Directed credits
61
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
John Badham
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.1
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Directed movies: 31Directed series: 30All crew credits: 68
TMDB ID: 12840
IMDb ID: nm0000824
Known for: Directing
Born: August 25, 1939
Age: 86
Place of birth: Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1969 - 2022
Years active: 54
Average TMDB rating: 6.77
Wikidata: Q547485
Also known as
Charles John Smith • John M. Badham • 约翰·班德汉姆
Frequent jobs
Director (61)Associate Producer (3)Executive Producer (3)Producer's Assistant (1)
Biography
John MacDonald Badham is an English-born American director of film and television, 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.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by John Badham.
Meatballs
Director
2022 Movie
4.9
Evel Knievel
Director
2004 Movie
5.3
Footsteps
Director
2003 Movie
5.2
Obsessed
Director
2002 Movie
2.8
Brother's Keeper
Director
2002 Movie
The Last Debate
Director
2000 Movie
6.4
The Jack Bull
Director
1999 Movie
4.0
Floating Away
Director
1998 Movie
5.8
Incognito
Director
1997 Movie
6.2
Nick of Time
Director
1995 Movie
5.7
Drop Zone
Director
1994 Movie
5.4
Another Stakeout
Director
1993 Movie
6.2
Point of No Return
Director
1993 Movie
6.1
The Hard Way
Director
1991 Movie
6.2
Bird on a Wire
Director
1990 Movie
6.5
Stakeout
Director
1987 Movie
6.6
Short Circuit
Director
1986 Movie
6.1
American Flyers
Director
1985 Movie
7.1
WarGames
Director
1983 Movie
6.2
Blue Thunder
Director
1983 Movie
7.0
Whose Life Is It Anyway?
Director
1981 Movie
6.4
Dracula
Director
1979 Movie
6.7
Saturday Night Fever
Director
1977 Movie
5.9
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
Director
1976 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by John Badham.
7.7
Siren
Director • 2 eps
2018 Series
5.2
Rush Hour
Director • 2 eps
2016 Series
6.8
Stitchers
Director • 2 eps
2015 Series
7.4
12 Monkeys
Director • 1 eps
2015 Series
7.8
Constantine
Director • 1 eps
2014 Series
6.8
Arrow
Director • 1 eps
2012 Series
6.4
The Event
Director • 1 eps
2010 Series
7.2
Nikita
Director • 2 eps
2010 Series
7.0
In Plain Sight
Director • 1 eps
2008 Series
7.5
Heroes
Director • 2 eps
2006 Series
6.6
Men in Trees
Director • 1 eps
2006 Series
7.9
Psych
Director • 6 eps
2006 Series
8.3
Criminal Minds
Director • 1 eps
2005 Series
Just Legal
Director • 1 eps
2005 Series
8.3
Supernatural
Director • 9 eps
2005 Series
5.8
Blind Justice
Director • 2 eps
2005 Series
7.0
Las Vegas
Director • 2 eps
2003 Series
8.1
The Shield
Director • 1 eps
2002 Series
7.2
Crossing Jordan
Director • 2 eps
2001 Series
6.9
Police Story
Director • 1 eps
1973 Series
5.0
Cool Million
Director • 2 eps
1972 Series
7.7
Kung Fu
Director • 1 eps
1972 Series
7.0
The Streets of San Francisco
Director • 1 eps
1972 Series
5.9
The Sixth Sense
Director • 2 eps
1972 Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with John Badham.
7.1
WarGames
Director
1983 Movie
6.9
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
Executive Producer
1993 Movie
6.7
Saturday Night Fever
Director
1977 Movie
6.6
Short Circuit
Director
1986 Movie
6.5
Stakeout
Director
1987 Movie
6.4
The Jack Bull
Director
1999 Movie
6.4
Dracula
Director
1979 Movie
6.2
Bird on a Wire
Director
1990 Movie
6.2
Point of No Return
Director
1993 Movie
6.2
Blue Thunder
Director
1983 Movie
6.2
Nick of Time
Director
1995 Movie
6.1
The Hard Way
Director
1991 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with John Badham.
8.3
Supernatural
Director • 9 eps
2005 Series
8.3
Criminal Minds
Director • 1 eps
2005 Series
8.1
The Shield
Director • 1 eps
2002 Series
7.9
Psych
Director • 6 eps
2006 Series
7.8
Night Gallery
Director • 5 eps
1970 Series
7.8
Constantine
Director • 1 eps
2014 Series
7.7
Siren
Director • 2 eps
2018 Series
7.7
Kung Fu
Director • 1 eps
1972 Series
7.5
Heroes
Director • 2 eps
2006 Series
7.4
12 Monkeys
Director • 1 eps
2015 Series
7.2
Nikita
Director • 2 eps
2010 Series
7.2
Crossing Jordan
Director • 2 eps
2001 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with John Badham.
6.1
The Hard Way
Director
1991 Movie
6.9
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
Executive Producer
1993 Movie
7.1
WarGames
Director
1983 Movie
6.7
Saturday Night Fever
Director
1977 Movie
6.2
Blue Thunder
Director
1983 Movie
6.6
Short Circuit
Director
1986 Movie
6.2
Bird on a Wire
Director
1990 Movie
6.4
The Jack Bull
Director
1999 Movie
6.4
Dracula
Director
1979 Movie
6.2
Point of No Return
Director
1993 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with John Badham.
8.3
Supernatural
Director • 9 eps
2005 Series
8.3
Criminal Minds
Director • 1 eps
2005 Series
6.8
Arrow
Director • 1 eps
2012 Series
7.9
Psych
Director • 6 eps
2006 Series
7.5
Heroes
Director • 2 eps
2006 Series
8.1
The Shield
Director • 1 eps
2002 Series
7.0
Las Vegas
Director • 2 eps
2003 Series
7.2
Crossing Jordan
Director • 2 eps
2001 Series
7.4
12 Monkeys
Director • 1 eps
2015 Series
7.2
Nikita
Director • 2 eps
2010 Series
6.6
Cannon
Director • 1 eps
1971 Series
7.8
Night Gallery
Director • 5 eps
1970 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for John Badham.
6.9
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
Executive Producer
1993 Movie
Mood Indigo
Executive Producer
1993 Movie
5.4
Disorganized Crime
Executive Producer
1989 Movie
A Clear and Present Danger
Associate Producer
1970 Movie
Dial Hot Line
Associate Producer
1970 Movie
6.6
Night Gallery
Associate Producer
1969 Movie
Deadlock
Producer's Assistant
1969 Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for John Badham.
Romantic Mysticism: The Music of Billy Goldenberg
as Self - Director / Associate Producer
2022 Movie
6.7
In Search of Tomorrow
as Self - Interviewee
2022 Movie
5.3
Becoming Iconic
as Self
2018 Movie
7.7
Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco Movie
as Self
2017 Movie
5.8
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
as Self
2008 Movie
8.0
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
as Self
2008 Movie
6.0
The Craft of Dirty Harry
as Self
2008 Movie
7.8
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
as Self
2007 Movie
5.0
The Revamping of Dracula
as Self
2004 Movie
The Last Debate
as Don Beard
2000 Movie
5.7
Drop Zone
as Yacht Captain (uncredited)
1994 Movie
6.2
Point of No Return
as Room-Service Waiter
1993 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for John Badham.