John Badham

John Badham
Born
John MacDonald Badham

(1939-08-25) August 25, 1939 (age 85)
Luton, Bedfordshire, England
NationalityAmerican
Alma materYale University (MFA)
Occupations
  • Film director
  • producer
  • screenwriter
Years active1969–present
Spouses
Bonnie Hughes
(m. 1967; div. 1979)
Jan Speck
(m. 1983; div. 1990)
Julia Badham
(m. 1992)
Children1
RelativesMary Badham (sister)
Websitejohnbadham.com

John MacDonald Badham (born August 25, 1939) is an American film and television director. He is best known for directing the films Saturday Night Fever (1977), Dracula (1979), Blue Thunder (1983), WarGames (1983), Short Circuit (1986), Stakeout (1987), Bird on a Wire (1990), The Hard Way (1991) and Point of No Return (1993). He is a two-time Primetime Emmy Award nominee, a two-time Hugo Award nominee, and a Saturn Award winner. He is also a Professor at Chapman University.[1]

  1. ^ "Faculty Profile". chapman.edu. Retrieved September 14, 2023.