Acting credits
125
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Joe Dante
Directing
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 146Series: 23Crew 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 - 2026
Years active: 59
Average TMDB rating: 6.5
Wikidata: Q455279
Also known as
Joseph James Dante Jr.
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.
as Himself
Gremlins, an american nightmare!
2026 • Movie
Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern
2026 • Movie
as Self
Shrinkage: The Making of Innerspace
2026 • Movie
as Uncle John
The Creeps
2025 • Movie
as Himself
The Vincent Price Legacy
2025 • Movie
as Self
Boorman and the Devil
2025 • Movie
as Self
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
2024 • Movie
as Self
Sharksploitation
2024 • Movie
as Himself
Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director
2024 • Movie
as Self
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee
2024 • Movie
as Self
In Search of Darkness: Part III
2022 • Movie
as Joe Dante
Razzennest
2022 • Movie
as Self
Soylent Green and Red Alert: When Reality Catches Up with Fiction
2022 • Movie
as Self - Interviewee
In Search of Tomorrow
2022 • Movie
as Self [archival]
Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida
2021 • Movie
as Self
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
2021 • Movie
as Self
Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema
2021 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!
2020 • Movie
as Self
Tales of the Uncanny
2020 • Movie
as Self
In Search of Darkness: Part II
2020 • Movie
as Self
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
2020 • Movie
as Host
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
2020 • Movie
as Host
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
2020 • Movie
as Host
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
2020 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Joe Dante.
Consulting Producer • 20 eps
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai
2023 • Series
as Self • 8 eps
The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time
2022 • Series
1 eps
Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow
2022 • Series
as Self - Host • 3 eps
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time
2020 • Series
as Self • 5 eps
Eli Roth's History of Horror
2018 • Series
Director • 1 eps
MacGyver
2016 • Series
Director • 1 eps
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
2016 • Series
as Himself • 1 eps
The Real History of Science Fiction
2014 • Series
Director • 2 eps
Witches of East End
2013 • Series
Director • 10 eps
Hawaii Five-0
2010 • Series
Director • 3 eps
Splatter
2009 • Series
Director • 2 eps
Masters of Horror
2005 • Series
as Self • 5 eps
100 Scariest Movie Moments
2004 • Series
Director • 1 eps
CSI: NY
2004 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Leçon de Cinéma
2004 • Series
Director • 2 eps
Night Visions
2001 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Picture Windows
1995 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Rebel Highway
1994 • Series
as Director • 1 eps
Eerie, Indiana
1991 • Series
Director • 2 eps
Amazing Stories
1985 • Series
Director • 1 eps
The Twilight Zone
1985 • Series
Director • 2 eps
Police Squad!
1982 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Great Performances
1971 • Series