John Carpenter
American filmmaker and composer of Halloween, The Thing and They Live.
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- John Carpenter (born 16 January 1948) is an American filmmaker, composer and actor, associated above all with horror, action and science fiction of the 1970s and 1980s.
- His films include Assault on Precinct 13, Halloween, The Fog, Escape from New York, The Thing, Christine, Big Trouble in Little China and They Live.
- He usually scores his own films and has released five studio albums, starting with Lost Themes (2015).
Key facts
- Born
- 16 January 19481
- Selected films
- Assault on Precinct 13 (1976), Halloween (1978), Escape from New York (1981), The Thing (1982), Big Trouble in Little China (1986), They Live (1988)1
- Music
- Lost Themes (2015), Lost Themes II (2016), Anthology (2017), Lost Themes III (2021), Lost Themes IV: Noir (2024)1
- Recognition
- Golden Coach Award, Cannes (2019); star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (3 April 2025)1
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