Cast & creator
John Badham
Best known for Supernatural, Criminal Minds, Arrow
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.
Also known as: Charles John Smith, John M. Badham, 约翰·班德汉姆
61
film credits
33
television credits
19
1969–2022 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (94)
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Supernatural
Director
2005
Criminal Minds
Director
2005
Arrow
Director
2012
Psych
Director
2006
Heroes
Director
2006
Crossing Jordan
Marty
2001Crossing Jordan
Director
2001
Las Vegas
Director
2003
Cannon
Director
1971
The Shield
Director
2002
12 Monkeys
Director
2015
In Plain Sight
Director
2008
Nikita
Director
2010
The Streets of San Francisco
Director
1972
Night Gallery
Producer
1970Night Gallery
Director
1970
Police Story
Director
1973
Siren
Director
2018
Stitchers
Director
2015
Men in Trees
Director
2006
Constantine
Director
2014
Blind Justice
Producer
2005Blind Justice
Director
2005
Rush Hour
Director
2016
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
Director
1969
The Event
Director
2010
Nichols
Director
1971
The Sixth Sense
Director
1972
WarGames
Director
1983
Bird on a Wire
Director
1990
Saturday Night Fever
Pedestrian #1 (uncredited)
1977Saturday Night Fever
Director
1977
Short Circuit
Director
1986
The Hard Way
Director
1991
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
Executive Producer
1993
Blue Thunder
Director
1983
Sarge
Director
1971
Point of No Return
Room-Service Waiter
1993Point of No Return
Director
1993
Just Legal
Director
2005
Cool Million
Director
1972
The Bold Ones: The Senator
Director
1970
Nick of Time
Producer
1995Nick of Time
Director
1995
Another Stakeout
Director
1993Another Stakeout
Executive Producer
1993
Stakeout
Producer
1987Stakeout
Director
1987
Drop Zone
Yacht Captain (uncredited)
1994Drop Zone
Director
1994Drop Zone
Executive Producer
1994
The Jack Bull
Director
1999
Whose Life Is It Anyway?
Director
1981
Dracula
Director
1979
American Flyers
Director
1985
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
Director
1976
Night Gallery
Associate Producer
1969
Incognito
Director
1997
Disorganized Crime
Executive Producer
1989
Isn't It Shocking?
Director
1973
A Clear and Present Danger
Associate Producer
1970
In Search of Tomorrow
Self - Interviewee
2022
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
Self
2007
Obsessed
Director
2002
Kung Fu
Director
1972
Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco Movie
Self
2017
Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love
Director
1974
Becoming Iconic
Self
2018
Mood Indigo
Executive Producer
1993The Impatient Heart
Director
1971
Evel Knievel
Director
2004
The Revamping of Dracula
Self
2004
Meatballs
Director
2022
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
Self
2008
The Craft of Dirty Harry
Self
2008
Floating Away
Director
1998
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
Self
2008King of my Kind: John Badham Remembers Dracula
2019
The Last Debate
Don Beard
2000The Last Debate
Director
2000
The Godchild
Director
1974Behind-the-Scenes: Blue Thunder
1983
Romantic Mysticism: The Music of Billy Goldenberg
Self - Director / Associate Producer
2022
Dial Hot Line
Associate Producer
1970Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'
Self
2006
The Keegans
Director
1976
Tromatized: Meet Lloyd Kaufman
Self
2009
Brother's Keeper
Director
2002
Footsteps
Director
2003
Reflections of Murder
Director
1974
The Law
Director
1974
Deadlock
Producer's Assistant
1969
The Gun
Director
1974