FILM DIRECTOR

John Carl Buechler

1952 - 2019

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John Carl Buechler (pronounced Beekler; June 18, 1952 – March 18, 2019) was an American special make-up effects artist, film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. He was best known for his work on horror and science-fiction films, mostly as part of Charles Band's Empire Pictures, and directed films such as Troll, Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood, Cellar Dweller, Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College, and Curse of the Forty-Niner. His make-up work includes Ghoulies, From Beyond, Troll, TerrorVision, Dolls, Prison, A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers, and Hatchet. After he was diagnosed with Stage IV prostate cancer, his wife set up a GoFundMe page to help pay for medical expenses. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Carl Buechler is the 1,715th most popular film director (up from 1,751st in 2019), the 13,591st most popular biography from United States (up from 13,611th in 2019) and the 504th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, John Carl Buechler ranks 1,715 out of 2,041Before him are Jessica Hausner, Bill Plympton, Sooraj Barjatya, Wang Xiaoshuai, Ebrahim Alkazi, and Oscar Micheaux. After him are V. Shantaram, Mark Romanek, Krzysztof Krauze, Joe Carnahan, Davis Guggenheim, and Lynne Ramsay.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, John Carl Buechler ranks 714Before him are José Velásquez, John Hickenlooper, Hossein Sheikholeslam, David Amess, Maggie Roswell, and Bappi Lahiri. After him are John Rutsey, Linda M. Godwin, Françoise Combes, Vera Anisimova, Roberto Bailey, and Hilkka Riihivuori. Among people deceased in 2019, John Carl Buechler ranks 569Before him are Dorothy Masuka, Marieke Vervoort, John Conyers, Fernando Ricksen, Les Murray, and Georgia Engel. After him are Phil Masinga, Roberto Bailey, Kathleen Blanco, Hevrin Khalaf, Fernando Clavijo, and Táňa Fischerová.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Carl Buechler ranks 13,595 out of 20,380Before him are Marilyn Quayle (1949), Sue Monk Kidd (1948), Lurleen Wallace (1926), Donte DiVincenzo (1997), Mark Webber (1980), and Eddie Sachs (1927). After him are Arthur Kopit (1937), Robert Ashley (1930), Brit Marling (1983), John Lindsay (1921), Apollo Crews (1987), and Linda M. Godwin (1952).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, John Carl Buechler ranks 504Before him are Brenda Chapman (1962), Lowell Thomas (1892), Joseph Pevney (1911), Stacy Peralta (1957), Bill Plympton (1946), and Oscar Micheaux (1884). After him are Mark Romanek (1959), Joe Carnahan (1969), Davis Guggenheim (1963), Jack Smith (1932), Jack Hannah (1913), and Harmony Korine (1973).