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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1939-08-25 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK

John Badham

Biography:

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.

Known For

Acting

2022

Romantic Mysticism: The Music of Billy Goldenberg as Self - Director / Associate Producer
In Search of Tomorrow as Self - Interviewee

2019

2018

2017

2009

2008

2007

2006

2004

2001

2000

The Last Debate as Don Beard

1994

Drop Zone as Yacht Captain (uncredited)

1993

Point of No Return as Room-Service Waiter

1977

Saturday Night Fever as Pedestrian #1 (uncredited)

Directing

2022

Meatballs as Director

2018

Siren as Director

2016

Rush Hour as Director

2015

Stitchers as Director
12 Monkeys as Director

2014

Constantine as Director

2012

Arrow as Director

2010

Nikita as Director
The Event as Director

2008

In Plain Sight as Director

2006

Heroes as Director
Men in Trees as Director
Psych as Director

2005

Just Legal as Director
Blind Justice as Director
Criminal Minds as Director
Supernatural as Director

2004

Evel Knievel as Director

2003

Footsteps as Director
Las Vegas as Director

2002

Brother's Keeper as Director
Obsessed as Director
The Shield as Director

2001

Crossing Jordan as Director

2000

The Last Debate as Director

1999

The Jack Bull as Director

1998

Floating Away as Director

1997

Incognito as Director

1995

Nick of Time as Director

1994

Drop Zone as Director

1993

Point of No Return as Director
Another Stakeout as Director

1991

The Hard Way as Director

1990

Bird on a Wire as Director

1987

Stakeout as Director

1986

Short Circuit as Director

1985

American Flyers as Director

1983

WarGames as Director
Blue Thunder as Director

1981

1979

Dracula as Director

1977

1974

The Godchild as Director
The Law as Director
The Gun as Director

1973

Isn't It Shocking? as Director
Police Story as Director

1972

Cool Million as Director
Kung Fu as Director
The Sixth Sense as Director

1971

Sarge as Director
Nichols as Director
Cannon as Director

1970

Night Gallery as Director

Production

2005

Blind Justice as Producer

1995

Nick of Time as Producer

1994

Drop Zone as Executive Producer

1993

Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story as Executive Producer
Mood Indigo as Executive Producer
Another Stakeout as Executive Producer

1989

Disorganized Crime as Executive Producer

1987

Stakeout as Producer

1970

A Clear and Present Danger as Associate Producer
Dial Hot Line as Associate Producer
Night Gallery as Producer

1969

Deadlock as Producer's Assistant
Night Gallery as Associate Producer