How old was John Carpenter in the movie The Thing?

John Carpenter was 33 in The Thing when he played the character 'Norwegian (video footage) (uncredited)'.

That was over 42 years ago in 1982.

Today he is 76, and has starred in 81 movies in total, 73 of those since The Thing was released.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In The Thing, I think John Carpenter looks:

Did you know?

  • John Carpenter also directed The Thing. In fact, they've 'directed' themselves in 14 movies so far.
  • John Carpenter's first movie was as 'Talby Voice' in Dark Star, released in 1974 when he was 25
  • The Thing scores 8.03 out of 10 on TMDB.

The cast of The Thing

John Carpenter's other movies