How old was John Carpenter in his first movie: Dark Star?

John Carpenter was 25 in Dark Star when he played the character 'Talby Voice'.

That was over 50 years ago in 1974.

This was his first recorded movie acting credit (although may not technically be his first actual acting role).

Today he is 76, and has starred in 81 movies in total, 81 of those since Dark Star was released.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In Dark Star, I think John Carpenter looks:

Did you know?

  • John Carpenter also directed Dark Star. 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
  • Dark Star scores 6.02 out of 10 on TMDB.

The cast of Dark Star

John Carpenter's other movies