Directed credits
61
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
John Badham
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
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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: 87
Place of birth: Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1969 - 2022
Years active: 54
Average TMDB rating: 6.81
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 (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.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by John Badham.
Meatballs
Director
2022 Movie
Evel Knievel
Director
2004 Movie
Footsteps
Director
2003 Movie
Obsessed
Director
2002 Movie
Brother's Keeper
Director
2002 Movie
The Last Debate
Director
2000 Movie
The Jack Bull
Director
1999 Movie
Floating Away
Director
1998 Movie
Incognito
Director
1997 Movie
Nick of Time
Director
1995 Movie
Drop Zone
Director
1994 Movie
Another Stakeout
Director
1993 Movie
Point of No Return
Director
1993 Movie
The Hard Way
Director
1991 Movie
Bird on a Wire
Director
1990 Movie
Stakeout
Director
1987 Movie
Short Circuit
Director
1986 Movie
American Flyers
Director
1985 Movie
WarGames
Director
1983 Movie
Blue Thunder
Director
1983 Movie
Whose Life Is It Anyway?
Director
1981 Movie
Dracula
Director
1979 Movie
Saturday Night Fever
Director
1977 Movie
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
Director
1976 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by John Badham.
Siren
Director • 2 eps
2018 Series
Rush Hour
Director • 2 eps
2016 Series
Stitchers
Director • 2 eps
2015 Series
12 Monkeys
Director • 1 eps
2015 Series
Constantine
Director • 1 eps
2014 Series
Arrow
Director • 1 eps
2012 Series
The Event
Director • 1 eps
2010 Series
Nikita
Director • 2 eps
2010 Series
In Plain Sight
Director • 1 eps
2008 Series
Heroes
Director • 2 eps
2006 Series
Men in Trees
Director • 1 eps
2006 Series
Psych
Director • 6 eps
2006 Series
Criminal Minds
Director • 1 eps
2005 Series
Just Legal
Director • 1 eps
2005 Series
Supernatural
Director • 9 eps
2005 Series
Blind Justice
Director • 2 eps
2005 Series
Las Vegas
Director • 2 eps
2003 Series
The Shield
Director • 1 eps
2002 Series
Crossing Jordan
Director • 2 eps
2001 Series
Police Story
Director • 1 eps
1973 Series
Cool Million
Director • 2 eps
1972 Series
Kung Fu
Director • 1 eps
1972 Series
The Streets of San Francisco
Director • 1 eps
1972 Series
The Sixth Sense
Director • 2 eps
1972 Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with John Badham.
WarGames
Director
1983 Movie
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
Executive Producer
1993 Movie
Saturday Night Fever
Director
1977 Movie
Short Circuit
Director
1986 Movie
Stakeout
Director
1987 Movie
Dracula
Director
1979 Movie
The Jack Bull
Director
1999 Movie
Blue Thunder
Director
1983 Movie
Nick of Time
Director
1995 Movie
Point of No Return
Director
1993 Movie
Bird on a Wire
Director
1990 Movie
American Flyers
Director
1985 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with John Badham.
Supernatural
Director • 9 eps
2005 Series
Criminal Minds
Director • 1 eps
2005 Series
The Shield
Director • 1 eps
2002 Series
Psych
Director • 6 eps
2006 Series
Night Gallery
Director • 5 eps
1970 Series
Constantine
Director • 1 eps
2014 Series
Siren
Director • 2 eps
2018 Series
Kung Fu
Director • 1 eps
1972 Series
Heroes
Director • 2 eps
2006 Series
12 Monkeys
Director • 1 eps
2015 Series
Nikita
Director • 2 eps
2010 Series
Crossing Jordan
Director • 2 eps
2001 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with John Badham.
Bird on a Wire
Director
1990 Movie
WarGames
Director
1983 Movie
Saturday Night Fever
Director
1977 Movie
The Hard Way
Director
1991 Movie
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
Executive Producer
1993 Movie
Blue Thunder
Director
1983 Movie
Short Circuit
Director
1986 Movie
Point of No Return
Director
1993 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with John Badham.
Supernatural
Director • 9 eps
2005 Series
Criminal Minds
Director • 1 eps
2005 Series
Arrow
Director • 1 eps
2012 Series
Heroes
Director • 2 eps
2006 Series
Psych
Director • 6 eps
2006 Series
Crossing Jordan
Director • 2 eps
2001 Series
Las Vegas
Director • 2 eps
2003 Series
The Shield
Director • 1 eps
2002 Series
Cannon
Director • 1 eps
1971 Series
12 Monkeys
Director • 1 eps
2015 Series
In Plain Sight
Director • 1 eps
2008 Series
Nikita
Director • 2 eps
2010 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for John Badham.
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
Executive Producer
1993 Movie
Mood Indigo
Executive Producer
1993 Movie
Disorganized Crime
Executive Producer
1989 Movie
A Clear and Present Danger
Associate Producer
1970 Movie
Dial Hot Line
Associate Producer
1970 Movie
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
In Search of Tomorrow
as Self - Interviewee
2022 Movie
Becoming Iconic
as Self
2018 Movie
Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco Movie
as Self
2017 Movie
Tromatized: Meet Lloyd Kaufman
as Self
2009 Movie
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
as Self
2008 Movie
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
as Self
2008 Movie
The Craft of Dirty Harry
as Self
2008 Movie
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
as Self
2007 Movie
The Revamping of Dracula
as Self
2004 Movie
The Last Debate
as Don Beard
2000 Movie
Drop Zone
as Yacht Captain (uncredited)
1994 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for John Badham.
Crossing Jordan
as Marty • 1 eps
2001 Series