John G. Avildsen

★ Directing #202

1935 - 2017 (age 81) • Directing

Born: 12/21/1935 in Oak Park, Illinois, USA

Died: 6/16/2017 (age 81)

Known for: Directing

John G. Avildsen

★ Directing #202

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.

Known For

Rocky

78%

Director

1976

The Karate Kid

72%

Editor

1984

Rocky V

58%

Director

1990

The Karate Kid Part II

64%

Editor

1986

The Karate Kid Part III

59%

Director

1989

Inferno

62%

Director

1999

Lean On Me

73%

Director

1989

American Satan

72%

Executive Producer

2017

Ammo for Shooting Clouds: John G. Avildsen Before Rocky

Himself

2022

40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic

75%

Self (archive footage)

2020

Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco Movie

77%

Self (archive footage)

2017

Frank Serpico

59%

Self (archive footage)

2017

American Satan

72%

Talk Show Host

2017

American Satan

72%

Executive Producer

2017

John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs

68%

Self

2017

The Real Miyagi

65%

Self

2015

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

72%

Self - Director

2014

The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance

62%

Self

2011

Tribute To James Crabe

Himself

2006

Make Your Own Damn Movie!

54%

Himself

2005

The Way of The Karate Kid

75%

Self - Director / Academy Award Winner

2005

Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon

100%

Self

2002

Inferno

62%

Director

1999

Sports on the Silver Screen

90%

Self (archive footage)

1997

8 Seconds

71%

Director

1994

The Troma System

90%

Self

1993

The Power of One

75%

Director

1992

The Power of One

75%

Editor

1992

Rocky V

58%

Director

1990

Rocky V

58%

Editor

1990

The Karate Kid Part III

59%

Director

1989

The Karate Kid Part III

59%

Editor

1989

Lean On Me

73%

Director

1989

Lean On Me

73%

Executive Producer

1989

Lean On Me

73%

Editor

1989

For Keeps

65%

Director

1988