JW
John Waters
Actor, Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
Died May 5, 1965 (19 years)
Growing up in Baltimore in the 1950s, John Waters was not like other children; he was obsessed by violence and gore, both real and on the screen. With his weird counter-culture friends as his cast, he began making silent 8mm and 16mm films in the mid-'60s; he screened these in rented Baltimore church halls to underground audiences drawn by word of mouth and street leafleting campaigns. As his filmmaking grew more polished and his subject matter more shocking, his audiences grew bigger, and his write-ups in the Baltimore papers more outraged. By the early 1970s he was making features, which he managed to get shown in midnight screenings in art cinemas by sheer perseverance. Success came when Pink Flamingos (1972) - a deliberate exercise in ultra-bad taste - took off in 1973, helped no doubt by lead actor Divine's infamous dog-crap eating scene. Waters continued to make low-budget shocking movies with his Dreamland repertory company until Hollywood crossover success came with Hairspray (1988), and although his movies nowadays might now appear cleaned up and professional, they retain Waters' playfulness, and reflect his lifelong obsessions.
Filmography
| 2022 | Lynch/Oz · as Unknown |
| 2021 | Pride (2021) (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2020 | |
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| 2020 | |
| 2018 | Liverspots and Astronots (TV Series) · as O-Dor |
| 2018 | Mugworth · as Sir Butler |
| 2017 | Feud (TV Series) · as William Castle |
| 2017 | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (TV Series) · as Lazarus |
| 2016 | Wall Writers · as Narrator |
| 2016 | Search Party (2016) (TV Series) · as Sheffield |
| 2015 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip · as First Class Passenger |
| 2014 | Suburban Gothic · as Cornelius |
| 2013 | Clarence (2014) (TV Series) · as Captain Tom |
| 2013 | Mr. Pickles (TV Series) · as Dr. Kelton |
| 2013 | Mickey Mouse (TV Series) · as Wadworth Thorndyke the Third |
| 2013 | The Blacklist (TV Series) · as John Waters |
| 2012 | Excision · as William |
| 2012 | Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open · as Unknown |
| 2011 | The Culinary Adventures of Baron Ambrosia (TV Series) · as J.W. |
| 2010 | Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore · as Unknown |
| 2010 | Offspring (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2010 | Fish Hooks (TV Series) · as The Yeti Lobster |
| 2008 | The Wild World of Ted V. Mikels · as Narrator |
| 2007 | Hairspray · as Flasher |
| 2007 | Superjail! (TV Series) · as Quetzalpacatlan |
| 2006 | 'Til Death Do Us Part (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2006 | The Henry Rollins Show (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2006 | I Love The 70s Volume 2 (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2005 | My Name Is Earl (TV Series) · as Walter Hamerick |
| 2004 | Seed of Chucky · as Pete Peters |
| 2004 | Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea · as Narrator |
| 2002 | Blood Feast 2: All U Can Eat · as The Reverend |
| 2000 | Cecil B. Demented · as Reporter |
| 1999 | Sweet and Lowdown · as Mr. Haynes |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) · as Pornmonger Man |
| 1998 | Anarchy TV · as Unknown |
| 1998 | Welcome to Hollywood · as John Waters |
| 1998 | Pecker · as Pervert on Phone (voice) |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1994 | Family Album (TV Series) · as Vincent |
| 1994 | Serial Mom · as Ted Bundy (voice) |
| 1993 | Homicide: Life On The Street (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1993 | Frasier (TV Series) · as Roger (voice) |
| 1989 | Homer and Eddie · as Robber #1 |
| 1989 | The Simpsons (TV Series) · as John (voice) |
| 1988 | Way USA! · as Unknown |
| 1988 | Hairspray · as Dr. Fredrickson |
| 1987 | 21 Jump Street (TV Series) · as Mr. Bean |
| 1986 | Something Wild · as Used Car Guy |
| 1977 | The Getting of Wisdom · as Rev. Shepherd |
| 1972 | Pink Flamingos · as Mr. J (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1969 | Mondo Trasho · as Reporter (voice) (uncredited) |