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John Badham

Film Director / Television Director | * 08/25/1939 (84) | Luton, Bedfordshire, England (United Kingdom (UK))
John MacDonald Badham (born August 25, 1939) is an American film and television director. He is best known for directing the films Saturday Night Fever (1977), Dracula (1979), Blue Thunder (1983), WarGames (1983), Short Circuit (1986), Stakeout (1987), Bird on a Wire (1990), The Hard Way (1991) and Point of No Return (1993). He is a two-time Primetime Emmy Award nominee, a two-time Hugo Award nominee, and a Saturn Award winner. He is also a Professor at Chapman University. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | TV Movies | Crime

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Awards & Nominations for John Badham

The George Pal Memorial Award
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Movies with John Badham as Actor(15)

as Self - Director / Associate Producer2022 Romantic Mysticism: The Music of Billy Goldenberg
as Self - Interviewee2022 In Search of Tomorrow
as himself2018 Becoming Iconic
as Don Beard2000 The Last Debate
as Yacht Captain (uncredited)1994 Drop Zone
as Room-Service Waiter1993 Point of No Return
as Pedestrian #1 (uncredited)1977 Saturday Night Fever

TV Shows/Series with John Badham as Actor(1)

as Marty2001 Crossing Jordan

Movies with John Badham as Crew(41)

Directing/Director2004 Evel Knievel
Directing/Director2003 Footsteps
Directing/Director2002 Brother's Keeper
Directing/Director2002 Obsessed
Directing/Director2000 The Last Debate
Directing/Director1999 The Jack Bull
Directing/Director1998 Floating Away
Directing/Director1997 Incognito
Directing/Director1995 Nick of Time
Production/Producer1995 Nick of Time
Directing/Director1994 Drop Zone
Production/Executive Producer1994 Drop Zone
Directing/Director1993 Another Stakeout
Production/Executive Producer1993 Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
Production/Executive Producer1993 Mood Indigo
Directing/Director1993 Point of No Return
Directing/Director1991 The Hard Way
Directing/Director1990 Bird on a Wire
Production/Executive Producer1989 Disorganized Crime
Directing/Director1987 Stakeout
Production/Producer1987 Stakeout
Directing/Director1986 Short Circuit
Directing/Director1985 American Flyers
Directing/Director1983 WarGames
Directing/Director1983 Blue Thunder
Directing/Director1981 Whose Life Is It Anyway?
Directing/Director1979 Dracula
Directing/Director1977 Saturday Night Fever
Directing/Director1976 The Keegans
Directing/Director1974 Reflections of Murder
Directing/Director1974 The Godchild
Directing/Director1974 The Law
Directing/Director1974 The Gun
Directing/Director1973 Isn't It Shocking?
Directing/Director1971 The Impatient Heart
Production/Associate Producer1970 A Clear and Present Danger
Production/Associate Producer1970 Dial Hot Line
Production/Producer's Assistant1969 Deadlock
Production/Associate Producer1969 Night Gallery

TV Shows/Series with John Badham as Crew(32)

Directing/Director2018 Siren
Directing/Director2016 Rush Hour
Directing/Director2015 Stitchers
Directing/Director2015 12 Monkeys
Directing/Director2014 Constantine
Directing/Director2012 Arrow
Directing/Director2010 The Event
Directing/Director2010 Nikita
Directing/Director2008 In Plain Sight
Directing/Director2006 Psych
Directing/Director2006 Heroes
Directing/Director2006 Men in Trees
Directing/Director2005 Supernatural
Directing/Director2005 Criminal Minds
Directing/Director2005 Just Legal
Production/Producer2005 Blind Justice
Directing/Director2005 Blind Justice
Directing/Director2003 Las Vegas
Directing/Director2002 The Shield
Directing/Director2001 Crossing Jordan
Directing/Director1973 Police Story
Directing/Director1972 The Streets of San Francisco
Directing/Director1972 Kung Fu
Directing/Director1972 Cool Million
Directing/Director1972 The Sixth Sense
Directing/Director1971 Sarge
Directing/Director1971 Nichols
Directing/Director1971 Cannon
Directing/Director1970 The Bold Ones: The Senator
Directing/Director1970 Night Gallery
Production/Producer1970 Night Gallery
Directing/Director1969 The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

Full Name: John Badham
Born: Friday, 08/25 1939 (August) in Luton, Bedfordshire, England (United Kingdom (UK)) (current age: 84 years + 216 days)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Rabbit)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Yale University, Indian Springs School
Other names for John Badham (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Charles John Smith"
"John M. Badham"
John Badham frequently works together with these people:
Frank Morriss (17x, Crew)
Leslie Nielsen (10x, Actor)
Tim Kring (10x, Crew)
Rob Cohen (8x, Crew)
Barry Sullivan (8x, Actor)
William Sackheim (8x, Crew)
Tim Matheson (7x, Actor)
Wendy Mericle (7x, Crew)
Paul Lazenby (7x, Actor)
Philip Harrison (7x, Crew)
Rhys Williams (7x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:10765, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024