John G. Avildsen
Birthday
1935/12/21
Day of death
2017/06/16 (81 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Oak Park, Illinois, USA
Also know as
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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 ...Read more
Acting
(2017) Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco Movie
as Self (archive footage)
(1997) Sports on the Silver Screen
as Self (archive footage)
(2014) Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
as Self - Director
(2015) The Real Miyagi
as Self
(2017) John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
as Self
(2022) Ammo for Shooting Clouds: John G. Avildsen Before Rocky
as Himself
(2005) Make Your Own Damn Movie!
as Himself
(2020) 40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
as Self (archive footage)
(1993) The Troma System
as Himself
(1963) Greenwich Village Story
as Alvie
(2017) American Satan
as Talk Show Host
(2017) Frank Serpico
as Self (archive footage)
(2011) The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance
as Self
(2006) Tribute To James Crabe
as Himself
(2005) The Way of The Karate Kid
as Self - Director / Academy Award Winner
(2002) Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon
as Self
(1953) The Oscars
as Self