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 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). John Carl Buechler is the 1,736th most popular film director (up from 1,752nd in 2024), the 13,630th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,607th in 2019) and the 504th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, John Carl Buechler ranks 1,735 out of 2,041. Before him are Bill Plympton, Sooraj Barjatya, Wang Xiaoshuai, Ebrahim Alkazi, and Oscar Micheaux. After him are V. Shantaram, Mark Romanek, Stephen Norrington, Krzysztof Krauze, Joe Carnahan, Christian Carion, and Davis Guggenheim.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, John Carl Buechler ranks 714. Before 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 569. Before him are Dorothy Masuka, Marieke Vervoort, John Conyers, Fernando Ricksen, Les Murray, and Georgia Engel. After him are Phil Masinga, Roberto Bailey, Kim Shattuck, Gary Ray Bowles, Kathleen Blanco, and Hevrin Khalaf.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, John Carl Buechler ranks 504. Before 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).

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