John G. Avildsen
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1935-12-21 (82 years old)
Deathday
2017-06-16
Place of Birth
Oak Park, Illinois, USA
Also known As
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John G. Avildsen
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...
Acting
2017
as Self (archive footage)
1997
as Self (archive footage)
2014
as Self - Director
2015
as Self
2017
2022
2005
as Himself
2020
as Self (archive footage)
1993
as Himself
1963
as Alvie
2017
as Talk Show Host
2017
as Self (archive footage)
2011
2006
as Himself
2005
as Self - Director / Academy Award Winner
2002
Production
1976
as Director
1990
as Director
1990
as Editor
1984
as Director
1984
as Editor
1989
as Director
1989
as Editor
1999
as Director
1983
as Director
1980
as Director
1971
1971
as Director of Photography
1986
as Director
1986
as Editor
1988
as Director
1992
as Director
1992
as Editor
1989
as Director
1983
as Editor
1975
as Director
1970
as Director
1970
as Director of Photography
1973
as Director
1994
as Director
1981
as Director
1964
as Director
1964
as Producer
1975
as Director
1971
as Director
1987
as Director
1982
as Director
1978
as Director
1978
as Producer
1978
as Editor
1971
as Director
1971
1972
as Cinematography
1965
as Executive Producer
1989
as Executive Producer
1989
as Editor
1971
as Director of Photography
1988
as Editor
1969
as Associate Producer
1972
as Director
2017
as Executive Producer
1971
as Additional Dialogue
1971
as Director
1971
as Writer
1971
as Cinematography
1971
as Editor
1969
as Director of Photography
1971
as Editor
1969
as Director
1978
as Camera Operator
1967
as Assistant Director
1982
as Producer
1982
as Cinematography
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