John Carpenter

Type: Person

John Carpenter

As of November 2026, John Carpenter has been mentioned in one podcast episode on SmartLess (Oct 2025).

John Howard Carpenter is an American filmmaker, composer, and actor. Most commonly associated with horror, action, and science fiction films of the 1970s and 1980s, he is generally recognized as a master of the horror genre. At the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, the French Directors' Guild gave him the Golden Coach Award and lauded him as "a creative genius of raw, fantastic, and spectacular emotions". On April 3, 2025, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

John Carpenter at a glance
Mentioned in1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026)
First heardOct 2025 on SmartLess
RoleDirector, Screenwriter, Composer
FieldFilm

Who talks about John Carpenter on podcasts?

John Carpenter came up; the most recent mention was Oct 2025 on SmartLess.

What is John Carpenter mentioned alongside?

John Carpenter is most often mentioned alongside Curtis Wayne Wright, The Exorcist 3 and Venice.

Mentioned together: Curtis Wayne Wright, The Exorcist 3, Venice, Sean Hayes, New York, New York, UK, New York Times, Gremlins, Arnold Schwarzenegger, BBC