John Landis

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RECENT CREDITS

Psych (TV) Jul. 13, 2007

Tonight Show With Jay Leno (TV) Oct. 20, 2006

Surviving Eden (FILM) Aug. 25, 2006

Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson (TV) Jun. 27, 2006

100 Scariest Movie Moments (TV) Oct. 29, 2004

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HIGHLIGHTS

Worked in the 20th Century Fox mailroom after dropping out of high school.

Made his feature directorial debut with the 1973 low-budget monster-movie spoof Schlock.

While filming his segment of the 1983 sci-fi anthology Twilight Zone—The Movie, star Vic Morrow and two child actors were killed when a special-effects explosion caused a helico

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Film Name / TV Show Name (Episode Name)

Role

Category

Ghoulishly Yours, William M. Gaines

Director

Film

Burke and Hare

Director

Film

Surviving Eden 2006 -Dr. Levine

Actor

Film

Diamonds 2000

Actor

Film

Venice / Venice 1992 -Himself

Actor

Film

Innocent Blood 1992

Director

Film

Sleepwalkers 1992 -Lab Technician

Actor

Film

Oscar 1991

Director

Film

Spontaneous Combustion 1990 -Radio Technician

Actor

Film

Darkman 1990 -Physician

Actor

Film

Coming to America 1988

Director, Screenwriter

Film

Amazon Women on the Moon 1987

Director, Executive Producer, Screenwriter

Film

Three Amigos! 1986

Director, Screenwriter

Film

Campus Cops

Executive Producer

Psych 2007

Director

American Duos (2007) -Director

Director

TV Episode

Scary Sherry: Bianca's Toast (2007) -Director

Director

TV Episode

Quicksilver Highway -Surgical Assistant

Actor

Vampirella -Astronaut

Actor

Blues Brothers 2000 1998

Director, Producer, Screenwriter

Film

The Stupids 1996

Director

Film

Beverly Hills Cop III 1994

Director

Film

Body Chemistry 2: Voice of a Stranger 1991 -Dr. Edwards

Actor

Film

Clue 1985

Producer, Screenwriter

Film

Twilight Zone: The Movie 1983

Director, Producer, Screenwriter

Film

Trading Places 1983

Director, Screenwriter

Film

An American Werewolf in London 1981

Director, Screenwriter

Film

The Blues Brothers 1980 -Trooper La Fong

Director, Screenwriter, Actor

Film

1941 1979 -Mizerany

Actor

Film

National Lampoon's Animal House 1978

Actor, Director

Film

The Kentucky Fried Movie 1977

Director

Film

Battle for the Planet of the Apes 1973 -Jake's friend

Actor

Film

Into the Night -Savak Agent

Director, Screenwriter, Actor

Film

Ladies or Gentlemen

Executive Producer

Film

Laws of Deception -The Judge

Actor

Film

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

Director, Producer

Film

Munster's Scary Little Christmas

Executive Producer

Film

Dying to Get Rich

Director

Film

Freeway 2: Confessions of a Trickbaby -Judge

Actor

Film

Coming Soon

Director

Film

Spies Like Us

Director, Screenwriter

Film

Psycho IV: The Beginning

Actor

Film

Schlock -The Schlockthropus

Director, Screenwriter, Actor

Film

Slasher

Director

Film

The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas

Executive Producer

Film

The Silence of the Hams -FBI Agent

Actor

Film

Thriller

Director

Film

Highlights

Worked in the 20th Century Fox mailroom after dropping out of high school.

Made his feature directorial debut with the 1973 low-budget monster-movie spoof Schlock.

While filming his segment of the 1983 sci-fi anthology Twilight Zone—The Movie, star Vic Morrow and two child actors were killed when a special-effects explosion caused a helico

Directed the groundbreaking 14-minute video for Michael Jackson's "Thriller" in 1983.

Won a 1992 CableACE award as a producer of the HBO comedy series Dream On.