John Harrison

John Harrison

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.

Writing

2019

Creepshow

Writer

2019

2019

Creepshow

Teleplay

2015

Residue

Writer

2008

2005

2003

2000

2000

2000

Dinosaur

Screenplay

1999

1994

Earth 2

Writer

1990

1989

1988

Monsters

Writer

1976

1976

Directing

2019

Creepshow

Director

2014

2012

Augustine

Director

2009

Mental

Director

2009

2008

Leverage

Director

2008

Blank Slate

Director

2007

2005

Supernova

Director

2000

1996

Profiler

Director

1996

1994

Earth 2

Director

1990

1990

1989

1976

Rendezvous

Director

Acting

2023

2008

Blank Slate

Thomas Hale

2007

2002

1988

1981

1981

Knightriders

Pellinore

1979

Effects

Lacey Bickel

1978

Dawn of the Dead

Screwdriver Zombie

Production

2026

Dune: Part Three

Executive Producer

2024

Dune: Part Two

Executive Producer

2021

Dune

Executive Producer

2007

Diary of the Dead

Executive Producer

2000

1986

Vikram

Executive Producer

1979

Effects

Producer

Sound

1990

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie

Original Music Composer

1985

1982

Creepshow

Original Music Composer

1979

Effects

Music

Creator

Infos

Full Name
John Harrison
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
1/1/1948
Also Known As

John S. Harrison Jr.

John S. Harrison

John Sutherland