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John Badham (b. 1939)

Alias:
Charles John Smith
John M. Badham
约翰·班德汉姆

Birthplace:
Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK

Born:
August 25, 1939

Biography from TheMovieDB

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  John MacDonald Badham is an English-born American director of film and television, best known for the films Saturday Night Fever (1977), Blue Thunder (1983), WarGames (1983), Short Circuit (1986), and Stakeout (1987).  Badham worked in television for years, before his breakthrough in 1977 with Saturday Night Fever, a massive worldwide hit starring John Travolta. WarGames (1983), starring Matthew Broderick, is his other signature film, renowned for its take on popular Cold War fears of nuclear terror, and holocaust, as well as being one of the first films to deal with the subculture of amateur hacking.  In addition to his numerous film credits, Badham has also directed and produced for TV, including credits for Rod Serling's Night Gallery, and the A&E television series The Beast. He has also contributed commentary to the web series Trailers from Hell.  Description above from the Wikipedia article John Badham, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​

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Film Performances

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Film Production

Associate Producer:
1969  Night Gallery
1970  A Clear and Present Danger
1970  Dial Hot Line

Director:
1969  Night Gallery
1970  A Clear and Present Danger
1970  Dial Hot Line
1971  The Impatient Heart
1973  Isn't It Shocking?
1974  Reflections of Murder
1974  Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love
1974  The Godchild
1974  The Gun
1974  The Law
1976  The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
1976  The Keegans
1977  Saturday Night Fever
1979  Dracula
1981  Whose Life Is It Anyway?
1983  Blue Thunder
1983  WarGames
1985  American Flyers
1986  Short Circuit
1987  Stakeout
1990  Bird on a Wire
1991  The Hard Way
1993  Another Stakeout
1993  Point of No Return
1994  Drop Zone
1995  Nick of Time
1997  Incognito
1998  Floating Away
1999  The Jack Bull
2000  The Last Debate
2002  Brother's Keeper
2002  Obsessed
2003  Footsteps
2004  Evel Knievel

Executive Producer:
1969  Night Gallery
1970  A Clear and Present Danger
1970  Dial Hot Line
1971  The Impatient Heart
1973  Isn't It Shocking?
1974  Reflections of Murder
1974  Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love
1974  The Godchild
1974  The Gun
1974  The Law
1976  The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
1976  The Keegans
1977  Saturday Night Fever
1979  Dracula
1981  Whose Life Is It Anyway?
1983  Blue Thunder
1983  WarGames
1985  American Flyers
1986  Short Circuit
1987  Stakeout
1989  Disorganized Crime
1990  Bird on a Wire
1991  The Hard Way
1993  Another Stakeout
1993  Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
1993  Mood Indigo
1993  Point of No Return
1994  Drop Zone
1995  Nick of Time
1997  Incognito
1998  Floating Away
1999  The Jack Bull
2000  The Last Debate
2002  Brother's Keeper
2002  Obsessed
2003  Footsteps
2004  Evel Knievel

Producer:
1969  Night Gallery
1970  A Clear and Present Danger
1970  Dial Hot Line
1971  The Impatient Heart
1973  Isn't It Shocking?
1974  Reflections of Murder
1974  Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love
1974  The Godchild
1974  The Gun
1974  The Law
1976  The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
1976  The Keegans
1977  Saturday Night Fever
1979  Dracula
1981  Whose Life Is It Anyway?
1983  Blue Thunder
1983  WarGames
1985  American Flyers
1986  Short Circuit
1987  Stakeout
1989  Disorganized Crime
1990  Bird on a Wire
1991  The Hard Way
1993  Another Stakeout
1993  Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
1993  Mood Indigo
1993  Point of No Return
1994  Drop Zone
1995  Nick of Time
1997  Incognito
1998  Floating Away
1999  The Jack Bull
2000  The Last Debate
2002  Brother's Keeper
2002  Obsessed
2003  Footsteps
2004  Evel Knievel

Producer's Assistant:
1969  Deadlock
1969  Night Gallery
1970  A Clear and Present Danger
1970  Dial Hot Line
1971  The Impatient Heart
1973  Isn't It Shocking?
1974  Reflections of Murder
1974  Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love
1974  The Godchild
1974  The Gun
1974  The Law
1976  The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
1976  The Keegans
1977  Saturday Night Fever
1979  Dracula
1981  Whose Life Is It Anyway?
1983  Blue Thunder
1983  WarGames
1985  American Flyers
1986  Short Circuit
1987  Stakeout
1989  Disorganized Crime
1990  Bird on a Wire
1991  The Hard Way
1993  Another Stakeout
1993  Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
1993  Mood Indigo
1993  Point of No Return
1994  Drop Zone
1995  Nick of Time
1997  Incognito
1998  Floating Away
1999  The Jack Bull
2000  The Last Debate
2002  Brother's Keeper
2002  Obsessed
2003  Footsteps
2004  Evel Knievel

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TV Performances

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TV Production

Director:
1969  The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1970  Night Gallery
1970  The Bold Ones: The Senator
1971  Cannon
1971  Nichols
1971  Sarge
1972  Cool Million
1972  Kung Fu
1972  The Sixth Sense
1972  The Streets of San Francisco
1973  Police Story
2001  Crossing Jordan
2002  The Shield
2003  Las Vegas
2005  Blind Justice
2005  Criminal Minds
2005  Just Legal
2005  Supernatural
2006  Heroes
2006  Men in Trees
2006  Psych
2008  In Plain Sight
2010  Nikita
2010  The Event
2012  Arrow
2014  Constantine
2015  12 Monkeys
2015  Stitchers
2016  Rush Hour
2018  Siren

Producer:
1969  The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1970  Night Gallery
1970  The Bold Ones: The Senator
1971  Cannon
1971  Nichols
1971  Sarge
1972  Cool Million
1972  Kung Fu
1972  The Sixth Sense
1972  The Streets of San Francisco
1973  Police Story
2001  Crossing Jordan
2002  The Shield
2003  Las Vegas
2005  Blind Justice
2005  Criminal Minds
2005  Just Legal
2005  Supernatural
2006  Heroes
2006  Men in Trees
2006  Psych
2008  In Plain Sight
2010  Nikita
2010  The Event
2012  Arrow
2014  Constantine
2015  12 Monkeys
2015  Stitchers
2016  Rush Hour
2018  Siren

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