
Joseph James Dante Jr. (born November 28, 1946) is an American filmmaker, producer, editor and actor. His films—notably Gremlins (1984) alongside its sequel, Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)—often mix the 1950s-style B movie genre with 1960s radicalism and cartoon comedy.
Dante's output includes the films Piranha (1978), The Howling (1981), Explorers (1985), Innerspace (1987), The 'Burbs (1989), Matinee (1993), Small Soldiers (1998), and Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003). His work for television and cable include the social satire The Second Civil War (1997), episodes of the anthology series Masters of Horror ("Homecoming" and "The Screwfly Solution") and Amazing Stories, as well as Police Squad! and Hawaii Five-0.
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Gremlins
1984 · as Mogwai / Gremlins (voice) (uncredited)

Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990 · as Grandpa Fred Director (uncredited)

Sleepwalkers
1992 · as Lab Assistant

Love, Antosha
2019 · as Self

Innerspace
1987 · as Vectorscope Employee (uncredited)

Beverly Hills Cop III
1994 · as Jailer

Oscar
1991 · as Face on the Cutting Room Floor

Piranha
1978 · as Scuba Diver #2 (uncredited)

Cannonball
1976 · as Kid

Corman's World
2011 · as Self - Filmmaker

The Creeps
2025 · as Uncle John

Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005 · as Self

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
2012 · as Self

A Fuller Life
2013 · as Self - Reader (segment "Sicily Black and Blue")

The Silence of the Hams
1994 · as Dying Man

Eating Raoul
1982 · as Busboy (uncredited)

Tales of Halloween
2015 · as Prof. Milo Gottlieb

Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
2020 · as Self