John Carl Buechler

from Belleville, Illinois, USA

Artwork for TrollImage of John Carl Buechler

Biography

John Carl Buechler (pronounced Beekler) was an American director, actor, and special effects and makeup artist. He was born in Belleville, Illinois, and is probably best known for directing Troll (1986), Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988), Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College (1990) and 2006The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (200&).

John Carl Buechler was born on June 1, 1952, in Belleville (Illinois), and he died on March 18, 2019, in Los Angeles (Califronia).

Timeline

2025Aged 73

  • Poster for Cutter's Club

    Special Effects

  • Poster for Wizardream

    Director

2019Aged 67

  • Poster for Beneath the Black Veil

    Mr. Jensen

2017Aged 65

  • Poster for To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story

    Self

2015Aged 63

2014Aged 62

  • Poster for Catch of the Day

    Detective Martin Spangler

2013Aged 61

  • Poster for Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th

    Self

2012Aged 60

  • Poster for Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever

    Self

2010Aged 58

2009Aged 57

  • Poster for Jason's Destroyer: The Making of Friday the 13th Part VII - The New Blood

    Self

2008Aged 56

  • Poster for Gingerdead Man 2: The Passion of the Crust

    Orson Biggs

  • Poster for Blood Scarab

    Special Effects

2006Aged 54

  • Poster for Hatchet

    Jack Cracker

  • Poster for Charles Band's Evil Bong

    Gingerdead Man Puppeteer / Voice

  • Poster for Saurian

    Writer

  • Poster for The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    Writer

  • Poster for The Eden Formula

    Writer

2005Aged 53

  • Poster for Making of: The Gingerdead Man

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Mortuary

    Special Effects

  • Poster for The Gingerdead Man

    Special Effects

2004Aged 52

2003Aged 51

  • Poster for Dark Wolf

    Special Effects

  • Poster for The Mummy's Kiss

    Special Effects Makeup Artist

  • Poster for A Light in the Forest

    Writer

2002Aged 50

  • Poster for Deep Freeze

    Special Effects

  • Poster for Curse of the Forty-Niner

    Special Effects

2001Aged 49

  • Poster for After the Storm

    Special Effects

1998Aged 46

  • Poster for Watchers Reborn

    Special Effects

1997Aged 45

  • Poster for Alien Escape

    Makeup Designer

1996Aged 44

  • Poster for Inhumanoid

    Special Effects

  • Poster for Freeway

    Special Effects Makeup Artist

  • Poster for Carnosaur 3: Primal Species

    Special Effects

1995Aged 43

  • Poster for Not of This Earth

    The Other

  • Poster for Project: Metalbeast

    Special Effects

  • Poster for The Fear

    Special Effects

  • Poster for Scanner Cop II

    Makeup Designer

  • Poster for Bikini Drive-In

    Special Effects

  • Poster for Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers

    Makeup Effects Designer

1994Aged 42

  • Poster for Dinosaur Island

    Special Effects

  • Poster for Scanner Cop

    Special Effects Makeup Artist

  • Poster for Biohazard: The Alien Force

    Special Effects

  • Poster for Tammy and the T-Rex

    Makeup Effects

1993Aged 41

  • Poster for Red Rock West

    Special Effects Makeup Artist

  • Poster for Carnosaur

    Special Effects

  • Poster for Necronomicon

    Special Effects Supervisor

1992Aged 40

  • Poster for Videozone: Making of Demonic Toys

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Demonic Toys

    Second Unit Director

  • Poster for Seedpeople

    Special Effects

1990Aged 38

  • Poster for The Sleeping Car

    The Mister

  • Poster for Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College

    Special Effects Makeup Artist

  • Poster for Robot Jox

    Makeup Effects

1989Aged 37

  • Poster for The Laughing Dead

    Special Effects Makeup Artist

  • Poster for Arena

    Creature Design

1988Aged 36

  • Poster for Pulse Pounders

    Makeup Designer

  • Poster for Trancers: City of Lost Angels

    Special Effects

  • Poster for Demonwarp

    Story

  • Poster for Friday the 13th Part VII - The New Blood

    Line Producer

  • Poster for Ghost Town

    Special Effects

  • Poster for Cellar Dweller

    Modeling

  • Poster for Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

    Makeup Effects Designer

  • Poster for To Die For

    Special Effects Makeup Artist

1987Aged 35

  • Poster for Vicious Lips

    Special Effects Makeup Artist

  • Poster for Dolls

    Special Effects Makeup Artist

  • Poster for The Caller

    Special Effects Supervisor

  • Poster for The Garbage Pail Kids Movie

    Makeup Artist

  • Poster for Slave Girls from Beyond Infinity

    Creature Design

1986Aged 34

  • Poster for Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors

    Self

  • Poster for Troll

    Sorcerer (uncredited)

  • Poster for Eliminators

    Makeup Designer

  • Poster for TerrorVision

    Special Effects

  • Poster for From Beyond

    Special Effects Coordinator

1985Aged 33

  • Poster for Fright Show

    (segment "The Thing in the Basement")

  • Poster for Hard Rock Zombies

    Special Effects Makeup Artist

  • Poster for Zone Troopers

    Special Effects Makeup Artist

  • Poster for Re-Animator

    Special Effects Makeup Artist

1984Aged 32

  • Poster for The Dungeonmaster

    Special Effects Makeup Artist

  • Poster for Trancers

    Special Effects

  • Poster for Ghoulies

    Creature Design

1983Aged 31

  • Poster for The Horror of It All

    Self

  • Poster for Love Letters

    Makeup Artist

  • Poster for Deathstalker

    Special Effects Makeup Artist

  • Poster for The Prey

    Special Effects Makeup Artist

1982Aged 30

  • Poster for Sorceress

    Creature Design

  • Poster for Forbidden World

    Special Effects Makeup Artist

1978Aged 26

  • Poster for Stingray

    The Flamer

Year unknown

  • Poster for Celluloid Wizards in the Video Wasteland: The Saga of Empire Pictures

    Self

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