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John MacDonald Badham is an English-born American director of film and television, best known for the films Saturday Night Fever (1977), Dracula (1979), Blue Thunder (1983), WarGames (1983), Short Circuit (1986), and Stakeout (1987).

Birth Name

Charles John Smith

Born

Friday, 25 August 1939

Actor Filmography

Title	Character	Year

In Search of Tomorrow	Self - Interviewee	2021
Becoming Iconic	Himself	2018
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1970's	Himself	2009
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's	Himself	2009
Hollywood's Best Film Directors	Himself	2009
Tromatized: Meet Lloyd Kaufman	Himself	2009
The Yellow Brick Road and Beyond	Director	2009
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History	Himself	2008
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story	Himself	2007
Make Your Own Damn Movie!	Himself	2005

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Actor Filmography

Title	Character	Year

In Search of Tomorrow	Self - Interviewee	2021
Becoming Iconic	Himself	2018
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1970's	Himself	2009
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's	Himself	2009
Hollywood's Best Film Directors	Himself	2009
Tromatized: Meet Lloyd Kaufman	Himself	2009
The Yellow Brick Road and Beyond	Director	2009
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History	Himself	2008
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story	Himself	2007
Make Your Own Damn Movie!	Himself	2005
Crossing Jordan	Marty	2001
VH-1 Behind the Movie	Himself	1999
Drop Zone	Yacht Captain	1994
Point of No Return	Room-Service Waiter	1993

Director Filmography

Title	Year

Siren	2018
Rush Hour	2016
Stitchers	2015
12 Monkeys	2015
Constantine	2014
Arrow	2012
The Event	2010
Nikita	2010
Trauma	2009
The Beast	2009
In Plain Sight	2008
Heroes	2006
Men in Trees	2006
Standoff	2006
Psych	2006
Criminal Minds	2005
Supernatural	2005
Just Legal	2005
Blind Justice	2005
Evel Knievel	2004
Footsteps	2003
Las Vegas	2003
Obsessed	2002
The Shield	2002
Brother's Keeper	2002
Crossing Jordan	2001
The Jack Bull	1999
Floating Away	1998
Incognito	1997
Nick of Time	1995
Drop Zone	1994
Another Stakeout	1993
Point of No Return	1993
The Hard Way	1991
Bird On A Wire	1990
Stakeout	1987
Short Circuit	1986
American Flyers	1985
WarGames	1983
Blue Thunder	1983
Whose Life Is It Anyway?	1982
Dracula	1979
Saturday Night Fever	1977
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings	1976
The Godchild	1974
Reflections of Murder	1974
The Gun	1974
The Law	1974
Isn't It Shocking?	1973
Police Story	1973
The Streets of San Francisco	1972
Kung Fu	1972
The Sixth Sense	1972
No Place to Run	1972
Nichols	1971
Cannon	1971
Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law	1971
Sarge	1971
Night Gallery	1970
The Bold Ones: The Senator	1970
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors	1969

Producer Filmography

Title	Year

Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault	1996
Nick of Time	1995
Drop Zone	1994
Another Stakeout	1993
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story	1993
The Timekeeper	1992
Disorganized Crime	1989
Stakeout	1987
The Bold Ones: The Senator	1970

Year	Type	Category	Won

1975	Emmy	Outstanding Directing in a Special Program - Drama or Comedy	Nominated
1971	Emmy	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama - A Single Program of a Series with Continuing Characters and/or Theme	Nominated