Joe Dante
Known for Directing
Biography
Joseph James Dante Jr. (born November 28, 1946) is an American filmmaker, producer, editor and actor. His films—notably Gremlins (1984) alongside its sequel, Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)—often mix the 1950s-style B movie genre with 1960s radicalism and cartoon comedy. Dante's output includes the films Piranha (1978), The Howling (1981), Explorers (1985), Innerspace (1987), The 'Burbs (1989), Matinee (1993), Small Soldiers (1998), and Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003). His work for television and cable include the social satire The Second Civil War (1997), episodes of the anthology series Masters of Horror ("Homecoming" and "The Screwfly Solution") and Amazing Stories, as well as Police Squad! and Hawaii Five-0. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joe Dante, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990
as Grandpa Fred Director (uncredited)
Sleepwalkers
1992
as Lab Assistant
Innerspace
1987
as Vectorscope Employee (uncredited)
Beverly Hills Cop III
1994
as Jailer
Oscar
1991
as Face on the Cutting Room Floor
Piranha
1978
as Scuba Diver #2 (uncredited)
Cannonball
1976
as Kid
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
2020
as Self
Love, Antosha
2019
as Self
Corman's World
2011
as Self - Filmmaker
The Silence of the Hams
1994
as Dying Man
Machete Maidens Unleashed!
2010
as Self
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
2004
as Self
The Perfect Scary Movie
2005
as Self
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
2008
as Self
Tales of Halloween
2015
as Prof. Milo Gottlieb
Eating Raoul
1982
as Busboy (uncredited)
The Creeps
2025
as Uncle John
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005
as Self
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
2018
as Self