Born August 3, 1950
Chicago, Illinois, USA
197 credits
Directing
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.
Psych
2006 · ★ 7.9
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
1966 · ★ 8.5
The Lost World
1999 · ★ 7.1
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974 · ★ 7.3
Sliders
1995 · ★ 7.6
Masters of Horror
2005 · ★ 7.1
Thriller 40
2023 · ★ 8.5
Trading Places
1983 · ★ 7.2
Franklin & Bash
2011 · ★ 7.3
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 · ★ 5.4
Once Upon a Time in the West
1968 · ★ 8.3
Caroline in the City
1995 · ★ 6.5
Michael Jackson's Thriller
1983 · ★ 8.2
Weird Science
1994 · ★ 6.7
Eek! The Cat
1992 · ★ 6.9
Coming to America
1988 · ★ 6.9
Spider-Man 2
2004 · ★ 7.3
RoboCop
1987 · ★ 7.4
Dream On
1990 · ★ 7.0
The Movies That Made Us
2019 · ★ 7.3
The Stand
1994 · ★ 6.8
The Blues Brothers
1980 · ★ 7.7
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show
1997 · ★ 5.9
Fear Itself
2008 · ★ 6.7
Clue
1985 · ★ 7.2
Eli Roth's History of Horror
2018 · ★ 6.4
Face Off
2011 · ★ 7.1
Sleepwalkers
1992 · ★ 6.1
Psychoville
2009 · ★ 6.9
An American Werewolf in London
1981 · ★ 7.4
Animal House
1978 · ★ 7.0
Beverly Hills Cop III
1994 · ★ 5.9
Kelly's Heroes
1970 · ★ 7.4
Red Sun
1971 · ★ 6.8
1941
1979 · ★ 5.8
¡Three Amigos!
1986 · ★ 6.3
George Burns Comedy Week
1985 · ★ 8.0
Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983 · ★ 6.5
The Real History of Science Fiction
2014 · ★ 7.0
The Muppet Movie
1979 · ★ 7.2
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
1973 · ★ 5.7
Darkman
1990 · ★ 6.4
Blues Brothers 2000
1998 · ★ 5.3
Oscar
1991 · ★ 6.4
Holliston
2012 · ★ 5.9
Spies Like Us
1985 · ★ 6.2
Death Race 2000
1975 · ★ 6.1
Burke & Hare
2010 · ★ 6.1
My Name Is Nobody
1973 · ★ 7.3
An American Werewolf in Paris
1997 · ★ 5.9
Chato's Land
1972 · ★ 6.5
Into the Night
1985 · ★ 6.5
Torrente 3: The Protector
2005 · ★ 5.3
Stan Lee's Superhero Kindergarten
2021 · ★ 8.3
HIStory on Film, Volume II
1997 · ★ 8.5
The Muppets Take Manhattan
1984 · ★ 6.6
Eating Raoul
1982 · ★ 6.5
Psycho IV: The Beginning
1990 · ★ 5.7
In Their Own Words
2015 · ★ 0.0
Innocent Blood
1992 · ★ 6.2
Mad City
1997 · ★ 6.3
Amazon Women on the Moon
1987 · ★ 5.9
The Silence of the Hams
1994 · ★ 4.9
The Stupids
1996 · ★ 4.9
Martin & Lewis: Their Golden Age of Comedy
1992 · ★ 0.0
The World Is Yours
2018 · ★ 6.7
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration
1990 · ★ 6.0
Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader
2012 · ★ 5.4
Tales of Halloween
2015 · ★ 5.7
Trespassing Bergman
2013 · ★ 6.6
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
1993 · ★ 8.2
Being Eddie
2025 · ★ 6.8
Grabbers
2012 · ★ 6.1
Susan's Plan
1998 · ★ 4.8
The Kentucky Fried Movie
1977 · ★ 6.2
Spontaneous Combustion
1990 · ★ 4.7
Quicksilver Highway
1997 · ★ 5.1
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
2012 · ★ 7.4
I Hate Kids
2019 · ★ 5.8
The Charge of the Light Brigade
1968 · ★ 6.2
The American Nightmare
2000 · ★ 6.8
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
2007 · ★ 6.8
Body Chemistry II: The Voice of a Stranger
1992 · ★ 4.6
Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby
2000 · ★ 5.6
Belushi
2020 · ★ 7.0
Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStory
1995 · ★ 8.4
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
2008 · ★ 6.6
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
2011 · ★ 5.6
The Ax
2005 · ★ 6.9
On a Mission from God: The Story of the Blues Brothers
2025 · ★ 0.0
The World of Jim Henson
1994 · ★ 7.4
I Am Alfred Hitchcock
2021 · ★ 7.3
Animal House: The Inside Story
2008 · ★ 4.0
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
2003 · ★ 5.0
Bergman's Video
2012 · ★ 0.0
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
2009 · ★ 7.3
Diamonds
1999 · ★ 5.3
Parasomnia
2008 · ★ 5.0
Blast Vegas
2013 · ★ 3.4
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
2005 · ★ 9.4
The Sci-Fi Boys
2006 · ★ 7.0
Vampirella
1996 · ★ 3.9
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
2015 · ★ 7.2
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee
2024 · ★ 7.6
Bergman: A Year in a Life
2018 · ★ 7.4
Stephen King's World of Horror
1989 · ★ 8.0
Masters of Horror
2002 · ★ 7.8
Family
2006 · ★ 7.0
Teddy Bears' Picnic
2001 · ★ 4.0
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
2015 · ★ 6.7
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
1997 · ★ 6.8
The Face is Familiar
2009 · ★ 2.0
Tattoos: A Scarred History
2009 · ★ 0.0
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
2018 · ★ 6.4
Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood
2009 · ★ 6.0
Making Michael Jackson's Thriller
1983 · ★ 8.8
Some Guy Who Kills People
2011 · ★ 6.1
The Perfect Scary Movie
2005 · ★ 7.7
The Lost World
1998 · ★ 4.7
The Body
2018 · ★ 6.2
Nightmare Factory
2011 · ★ 7.2
B.B. King: Into the Night
1985 · ★ 8.2
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007 · ★ 9.0
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
2024 · ★ 8.2
Forever Ealing
2002 · ★ 7.2
Here Come the Munsters
1995 · ★ 5.2
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
2021 · ★ 7.0
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion
1998 · ★ 7.3
Machete Maidens Unleashed!
2010 · ★ 6.6
Fuzzbucket
1986 · ★ 5.8
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
1999 · ★ 7.3
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
2008 · ★ 8.0
Out of Print
2014 · ★ 5.7
It's Black Entertainment
2002 · ★ 8.7
The Scenesters
2009 · ★ 4.9
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
1998 · ★ 6.5
Bonjour Mr Lewis
1983 · ★ 0.0
Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies
2003 · ★ 8.9
Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.
2010 · ★ 7.0
Laws of Deception
1997 · ★ 4.0
American Grindhouse
2011 · ★ 6.8
Mario Bava: Operazione paura
2004 · ★ 6.5
Robot Dracula
2026 · ★ 0.0
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
2008 · ★ 6.1
The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music
2005 · ★ 0.0
The Legend of Dolemite! Bigger & Badder
1994 · ★ 7.0
Schlock
1973 · ★ 5.6
Vittorio D.
2009 · ★ 6.3
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005 · ★ 8.0
Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures
2004 · ★ 7.0
Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update
2003 · ★ 9.0
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
2006 · ★ 6.0
The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry
2010 · ★ 6.0
Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River
2004 · ★ 7.5
Venice/Venice
1992 · ★ 7.0
The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas
1996 · ★ 5.5
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
2007 · ★ 7.8
Hollywood Rated 'R'
1997 · ★ 5.3
Deconstructing Dunning
2016 · ★ 0.0
The Lost World - Gladiator
2001 · ★ 0.0
Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen
2004 · ★ 6.5
The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team
1992 · ★ 9.0
Slasher
2004 · ★ 6.9
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
2015 · ★ 7.0
The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth
2010 · ★ 7.0
The Rise of the Comic Strip
2023 · ★ 0.0
The Abbey Road Story
1998 · ★ 0.0
Bloodsucking Cinema
2007 · ★ 5.0
Remembering 'Dead of Night'
2014 · ★ 6.5
The Future of Fear
2011 · ★ 0.0
The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness
2007 · ★ 6.0
Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida
2021 · ★ 7.0
Into the Pit: The Shocking Story of Deadpit.com
2009 · ★ 5.8
Sidemen: Long Road To Glory
2016 · ★ 6.0
Coming Soon
1982 · ★ 6.8
Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London'
2009 · ★ 6.7
The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features
2012 · ★ 10.0
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
2006 · ★ 4.5
Russ Meyer: King of Sexploitation
2004 · ★ 0.0
Take One: Fear on Film
1982 · ★ 7.0
Busby Berkeley's Kaleidoscopic Eyes
2006 · ★ 0.0
The AckerMonster Chronicles!
— · ★ 1.0
David Bowie: Rare and Unseen
2010 · ★ 0.0
Abbott & Costello Meet Biography
1996 · ★ 0.0
Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound
2006 · ★ 4.9
(buz'be bur'kle) n. A Study in Style
2006 · ★ 7.5
Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf
2019 · ★ 0.0
An American Werewolf in London
— · ★ 0.0
The Credible Adventures of Mr. T
2023 · ★ 10.0
Bad Vibes
— · ★ 0.0
The Vincent Price Legacy
2025 · ★ 9.0
Footlight Parade: Music for the Decades
2006 · ★ 0.0
Fear Itself: In Sickness and in Health
2008 · ★ 0.0
The Kronenberg Chronicles
2002 · ★ 0.0
Under the Moon
— · ★ 0.0
An American Filmmaker in London
2019 · ★ 0.0
The Great Sketch Experiment
2006 · ★ 7.0