John Harrison
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…
Acting
- 1992The Late Show40 ep.
Behind the camera
- 2019CreepshowDirector, Story, Teleplay, Writer7 ep.
- 2017SuperstitionDirector2 ep.
- 2015ResidueExecutive Producer3 ep.
- 2014The LibrariansDirector1 ep.
- 2009MentalDirector1 ep.
- 2008LeverageDirector4 ep.
- 2005SupernovaDirector2 ep.
- 2003Frank Herbert's Children of DuneWriter3 ep.
- 2000Frank Herbert's DuneDirector, Producer, Writer3 ep.
- 1996ProfilerDirector1 ep.
- 1996Kindred: The EmbracedDirector1 ep.
- 1994Earth 2Director, Writer3 ep.
- 1992Nightmare CafeDirector1 ep.
- 1989Tales from the CryptDirector, Screenplay3 ep.
- 1988MonstersWriter1 ep.
- 1984Tales from the DarksideDirector, Story, Writer8 ep.
- 1971Upstairs, DownstairsWriter1 ep.
- 1965BlackmailDirector1 ep.
Guest appearances
- 1984Simon & Simon1 ep.
Also known as: John S. Harrison Jr. · John S. Harrison · John Sutherland