Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1939-08-25 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK

Also Known As

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

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.

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Acting

2022		Romantic Mysticism: The Music of Billy Goldenberg as Self - Director / Associate Producer
2022		In Search of Tomorrow as Self - Interviewee

2019

King of my Kind: John Badham Remembers Dracula

2018

Becoming Iconic as Self

2017

Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco Movie as Self

2009

Tromatized: Meet Lloyd Kaufman as Himself

2008		The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry as Self
2008		The Business End: Violence in Cinema as Self
2008		The Craft of Dirty Harry as Self

2007

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story as Self

2006

Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder' as Self

2004

The Revamping of Dracula as Self

2001

Crossing Jordan as Marty

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
2015		12 Monkeys as Director

2014

Constantine as Director

2012

Arrow as Director

2010		The Event as Director
2010		Nikita as Director

2008

In Plain Sight as Director

2006		Heroes as Director
2006		Men in Trees as Director
2006		Psych as Director

2005		Criminal Minds as Director
2005		Just Legal as Director
2005		Supernatural as Director
2005		Blind Justice as Director

2004

Evel Knievel as Director

2003		Footsteps as Director
2003		Las Vegas as Director

2002		Obsessed as Director
2002		The Shield as Director
2002		Brother's Keeper 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		Another Stakeout as Director
1993		Point of No Return 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
1983		Blue Thunder as Director

1981

Whose Life Is It Anyway? as Director

1979

Dracula as Director

1977

Saturday Night Fever as Director

1976		The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings as Director
1976		The Keegans as Director

1974		The Godchild as Director
1974		Reflections of Murder as Director
1974		The Gun as Director
1974		The Law as Director
1974		Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love as Director

1973		Isn't It Shocking? as Director
1973		Police Story as Director

1972		Cool Million as Director
1972		Kung Fu as Director
1972		The Streets of San Francisco as Director
1972		The Sixth Sense as Director

1971		The Impatient Heart as Director
1971		Sarge as Director
1971		Nichols as Director
1971		Cannon as Director

1970		Night Gallery as Director
1970		The Bold Ones: The Senator as Director

1969

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors as Director

Production

2005

Blind Justice as Producer

1995

Nick of Time as Producer

1994

Drop Zone as Executive Producer

1993		Another Stakeout as Executive Producer
1993		Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story as Executive Producer
1993		Mood Indigo as Executive Producer

1989

Disorganized Crime as Executive Producer

1987

Stakeout as Producer

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

1969		Night Gallery as Associate Producer
1969		Deadlock as Producer's Assistant