Cast
John Waters
Directing
Cast
John Waters
Known for
Directing
Born
1946-04-22
From
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Also known as John S. Waters, جان واترز
Biography
John Samuel Waters Jr. (born April 22, 1946) is an American filmmaker, writer, actor, and artist. He rose to fame in the early 1970s for his transgressive cult films, including Multiple Maniacs (1970), Pink Flamingos (1972) and Female Trouble (1974). Waters wrote and directed the comedy film Hairspray (1988), which was later adapted into a hit Broadway musical and a 2007 musical film. Other films he has written and directed include Desperate Living (1977), Polyester (1981), Cry-Baby (1990), Serial Mom (1994), Pecker (1998), and Cecil B. Demented (2000). His films contain elements of post-modern comedy and surrealism. As an actor, Waters has appeared in Sweet and Lowdown (1999), 'Til Death Do Us Part (2007), Mangus! (2011), Excision (2012), Suburban Gothic (2014), and has appeared in the Child's Play franchise with Seed of Chucky (2004) and third season of the television series Chucky (2024). He hosted and produced the television series John Waters Presents Movies That Will Corrupt You (2006). Throughout his career, Waters has often collaborated with actor and drag queen Divine and his regular cast of the Dreamlanders. More recently, he performs in his touring one-man show This Filthy World. Waters also works as a visual artist and across different media, such as installations, photography, and sculpture. The audiobooks he narrated for his books Carsick and Mr. Know-It-All were nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album in 2015 and 2020, respectively. In 2018, Waters was named an officer of the Order of Arts and Letters in France. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2023.
★6.0
MOVIE2015
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
as First Class Passenger
★6.1
MOVIE1972
Pink Flamingos
as Mr. J (narration) (uncredited)
★5.5
MOVIE2004
Seed of Chucky
as Pete Peters
★6.7
MOVIE2007
Hairspray
as Flasher
★6.6
MOVIE2006
Jackass Number Two
as Self
★7.4
MOVIE2011
These Amazing Shadows
as Self
★5.5
MOVIE2004
Thinking XXX
as Self
★6.8
MOVIE1988
Hairspray
as Dr. Fredrickson
★6.4
MOVIE2005
Inside Deep Throat
as Self
★4.1
MOVIE2000
Welcome to Hollywood
as John Waters
★6.2
MOVIE2016
Wall Writers
as Narrator (voice)
★5.1
MOVIE2025
Sarah Squirm: Live + in the Flesh
as Stage Manager
★6.1
MOVIE1998
Pecker
as Pervert on Phone (voice) (uncredited)
★6.7
MOVIE1994
Serial Mom
as Ted Bundy (voice) (uncredited)
★8.3
MOVIE1999
Forever Hollywood
as Self
MOVIE2024
As Time Goes By
★6.3
MOVIE2012
Excision
as William
★7.6
MOVIE1985
Divine Waters
as Self
★6.8
MOVIE2003
Abby Singer
as John Waters (uncredited)
★6.6
MOVIE1986
Something Wild
as Used Car Guy
MOVIETBA
New Line: Independent Legacies
as Self
★6.8
MOVIE1999
Sweet and Lowdown
as Mr. Haynes
★6.5
MOVIE1975
Love Letter to Edie
as Self
MOVIE2026
Return to Mortville
as Self
MOVIE2026
Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World
as Self
★8.5
MOVIE1999
Yesterday's Tomorrows
as Self
★7.3
MOVIE2014
I Am Divine
as Self
★7.8
MOVIE2024
Doc of Chucky
as Self
★7.3
MOVIE2015
Tab Hunter Confidential
as Self
★4.8
MOVIE2017
Mansfield 66/67
as Self
★6.7
MOVIE2002
The Cockettes
as Self
★6.4
MOVIE2000
Cecil B. Demented
as Reporter
★6.8
MOVIE2021
The Velvet Underground
as Self
MOVIETBA
Baltigore
as The Broker
★7.8
MOVIE2024
Scala!!!
as Self
★5.7
MOVIE2015
Seed Money: The Chuck Holmes Story
as Self
★6.6
MOVIE2022
Living with Chucky
as Self
★5.0
MOVIE1998
Anarchy TV
MOVIE2018
Mugworth
as Sir Butler
★7.1
MOVIE2006
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
as Self - Director of 'A Dirty Shame'
MOVIETBA
Mamie Exposed! The Life and Loves of the Last Blonde Bombshell
MOVIE1988
Way USA!
★6.8
MOVIE2011
Blank City
as Self
MOVIE2019
Sniffing Out ‘Polyester’
as Self
★5.0
MOVIE2007
The Junior Defenders
as Narrator
★6.8
MOVIE2020
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
as Host
★6.8
MOVIE1976
Edith's Shopping Bag
as Self
★6.0
MOVIE2007
You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray"
as Self
★5.5
MOVIE2014
Suburban Gothic
as Cornelius
★10.0
MOVIE2002
Sylvester: Mighty Real
as Self
★5.5
MOVIE2014
The Last Impresario
as Self
★5.5
MOVIE2003
A History of Sex
as Self
★6.0
MOVIE2010
Beautiful Darling
as Self
MOVIE2007
The Roots of 'Hairspray'
as Self
MOVIE1993
The Big Wet
as Narrator
MOVIE2013
Jingle Bell Rocks!
as Self
★10.0
MOVIE2007
365 Day Project
as Self
MOVIETBA
Mary Woronov: Cult Queen
as Self
★7.6
MOVIE2006
This Filthy World
as Self
★6.9
MOVIE2010
The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice!
as Self
★7.6
MOVIE2005
It Came from... Baltimore!!
as Self
★6.8
MOVIE2020
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
as Host
★4.9
MOVIE2012
Mansome
as Self
★8.0
MOVIE1999
In Bad Taste
as Self
MOVIETBA
Serial Mom: Surreal Moments
as Self
★5.6
MOVIE1989
Homer and Eddie
as Robber #1
★5.4
MOVIE2006
Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema
as Self
★8.5
MOVIE2022
The Book of Harth
as Self
★5.2
MOVIE1969
Mondo Trasho
as Reporter (voice) (uncredited)
★5.9
MOVIE2013
The Sarnos: A Life in Dirty Movies
as Self
★6.0
MOVIE2006
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
as Self
★6.5
MOVIE2022
Fragments of Paradise
as Self
MOVIE1982
Nuart Theatre No Smoking PSA
as Self
★7.8
MOVIE2007
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
as Self
MOVIE2026
Gays Against Guns
★6.4
MOVIE2020
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
as Host
★6.8
MOVIE2001
Memories of Oz
as Self
★4.0
MOVIE2025
It's Dorothy!
as Self
★7.0
MOVIE2012
Frankenstein: A Modern Myth
as Self - Director
★6.6
MOVIE2023
Little Richard: I Am Everything
as Self
★6.5
MOVIE2006
That Man: Peter Berlin
as Self
★6.1
MOVIE2019
Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn
as Self
★4.8
MOVIE2007
Here’s Looking at You, Boy
as Self
★6.8
MOVIE2023
Lynch/Oz
as Host (Chapter 3: 'Kindred') (voice)
★7.7
MOVIE2005
All the Dirt on 'A Dirty Shame'
as Self
★5.3
MOVIE2011
The Advocate for Fagdom
as Self
★5.0
MOVIE2018
Sickies Making Films
as Self
MOVIE2020
Joel Calls Indie Film Type Dudes
★4.8
MOVIE2002
Blood Feast 2: All U Can Eat
as The Reverend
★4.5
MOVIE2008
Starz Inside: In the Gutter
as Self
★7.0
MOVIE2017
Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution
as Self
MOVIE2006
The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players: Off & On Broadway
as Self
MOVIE2006
Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'
as Self
★6.0
MOVIE2022
Tell Me Iggy
as Self
★5.0
MOVIE2013
Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open
as Self
MOVIE2006
Busby Berkeley's Kaleidoscopic Eyes
★7.0
MOVIE2025
TURA!
as Self
★5.7
MOVIE2009
For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism
as Self
MOVIETBA
The Brandon Novak Story
as Self
★7.2
MOVIE2000
Divine Trash
as Self
★5.0
MOVIE2022
Don't Fall in Love with Yourself
as Self (Archival)
★6.0
MOVIE2010
Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore
★7.5
MOVIE2006
(buz'be bur'kle) n. A Study in Style
as Self
★1.0
MOVIE2011
Mangus!
as Jesus Christ
★7.2
MOVIE2009
It Came from Kuchar
as Self
MOVIE2018
Female Trouble: On-Set Footage
MOVIE1995
God Save the Queens
★6.5
MOVIE2010
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
as Self
★5.7
MOVIE2015
Sympathy for the Devil: The True Story of The Process Church of the Final Judgment
as Self
MOVIE2007
Jessica the Hippo
as Narrator (Voice)
★6.6
MOVIE2007
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
as Self
MOVIE2018
Crime and Beauty: Making ‘Female Trouble’
★5.4
MOVIE1997
Anthem
as Self
★10.0
MOVIE2008
New Line Cinema: The First Generation and the Next Generation
as Self
MOVIE1996
Ballyhoo: The Hollywood Sideshow!
MOVIE2025
Velvet Vision: The Story of James Bidgood and the Making of Pink Narcissus
as Self
★6.0
MOVIE2025
A Summer with Joe, Liz and Richard
as Self
MOVIE1985
The Ballad of Sexual Dependency
★10.0
MOVIE2006
Mommie Dearest: Joan Lives On
★6.0
MOVIE2015
The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin
★6.3
MOVIE2006
Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream
as Self
★10.0
MOVIE2019
At the Video Store
as Self
★6.6
MOVIE2000
Pie in the Sky: The Brigid Berlin Story
as Self
★5.3
MOVIE2019
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
as Self
★7.0
MOVIE2021
Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida
as Self [archival]
MOVIE2021
My Life with the Waters
as Self
★6.0
MOVIE2007
Each Time I Kill
as Movie Watcher
MOVIE2006
Footlight Parade: Music for the Decades
MOVIE2006
Meet The Kuchar Brothers
★2.0
MOVIE2016
Whatever Happened to Gelitin
as Self
★6.8
MOVIE2006
Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea
as Self - Narrator (voice)
★4.4
MOVIE2008
Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press
as Self
MOVIE1993
Growing Up with John Waters
as Self
★8.5
MOVIE1991
Gastronomic Getaway
★6.0
MOVIE2008
The Wild World of Ted V. Mikels
as Narrator
MOVIE2016
In Conversation With Director John Waters, Actress Kathleen Turner and Actress Mink Stole
as Self
★5.6
MOVIE2020
The Mystery of the Pink Flamingo
as Himself
MOVIE2004
Closer Than That: A Documentary on Low
as Himself
MOVIE2008
Coven of the Heathenites
as Self
MOVIE2006