John Landis

1950 (76) • Directing

Born: 8/3/1950 (76) in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Known for: Directing

John Landis

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 Good, the Bad and the Ugly

85%

Stunts

1966

Once Upon a Time in the West

83%

Stunts

1968

Coming to America

69%

Director

1988

The Blues Brothers

77%

Director

1980

Trading Places

72%

Director

1983

An American Werewolf in London

74%

Screenplay

1981

Beverly Hills Cop III

59%

Director

1994

Clue

72%

Story

1985

Robot Dracula

20%

John

2026

On a Mission from God: The Story of the Blues Brothers

Self

2025

Being Eddie

68%

Self

2025

The Vincent Price Legacy

90%

Himself

2025

Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters

82%

Self

2024

The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee

75%

Self

2024

Thriller 40

87%

Self

2023

The Credible Adventures of Mr. T

100%

Stranger

2023

The Rise of the Comic Strip

Self

2023

Blue

80%

Executive Producer

2022

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

70%

Self [archival]

2021

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

63%

Self

2021

I Am Alfred Hitchcock

73%

Self

2021

Stan Lee's Superhero Kindergarten

83%

Director

2021

Belushi

70%

Self (archive footage)

2020

The Movies That Made Us

73%

Self

2019

An American Filmmaker in London

Self

2019

Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf

Self

2019

I Hate Kids

58%

Psychic #4

2019

I Hate Kids

58%

Executive Producer

2019

Eli Roth's History of Horror

64%

Self

2018

The Body

62%

Man in Bathroom

2018

The World Is Yours

67%

Couple

2018

Bergman: A Year in a Life

74%

Self

2018

King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

64%

Self

2018

Deconstructing Dunning

2016

Sidemen: Long Road To Glory

52%

2016

Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex

72%

Self

2015