• BIRTH 25/08/1939
  • Country United Kingdom
  • SHOW 1
  • MOVIE 1
  • DIRECTOR 41
  • PRODUCTION 6
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John Badham

John MacDonald Badham (born August 25, 1939) is an British-born American director, 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.

John Badham
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Show

Crossing Jordan
Crossing Jordan
Marty
2001

Movie

Point of No Return
Point of No Return
Room-Service Waiter
1993

Director (41)

Arrow
Arrow
2012
(1 episode)
Heroes
Heroes
2006
(2 episodes)
Supernatural
Supernatural
2005
(9 episodes)
Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds
2005
(1 episode)
12 Monkeys
12 Monkeys
2015
(1 episode)
The Shield
The Shield
2002
(1 episode)
Psych
Psych
2006
(6 episodes)
Siren (2018)
Siren (2018)
2018
(2 episodes)
Constantine
Constantine
2014
(1 episode)
Nikita
Nikita
2010
(2 episodes)
Las Vegas
Las Vegas
2003
(2 episodes)
Saturday Night Fever
Saturday Night Fever
1977
Stitchers
Stitchers
2015
(2 episodes)
Drop Zone
Drop Zone
1994
WarGames
WarGames
1983
Rush Hour (2016)
Rush Hour (2016)
2016
(2 episodes)
Bird on a Wire
Bird on a Wire
1990
Crossing Jordan
Crossing Jordan
2001
(2 episodes)
In Plain Sight
In Plain Sight
2008
(1 episode)
Short Circuit
Short Circuit
1986
The Event
The Event
2010
(1 episode)
The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
(1 episode)
The Hard Way
The Hard Way
1991
Kung Fu
Kung Fu
1972
(1 episode)
Nick of Time
Nick of Time
1995
Point of No Return
Point of No Return
1993
Stakeout
Stakeout
1987
Blue Thunder
Blue Thunder
1983
Another Stakeout
Another Stakeout
1993
The Jack Bull
The Jack Bull
1999
Men in Trees
Men in Trees
2006
(1 episode)
Night Gallery
Night Gallery
1969
(5 episodes)
Dracula
Dracula
1979
American Flyers
American Flyers
1985
Blind Justice
Blind Justice
2005
(2 episodes)
Cannon
Cannon
1971
(1 episode)
The Sixth Sense
The Sixth Sense
1972
(2 episodes)
Whose Life Is It Anyway?
Whose Life Is It Anyway?
1981
Obsessed
Obsessed
2002
Incognito
Incognito
1998
Police Story
Police Story
1973
(1 episode)

Production (6)

Drop Zone
Drop Zone
1994
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
1993
Nick of Time
Nick of Time
1995
Stakeout
Stakeout
1987
Another Stakeout
Another Stakeout
1993
Disorganized Crime
Disorganized Crime
1989

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