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Known ForCrew

GenderMale

Born / DiedJun 18, 1952 (Died at 67)

Zodiac Sign♊Gemini

Place of BirthBelleville, Illinois, USA

Career Span1978 – 2019

Known Credits96 Titles

Official Links

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CrewPopularity Score 0.8

John Carl Buechler

Also known as:John BuechlerDoris CarloffJ.C. Buechler

Total Works

95 movies • 1 shows

Avg Rating

5.1 / 10

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Biography

John Carl Buechler (pronounced Beekler) was an American director, actor, and special effects and makeup artist. He was born in Belleville, Illinois, and is probably best known for directing Troll (1986), Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988), Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College (1990) and 2006The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (200&). John Carl Buechler was born on June 1, 1952, in Belleville (Illinois), and he died on March 18, 2019, in Los Angeles (California).

Signature Roles & Milestones

Top-rated highlights from John Carl Buechler's career

6.2

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

1988•movie

Role: Makeup Effects Designer

7.1

Re-Animator

1985•movie

Role: Special Effects Makeup Artist

6.5

From Beyond

1986•movie

Role: Special Effects Coordinator

6.5

Freeway

1996•movie

Role: Special Effects Makeup Artist

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Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 96 titles featuring John Carl Buechler

6.2

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

1988•movie

Role: Makeup Effects Designer

7.1

Re-Animator

1985•movie

Role: Special Effects Makeup Artist

5.2

Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers

1995•movie

Role: Makeup Effects Designer

5.5

Friday the 13th Part VII - The New Blood

1988•movie

Role: Director

5.8

Hatchet

2006•movie

as Jack Cracker

6.5

From Beyond

1986•movie

Role: Special Effects Coordinator

6.5

Freeway

1996•movie

Role: Special Effects Makeup Artist

5.5

Hatchet II

2010•movie

as Jack Cracker

6.8

Red Rock West

1993•movie

Role: Special Effects Makeup Artist

6.4

Dolls

1987•movie

Role: Special Effects Makeup Artist

4.9

Ghoulies

1984•movie

Role: Creature Design

5.1

Troll

1986•movie

as Sorcerer (uncredited)

5.9

Trancers

1984•movie

Role: Special Effects Makeup Artist

5.7

TerrorVision

1986•movie

Role: Special Effects

4.8

Deathstalker

1983•movie

Role: Special Effects Makeup Artist

5.3

Forbidden World

1982•movie

Role: Special Effects Makeup Artist

6.0

Necronomicon

1993•movie

Role: Special Effects Supervisor

5.1

Tammy and the T-Rex

1994•movie

Role: Special Effects Makeup Artist

5.3

Demonic Toys

1992•movie

Role: Second Unit Director

7.8

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

2010•movie

as Self

5.5

Robot Jox

1990•movie

Role: Makeup Effects

4.5

Mortuary

2005•movie

Role: Special Effects

3.6

The Garbage Pail Kids Movie

1987•movie

Role: Makeup Artist

5.2

Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College

1990•movie

Role: Director

4.2

Carnosaur

1993•movie

Role: Special Effects

7.9

Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th

2013•movie

as Self

3.8

The Gingerdead Man

2005•movie

Role: Special Effects

3.6

Charles Band's Evil Bong

2006•movie

as Gingerdead Man Puppeteer / Voice

5.0

Cellar Dweller

1988•movie

Role: Director

6.7

His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th

2010•movie

as Self

4.9

The Dungeonmaster

1984•movie

Role: Writer

5.7

Scanner Cop

1994•movie

Role: Special Effects Supervisor

4.4

Sorceress

1982•movie

Role: Creature Design

4.8

Slave Girls from Beyond Infinity

1987•movie

Role: Creature Design

5.2

Arena

1989•movie

Role: Creature Design

4.9

Eliminators

1986•movie

Role: Makeup Effects

5.4

Zone Troopers

1985•movie

Role: Special Effects Makeup Artist

4.2

The Prey

1983•movie

Role: Special Effects Makeup Artist

4.5

Gingerdead Man 2: The Passion of the Crust

2008•movie

as Orson Biggs

5.2

Ghost Town

1988•movie

Role: Special Effects Makeup Artist

5.2

Scanner Cop II

1995•movie

Role: Makeup Designer

4.4

Seedpeople

1992•movie

Role: Special Effects

4.0

Carnosaur 3: Primal Species

1996•movie

Role: Special Effects

4.9

Vicious Lips

1987•movie

Role: Special Effects Makeup Artist

4.4

Dinosaur Island

1994•movie

Role: Special Effects

5.9

The Caller

1987•movie

Role: Special Effects Supervisor

4.0

The Fear

1995•movie

Role: Special Effects

4.5

Vampires: Out for Blood

2004•movie

Role: Makeup Supervisor

3.7

Hard Rock Zombies

1985•movie

Role: Special Effects Makeup Artist

3.6

Dark Wolf

2003•movie

Role: Special Effects

4.4

Project: Metalbeast

1995•movie

Role: Makeup Designer

4.3

Curse of the Forty-Niner

2002•movie

Role: Director

5.6

Love Letters

1983•movie

Role: Makeup Artist

5.7

Trancers: City of Lost Angels

1988•movie

Role: Special Effects

4.3

Demonwarp

1988•movie

Role: Creature Design

7.9

To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story

2017•movie

as Self

4.1

Deep Freeze

2002•movie

Role: Director

5.2

Bikini Drive-In

1995•movie

Role: Special Effects

6.7

Land of the Lost

1991•series

Role: Director

4.7

Watchers Reborn

1998•movie

Role: Director

5.0

The Sleeping Car

1990•movie

as The Mister

4.4

Blood Scarab

2008•movie

Role: Special Effects

4.2

Dr. Moreau's House of Pain

2004•movie

Role: Special Effects Makeup Artist

3.3

The Laughing Dead

1989•movie

Role: Special Effects Makeup Artist

5.2

Countess Dracula's Orgy of Blood

2004•movie

Role: Special Effects

3.9

After the Storm

2001•movie

Role: Special Effects

4.3

Not of This Earth

1995•movie

as The Other

4.9

Pulse Pounders

1988•movie

Role: Makeup Designer

5.2

Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever

2012•movie

as Self

4.2

The Mummy's Kiss

2003•movie

Role: Special Effects Makeup Artist

2.8

The Eden Formula

2006•movie

Role: Director

4.5

To Die For

1988•movie

Role: Special Effects Makeup Artist

2.6

Biohazard: The Alien Force

1994•movie

Role: Special Effects

5.7

Stingray

1978•movie

as The Flamer

4.4

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

2006•movie

Role: Director

4.4

Fright Show

1985•movie

as (segment "The Thing in the Basement")

8.3

The Friday the 13th Chronicles

2004•movie

as Self

6.7

Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors

1986•movie

as Self

5.9

Inhumanoid

1996•movie

Role: Special Effects

3.6

Alien Escape

1997•movie

Role: Makeup Designer

8.3

The Horror of It All

1983•movie

as Self

5.8

Cutter's Club

2025•movie

Role: Special Effects

5.5

Catch of the Day

2014•movie

as Detective Martin Spangler

5.0

Saurian

2006•movie

Role: Director

5.5

Grandpa's Place

2004•movie

Role: Director

7.0

Friday the 13th: From Crystal Lake to Manhattan (Crystal Lake Victims Tell All - Documentary)

2004•movie

as Self

0.5

Beneath the Black Veil

2019•movie

as Mr. Jensen

8.0

Jason's Destroyer: The Making of Friday the 13th Part VII - The New Blood

2009•movie

as Self

9.0

A Light in the Forest

2003•movie

Role: Director

2.0

Wizardream

2025•movie

Role: Director

Behind the Mask: The Making of The Phantom of the Opera

2015•movie

as Self

Troll Empire

2015•movie

as Self

Celluloid Wizards in the Video Wasteland: The Saga of Empire Pictures

movie

as Self

Videozone: Making of Demonic Toys

1992•movie

Making of: The Gingerdead Man

2005•movie

Journeys through the Darkzone

1984•movie

Role: Special Effects Makeup Artist