Cast & creator
John Harrison
Best known for Dune: Part Two, Simon & Simon, Dune
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.
Also known as: John S. Harrison Jr., John S. Harrison, John Sutherland
41
film credits
32
television credits
12
1965–2026 · acting roles
6.8
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (73)
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Dune: Part Two
Executive Producer
2024
Simon & Simon
1981
Dune
Executive Producer
2021
Tales from the Darkside
Writer
1984Tales from the Darkside
Director
1984Tales from the Darkside
Story
1984
Profiler
Director
1996
Tales from the Crypt
Director
1989Tales from the Crypt
Screenplay
1989
Leverage
Director
2008
The Librarians
Director
2014
Dune: Part Three
Executive Producer
2026
Creepshow
Director
2019Creepshow
Story
2019Creepshow
Teleplay
2019Creepshow
Writer
2019
Monsters
Writer
1988
Upstairs, Downstairs
Writer
1971
Earth 2
Writer
1994Earth 2
Director
1994
Dinosaur
Story
2000Dinosaur
Screenplay
2000
Dawn of the Dead
Screwdriver Zombie
1978
Frank Herbert's Dune
Director
2000Frank Herbert's Dune
Producer
2000Frank Herbert's Dune
Writer
2000Frank Herbert's Dune
Creator
2000
Kindred: The Embraced
Director
1996
Day of the Dead
Music
1985
Mental
Director
2009
Frank Herbert's Children of Dune
Writer
2003Frank Herbert's Children of Dune
Creator
2003
Diary of the Dead
Executive Producer
2007
Superstition
Director
2017
The Late Show
1992Blackmail
Director
1965
Creepshow
Original Music Composer
1982
Nightmare Cafe
Director
1992
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
Director
1990Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
Original Music Composer
1990
Residue
Executive Producer
2015Residue
Creator
2015
Book of Blood
Director
2009
Knightriders
Pellinore
1981
Supernova
Director
2005
King on Screen
Self
2023
Jack's Back
Chooch
1988
Tales from the Darkside
Director
1990Tales from the Darkside
Writer
1990
Painkiller Jane
Writer
2005
The World's End: The Legacy of 'Day of the Dead'
Self
2013
Just Desserts: The Making of 'Creepshow'
Self
2007
Scary Tales: Night Elevator
Director
1986Scary Tales: Night Elevator
Teleplay
1986Scary Tales: Night Elevator
Music
1986Tales Behind The Darkside: The Making Of Four Ghoulish Fables
Himself
2020
Memories of Murder
Screenplay
1990
Blank Slate
Thomas Hale
2008Blank Slate
Writer
2008Blank Slate
Director
2008
The Assassination File
Director
1996
Supernova
Director
2005
After Effects: Memories of Pittsburgh Filmmaking
Self
2005Night Rose: Akhbar's Daughter
Director
1987Night Rose: Akhbar's Daughter
Writer
1987Book of Evil: Solid Tales From the Darkside
Director
1996
Residue
Writer
2015
Effects
Lacey Bickel
1979Effects
Producer
1979Donor Unknown
Director
1995Donor Unknown
Teleplay
1995
Ubu
Director
1973Ubu
Director
1973