John Carl Buechler

Known For: Crew

Gender: Male

Date of Birth: June 18, 1952

Day of Death: March 18, 2019 (67 years old)

Place of Birth: Belleville, Illinois, USA

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 (Califronia).

2019

Actor Mr. Jensen

Beneath the Black Veil

2017

Actor Self

To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story

2015

Actor Self

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

Actor Self

Troll Empire

2014

Actor Detective Martin Spangler

Catch of the Day

2013

Actor Self - Director

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

2012

Actor Self

Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever

2010

Actor Lazlo

Hallow Pointe

Actor Self

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

Actor Jack Cracker

Hatchet II

Actor Self

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

Creative Producer

Hallow Pointe

2008

Actor Orson Biggs

Gingerdead Man 2: The Passion of the Crust

2006

Actor Jack Cracker

Hatchet

Actor Gingerdead Man Puppeteer / Voice

Evil Bong

Director

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Writer

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Director

The Eden Formula

Director

Saurian

Writer

The Eden Formula

Special Effects

Hatchet

Writer

Saurian

2005

Special Effects

The Gingerdead Man

Special Effects

Mortuary

2004

Actor Self

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

Actor Himself

Secrets Galore Behind the Gore

Actor Self

The Friday the 13th Chronicles

Director

Grandpa's Place

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Dr. Moreau's House of Pain

Makeup Supervisor

Vampires: Out For Blood

Special Effects

Countess Dracula's Orgy of Blood

2003

Director

A Light in the Forest

Writer

A Light in the Forest

Special Effects

Dark Wolf

Special Effects Makeup Artist

The Mummy's Kiss

2002

Director

Curse of the Forty-Niner

Director

Deep Freeze

Producer

Deep Freeze

Special Effects

Curse of the Forty-Niner

Special Effects

Deep Freeze

2001

Special Effects

After the Storm

Special Effects Makeup Artist

After the Storm

1998

Director

Watchers Reborn

Special Effects

Watchers Reborn

1997

Makeup Effects

Alien Escape

1996

Special Effects

Inhumanoid

Special Effects

Carnosaur 3: Primal Species

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Freeway

1995

Actor The Other

Not of This Earth

Special Effects

Bikini Drive-In

Makeup Designer

Project: Metalbeast

Special Effects

Project: Metalbeast

Special Effects

The Fear

Makeup Effects Designer

Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers

Makeup Designer

Scanner Cop II

1994

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Tammy and the T-Rex

Special Effects

Dinosaur Island

Makeup Effects

Tammy and the T-Rex

Special Effects

Biohazard: The Alien Force

1993

Special Effects

Carnosaur

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Red Rock West

Makeup Effects

Red Rock West

Special Effects Supervisor

Necronomicon

1992

Second Unit Director

Demonic Toys

Special Effects

Seedpeople

Second Unit Director of Photography

Seedpeople

1990

Actor The Mister

The Sleeping Car

Director

Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College

Special Effects Makeup Artist

The Sleeping Car

1989

Creature Design

Arena

Makeup Effects

Robot Jox

Special Effects Makeup Artist

The Laughing Dead

1988

Director

Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood

Creature Design

Demonwarp

Director

Cellar Dweller

Modeling

Cellar Dweller

Makeup Effects

Cellar Dweller

Creature Design

Cellar Dweller

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Ghost Town

Special Effects

Ghost Town

Special Effects

Trancers: City of Lost Angels

Makeup Effects Designer

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

Special Effects Supervisor

Ghost Town

Story

Demonwarp

Special Effects Makeup Artist

To Die For

Line Producer

Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood

1987

Special Effects Supervisor

The Caller

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Vicious Lips

Special Effects Makeup Artist

The Caller

Creature Design

Slave Girls from Beyond Infinity

Special Effects

Slave Girls from Beyond Infinity

Special Effects

The Caller

Makeup Artist

The Garbage Pail Kids Movie

1986

Actor Self

Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors

Actor Sorcerer (uncredited)

Troll

Special Effects

TerrorVision

Director

Troll

Special Effects Coordinator

From Beyond

Makeup Effects

Eliminators

Makeup Designer

Eliminators

Special Effects

Eliminators

Story

Troll

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Dolls

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Troll

Creature Design

Troll

1985

Actor (segment "The Thing in the Basement")

Fright Show

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Re-Animator

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Zone Troopers

Makeup Artist

Fright Show

Creature Design

Ghoulies

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Ghoulies

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Hard Rock Zombies

Second Unit Director

Hard Rock Zombies

Special Effects Supervisor

Hard Rock Zombies

1984

Writer

The Dungeonmaster

Director

The Dungeonmaster

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Trancers

Special Effects

Trancers

Special Effects Makeup Artist

The Dungeonmaster

1983

Actor Self

The Horror of It All

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Deathstalker

Special Effects Makeup Artist

The Prey

Makeup Artist

Love Letters

1982

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Forbidden World

Creature Design

Sorceress

1978

Actor The Flamer

Stingray

Makeup Artist

Stingray

Others

Actor Himself

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

Director

Wizardream