John Waters

John Waters

Directing

Birthday

1946/04/22 (78 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Also know as

John S. Waters, جان واترز

Biography

John Samuel Waters Jr. (born April 22, 1946) is an American filmmaker, writer, actor, and artist. He rose to fame in the early 1970s for his transgressive cult films, including Multiple Maniacs (1970), Pink Flamingos (1972) and Female Trouble (1974). Waters wrote and directed the comedy film Hairspray (1988), which was later adapted into a hit Broadway musical and a 2007 musical film. Other films he has written and directed include Desperate Living (1977), Polyester (1981), Cry-Baby (1990), Seri...Read more

Acting
Mommie Dearest: Joan Lives On
0.0

(2006) Mommie Dearest: Joan Lives On

as ---

Seed of Chucky
5.5

(2004) Seed of Chucky

as Pete Peters

Something Wild
6.6

(1986) Something Wild

as Used Car Guy

The Velvet Underground
6.8

(2021) The Velvet Underground

as Self

Thinking XXX
5.5

(2004) Thinking XXX

as Self

Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida
7.0

(2021) Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida

as Self [archival]

Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea
7.1

(2006) Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Sweet and Lowdown
6.8

(1999) Sweet and Lowdown

as Mr. Haynes

Weiner
7.3

(2016) Weiner

as Self (archive footage)

The Wild World of Ted V. Mikels
6.0

(2008) The Wild World of Ted V. Mikels

as Narrator

Blood Feast 2: All U Can Eat
4.9

(2002) Blood Feast 2: All U Can Eat

as The Reverend

Little Richard: I Am Everything
6.7

(2023) Little Richard: I Am Everything

as Self

Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream
6.3

(2006) Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream

as Himself

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
7.4

(2022) All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

as Self (Archive Footage)

This Film Is Not Yet Rated
7.1

(2006) This Film Is Not Yet Rated

as Self - Director of 'A Dirty Shame'

Jingle Bell Rocks!
0.0

(2013) Jingle Bell Rocks!

as Self

It Came from Kuchar
7.0

(2009) It Came from Kuchar

as Self

Homer and Eddie
5.6

(1989) Homer and Eddie

as Robber #1

This Filthy World
7.8

(2006) This Filthy World

as Self

William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
6.6

(2010) William S. Burroughs: A Man Within

as Self

Seed Money: The Chuck Holmes Story
6.8

(2015) Seed Money: The Chuck Holmes Story

as Self

Pink Flamingos
6.2

(1972) Pink Flamingos

as Mr. J (voice) (uncredited)

The Book of Harth
8.5

(2022) The Book of Harth

as Self

Divine Trash
7.3

(2000) Divine Trash

as Self

Mangus!
1.0

(2011) Mangus!

as ---

Excision
6.2

(2012) Excision

as William

0.0

My Life with the Waters

as Self

Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press
5.0

(2008) Obscene

as Self

Yesterday's Tomorrows
0.0

(1999) Yesterday's Tomorrows

as Self

Mansome
4.9

(2012) Mansome

as Self

The Advocate for Fagdom
5.3

(2011) The Advocate for Fagdom

as Self

Love Letter to Edie
6.4

(1975) Love Letter to Edie

as Self

Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open
5.0

(2013) Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open

as Self

In Bad Taste
8.0

(1999) In Bad Taste

as Self

Lynch/Oz
7.2

(2023) Lynch/Oz

as Host (Chapter 3: 'Kindred') (voice)

A History of Sex
5.4

(2003) A History of Sex

as Self

That Man: Peter Berlin
6.7

(2006) That Man: Peter Berlin

as Self

I Am Divine
7.4

(2013) I Am Divine

as Self

Uncle Bob
5.0

(2010) Uncle Bob

as Self (archiveFootage)

Tell Me Iggy
8.0

(2022) Tell Me Iggy

as Self

Schau mir in die Augen, Kleiner
5.8

(2007) Here’s Looking at You, Boy

as Self

Beautiful Darling
6.0

(2010) Beautiful Darling

as Self

God Save the Queens
0.0

(1995) God Save the Queens

as ---

No Smoking in This Theater
7.8

(1982) No Smoking in This Theater

as Self

Living with Chucky
6.6

(2022) Living with Chucky

as Self

0.0

(2006) The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players: Off & On Broadway

as Self

Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore
6.2

(2010) Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore

as ---

42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
6.0

(2006) 42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage

as Self

Suburban Gothic
5.5

(2014) Suburban Gothic

as Cornelius

Mary Woronov: Cult Queen
0.0

Mary Woronov: Cult Queen

as ---

The Brandon Novak Story
0.0

The Brandon Novak Story

as Self

These Amazing Shadows
7.4

(2011) These Amazing Shadows

as Self

Fragments of Paradise
6.7

(2022) Fragments of Paradise

as Self

The Junior Defenders
3.0

(2007) The Junior Defenders

as Narrator

Scala!!!
7.8

(2024) Scala!!!

as Self

The Sarnos: A Life in Dirty Movies
6.4

(2013) The Sarnos: A Life in Dirty Movies

as Self

At the Video Store
10.0

(2019) At the Video Store

as Self

All the Dirt on 'A Dirty Shame'
7.4

(2005) All the Dirt on 'A Dirty Shame'

as Self

6.0

(2015) The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin

as ---

New Line Cinema: The First Generation and the Next Generation
10.0

(2008) New Line Cinema: The First Generation and the Next Generation

as Self

0.0

(2002) Sylvester: Mighty Real

as Self

Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema
5.7

(2006) Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema

as Self

Tab Hunter Confidential
7.4

(2015) Tab Hunter Confidential

as Self

L’estate di Joe, Liz e Richard
0.0

(2022) A Summer with Joe, Liz and Richard

as ---

Each Time I Kill
5.5

(2007) Each Time I Kill

as Movie Watcher

Wall Writers
6.0

(2016) Wall Writers

as Narrator (voice)

365 Day Project
10.0

(2007) 365 Day Project

as ---

Blank City
7.0

(2011) Blank City

as Self

Hairspray
6.7

(2007) Hairspray

as Flasher

Footlight Parade: Music for the Decades
0.0

(2006) Footlight Parade: Music for the Decades

as ---

(buz'be bur'kle) n. A Study in Style
7.5

(2006) (buz'be bur'kle) n. A Study in Style

as Self

0.0

(2006) Busby Berkeley's Kaleidoscopic Eyes

as ---

TURA!
0.0

(2024) TURA!

as Self (archive footage)

Mansfield 66/67
4.6

(2017) Mansfield 66/67

as Self

Jackass Number Two
6.6

(2006) Jackass Number Two

as Self

Whatever Happened to Gelitin
2.0

(2016) Whatever Happened to Gelitin

as Self

Welcome to Hollywood
3.9

(1998) Welcome to Hollywood

as John Waters

Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
6.6

(2007) Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis

as Self

Edith's Shopping Bag
6.0

(1976) Edith's Shopping Bag

as Self

Abby Singer
4.5

(2003) Abby Singer

as John Waters (uncredited)

Growing Up with John Waters
0.0

(1993) Growing Up with John Waters

as Self

Way USA!
0.0

(1988) Way USA!

as ---

Meet The Kuchar Brothers
0.0

(2006) Meet The Kuchar Brothers

as ---

Gastronomic Getaway
8.0

(1991) Gastronomic Getaway

as ---

I, of the Cyclops
0.0

(2006) I, of the Cyclops

as ---

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
6.0

(2015) Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip

as First Class Passenger

Memories of Oz
6.8

(2001) Memories of Oz

as Self

Sickies Making Films
0.0

(2018) Sickies Making Films

as Self

Pie in the Sky: The Brigid Berlin Story
6.4

(2000) Pie in the Sky: The Brigid Berlin Story

as Self

Inside Deep Throat
6.4

(2005) Inside Deep Throat

as Self

It Came from... Baltimore!!
7.2

(2005) It Came from... Baltimore!!

as Self

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
7.8

(2007) Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

as Self

Forever Hollywood
8.0

(1999) Forever Hollywood

as Self

Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution
6.8

(2017) Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

as Self

The Ballad of Sexual Dependency
0.0

(1985) The Ballad of Sexual Dependency

as ---

Mugworth
0.0

(2018) Mugworth

as Sir Butler

4.5

(2008) Starz Inside: In the Gutter

as Self

Coven of the Heathenites
0.0

(2008) Coven of the Heathenites

as Self

There's a Hippo in my House
0.0

(2007) There's a Hippo in my House

as Narrator (Voice)

Serial Mom
6.7

(1994) Serial Mom

as Ted Bundy (voice) (uncredited)

In Conversation With Director John Waters, Actress Kathleen Turner and Actress Mink Stole
0.0

(2016) In Conversation With Director John Waters, Actress Kathleen Turner and Actress Mink Stole

as Self

Ballyhoo: The Hollywood Sideshow!
0.0

(1996) Ballyhoo: The Hollywood Sideshow!

as ---

The Mystery of the Pink Flamingo
5.2

(2020) The Mystery of the Pink Flamingo

as Himself

The Cockettes
6.7

(2002) The Cockettes

as Self

Anthem
5.0

(1997) Anthem

as Self

Sympathy For The Devil: The True Story of The Process Church of the Final Judgment
5.7

(2015) Sympathy For The Devil: The True Story of The Process Church of the Final Judgment

as Self

Pecker
6.1

(1998) Pecker

as Pervert on Phone (voice) (uncredited)

Cecil B. Demented
6.4

(2000) Cecil B. Demented

as Reporter

Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
6.8

(2020) Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness

as Host

Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
6.4

(2020) Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi

as Host

Frankenstein: A Modern Myth
6.0

(2012) Frankenstein: A Modern Myth

as Self - Director

Hairspray
6.8

(1988) Hairspray

as Dr. Fredrickson

Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn
6.4

(2019) Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

as Self

For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism
5.7

(2009) For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism

as Self

Mondo Trasho
5.1

(1969) Mondo Trasho

as Reporter (voice) (uncredited)

Divine Waters
7.2

(1985) Divine Waters

as Self

Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
6.8

(2020) Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp

as Host

Joel Calls Indie Film Type Dudes
0.0

(2020) Joel Calls Indie Film Type Dudes

as ---

Sniffing Out ‘Polyester’
0.0

(2019) Sniffing Out ‘Polyester’

as Self

0.0

(2018) Crime and Beauty: Making ‘Female Trouble’

as ---

30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
5.0

(2019) 30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing

as Self

0.0

(2006) Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'

as Self

Anarchy TV
5.3

(1998) Anarchy TV

as ---

Don't Fall in Love with Yourself
0.0

(2022) Don't Fall in Love with Yourself

as Self (Archival)

Doc of Chucky
0.0

(2024) Doc of Chucky

as Self

Closer Than That: A Documentary on Low
0.0

(2004) Closer Than That: A Documentary on Low

as Himself

0.0

As Time Goes By

as ---

The Simpsons
8.0

(1989) The Simpsons

as John (voice)

21 Jump Street
7.1

(1987) 21 Jump Street

as Mr. Bean

The Daily Show
6.4

(1996) The Daily Show

as Self

E! True Hollywood Story
8.1

(1996) E! True Hollywood Story

as ---

Frasier
7.7

(1993) Frasier

as Roger (voice)

Finding Your Roots
6.2

(2012) Finding Your Roots

as Self

Homicide: Life on the Street
8.0

(1993) Homicide: Life on the Street

as R. Vincent Smith

The Henry Rollins Show
5.5

(2006) The Henry Rollins Show

as ---

'Til Death Do Us Part
6.5

(2007) 'Til Death Do Us Part

as ---

Pride
7.1

(2021) Pride

as Self

So Graham Norton
6.3

(1998) So Graham Norton

as Self - Guest

I Love the '70s: Volume 2
0.0

(2006) I Love the '70s: Volume 2

as Self

Explained
7.5

(2018) Explained

as Narrator (voice)

The Andy Warhol Diaries
6.7

(2022) The Andy Warhol Diaries

as Self

Offspring
7.1

(2010) Offspring

as ---

HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt
6.1

(2014) HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt

as Self

Tony Awards
4.6

(1956) Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

5.0

(2013) RuPaul Drives...

as Self - Guest

The Graham Norton Show
7.2

(2007) The Graham Norton Show

as Self

Late Night with Seth Meyers
5.4

(2014) Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

Fish Hooks
6.5

(2010) Fish Hooks

as Ezekiel Freshwater / Hair Man (voice)

Fish Hooks
6.5

(2010) Fish Hooks

as The Yeti Lobster (voice)

Indie Sex
5.2

(2007) Indie Sex

as Self

Search Party
6.8

(2016) Search Party

as Sheffield

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
4.8

(2009) Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

The Blacklist
7.6

(2013) The Blacklist

as John Waters

The New Yorker Presents
6.8

(2016) The New Yorker Presents

as Self

Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow
6.0

(2022) Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow

as ---

FEUD
7.7

(2017) FEUD

as William Castle

Clarence
7.9

(2014) Clarence

as Captain Tom (voice)

My Name Is Earl
7.7

(2005) My Name Is Earl

as Walter Hamerick

Saturday Night Live
6.9

(1975) Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

Saturday Night Live
6.9

(1975) Saturday Night Live

as Self

Real Time with Bill Maher
6.0

(2003) Real Time with Bill Maher

as Self

RuPaul's Drag Race
7.5

(2009) RuPaul's Drag Race

as Self - Guest Judge

RuPaul's Drag Race
7.5

(2009) RuPaul's Drag Race

as Self - Special Guest

Chucky
7.8

(2021) Chucky

as Wendell Wilkins

The Incredibly Strange Film Show
10.0

(1988) The Incredibly Strange Film Show

as Self

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
7.9

(1999) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Pornmonger Man

Liverspots and Astronots
6.0

(2018) Liverspots and Astronots

as O-Dor

HBO First Look
4.9

(1992) HBO First Look

as ---

Family Album
3.9

(1994) Family Album

as Vincent

SNL Digital Shorts
7.0

(2005) SNL Digital Shorts

as ---