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Date of birth (location) 3 August 1950 Chicago, Illinois, USA Trivia Once worked as an attendant in a parking lot. (show more) Sometimes Credited As: John Landie

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Filmography as: Director, Actor, Producer, Writer, Miscellaneous Crew, Stunts, Second Unit Director or Assistant Director, Himself, Archive Footage, Notable TV Guest Appearances

Director - filmography
(In Production) (2000s) (1990s) (1980s) (1970s)

1. Show Dogs (2007) (announced)
2. Epic Proportions (2006) (announced)
3. Bat Boy (2007) (pre-production)
   
   
4. "Masters of Horror" (2005) TV Series (episode "Deer Woman")
5. Slasher (2004) (TV)
   
   
6. Susan's Plan (1998)
   ... aka Dying to Get Rich (USA: video title)
7. Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
8. "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show" (1997) TV Series
9. Michael Jackson: HIStory on Film - Volume II (1997) (V) (video "Thriller")
10. The Stupids (1996)
11. Michael Jackson: Video Greatest Hits - HIStory (1995) (V) (video "Thriller" and "Black or White")
12. Beverly Hills Cop III (1994)
13. Dangerous: The Short Films (1993) (V) (video "Black Or White")
    ... aka Michael Jackson - Dangerous: The Short Films (USA)
14. Innocent Blood (1992)
    ... aka A French Vampire in America
15. Black or White (1991) (V)
16. Oscar (1991)
17. "Dream On" (1990) TV Series
    
    
18. Coming to America (1988)
    ... aka Prince in New York (Europe: English title: video title)
19. Amazon Women on the Moon (1987) (segments "Mondo Condo", "Hospital", "Blacks Without Souls", "Don 'No Soul' Simmons" and "Video Date")
    ... aka Cheeseburger Film Sandwich
20. ¡Three Amigos! (1986)
21. Spies Like Us (1985)
22. "George Burns Comedy Week" (1985) TV Series (episode "Disaster at Buzz Creek")
23. Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration (1985) (TV)
24. Into the Night (1985)
25. Thriller (1983) (V)
    ... aka Michael Jackson's Thriller (USA: complete title)
26. Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) (prologue & segment 1)
27. Trading Places (1983)
28. Michael Jackson: Making Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' (1983) (V)
29. Coming Soon (1982) (V)
30. An American Werewolf in London (1981)
    ... aka American Werewolf
31. The Blues Brothers (1980)
    
    
32. Animal House (1978)
    ... aka National Lampoon's Animal House
33. The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977)
34. Schlock (1973)
    ... aka The Banana Monster
    
    

Filmography as: Director, Actor, Producer, Writer, Miscellaneous Crew, Stunts, Second Unit Director or Assistant Director, Himself, Archive Footage, Notable TV Guest Appearances

Actor - filmography
(2000s) (1990s) (1980s) (1970s)

1. Torrente 3: El protector (2005) .... Cameo
2. Couperet, Le (2005) .... Le père du copain de Maxime
3. Spider-Man 2 (2004) .... Doctor
   ... aka Spider-Man 2: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version)
4. Surviving Eden (2004) .... Doctor Levine
   
   
5. Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby (1999) .... Judge
   ... aka Freeway 2: Confessions of a Trickbaby (USA: video box title)
6. Diamonds (1999) .... Gambler
7. Mad City (1997) .... Doctor
8. Quicksilver Highway (1997) (TV) .... Surgical Assistant
9. Laws of Deception (1997) .... Judge Trevino
10. Vampirella (1996) (V) .... Astronaut #1 (Beard)
11. Silenzio dei prosciutti, Il (1994) .... FBI Agent
    ... aka The Silence of the Hams (USA)
12. "The Stand" (1994) (mini) TV Series .... Russ Dorr
    ... aka Stephen King's The Stand
13. "Eek! the Cat" (1992) TV Series (voice) (as John Landie) .... Additional Voices
    ... aka Eek! and the Terrible Thunderlizards
    ... aka Eek!stravaganza
14. Venice/Venice (1992) .... John Landis
15. Body Chemistry II: The Voice of a Stranger (1992) .... Dr. Edwards
    ... aka Voice of a Stranger
16. Sleepwalkers (1992) .... Lab Technician
    ... aka Sleepstalkers (Hong Kong: English title: cable TV title)
    ... aka Stephen King's Sleepwalkers
17. Black or White (1991) (V) .... Director
18. Psycho IV: The Beginning (1990) (TV) .... Mike
19. Darkman (1990) .... Physician
20. Spontaneous Combustion (1990) .... Radio Technician
    
    
21. Into the Night (1985) .... Savak
22. The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984) .... Leonard Winesop
23. Eating Raoul (1982) (uncredited)
24. An American Werewolf in London (1981) (uncredited) .... Man being smashed into a window
    ... aka American Werewolf
25. The Blues Brothers (1980) .... Trooper La Fong
    
    
26. 1941 (1979) .... Cpl. Mizerany
27. The Muppet Movie (1979) (uncredited) .... Grover (performer)
28. The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977) (uncredited) .... TV technician fighting with a gorilla
29. Death Race 2000 (1975) .... Mechanic
30. Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973) .... Jake's friend
    ... aka Colonization of the Planet of the Apes
31. Schlock (1973) .... Schlock
    ... aka The Banana Monster
    
    

Filmography as: Director, Actor, Producer, Writer, Miscellaneous Crew, Stunts, Second Unit Director or Assistant Director, Himself, Archive Footage, Notable TV Guest Appearances

Producer - filmography
(1990s) (1980s)

1. "The Lost World" (1999) TV Series (executive producer)
   ... aka Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World (Canada: English title: complete title)
2. The Lost World (1999) (TV) (executive producer)
   ... aka The Lost World: Land of the Apes (UK: DVD box title)
3. Susan's Plan (1998) (producer)
   ... aka Dying to Get Rich (USA: video title)
4. The Lost World (1998) (executive producer)
   ... aka Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World (USA: TV title)
5. Blues Brothers 2000 (1998) (producer)
6. "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show" (1997) TV Series (executive producer)
7. Michael Jackson: HIStory on Film - Volume II (1997) (V) (producer) (segment "Thriller")
8. The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas (1996) (TV) (executive producer)
9. Here Come the Munsters (1995) (TV) (producer)
10. Michael Jackson: Video Greatest Hits - HIStory (1995) (V) (producer) (segment "Thriller")
11. "Sliders" (1995) TV Series (executive producer) (season 1)
12. Sliders (1995) (TV) (executive producer)
13. "Campus Cops" (1995) TV Series (executive producer)
14. "Weird Science" (1994) TV Series (executive producer)
15. "Dream On" (1990) TV Series (executive producer)
    
    
16. Amazon Women on the Moon (1987) (executive producer)
    ... aka Cheeseburger Film Sandwich
17. Clue (1985) (executive producer)
    ... aka Clue: The Movie (USA: poster title)
18. Thriller (1983) (V) (producer)
    ... aka Michael Jackson's Thriller (USA: complete title)
19. Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) (producer)
20. Coming Soon (1982) (V) (producer)
    
    

Filmography as: Director, Actor, Producer, Writer, Miscellaneous Crew, Stunts, Second Unit Director or Assistant Director, Himself, Archive Footage, Notable TV Guest Appearances

Writer - filmography
(1990s) (1980s) (1970s)

1. Susan's Plan (1998) (written by)
   ... aka Dying to Get Rich (USA: video title)
2. Blues Brothers 2000 (1998) (film The Blues Brothers) (written by)
3. An American Werewolf in Paris (1997) (characters in An American Werewolf in London)
   ... aka American Werewolf 2
   ... aka Loup-garou de Paris, Le (France)
4. Michael Jackson: HIStory on Film - Volume II (1997) (V) (treatment) (segment "Thriller")
5. Michael Jackson: Video Greatest Hits - HIStory (1995) (V) (treatment) (segment "Thriller")
   
   
6. Clue (1985) (story)
   ... aka Clue: The Movie (USA: poster title)
7. Thriller (1983) (V)
   ... aka Michael Jackson's Thriller (USA: complete title)
8. Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) (prologue) (segment 1)
9. Coming Soon (1982) (V)
10. An American Werewolf in London (1981)
    ... aka American Werewolf
11. The Blues Brothers (1980) (written by)
    
    
12. Schlock (1973)
    ... aka The Banana Monster
    
    

Filmography as: Director, Actor, Producer, Writer, Miscellaneous Crew, Stunts, Second Unit Director or Assistant Director, Himself, Archive Footage, Notable TV Guest Appearances

Miscellaneous Crew - filmography
(2000s) (1990s) (1980s) (1970s)

1. Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live (2005) (TV) (photos courtesy of)
2. The American Nightmare (2000) (special thanks)
   
   
3. Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' (1999) (V) (special thanks)
4. Blues Brothers 2000 (1998) (executive music producer)
5. "Sliders" (1995) TV Series (executive consultant) (seasons 2-3)
   
   
6. Eating Raoul (1982) (thanks)
   
   
7. Kelly's Heroes (1970) (production assistant) (uncredited)
   ... aka Ratnici (Yugoslavia: Serbian title)
   
   

Filmography as: Director, Actor, Producer, Writer, Miscellaneous Crew, Stunts, Second Unit Director or Assistant Director, Himself, Archive Footage, Notable TV Guest Appearances

Stunts - filmography
(1980s) (1960s)

1. An American Werewolf in London (1981) (stunts) (uncredited)
   ... aka American Werewolf
   
   
2. C'era una volta il West (1968) (stunt performer) (uncredited)
   ... aka Once Upon a Time in the West (USA)
   ... aka There Was Once the West (USA: literal English title)
3. The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968) (stunt performer)
   
   

Filmography as: Director, Actor, Producer, Writer, Miscellaneous Crew, Stunts, Second Unit Director or Assistant Director, Himself, Archive Footage, Notable TV Guest Appearances

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director - filmography

1. Kelly's Heroes (1970) (assistant director) (uncredited)
   ... aka Ratnici (Yugoslavia: Serbian title)
   
   

Filmography as: Director, Actor, Producer, Writer, Miscellaneous Crew, Stunts, Second Unit Director or Assistant Director, Himself, Archive Footage, Notable TV Guest Appearances

Himself - filmography
(In Production) (2000s) (1990s) (1980s)

1. The Making of 'Invasion of the Freedom Snatchers' (2004) (post-production) .... Himself
   
   
2. Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection (2005) (V)
3. Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy (2005) (V) .... Himself
4. "The 100 Scariest Movie Moments" (2004) (mini) TV Series .... Himself (interviewee)
5. Edgar G. Ulmer - The Man Off-screen (2004) .... Himself
6. Mario Bava: Operazione paura (2004) (TV) .... Himself
7. Unseen + Untold: The Blues Brothers (2004) (TV) .... Interviewee
8. The 100 Greatest Musicals (2003) (TV) .... Himself
9. Unseen + Untold: National Lampoon's Animal House (2003) (TV) .... Himself - Interviewee
10. Night Bites: Women and Their Vampires (2003) (TV) .... Himself (interviewed)
11. Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update (2003) (V) (voice) .... Himself
12. Forever Ealing (2002) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
13. Masters of Horror (2002) (TV) .... Himself
    ... aka Boogeymen II: Masters of Horror (USA: new title)
14. Screen Tests of the Stars (2002) (TV) .... Himself - Interviewee
15. It's Black Entertainment (2002) (TV) .... Himself
16. The American Nightmare (2000) .... Himself
    
    
17. Andy Kaufman's Really Big Show (1999) (TV) .... Himself
18. Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' (1999) (V) .... Himself (Host/Narrator)
19. The Yearbook: An 'Animal House' Reunion (1998) (V) .... Himself
20. The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers' (1998) (V) .... Himself
21. The Making of 'Blues Brothers 2000' (1998) (V) .... Himself
22. Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River (1998) .... Himself
23. Who Is Henry Jaglom? (1997) .... Himself
24. Hollywood Rated 'R' (1997) (voice) .... Narrator
    ... aka Deniers du culte, Les (France: TV title)
25. "A-Z of Horror" (1997) (mini) TV Series .... Himself
    ... aka Clive Barker's A-Z of Horror (UK: complete title)
26. Michael Jackson: Video Greatest Hits - HIStory (1995) (V) .... Director ('Black or White' video)
27. Dangerous: The Short Films (1993) (V) .... Himself ('Making of Black or White segment')
    ... aka Michael Jackson - Dangerous: The Short Films (USA)
28. Heartstoppers: Horror at the Movies (1992) (TV) .... Himself
29. The Horror Hall of Fame (1990) (TV) .... Himself/Presenter
    
    
30. Michael Jackson: Making Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' (1983) (V) .... Himself
31. The Making of 'An American Werewolf in London' (1981) (TV) .... Himself
    
    

Filmography as: Director, Actor, Producer, Writer, Miscellaneous Crew, Stunts, Second Unit Director or Assistant Director, Himself, Archive Footage, Notable TV Guest Appearances

Archive Footage

1. 101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment (2003) (TV) .... Himself
2. The World of Jim Henson (1994) (TV) .... Leonard Winesop

Filmography as: Director, Actor, Producer, Writer, Miscellaneous Crew, Stunts, Second Unit Director or Assistant Director, Himself, Archive Footage, Notable TV Guest Appearances

Notable TV Guest Appearances

1. "Entertainment Tonight" playing "Himself" (archive footage) 22 October 2005
2. "Breakfast" playing "Himself" 23 November 2004
3. "Dinner for Five" playing "Himself" (episode # 2.8) 22 September 2003
4. "The Big Breakfast" playing "Himself" 27 February 2002
5. "I Love 1980's" playing "Himself" in episode: "New Years Compilation" (episode # 1.11) 31 December 2001
6. "Caroline in the City" playing "Himself" in episode: "Caroline and the Movie" (episode # 1.19) 4 April 1996
7. "Dream On" playing "Herb" in episode: "Where There's Smoke, You're Fired" (episode # 4.19) 23 February 1994
8. "Dream On" playing "Herb" in episode: "Futile Attraction" (episode # 2.5) 4 August 1991
9. "The Six Million Dollar Man" playing "Michael" in episode: "The Pal-Mir Escort" (episode # 2.4) 4 October 1974
10. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" playing "Himself" 2 November 1972

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