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John Carl Buechler

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John Carl Buechler

EN cinema · 97 credits

Born

18 June 1952

Died

18 March 2019 (aged 66)

Birthplace

Belleville, Illinois, USA

Also known as John Buechler · Doris Carloff · J.C. Buechler

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).

Known for

Filmography

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

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

ENNot rated

as Self

Wizardream poster

Wizardream

EN · 20252.0

Director

Cutter's Club poster

Cutter's Club

EN · 20255.8

Special Effects

Beneath the Black Veil poster

Beneath the Black Veil

EN · 20190.5

as Mr. Jensen

To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story poster

To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story

EN · 20177.9

as Self

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

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

EN · 2015Not rated

as Self

Troll Empire

2015

Troll Empire

EN · 2015Not rated

as Self

Catch of the Day poster

Catch of the Day

EN · 20145.5

as Detective Martin Spangler

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

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

EN · 20137.9

as Self

Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever poster

Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever

EN · 20125.2

as Self

Hallow Pointe

2010

Hallow Pointe

EN · 20102.0

as Lazlo, Creative Producer

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

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

EN · 20106.7

as Self

Hatchet II poster

Hatchet II

EN · 20105.5

as Jack Cracker

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy poster

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

EN · 20107.8

as Self

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

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

EN · 20098.0

as Self

Gingerdead Man 2: The Passion of the Crust poster

Gingerdead Man 2: The Passion of the Crust

EN · 20084.5

as Orson Biggs

Blood Scarab poster

Blood Scarab

EN · 20084.4

Special Effects

Hatchet poster

Hatchet

EN · 20065.8

as Jack Cracker, Special Effects

Charles Band's Evil Bong poster

Charles Band's Evil Bong

EN · 20063.6

as Gingerdead Man Puppeteer / Voice

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde poster

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

EN · 20064.1

Director, Writer

The Eden Formula poster

The Eden Formula

EN · 20062.8

Director, Writer

Saurian poster

Saurian

EN · 20064.0

Director, Writer

Making of: The Gingerdead Man poster

Making of: The Gingerdead Man

EN · 2005Not rated

Actor

The Gingerdead Man poster

The Gingerdead Man

EN · 20053.8

Special Effects

Mortuary poster

Mortuary

EN · 20054.5

Special Effects

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

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

EN · 20047.0

as Self

Secrets Galore Behind the Gore

2004

Secrets Galore Behind the Gore

EN · 2004Not rated

as Self

The Friday the 13th Chronicles poster

The Friday the 13th Chronicles

EN · 20048.5

as Self

Grandpa's Place poster

Grandpa's Place

EN · 20045.5

Director

Dr. Moreau's House of Pain poster

Dr. Moreau's House of Pain

EN · 20044.2

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Vampires: Out for Blood poster

Vampires: Out for Blood

EN · 20044.5

Makeup Supervisor

Countess Dracula's Orgy of Blood poster

Countess Dracula's Orgy of Blood

EN · 20045.2

Special Effects

A Light in the Forest poster

A Light in the Forest

EN · 20039.0

Director, Writer

The Mummy's Kiss poster

The Mummy's Kiss

EN · 20034.2

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Dark Wolf poster

Dark Wolf

EN · 20033.6

Special Effects

Curse of the Forty-Niner poster

Curse of the Forty-Niner

EN · 20024.3

Director, Special Effects

Deep Freeze poster

Deep Freeze

EN · 20024.1

Director, Producer, Special Effects

After the Storm poster

After the Storm

EN · 20013.9

Special Effects Makeup Artist, Special Effects

Watchers Reborn poster

Watchers Reborn

EN · 19984.7

Director, Special Effects

Alien Escape poster

Alien Escape

EN · 19973.6

Makeup Designer

Carnosaur 3: Primal Species poster

Carnosaur 3: Primal Species

EN · 19964.1

Special Effects

Inhumanoid poster

Inhumanoid

EN · 19965.9

Special Effects

Freeway poster

Freeway

EN · 19966.5

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Not of This Earth poster

Not of This Earth

EN · 19954.3

as The Other

Bikini Drive-In poster

Bikini Drive-In

EN · 19955.2

Special Effects

Project: Metalbeast poster

Project: Metalbeast

EN · 19954.4

Makeup Designer, Special Effects

The Fear poster

The Fear

EN · 19954.0

Special Effects

Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers poster

Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers

EN · 19955.2

Makeup Effects Designer

Scanner Cop II poster

Scanner Cop II

EN · 19955.2

Makeup Designer

Tammy and the T-Rex poster

Tammy and the T-Rex

EN · 19945.1

Special Effects Makeup Artist, Makeup Effects

Dinosaur Island poster

Dinosaur Island

EN · 19944.4

Special Effects

Biohazard: The Alien Force poster

Biohazard: The Alien Force

EN · 19942.6

Special Effects

Scanner Cop poster

Scanner Cop

EN · 19945.7

Special Effects Supervisor, Special Effects Makeup Artist

Carnosaur poster

Carnosaur

EN · 19934.2

Special Effects

Red Rock West poster

Red Rock West

EN · 19936.8

Special Effects Makeup Artist, Makeup Effects

Necronomicon poster

Necronomicon

EN · 19936.0

Special Effects Supervisor

Videozone: Making of Demonic Toys poster

Videozone: Making of Demonic Toys

EN · 1992Not rated

Actor

Demonic Toys poster

Demonic Toys

EN · 19925.3

Second Unit Director

Seedpeople poster

Seedpeople

EN · 19924.4

Second Unit Director of Photography, Special Effects

The Sleeping Car poster

The Sleeping Car

EN · 19905.0

as The Mister, Special Effects Makeup Artist

Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College poster

Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College

EN · 19905.2

Director, Special Effects Makeup Artist

Robot Jox poster

Robot Jox

EN · 19905.5

Makeup Effects

Arena poster

Arena

EN · 19895.2

Creature Design

The Laughing Dead poster

The Laughing Dead

EN · 19893.3

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Friday the 13th Part VII - The New Blood poster

Friday the 13th Part VII - The New Blood

EN · 19885.5

Director, Line Producer

Demonwarp poster

Demonwarp

EN · 19884.3

Creature Design, Story

Cellar Dweller poster

Cellar Dweller

EN · 19885.0

Director, Makeup Effects, Creature Design, Modeling

Ghost Town poster

Ghost Town

EN · 19885.1

Special Effects Makeup Artist, Special Effects, Special Effects Supervisor

Trancers: City of Lost Angels poster

Trancers: City of Lost Angels

EN · 19885.7

Special Effects

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers poster

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

EN · 19886.2

Makeup Effects Designer

To Die For poster

To Die For

EN · 19884.5

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Pulse Pounders poster

Pulse Pounders

EN · 19884.9

Makeup Designer

The Caller poster

The Caller

EN · 19875.9

Special Effects Supervisor, Special Effects Makeup Artist, Special Effects

Vicious Lips poster

Vicious Lips

EN · 19874.9

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Slave Girls from Beyond Infinity poster

Slave Girls from Beyond Infinity

EN · 19874.8

Special Effects, Creature Design

Dolls poster

Dolls

EN · 19876.4

Special Effects Makeup Artist

The Garbage Pail Kids Movie poster

The Garbage Pail Kids Movie

EN · 19873.6

Makeup Artist

Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors poster

Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors

EN · 19866.7

as Self

Troll poster

Troll

EN · 19865.1

as Sorcerer (uncredited), Director, Story, Special Effects Makeup Artist, Creature Design

TerrorVision poster

TerrorVision

EN · 19865.7

Special Effects

From Beyond poster

From Beyond

EN · 19866.5

Special Effects Coordinator

Eliminators poster

Eliminators

EN · 19864.9

Makeup Effects, Special Effects, Makeup Designer

Fright Show poster

Fright Show

EN · 19854.4

as (segment "The Thing in the Basement"), Makeup Artist

Zone Troopers poster

Zone Troopers

EN · 19855.4

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Re-Animator poster

Re-Animator

EN · 19857.1

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Hard Rock Zombies poster

Hard Rock Zombies

EN · 19853.7

Second Unit Director, Special Effects Supervisor, Special Effects Makeup Artist

The Dungeonmaster poster

The Dungeonmaster

EN · 19844.9

Director, Writer, Special Effects Makeup Artist

Trancers poster

Trancers

EN · 19845.9

Special Effects Makeup Artist, Special Effects

Ghoulies poster

Ghoulies

EN · 19844.9

Special Effects Makeup Artist, Creature Design

Journeys through the Darkzone poster

Journeys through the Darkzone

EN · 198410.0

Special Effects Makeup Artist

The Horror of It All poster

The Horror of It All

EN · 19838.3

as Self

Deathstalker poster

Deathstalker

EN · 19834.8

Special Effects Makeup Artist

The Prey poster

The Prey

EN · 19834.2

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Love Letters poster

Love Letters

EN · 19835.6

Makeup Artist

Forbidden World poster

Forbidden World

EN · 19825.3

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Sorceress poster

Sorceress

EN · 19824.4

Creature Design

Stingray poster

Stingray

EN · 19785.7

as The Flamer, Makeup Artist