John Thompson Gulager (born December 19, 1957) is an American

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, cinematographer and film director.

Biography

Film career

The production and filming of ''

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'' was the main focus of season three of ''

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''. The film, made for Miramax, had a limited theatrical release. The DVD version of ''Feast'' was released on October 17, 2006. Gulager was named Best Director at

Fantastic Fest Fantastic Fest is an annual film festival in Austin, Texas. It was founded in 2005 by Tim League of Alamo Drafthouse, Harry Knowles of Ain't It Cool News, Paul Alvarado-Dykstra, and Tim McCanlies, writer of ''The Iron Giant'' and ''Secondhand ...

2005 for ''Feast''. Gulager played Maurice Gregory, the company psychologist, and supplied the voice for Goldie, the fish, in the 2007 film ''

He Was a Quiet Man ''He Was a Quiet Man'' is a 2007 American black comedy drama film, written and directed by Frank Cappello. The film stars Christian Slater, Elisha Cuthbert, Jamison Jones, and William H. Macy. The films initially focuses on an office worker, wh ...

'' opposite

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. Music Transistors (1978) Songwriter/Vocalist/Keyboardist - Founder with Gary Miller Forbidden Colors (1980) Keyboardist/Vocalist

Personal life

He is the son of actors

Clu Gulager William Martin Gulager (; November 16, 1928 – August 5, 2022), better known as Clu Gulager, was an American television and film actor and director born in Holdenville, Oklahoma. He first became known for his work in television, appearing in ...

and Miriam Byrd-Nethery, and the brother of actor Tom Gulager.

Filmography

As actor

* '' A Day with the Boys'' (1969) – ''Boy'' * ''Gunfighter'' – ''Rustler'' ** a.k.a. ''Ballad of a Gunfighter'' (USA: TV title) (1998) * ''Palmer's Pick Up'' (1999) – ''Santa Claus'' * ''The Poet Writes His Wife'' (2002) – ''Dylan Thomas'' * ''

'' (2005) - ''Man on television with two other crew members'' * ''

'' (2007) – ''Maurice'' ''Goldie (voice)'' * '' Pulse 2: Afterlife'' (2008) – ''Man on Bridge'' * '' Hellraiser: Judgment'' (2018) - ''The Assessor''

As cinematographer

* ''The Poet Writes His Wife'' (2002) * '' Vic'' (2005) * ''Pornstar Pets'' (2005) (Video) * ''La Lucha: The Struggle'' (2005) (Video)

As director

* ''

'' (2005) * '' Feast II: Sloppy Seconds'' (2008) * '' Feast III: The Happy Finish'' (2009) * ''

Piranha 3DD ''Piranha 3DD'' is a 2012 American 3D horror comedy film directed by John Gulager. A sequel to the 2010 film ''Piranha 3D'', it is part of the ''Piranha'' film series and was directed by John Gulager from a screenplay by Marcus Dunstan and Pa ...

'' (2012) * '' Zombie Night'' (2013) * ''Children of the Corn: Runaway'' (2018)

Other TV appearances

* '' Project Greenlight 3'' (2005) (TV Series) ''Himself'' * New Wave Theatre (1980) Forbidden Colors

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gulager, John American male film actors American cinematographers Film directors from New York City Horror film directors 1957 births Living people 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors Male actors from New York City