John Landis

Also Credited As:

John David Landis
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Biography

Though not nearly a household name like contemporary filmmakers Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, writer-director-occasional actor John Landis became one of the more important Hollywood filmmakers to come into prominence in the late 1970s. Enormously successful and influential, particularly because of the first half of his career, Landis directed some of the seminal comedies of the century, including "The Kentucky Fried Movie" (1977) and the …
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Job Title

Actor, Director, Producer, Writer, Camera, Film & Tape, Music, Sound, Below The Line, Other

Born

John David Landis on August 3, 1950 in Chicago, Illinois, USA

LATEST CREDITS

Unseen Untold: National Lampoon's Animal House

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Unseen Untold: The Blues Brothers

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American Grindhouse

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Jerry Lewis, Total Filmmaker

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Machete Maidens Unleashed!

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Stand-Up Comics Take a Stand!

Actor

The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story

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Don Ameche: Hollywood's Class Act

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Into the Night

Savak

The 100 Scariest Movie Moments

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Freeway 2

Judge Kaltenbrenner

Bloodsucking Cinema

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The American Nightmare

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It's Burlesque

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Body Chemistry II: Voice of a Stranger

Dr Edwards

Andy Kaufman's Really Big Show

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Who Is Henry Jaglom?

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Surviving Eden

Dr. Levine

Psycho IV: The Beginning

Mike Calvecchio

Schlock

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The Big Scary Movie Show

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Spontaneous Combustion

Radio Technician

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

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Venice/Venice

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The Blues Brothers

Trooper La Fong