Joe Dante

Joseph James Dante Jr.

Born November 28, 1946· Morristown, New Jersey, USA

17Roles★ 6.1Average rating

Raised in New Jersey, he abandoned an early ambition to become a cartoonist after a discouraging comment and, while attending the Philadelphia College of Art, discovered a passion for filmmaking that was further shaped by the practical training he received under Roger Corman at New World Pictures. Beginning as a trailer editor, he quickly moved to directing, co-creating the low-budget satire Holly… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Gremlins1984Gremlins 2: The New Batch1990Beverly Hills Cop III1994Innerspace1987

Filmography

YearRating

★ 7.1

Gremlins1984

Mogwai / Gremlins (voice) (uncredited)

★ 6.8

Innerspace1987

Vectorscope Employee (uncredited)

Series★ 7.5

Eerie, Indiana1991

Director

★ 6.5

Gremlins 2: The New Batch1990

Grandpa Fred Director (uncredited)

★ 9.3

Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy2005

★ 6.4

Oscar1991

Face on the Cutting Room Floor

★ 6.4

Eating Raoul1982

Busboy (uncredited)

★ 6.1

Sleepwalkers1992

Lab Assistant

★ 6

Piranha1978

Scuba Diver #2 (uncredited)

★ 5.6

Hollywood Boulevard1976

Party Waiter (uncredited)

★ 4.5

The Creeps2025

Uncle John

★ 5.7

The Butterfly Room2012

Cab Driver

★ 5.9

Beverly Hills Cop III1994

Jailer

★ 5.6

Cannonball1976

Kid

★ 5.7

Tales of Halloween2015

Prof. Milo Gottlieb

★ 3.4

Blast Vegas2013

Salesman #2

★ 4.8

The Silence of the Hams1994

Dying Man

Also behind the camera

The films and series they directed.

Full directing filmography

★ 5.8

Nightmare Cinema2018

★ 7.3

MacGyver2016

★ 7.2

DC's Legends of Tomorrow2016

★ 5.6

Burying the Ex2014

★ 7.3

Witches of East End2013

★ 7.7

Hawaii Five-02010

★ 5.8

The Hole2009

★ 5.1

Trapped Ashes2006

★ 5.7

The Screwfly Solution2006

★ 5.9

Homecoming2005

★ 7.2

Masters of Horror2005

★ 7.3

CSI: NY2004