John Badham Biography (1939-)

Full name, John MacDonald Badham; born August 25, 1939, in Luton, England; immigrated to the United States, 1945; naturalized U.S. citizen, 1950; son of Henry Lee (a U.S. Air Force General and business executive) and Mary Iola (anactress; maiden name, Hewitt) Badham; brother of Mary Badham (an actress known for her role as Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird); married Bonnie Sue Hughes,December 28, 1967 (divorced 1979); married Jan Speck, 1983 (divorced 1990);married Julia Laughlin, 1992; children: (first marriage) Kelly MacDonald. Addresses: Agent: William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality
American
Ethnicity
British
Gender
Male
Occupation
Director, producer
Birth Details
August 25, 1939
Luton, United Kingdom

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Director
  • Sunshine, Part II (also known as My Sweet Lady), CIC, 1975
  • The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings, Universal, 1976
  • Saturday Night Fever, Paramount, 1977
  • Dracula, Universal, 1979
  • Whose Life Is It Anyway?, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1981
  • Blue Thunder, Columbia, 1983
  • WarGames, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1983
  • American Flyers, Warner Bros., 1985
  • Short Circuit, TriStar, 1986
  • Stakeout, Buena Vista, 1987
  • Bird on a Wire, Universal, 1990
  • The Hard Way, Universal, 1991
  • Another Stakeout (also known as The Lookout and Stakeout2), Buena Vista, 1993
  • Point of No Return (also known as The Assassin), Warner Bros., 1993
  • Drop Zone, Paramount, 1994
  • Nick of Time, Paramount, 1995
  • Incognito, Warner Bros., 1997
  • Floating Away, 1998
  • Film Executive Producer
  • Stakeout, Buena Vista, 1987
  • Disorganized Crime, Buena Vista, 1989
  • From Time to Time (also known as Timekeeper and Le visionarium), 1992
  • Another Stakeout, Buena Vista, 1993
  • (With Dan York) Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, Universal, 1993
  • Another Stakeout (also known as The Lookout and Stakeout2), Buena Vista, 1993
  • Drop Zone, Paramount, 1994
  • Film Producer
  • Nick of Time, 1995
  • Television Associate Producer
  • Pilots
  • Night Gallery, NBC, 1969
  • Dial Hot Line, ABC, 1970
  • A Clear and Present Danger, NBC, 1970
  • Television Director
  • Movies
  • The Impatient Heart, NBC, 1971
  • (Uncredited) No Place to Run, 1972
  • Isn't It Shocking?, ABC, 1973
  • The Godchild, ABC, 1974
  • The Gun, ABC, 1974
  • Reflections of Murder, ABC, 1974
  • The Law, NBC, 1974
  • The Keegans, CBS, 1976
  • Relentless: Mind of a Killer (also known as Mood Indigo), NBC, 1993
  • The Jack Bull, HBO, 1999
  • The Last Debate, Showtime, 2000
  • Television Associate Producer
  • Movies
  • The Neon Ceiling, NBC, 1971
  • Television Executive Producer
  • Movies
  • Relentless: Mind of a Killer (also known as Mood Indigo), NBC, 1993
  • Rebound: The Legend of Earl "The Goat" Manigault (also known as Rebound), HBO, 1996
  • Television Director
  • Episodic
  • The Senator (also known as The Bold Ones: The Senator), NBC, 1970
  • Sarge, NBC, 1971
  • "The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes," Night Gallery (also known asRod Serling's Night Gallery), NBC, 1971
  • "Camera Obscura," Night Gallery (also known as Rod Serling's Night Gallery), NBC, 1971
  • "Green Fingers," Night Gallery (also known as Rod Serling's Night Gallery), NBC, 1971
  • "The Girl with the Hungry Eyes," Night Gallery (also known as Rod Serling's Night Gallery), NBC, 1972
  • "You Can Come Up Now, Mrs. Millikan," Night Gallery (also known asRod Serling's Night Gallery), NBC, 1972
  • "The Doll of Death," Night Gallery (also known as Rod Serling'sNight Gallery), NBC, 1972
  • The Sixth Sense, ABC, 1972
  • Sunshine, NBC, 1975
  • Also directed episodes of The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (also known as The New Doctors), NBC; Cannon, CBS; Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law, ABC; Cool Million, NBC; The Streets of San Francisco, ABC; Police Story, NBC; The Doctors, NBC; and Nichols (also known as James Garner As Nichols).
  • Television Appearances
  • Episodic
  • Appeared as himself, The Directors, Encore.