloween | Film | 6.2 | 59 | |
| 2007 | Bloodsucking Cinema | Self | Film | 5.7 | 59 |
| 2007 | Commemoration: Howard Hawks' 'Rio Bravo' | Self | Film | — | 59 |
| 2006 | Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film | Self | Film | 6.8 | 58 |
| 2006 | Working with a Master: John Carpenter | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.0 | 58 |
| 2006 | Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet | Self | Film | 4.5 | 58 |
| 2006 | Pro-Life | Film | 5.5 | 58 | |
| 2006 | Halloween: 25 Years of Terror | Self | Film | 6.9 | 58 |
| 2006 | Born to Controversy: The Roddy Piper Story | Self | Film | 7.5 | 58 |
| 2006 | Big John | Self | Film | 7.8 | 58 |
| 2006 | Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon | Self | Film | 7.0 | 58 |
| 2005 | Masters of Horror | TV | 7.1 | 57 | |
| 2005 | Assault on Precinct 13 | Film | 6.2 | 57 | |
| 2005 | The Fog | Film | 4.6 | 57 | |
| 2005 | The Fog | Film | 4.6 | 57 | |
| 2005 | The Perfect Scary Movie | Self | Film | 7.7 | 57 |
| 2005 | Hollywood's Greatest Villains | Self | Film | 9.5 | 57 |
| 2005 | Cigarette Burns | Film | 7.4 | 57 | |
| 2005 | Snake Plissken: Man of Honor | Self | Film | 10.0 | 57 |
| 2004 | 100 Scariest Movie Moments | Self | TV | 7.9 | 56 |
| 2004 | John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies | Self | Film | 5.5 | 56 |
| 2004 | Christine: Finish Line | Self | Film | 7.6 | 56 |
| 2004 | Christine: Ignition | Self | Film | 8.0 | 56 |
| 2004 | Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures | Self | Film | 7.0 | 56 |
| 2004 | Christine: Fast and Furious | Self | Film | 8.0 | 56 |
| 2003 | Do You Remember Laurie Zimmer? | Self (voice) | Film | 7.5 | 55 |
| 2003 | Something to Do with Death | Self - Filmmaker | Film | 6.3 | 55 |
| 2003 | Return to 'Escape from New York' | Himself | Film | 8.0 | 55 |
| 2003 | An Opera of Violence | Self - Filmmaker | Film | 6.8 | 55 |
| 2003 | The Wages of Sin | Self - Filmmaker | Film | 7.5 | 55 |
| 2003 | Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest | Self | Film | 6.7 | 55 |
| 2002 | Through the Night with... | Self | TV | 8.3 | 54 |
| 2002 | Halloween: Resurrection | Film | 4.6 | 54 | |
| 2002 | The Little Cotton Girl | Film | 4.0 | 54 | |
| 2002 | Vampires: Los Muertos | Film | 5.4 | 54 | |
| 2002 | Vampires: Los Muertos | Film | 5.4 | 54 | |
| 2002 | Scoring "Resident Evil" | Self (archive footage) | Film | 4.9 | 54 |
| 2002 | Masters of Horror | Self | Film | 7.8 | 54 |
| 2002 | Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog' | Self | Film | 6.3 | 54 |
| 2001 | Ghosts of Mars | Film | 5.2 | 53 | |
| 2001 | Ghosts of Mars | Film | 5.2 | 53 | |
| 2001 | Ghosts of Mars | Film | 5.2 | 53 | |
| 2001 | Scoring 'Ghosts of Mars' | Self | Film | — | 53 |
| 2001 | Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror | Self | Film | 6.8 | 53 |
| 2001 | Red Desert Nights: Making Ghosts of Mars | Self | Film | 7.6 | 53 |
| 2001 | Hidden Values: The Movies of the Fifties | Self | Film | 7.0 | 53 |
| 2000 | The American Nightmare | Self | Film | 6.8 | 52 |
| 2000 | Nunca asistas a este tipo de fiestas | Film | 8.3 | 52 | |
| 2000 | Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven' | Self | Film | 7.0 | 52 |
| 2000 | Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film | Self | Film | 7.0 | 52 |
| 2000 | Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre | Self | Film | 6.1 | 52 |
| 1999 | Silent Predators | Film | 5.3 | 51 | |
| 1999 | Halloween: Unmasked | Self | Film | 5.8 | 51 |
| 1998 | Halloween H20: 20 Years Later | Film | 6.0 | 50 | |
| 1998 | Vampires | Film | 6.3 | 50 | |
| 1998 | Vampires | Film | 6.3 | 50 | |
| 1998 | Unmasking the Horror | Film | 10.0 | 50 | |
| 1998 | The Thing: Terror Takes Shape | Self | Film | 7.4 | 50 |
| 1997 | Caged In | Film | 5.2 | 49 | |
| 1996 | Escape from L.A. | Film | 5.9 | 48 | |
| 1996 | Escape from L.A. | Film | 5.9 | 48 | |
| 1996 | Escape from L.A. | Film | 5.9 | 48 | |
| 1996 | Escape from L.A. | Film | 5.9 | 48 | |
| 1996 | 100 Years of Horror | Self - Interview | TV | 7.0 | 48 |
| 1995 | In the Mouth of Madness | Film | 7.2 | 47 | |
| 1995 | In the Mouth of Madness | Film | 7.2 | 47 | |
| 1995 | Village of the Damned | Man at Gas Station Phone | Film | 6.1 | 47 |
| 1995 | Village of the Damned | Film | 6.1 | 47 | |
| 1995 | Village of the Damned | Film | 6.1 | 47 | |
| 1995 | Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers | Film | 5.1 | 47 | |
| 1995 | Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers | Film | 5.1 | 47 | |
| 1995 | After Sunset: The Life & Times of the Drive-In Theater | Self | Film | 5.8 | 47 |
| 1994 | The Silence of the Hams | Trenchcoat Man / Gimp | Film | 4.9 | 46 |
| 1994 | Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects | Self | Film | 9.0 | 46 |
| 1993 | Body Bags | Coroner | Film | 6.1 | 45 |
| 1993 | Body Bags | Film | 6.1 | 45 | |
| 1993 | Body Bags | Film | 6.1 | 45 | |
| 1993 | Body Bags | Film | 6.1 | 45 | |
| 1992 | Memoirs of an Invisible Man | Helicopter Pilot | Film | 5.9 | 44 |
| 1992 | Memoirs of an Invisible Man | Film | 5.9 | 44 | |
| 1991 | Fear in the Dark | Self | Film | 9.0 | 43 |
| 1991 | Blood River | Film | 4.7 | 43 | |
| 1990 | Horror Cafe | Self | Film | 8.5 | 42 |
| 1990 | El Diablo | Film | 5.6 | 42 | |
| 1989 | Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers | Film | 5.3 | 41 | |
| 1989 | Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers | Film | 5.3 | 41 | |
| 1989 | Stephen King's World of Horror | Self | Film | 8.0 | 41 |
| 1989 | First Works | Self | Film | 7.0 | 41 |
| 1988 | They Live | Voice That Says 'Sleep' (voice) (uncredited) | Film | 7.3 | 40 |
| 1988 | They Live | Film | 7.3 | 40 | |
| 1988 | They Live | Film | 7.3 | 40 | |
| 1988 | They Live | Film | 7.3 | 40 | |
| 1988 | Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers | Film | 6.2 | 40 | |
| 1988 | Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers | Film | 6.2 | 40 | |
| 1988 | The Making of 'They Live' | Self | Film | — | 40 |
| 1987 | Crossbow | TV | 6.3 | 39 | |
| 1987 | Prince of Darkness | Film | 6.8 | 39 | |
| 1987 | Prince of Darkness | Film | 6.8 | 39 | |
| 1987 | Prince of Darkness | Film | 6.8 | 39 | |
| 1986 | The Boy Who Could Fly | The Coupe de Villes | Film | 6.3 | 38 |
| 1986 | Big Trouble in Little China | Worker in Chinatown (uncredited) | Film | 7.2 | 38 |
| 1986 | Big Trouble in Little China | Film | 7.2 | 38 | |
| 1986 | Big Trouble in Little China | Film | 7.2 | 38 | |
| 1986 | Black Moon Rising | Film | 5.5 | 38 | |
| 1986 | Black Moon Rising | Film | 5.5 | 38 | |
| 1986 | Black Moon Rising | Film | 5.5 | 38 | |
| 1986 | Stephen King's World of Horror | Self | Film | 6.1 | 38 |
| 1984 | Starman | Man in Helicopter (uncredited) | Film | 6.9 | 36 |
| 1984 | Starman | Film | 6.9 | 36 | |
| 1984 | The Philadelphia Experiment | Film | 6.1 | 36 | |
| 1983 | Christine | Film | 6.9 | 35 | |
| 1983 | Christine | Film | 6.9 | 35 | |
| 1982 | The Thing | Norwegian (video footage) (uncredited) | Film | 8.1 | 34 |
| 1982 | The Thing | Film | 8.1 | 34 | |
| 1982 | The Thing | Film | 8.1 | 34 | |
| 1982 | Halloween III: Season of the Witch | Film | 5.2 | 34 | |
| 1982 | Halloween III: Season of the Witch | Film | 5.2 | 34 | |
| 1982 | Take One: Fear on Film | Self | Film | 7.0 | 34 |
| 1982 | The Making of 'The Thing' | Self | Film | 7.3 | 34 |
| 1981 | Escape from New York | Secret Service #2 / Helicopter Pilot / Violin Player | Film | 7.1 | 33 |
| 1981 | Escape from New York | Film | 7.1 | 33 | |
| 1981 | Escape from New York | Film | 7.1 | 33 | |
| 1981 | Escape from New York | Film | 7.1 | 33 | |
| 1981 | Halloween II | Film | 6.6 | 33 | |
| 1981 | Halloween II | Film | 6.6 | 33 | |
| 1981 | Halloween II | Film | 6.6 | 33 | |
| 1980 | The Fog | Bennett | Film | 6.7 | 32 |
| 1980 | The Fog | Film | 6.7 | 32 | |
| 1980 | The Fog | Film | 6.7 | 32 | |
| 1980 | The Fog | Film | 6.7 | 32 | |
| 1980 | Fear on Film: Inside 'The Fog' | Self | Film | 5.8 | 32 |
| 1979 | Better Late Than Never | Film | 9.0 | 31 | |
| 1979 | Elvis | Film | 6.8 | 31 | |
| 1979 | Bringing A Legend To Life | Himself | Film | — | 31 |
| 1978 | Halloween | Paul (voice) / Michael Myers (uncredited) | Film | 7.6 | 30 |
| 1978 | Halloween | Film | 7.6 | 30 | |
| 1978 | Halloween | Film | 7.6 | 30 | |
| 1978 | Halloween | Film | 7.6 | 30 | |
| 1978 | Someone's Watching Me! | Film | 6.2 | 30 | |
| 1978 | Someone's Watching Me! | Film | 6.2 | 30 | |
| 1978 | Eyes of Laura Mars | Film | 5.9 | 30 | |
| 1978 | Eyes of Laura Mars | Film | 5.9 | 30 | |
| 1978 | Zuma Beach | Film | 5.3 | 30 | |
| 1976 | Assault on Precinct 13 | Gang Member (uncredited) | Film | 7.3 | 28 |
| 1976 | Assault on Precinct 13 | Film | 7.3 | 28 | |
| 1976 | Assault on Precinct 13 | Film | 7.3 | 28 | |
| 1976 | Assault on Precinct 13 | Film | 7.3 | 28 | |
| 1976 | Assault on Precinct 13 | Film | 7.3 | 28 | |
| 1974 | Dark Star | Talby Voice | Film | 6.0 | 26 |
| 1974 | Dark Star | Film | 6.0 | 26 | |
| 1974 | Dark Star | Film | 6.0 | 26 | |
| 1974 | Dark Star | Film | 6.0 | 26 | |
| 1974 | Dark Star | Film | 6.0 | 26 | |
| 1974 | Dark Star | Film | 6.0 | 26 | |
| 1973 | The Last Foxtrot in Burbank | Film | 4.4 | 25 | |
| 1971 | The Stationmaster | Film | — | 23 | |
| 1971 | The Stationmaster | Film | — | 23 | |
| 1970 | The Resurrection of Broncho Billy | Film | 6.4 | 22 | |
| 1970 | The Resurrection of Broncho Billy | Film | 6.4 | 22 | |
| 1970 | The Resurrection of Broncho Billy | Film | 6.4 | 22 | |
| 1969 | Captain Voyeur | Film | 5.2 | 21 | |
| 1969 | Captain Voyeur | Film | 5.2 | 21 | |
| 1969 | Captain Voyeur | Film | 5.2 | 21 | |
| 1968 | Good Morning, Dan | Film | — | 20 | |
| 1958 | The Rifleman | TV | 7.1 | 10 | |
| Escape from New York | Film | — | — | ||
| Escape from New York | Film | — | — | ||
| Untitled Bong Joon Ho Horror Action Film | Film | — | — | ||
| Untitled Halloween Film | Film | — | — | ||
| The Debra Hill Story | Self | Film | — | — |