Actor
John Carl Buechler
Born 1952 · Belleville, Illinois, USA
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).
Directed
Friday the 13th Part VII - The New Blood
Director · 1988
Troll
Director · 1986
Demonic Toys
Second Unit Director · 1992
Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College
Director · 1990
Cellar Dweller
Director · 1988
Land of the Lost
Director · 1991
A Light in the Forest
Director · 2003
The Dungeonmaster
Director · 1984
Watchers Reborn
Director · 1998
Curse of the Forty-Niner
Director · 2002
Hard Rock Zombies
Second Unit Director · 1985
Deep Freeze
Director · 2002
Grandpa's Place
Director · 2004
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Director · 2006
Saurian
Director · 2006
The Eden Formula
Director · 2006
Wizardream
Director · 2025
Acting
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
Self · 2010
Hatchet
Jack Cracker · 2006
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th
Self · 2013
Hatchet II
Jack Cracker · 2010
His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th
Self · 2010
Troll
Sorcerer (uncredited) · 1986
To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story
Self · 2017
The Friday the 13th Chronicles
Self · 2004
The Horror of It All
Self · 1983
Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors
Self · 1986
Gingerdead Man 2: The Passion of the Crust
Orson Biggs · 2008
Stingray
The Flamer · 1978
Friday the 13th: From Crystal Lake to Manhattan (Crystal Lake Victims Tell All - Documentary)
Self · 2004
The Sleeping Car
The Mister · 1990
Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever
Self · 2012
Evil Bong
Gingerdead Man Puppeteer / Voice · 2006
Not of This Earth
The Other · 1995
Catch of the Day
Detective Martin Spangler · 2014
Fright Show
(segment "The Thing in the Basement") · 1985
Hallow Pointe
Lazlo · 2010
Beneath the Black Veil
Mr. Jensen · 2019
Celluloid Wizards in the Video Wasteland: The Saga of Empire Pictures
Self
Troll Empire
Self · 2015
Behind the Mask: The Making of The Phantom of the Opera
Self · 2015
