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John Badham

Director | Producer | Actor

English-born "Army brat" John Badham is the son of English actress Mary Hewitt and the stepson of an American Army general. Raised in Alabama and schooled at Yale, he cut his teeth producing and directing for TV before making his feature debut with The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings. Badham's breakthrough credit was the box office smash Saturday Night Fever... See full bio »

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Charles John Smith
in Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK
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Hide HideDirector (58 titles)
2012-2013 Nikita (TV series)
– Broken Home (2013)
– Innocence (2012)
 
2007-2011 Psych (TV series)
– The Tao of Gus (2011)
– Not Even Close... Encounters (2010)
– The Devil Is in the Details... And the Upstairs Bedroom (2009)
– There Might Be Blood (2008)
– Daredevils! (2008)
See all 6 episodes »
 
2010 The Event (TV series)
– A Matter of Life and Death (2010)
 
2010 Trauma (TV series)
– Targets (2010)
 
2009 Criminal Minds (TV series)
– The Performer (2009)
 
2009 The Beast (TV series)
– Infected (2009)
 
2008 In Plain Sight (TV series)
– A Fine Meth (2008)
 
2008 Men in Trees (TV series)
– Wander/Lust (2008)
 
2007-2008 Las Vegas (TV series)
– Secrets, Lies and Lamaze (2008)
– When Life Gives You Lemon Bars (2007)
 
2007 Standoff (TV series)
– Road Trip (2007)
 
2006-2007 Heroes (TV series)
– Chapter Twenty-One 'The Hard Part' (2007)
– Chapter Eleven 'Fallout' (2006)
 
2007 Crossing Jordan (TV series)
– Dead Again (2007)
– 33 Bullets (2007)
 
2005 Just Legal (TV series)
– The Limit (2005)
 
2005 Blind Justice (TV series)
– In Your Face (2005)
– Up on the Roof (2005)
 
2004 Evel Knievel (TV movie)
 
2003 Footsteps (TV movie)
 
2003 The Shield (TV series)
– Dead Soldiers (2003)
 
2002 Obsessed (TV movie)
 
2002 Brother's Keeper
 
2000 The Last Debate (TV movie)
 
1999 The Jack Bull (TV movie)
 
1998 Floating Away (TV movie)
 
1997 Incognito
 
1995 Nick of Time
 
1994 Drop Zone
 
1993 Another Stakeout
 
1993 Point of No Return
 
1991 The Hard Way
 
1990 Bird on a Wire
 
1987 Stakeout
 
1986 Short Circuit
 
1985 American Flyers
 
1983 WarGames
 
1983 Blue Thunder
 
1981 Whose Life Is It Anyway?
 
1979 Dracula
 
1977 Saturday Night Fever
 
1976 The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
 
1976 The Keegans (TV movie)
 
1974 The Godchild (TV movie)
 
1974 Reflections of Murder (TV movie)
 
1974 The Gun (TV movie)
 
1974 The Law (TV movie)
 
1974 Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love (TV movie) (segment "Epicac")
 
1973 Isn't It Shocking? (TV movie)
 
1973 Police Story (TV series)
– Dangerous Games (1973)
 
1971-1973 Rod Serling's Night Gallery (TV series)
– The Doll of Death (1973)
– You Can Come Up Now, Mrs. Millikan/Smile, Please (1972) (segment "You Can Come Up Now, Mrs. Millikan")
– The Girl with the Hungry Eyes (1972)
– Witch, Witch Burning Bright (1972)
– Green Fingers/The Funeral/The Tune in Dan's Cafe (1972) (segment "Green Fingers" / as John M. Badham)
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1973 Kung Fu (TV series)
– Alethea (1973)
 
1973 Cannon (TV series)
– The Seventh Grave (1973)
 
1973 The Streets of San Francisco (TV series)
– Trail of the Serpent (1973)
 
1972 Cool Million (TV series)
 
1972 The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (TV series)
– A Nation of Human Pincushions (1972)
– Is This Operation Necessary? (1972)
– A Threatened Species (1972) (as John M. Badham)
 
1972 No Place to Run (TV movie) (uncredited)
 
1972 The Sixth Sense (TV series)
– Witch, Witch, Burning Bright (1972) (as J. Badham)
– Lady, Lady, Take My Life (1972)
 
1972 Nichols (TV series)
– The Unholy Alliance (1972)
– Eddie Joe (1972)
 
1971 Sarge (TV series)
– A Push Over the Edge (1971) (as John M. Badham)
– A Terminal Case of Vengeance (1971)
 
1971 The Impatient Heart (TV movie)
 
1971 The Bold Ones: The Senator (TV series)
– A Single Blow of a Sword (1971) (as John M. Badham)
– Some Day, They'll Elect a President (1971) (as John M. Badham)
 
Show ShowProducer (17 titles)
2011 The Secret Life of Jonathan Sky (short) (supervising producer)
 
2010 Election Day (supervising producer)
 
2010 The Yoke (short) (supervising producer)
 
2005 Firefighter (short) (executive producer)
 
2005 Blind Justice (TV series) (executive producer)
 
1996 Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1995 Nick of Time (producer)
 
1994 Drop Zone (executive producer)
 
1993 Another Stakeout (executive producer)
 
1993 Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (executive producer)
 
1993 Relentless: Mind of a Killer (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1992 From Time to Time (short) (executive producer)
 
1989 Disorganized Crime (executive producer)
 
1987 Stakeout (executive producer)
 
1970-1971 The Bold Ones: The Senator (TV series) (associate producer - 7 episodes)
– George Washington Told a Lie (1971) (associate producer - as John M. Badham)
– A Continual Roar of Musketry: Part 2 (1970) (associate producer)
– A Continual Roar of Musketry: Part 1 (1970) (associate producer)
– Power Play (1970) (associate producer)
– The Day the Lion Died (1970) (associate producer)
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1970 Dial Hot Line (TV movie) (associate producer)
 
1969 Rod Serling's Night Gallery (TV series) (associate producer - 1 episode)
– Night Gallery (1969) (associate producer)
 
Show ShowActor (6 titles)
2007 Crossing Jordan (TV series)
Marty
– Dead Again (2007) … Marty
 
2000 The Last Debate (TV movie)
Don Beard
 
1994 Drop Zone
Yacht Captain (uncredited)
 
1993 Another Stakeout
Ferry Skipper (uncredited)
 
1993 Point of No Return
Room-Service Waiter (uncredited)
 
1983 Blue Thunder
TV director (uncredited)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (3 titles)
2009 The Tragic Self-Improvement of Ross Lawson (short) (advisor)
 
1998 Wargames (Video Game) (story idea)
 
1969 The Bold Ones: The Protectors (TV series) (assistant to producer - 1 episode)
– Deadlock (1969) (assistant to producer)
 
Show ShowThanks (16 titles)
2013 Buddha Eyes (special thanks) (pre-production)
 
2013 The Last Rites of Granny Souza (short) (special thanks)
 
2011/IX The Interview (special thanks)
 
2010 In Utero (short) (special thanks)
 
2009 Fiasco (short) (special thanks)
 
2009 The Yellow Brick Road and Beyond (video documentary) (special thanks)
 
2009 His Man Friday (short) (special thanks)
 
2009 The Tango (short) (special thanks)
 
2008/III The Proposal (short) (special thanks)
 
2008 The Gallery (short) (special thanks)
 
2008 Cruisin' for Love (short) (very special thanks)
 
2008 Distances (short) (thanks)
 
2007 An American Tragedy (short) (very special thanks)
 
2007 Rabia (short) (special thanks: Faculty Advisor)
 
2007 Making a Killing (short) (special thanks)
 
2005 Dada Ji (short) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (26 titles)
2009 Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s (video documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1970's (video documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's (video documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing (video documentary)
Himself
 
2009 The Yellow Brick Road and Beyond (video documentary)
Director
 
2009 Tromatized: Meet Lloyd Kaufman (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Trailers from Hell (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 The Business End: Violence in Cinema (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 The Craft of Dirty Harry (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical Treasure (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Heroes Unmasked (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Director's Cut (2007) … Himself
– Sets and the City (2007) … Himself
 
2007 Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Making Soundtrack History (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Saturday Night Fever: A 30 Year Legacy (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 The 100 Greatest Sex Symbols (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Greatest Ever Blockbuster Movies (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 The Special: Building Blue Thunder (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Make Your Own Damn Movie! (video documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Mel Gibson: God's Lethal Weapon (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 The Revamping of Dracula (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 The Screen Savers (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 13 August 2003 (2003) … Himself
 
2002 Art of Darkness: A Night Gallery Retrospective (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
2002 VH-1 Behind the Movie (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Saturday Night Fever (2002) … Himself
 
1978 The 4th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

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Official Sites:

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Alternate Names:

J. Badham | John M. Badham

Height:

6' 1" (1.85 m)
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Trivia:

Producer Michael Douglas considered him as director of Starman but the job went to John Carpenter. See more »

Trademark:

[Attribution] His films always end with the title card "A John Badham Movie". See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo