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FILM DIRECTOR

John Carl Buechler

1952 - 2019

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John Carl Buechler (pronounced Beekler; June 18, 1952 – March 18, 2019) was an American special make-up effects artist, film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. He was best known for his work on horror and science-fiction films, mostly as part of Charles Band's Empire Pictures, and directed films such as Troll, Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood, Cellar Dweller, Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College, and Curse of the Forty-Niner. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Carl Buechler has received more than 176,975 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. John Carl Buechler is the 1,644th most popular film director (down from 1,392nd in 2019), the 13,150th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,261st in 2019) and the 494th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, John Carl Buechler ranks 1,644 out of 1,581Before him are Farah Khan, Valentyn Vasyanovych, Zak Penn, Mehboob Khan, Jeffrey Lieber, and Małgorzata Szumowska. After him are Rajkumar Hirani, Aditya Chopra, Athina Rachel Tsangari, Dean DeBlois, Guy Maddin, and Paul Weitz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, John Carl Buechler ranks 633Before him are Faye Kellerman, Parveen Shakir, Takako Shirai, Wendy Turnbull, Mark C. Lee, and Howie Hawkins. After him are Irwin Keyes, Maggie Roswell, Rhys Chatham, Romeo Corbo, Lakshmi, and Raj Babbar. Among people deceased in 2019, John Carl Buechler ranks 526Before him are Kathleen Blanco, Mike Troy, Tommy Smith, Stephanie Niznik, Ivor Broadis, and Lisa Martinek. After him are Marieke Vervoort, Thad Cochran, Kristoff St. John, Andrea Levy, Viktor Manakov, and Manohar Parrikar.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Carl Buechler ranks 13,150 out of 18,182Before him are Deron Williams (1984), Melissa Belote (1956), Adele Jergens (1917), Michael O'Keefe (1955), Stephen Schneider (1945), and Howie Hawkins (1952). After him are Daniel Schmidt (1992), Daniel Clowes (1961), Elaine Showalter (1941), Alton B. Parker (1852), Paula Badosa (1997), and Raúl Esparza (1970).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, John Carl Buechler ranks 494Before him are David Silverman (1957), Kevin Lima (1962), Scott Silver (1964), Bud Yorkin (1926), Zak Penn (1968), and Jeffrey Lieber (1969). After him are Paul Weitz (1965), Neil LaBute (1963), David Lowery (1980), Gary Winick (1961), David Gordon Green (1975), and Destin Daniel Cretton (1978).

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