John G. Avildsen

John G. Avildsen(90 years old )

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 T

Known for

Ammo for Shooting Clouds: John G. Avildsen Before Rocky

40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic

Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco Movie

John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs

American Satan

Frank Serpico

The Real Miyagi

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance

Tribute To James Crabe

Make Your Own Damn Movie!

The Way of The Karate Kid

Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon

Sports on the Silver Screen

The Troma System

Greenwich Village Story

The Oscars

The Oscars

1953 | 1 episodes

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Directing