John Harrison
Born: 1948-01-01
Known For: Production
Biography
John Harrison began his career directing rock videos and working as 1st Asst. Director for famed horror director,George A. Romero (Night of the Living Dead (1968)/Creepshow (1982)). Harrison wrote and directed multiple episodes of Romero's classic TV series,Tales from the Darkside (1983)m], before helming Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990), for Paramount Pictures, which won Harrison the Grand Prix du Festival at Avoriaz, France. Harrison co-wrote the animated feature,Dinosaur (2000), for Disney. He also wrote the adaptation of Clive Barker's fantasy novels, "Abarat", also for Disney. In the Fall of '06, Harrison reunited with mentor George Romero to produce Romero's film, Diary of the Dead (2007). His action suspense thriller, Blank Slate (2008), for producer Dean Devlin, which Harrison wrote and directed, aired as a twenty-episode micro-series on TNT in the Fall of 2008. Clive Barker's Book of Blood (2009), which he wrote and directed, was released in the Fall 2009. His 6-hour miniseries adaptation of Frank Herbert's monumental bestseller, Dune (2000), which he directed, was an Emmy Award-winning success in the U.S., then internationally, both in its broadcast premieres and subsequently in home video. Harrison's Children of Dune (2003), another 6-hour miniseries encompassing the next two novels of Frank Herbert's mythic adventure series which he wrote and co-produced, was also an Emmy winner for the Sci-Fi Channel.
Filmography
2026
- Dune: Part Three ... (Executive Producer)
2024
- Dune: Part Two ... (Executive Producer)
2023
- King on Screen as Self
2021
- Dune ... (Executive Producer)
2020
2019
- Creepshow ... (Director)
2014
- The Librarians ... (Director)
2013
2009
- Book of Blood ... (Director)
- Mental ... (Director)
2008
- Leverage ... (Director)
- Blank Slate as Thomas Hale
2007
- Diary of the Dead ... (Executive Producer)
- Just Desserts: The Making of 'Creepshow' as Self
2005
- Supernova ... (Director)
- Painkiller Jane ... (Writer)
- Supernova ... (Director)
- After Effects: Memories of Pittsburgh Filmmaking as Self
2003
- Frank Herbert's Children of Dune ... (Writer)
2000
- Dinosaur ... (Story)
- Frank Herbert's Dune ... (Director)
1996
- Profiler ... (Director)
- Kindred: The Embraced ... (Director)
- The Assassination File ... (Director)
1995
- Donor Unknown ... (Director)
1994
- Earth 2 ... (Writer)
1992
- Nightmare Cafe ... (Director)
- The Late Show
1990
- Tales from the Darkside: The Movie ... (Director)
- Tales from the Darkside ... (Director)
- Memories of Murder ... (Screenplay)
1989
- Tales from the Crypt ... (Director)
1988
- Monsters ... (Writer)
- Jack's Back as Chooch
- Scary Tales: Night Elevator ... (Director)
1987
- Night Rose: Akhbar's Daughter ... (Director)
1985
- Day of the Dead ... (Music)
1984
- Tales from the Darkside ... (Writer)
1982
- Creepshow ... (Original Music Composer)
1981
- Simon & Simon
- Knightriders as Pellinore
1979
- Effects as Lacey Bickel
1978
- Dawn of the Dead as Screwdriver Zombie
1971
- Upstairs, Downstairs ... (Writer)