Acting credits
14
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
John G. Avildsen
Directing
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Movies: 43Series: 1Crew credits: 31
TMDB ID: 16513
IMDb ID: nm0000814
Known for: Directing
Born: December 21, 1935
Died: June 16, 2017
Age: 81
Place of birth: Oak Park, Illinois, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1953 - 2022
Years active: 70
Average TMDB rating: 6.54
Wikidata: Q260125
Other jobs
Director (25)Executive Producer (2)Assistant Director (1)Associate Producer (1)Cinematography (1)Story (1)
Biography
John Guilbert Avildsen (December 21, 1935 – June 16, 2017) was an American film director. He won the Academy Award for Best Director in 1977 for Rocky. Other films he directed include Joe, Save the Tiger, Fore Play, The Formula, Neighbors, For Keeps, Lean on Me, The Power of One, 8 Seconds, Inferno, Rocky V and the first three The Karate Kid films. Avildsen was born in Oak Park, Illinois, the son of Ivy (née Guilbert) and Clarence John Avildsen. He was educated at The Hotchkiss School and New York University. After starting out as an assistant director on films by Arthur Penn and Otto Preminger, John Avildsen received his first success with the low budget feature Joe (1970) which received critical acclaim for star Peter Boyle and moderate box office business. This was followed by another critical success, Save the Tiger (1973), that was nominated for three Oscars, winning Best Actor for star Jack Lemmon. Avildsen's greatest success was Rocky (1976), garnering ten Academy Award nominations and winning three, including Best Picture and Best Director. He later directed what was expected to be the series' final installment, Rocky V (1990). His other films include Cry Uncle! (1971), Neighbors (1981), The Karate Kid (1984), The Karate Kid Part II (1986), The Karate Kid Part III (1989), Lean on Me (1989) and 8 Seconds (1994). Avildsen was the original director for both Serpico (1973) and Saturday Night Fever (1977), but was fired over disputes with producers Martin Bregman and Robert Stigwood, respectively.
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Movies
Movie credits linked with John G. Avildsen.
Ammo for Shooting Clouds: John G. Avildsen Before Rocky
as Himself
2022 Movie
7.6
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
as Self (archive footage)
2020 Movie
7.7
Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco Movie
as Self (archive footage)
2017 Movie
5.9
Frank Serpico
as Self (archive footage)
2017 Movie
7.2
American Satan
as Talk Show Host
2017 Movie
6.7
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
as Self
2017 Movie
6.5
The Real Miyagi
as Self
2015 Movie
7.2
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
as Self - Director
2014 Movie
6.2
The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance
as Self
2011 Movie
Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon
as Self
2002 Movie
6.1
Inferno
Director
1999 Movie
10.0
Sports on the Silver Screen
as Self (archive footage)
1997 Movie
7.2
8 Seconds
Director
1994 Movie
The Troma System
as Himself
1993 Movie
7.5
The Power of One
Director
1992 Movie
5.8
Rocky V
Director
1990 Movie
Rocky Special: Burning Youth
Director
1990 Movie
5.9
The Karate Kid Part III
Director
1989 Movie
7.3
Lean On Me
Director
1989 Movie
6.5
For Keeps
Director
1988 Movie
5.5
Happy New Year
Director
1987 Movie
6.3
The Karate Kid Part II
Director
1986 Movie
7.2
The Karate Kid
Director
1984 Movie
4.5
A Night In Heaven
Director
1983 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with John G. Avildsen.
