Known For
Directing
Known Credits
19
Gender
Male
Birthday
August 25, 1939 (86 years old)
Place of Birth
Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK
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.
| 2022 | Meatballs...Director | |
| 2018 | Siren...Director | |
| 2016 | Rush Hour...Director | |
| 2015 | Stitchers...Director | |
| 2015 | 12 Monkeys...Director | |
| 2014 | Constantine...Director | |
| 2012 | Arrow...Director | |
| 2010 | The Event...Director | |
| 2010 | Nikita...Director | |
| 2008 | In Plain Sight...Director | |
| 2006 | Heroes...Director | |
| 2006 | Men in Trees...Director | |
| 2006 | Psych...Director | |
| 2005 | Criminal Minds...Director | |
| 2005 | Just Legal...Director | |
| 2005 | Supernatural...Director | |
| 2005 | Blind Justice...Director | |
| 2004 | Evel Knievel...Director | |
| 2003 | Footsteps...Director | |
| 2003 | Las Vegas...Director | |
| 2002 | Obsessed...Director | |
| 2002 | The Shield...Director | |
| 2002 | Brother's Keeper...Director | |
| 2001 | Crossing Jordan...Director | |
| 2000 | The Last Debate...Director | |
| 1999 | The Jack Bull...Director | |
| 1998 | Floating Away...Director | |
| 1997 | Incognito...Director | |
| 1995 | Nick of Time...Director | |
| 1994 | Drop Zone...Director | |
| 1993 | Another Stakeout...Director | |
| 1993 | Point of No Return...Director | |
| 1991 | The Hard Way...Director | |
| 1990 | Bird on a Wire...Director | |
| 1987 | Stakeout...Director | |
| 1986 | Short Circuit...Director | |
| 1985 | American Flyers...Director | |
| 1983 | WarGames...Director | |
| 1983 | Blue Thunder...Director | |
| 1981 | Whose Life Is It Anyway?...Director | |
| 1979 | Dracula...Director | |
| 1977 | Saturday Night Fever...Director | |
| 1976 | The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings...Director | |
| 1976 | The Keegans...Director | |
| 1974 | The Godchild...Director | |
| 1974 | Reflections of Murder...Director | |
| 1974 | The Gun...Director | |
| 1974 | The Law...Director | |
| 1974 | Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love...Director | |
| 1973 | Isn't It Shocking?...Director | |
| 1973 | Police Story...Director | |
| 1972 | Cool Million...Director | |
| 1972 | Kung Fu...Director | |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco...Director | |
| 1972 | The Sixth Sense...Director | |
| 1971 | The Impatient Heart...Director | |
| 1971 | Sarge...Director | |
| 1971 | Nichols...Director | |
| 1971 | Cannon...Director | |
| 1970 | Night Gallery...Director | |
| 1970 | The Bold Ones: The Senator...Director | |
| 1969 | The Bold Ones: The New Doctors...Director |
| 2005 | Blind Justice...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 | Mood Indigo...Executive Producer | |
| 1989 | Disorganized Crime...Executive Producer | |
| 1987 | Stakeout...Producer | |
| 1970 | Night Gallery...Producer | |
| 1970 | A Clear and Present Danger...Associate Producer | |
| 1970 | Dial Hot Line...Associate Producer | |
| 1969 | Night Gallery...Associate Producer | |
| 1969 | Deadlock...Producer's Assistant |
| 2022 | Romantic Mysticism: The Music of Billy Goldenbergas Self - Director / Associate Producer | |
| 2022 | In Search of Tomorrowas Self - Interviewee | |
| 2019 | King of my Kind: John Badham Remembers Draculaas | |
| 2018 | Becoming Iconicas Self | |
| 2017 | Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco Movieas Self | |
| 2009 | Tromatized: Meet Lloyd Kaufmanas Self | |
| 2008 | The Long Shadow of Dirty Harryas Self | |
| 2008 | The Craft of Dirty Harryas Self | |
| 2008 | The Business End: Violence in Cinemaas Self | |
| 2007 | Spine Tingler! The William Castle Storyas Self | |
| 2006 | Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'as Self | |
| 2006 | The Special: Building Blue Thunderas | |
| 2004 | The Revamping of Draculaas Self | |
| 2001 | Crossing Jordanas Marty | |
| 2000 | The Last Debateas Don Beard | |
| 1994 | Drop Zoneas Yacht Captain (uncredited) | |
| 1993 | Point of No Returnas Room-Service Waiter | |
| 1983 | Behind-the-Scenes: Blue Thunderas | |
| 1977 | Saturday Night Feveras Pedestrian #1 (uncredited) |
