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John Waters
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In short · Acting since 1926, 11 decades active, 138 credits, 1 Academy Award win.
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Director
28 credits
A Dirty Shame(2004)
Director
Film
Cecil B. Demented(2000)
Director
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Pecker(1998)
Director
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Serial Mom(1994)
Director
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Cry-Baby(1990)
Director
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Hairspray(1988)
Director
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Polyester(1981)
Director
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Desperate Living(1977)
Director
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Female Trouble(1974)
Director
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Pink Flamingos(1972)
Director
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The Diane Linkletter Story(1970)
Director
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Multiple Maniacs(1970)
Director
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Mondo Trasho(1969)
Director
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Dorothy, the Kansas City Pot Head(1968)
Director
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Eat Your Makeup(1968)
Director
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Hag in a Black Leather Jacket(1964)
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The Mighty McGurk(1947)
Director
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Sioux Blood(1929)
Director
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The Overland Telegraph(1929)
Director
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The Vanishing Pioneer(1928)
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Beau Sabreur(1928)
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Nevada(1927)
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Arizona Bound(1927)
Director
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Drums of the Desert(1927)
Director
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The Mysterious Rider(1927)
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Born to the West(1926)
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Forlorn River(1926)
Director
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Man of the Forest(1926)
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Writer
2 creditsActor
52 creditsKevin(2026)
Armando
TVOrville Peck's 6th Annual Rodeo(2024)
Actor
TV
Better Man(2024)
Michael Parkinson
Film
The Rooster(2023)
Norris
Film
Lynch/Oz(2023)
Host (Chapter 3: 'Kindred') (voice)
Film
Lynch/Oz(2022)
Host (Chapter 3: 'Kindred')
Film
Bad Romance(2022)
Muscular Man
Film
Blaze(2022)
Magistrate
Film
Darby and Joan(2022)
Rob Deacon
TV
Chucky(2021)
Wendell Wilkins (1 Episode)
TV
The End(2020)
Henry
TV
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness(2020)
Host
Film
Miss Fisher & the Crypt of Tears(2020)
Professor Linnaeus
Film
Mugworth(2018)
Sir Butler
Film
2:22(2017)
Bill
Film
Three Summers(2017)
Eamon
Film
Wall Writers(2016)
Narrator
Film
Whatever Happened to Gelitin(2016)
Actor
Film
The 1000 Eyes of Dr. Maddin(2015)
Actor
Film
Suburban Gothic(2014)
Cornelius
Film
Return to Nim's Island(2013)
Booker
Film
The Mystery of a Hansom Cab(2012)
Mark Frettlby
FilmThe Culinary Adventures of Baron Ambrosia(2011)
J.W.
TV
Centre Place(2010)
Jack Houghton
Film
Ten Pound Poms(2007)
Narrator ABC
FilmThe Bouncer(2006)
Dave
Film
Stealth(2005)
Black Ops Doctor
Film
Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea(2004)
Narrator
Film
Seed of Chucky(2004)
Pete Peters
Film
Evil Never Dies(2003)
Professor Arkin
Film
Cinematographer
2 credits
Awards & Nominations
1 win · 1 nominationAcademy Awards
- Won1934Oscar — Assistant Director
- Nom1932Oscar — Assistant Director
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Additional credits54Show
Non-headline appearances — talk-show, awards-show, panel, and archive-footage credits, kept separate from the main filmography.
- Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the WorldSelf - Interviewee · 2026
- New Line: Independent LegaciesSelf · 2026
- Velvet Vision: The Story of James Bidgood and the Making of Pink NarcissusSelf · 2025
- It's Dorothy!Self · 2025
- Tura!Self · 2024
- Little Richard: I Am EverythingSelf · 2023
- Fragments of ParadiseSelf · 2022
- The Book of HarthSelf · 2022
- A Summer with Joe, Liz & RichardSelf · 2022
- PrideSelf · 2021
- The Velvet UndergroundSelf · 2021
- AggieSelf · 2020
- Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy CohnSelf · 2019
- Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All-Time, Parts 1-3Self · 2019
- Sickies Making FilmsSelf · 2018
- Queercore: How To Punk A RevolutionSelf · 2017
- GroundbreakersSelf - Host · 2015
- Tab Hunter ConfidentialSelf · 2015
- Seed Money: The Chuck Holmes StorySelf · 2015
- Sympathy for the Devil: The True Story of the Process Church of the Final JudgmentSelf · 2015
- Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf - Guest (1 Episode) · 2014
- A Life in Dirty MoviesSelf · 2013
- The Last ImpresarioSelf - Interviewee · 2013
- I Am DivineSelf · 2013
- Of Dolls and MurderSelf - Narrator · 2012
- MansomeSelf · 2012
- The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special: In 3-D! On Ice!Self · 2010
- Beautiful DarlingSelf · 2010
- The Wild World of Ted V. MikelsSelf - Narrator · 2008
- Sex: The RevolutionSelf · 2008
- Guest of Cindy ShermanSelf · 2008
- Starz Inside: Ladies or GentlemenSelf - Filmmaker · 2008
- Not Quite HollywoodSelf · 2008
- Here's Looking at You, BoySelf · 2007
- This Filthy WorldSelf · 2006
- I Love the '70s: Volume 2Self · 2006
- Jackass Number TwoSelf · 2006
- It Came from... Baltimore!!Self · 2005
- All the Dirt on 'A Dirty Shame'Self · 2005
- Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the MainstreamSelf · 2005
- That Man: Peter BerlinSelf - Filmmaker · 2005
- Inside Deep ThroatSelf - Filmmaker · 2005
- A History of SexSelf · 2003
- Larry Clark, Great American RebelSelf · 2003
- In Bad TasteSelf · 2000
- Divine TrashSelf · 1998
- AnthemSelf · 1997
- The Incredibly Strange Film ShowSelf · 1988
- Divine WatersSelf · 1985
- Late Night with David LettermanSelf - Guest (6 Episodes) · 1982
- People Are TalkingSelf · 1978
- Edith's Shopping BagSelf · 1976
- Love Letter to EdieSelf · 1975
- Watch What Happens LiveSelf - Guest (1 Episode)
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