Acting credits
121
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Joe Dante
Directing
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 144Series: 22Crew credits: 52
TMDB ID: 4600
IMDb ID: nm0001102
Known for: Directing
Born: November 28, 1946
Age: 79
Place of birth: Morristown, New Jersey, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1968 - 2025
Years active: 58
Average TMDB rating: 6.51
Wikidata: Q455279
Other jobs
Director (41)Editor (3)Executive Producer (2)Associate Producer (1)Characters (1)Consulting Producer (1)Producer (1)Story (1)
Biography
Joseph James Dante Jr. (born November 28, 1946) is an American filmmaker, producer, editor and actor. His films—notably Gremlins (1984) alongside its sequel, Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)—often mix the 1950s-style B movie genre with 1960s radicalism and cartoon comedy. Dante's output includes the films Piranha (1978), The Howling (1981), Explorers (1985), Innerspace (1987), The 'Burbs (1989), Matinee (1993), Small Soldiers (1998), and Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003). His work for television and cable include the social satire The Second Civil War (1997), episodes of the anthology series Masters of Horror ("Homecoming" and "The Screwfly Solution") and Amazing Stories, as well as Police Squad! and Hawaii Five-0.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Joe Dante.
4.0
The Creeps
as Uncle John
2025 Movie
9.0
The Vincent Price Legacy
as Himself
2025 Movie
Boorman and the Devil
as Self
2025 Movie
8.2
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
as Self
2024 Movie
7.0
Sharksploitation
as Self
2024 Movie
6.0
Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director
as Himself
2024 Movie
7.5
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee
as Self
2024 Movie
7.5
In Search of Darkness: Part III
as Self
2022 Movie
5.8
Razzennest
as Joe Dante
2022 Movie
7.2
Soylent Green and Red Alert: When Reality Catches Up with Fiction
as Self
2022 Movie
6.7
In Search of Tomorrow
as Self - Interviewee
2022 Movie
7.0
Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida
as Self [archival]
2021 Movie
7.0
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
as Self
2021 Movie
6.0
Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema
as Self
2021 Movie
8.0
Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!
as Self (archive footage)
2020 Movie
7.0
Tales of the Uncanny
as Self
2020 Movie
7.7
In Search of Darkness: Part II
as Self
2020 Movie
6.5
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
as Self
2020 Movie
6.8
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
as Host
2020 Movie
6.4
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
as Host
2020 Movie
6.8
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
as Host
2020 Movie
Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf
as Self
2019 Movie
7.5
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters
as Self
2019 Movie
7.4
Love, Antosha
as Self
2019 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Joe Dante.
8.2
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai
Consulting Producer • 20 eps
2023 Series
7.1
The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time
as Self • 8 eps
2022 Series
7.0
Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow
1 eps
2022 Series
6.5
Eli Roth's History of Horror
as Self • 5 eps
2018 Series
7.3
MacGyver
Director • 1 eps
2016 Series
7.3
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
Director • 1 eps
2016 Series
7.0
The Real History of Science Fiction
as Himself • 1 eps
2014 Series
7.3
Witches of East End
Director • 2 eps
2013 Series
7.8
Hawaii Five-0
Director • 10 eps
2010 Series
4.3
Splatter
Director • 3 eps
2009 Series
7.1
Masters of Horror
Director • 2 eps
2005 Series
8.0
100 Scariest Movie Moments
as Self • 5 eps
2004 Series
7.3
CSI: NY
Director • 1 eps
2004 Series
7.0
Leçon de Cinéma
as Self • 1 eps
2004 Series
7.2
Night Visions
Director • 2 eps
2001 Series
Picture Windows
Director • 1 eps
1995 Series
7.5
Rebel Highway
Director • 1 eps
1994 Series
7.5
Eerie, Indiana
as Director • 1 eps
1991 Series
7.5
Amazing Stories
Director • 2 eps
1985 Series
7.8
The Twilight Zone
Director • 1 eps
1985 Series
7.9
Police Squad!
Director • 2 eps
1982 Series
5.8
Great Performances
as Self • 1 eps
1971 Series