John Michael Crichton (/ˈkraɪtən/ KRY-tən; October 23, 1942 – November 4, 2008) was an American author and filmmaker. His books have sold over 200 million copies worldwide, and over a dozen have been adapted into films. His literary works heavily feature technology and are usually within the science fiction, techno-thriller, and medical fiction genres. Crichton's novels often explore human technological advancement and attempted dominance over nature, both with frequently catastrophic results; many of his works are cautionary tales, especially regarding themes of biotechnology. Several of his stories center on themes of genetic modification, hybridization, paleontology and/or zoology. Many feature medical or scientific underpinnings, reflective of his own medical background. Crichton received an MD from Harvard Medical School in 1969 but did not practice medicine, choosing to focus on his writing instead. Initially writing under a pseudonym, he eventually published 25 novels in his lifetime, including: The Andromeda Strain (1969), The Terminal Man (1972), The Great Train Robbery (1975), Congo (1980), Sphere (1987), Jurassic Park (1990), Rising Sun (1992), Disclosure (1994), The Lost World (1995), Airframe (1996), Timeline (1999), Prey (2002), State of Fear (2004), and Next (2006). Four more novels, in various states of completion, were published after his death in 2008. Crichton was also involved in the film and television industry. In 1973, he wrote and directed Westworld, the first film to use 2D computer-generated imagery. He also directed Coma (1978), The First Great Train Robbery (1978), Looker (1981), Runaway (1984), and Physical Evidence (1989). He was the creator of the television series ER (1994–2009), and several of his novels were adapted into films, most notably the Jurassic Park franchise. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Crichton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

• 2025Jurassic World Rebirth — Characters
• Jurassic World: Chaos Theory — Novel
• 2024Twisters — Characters
• 2022Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous: Hidden Adventure — Novel
• 2022Jurassic World Dominion — Characters
• 2019Battle at Big Rock — Novel
• 2018Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom — Characters
• Westworld — Story, Original Film Writer
• 2015Jurassic World — Characters
• The Andromeda Strain — Novel
• 2003Timeline — Novel
• 2001Jurassic Park III — Characters
• 1999The 13th Warrior — Novel, Producer
• 1998Sphere — Producer, Novel
• 1997The Lost World: Jurassic Park — Novel
• 1996Twister — Screenplay, Producer
• 1995Congo — Novel
• 1994Disclosure — Producer, Novel
• ER — Writer, Executive Producer, Creator
• 1994ER: 24 Hours — Writer, Creator, Executive Producer
• 1993Jurassic Park — Screenplay, Novel
• 1993Rising Sun — Screenplay, Novel
• 1989Physical Evidence — Director
• 1984Runaway — Screenplay, Director
• 1981Looker — Writer, Director
• Beyond Westworld — Creator
• 1978Coma — Screenplay, Director
• 1978The First Great Train Robbery — Director, Screenplay, Novel
• 1974The Terminal Man — Novel
• 1973Extreme Close-Up — Writer
• 1973Westworld — Director, Writer
• 1972Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues — Novel
• 1972Pursuit — Director, Novel
• 1972The Carey Treatment — Novel
• 1971The Andromeda Strain — Bearded Surgeon (uncredited), Novel
• Eruption — Novel
• Information Processing — Consulting Producer
• Micro — Novel
• Untitled Jurassic World Rebirth Sequel — Characters
• Westworld — Original Film Writer

Appearances as themselves (11)

• 2011Return to Jurassic Park — Self (archive footage)
• 2007The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo — Self
• 2003A Portrait of Michael Crichton — Self
• 2003The Andromeda Strain: Making the Film — Self
• 2001Beyond Jurassic Park — Self
• 1998Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery — Self
• 1997The Making of 'The Lost World' — Self
• The View — Self
• 1995The Making of 'Jurassic Park' — Self
• 1973On Location with Westworld — Self (uncredited)
• The Dick Cavett Show — Self - Guest