FILM DIRECTOR

John G. Avildsen

1935 - 2017

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John Guilbert Avildsen (December 21, 1935 – June 16, 2017) was an American film director. He is best known for directing Rocky (1976), which earned him the Academy Award for Best Director. He is also renowned for directing the first three films in The Karate Kid franchise (1984–1989). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John G. Avildsen has received more than 1,194,041 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). John G. Avildsen is the 200th most popular film director (up from 240th in 2019), the 1,362nd most popular biography from United States (up from 1,625th in 2019) and the 53rd most popular American Film Director.

John G. Avildsen is most famous for directing Rocky, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture and was nominated for Best Director and Best Film Editing.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, John G. Avildsen ranks 200 out of 2,041. Before him are Raoul Walsh, Stephen Frears, Richard Donner, Margarethe von Trotta, Lev Kuleshov, and Norman Jewison. After him are Vsevolod Pudovkin, Vincente Minnelli, Mike Newell, Amos Gitai, Douglas Sirk, and Claude Lanzmann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, John G. Avildsen ranks 58. Before him are Zhelyu Zhelev, John Saxon, Satoshi Ōmura, Masahito, Prince Hitachi, Monique Wittig, and Ernesto Laclau. After him are Forough Farrokhzad, Udo Lattek, Lorenzo Bandini, Wim Duisenberg, Pranab Mukherjee, and Elsa Martinelli. Among people deceased in 2017, John G. Avildsen ranks 71. Before him are Giovanni Sartori, Jacque Fresco, John Berger, Albert Speer, Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, and Adam West. After him are Carmen Franco, 1st Duchess of Franco, Georges Prêtre, Abdul Halim of Kedah, Kim Jong-nam, Elsa Martinelli, and Zhou Youguang.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John G. Avildsen ranks 1,362 out of 20,380. Before him are Donald J. Cram (1919), Don King (1931), Stephanie Kwolek (1923), Cybill Shepherd (1950), John Backus (1924), and Etta James (1938). After him are Tyler Perry (1969), Dave Mustaine (1961), Mike Powell (1963), Martin Balsam (1919), George Benson (1943), and Ken Thompson (1943).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, John G. Avildsen ranks 53. Before him are Kathryn Bigelow (1951), Henry Hathaway (1898), Chris Columbus (1958), Wes Anderson (1969), Raoul Walsh (1887), and Richard Donner (1930). After him are Vincente Minnelli (1903), Alan J. Pakula (1928), Robert Wise (1914), Barry Levinson (1942), Nicholas Ray (1911), and Arthur Penn (1922).

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Filmography

Rocky
Director
An uneducated collector for a Philadelphia loan shark is given a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to fight against the world heavyweight boxing champion.
Nov 20o 19767.789 / 10
The Karate Kid
Director
Daniel moves to Los Angeles with his mother, Lucille, and soon strikes up a relationship with Ali. He quickly finds himself the target of bullying by a group of high school students, led by Ali's ex-boyfriend Johnny, who study karate at the Cobra Kai dojo under ruthless sensei, John Kreese. Fortunately, Daniel befriends Mr. Miyagi, an unassuming repairman who just happens to be a martial arts master himself. Miyagi takes Daniel under his wing, training him in a more compassionate form of karate for self-defense and later, preparing him to compete against the brutal Cobra Kai.
Jun 22o 19847.19 / 10
Rocky V
Director
A lifetime of taking shots has ended Rocky’s career, and a crooked accountant has left him broke. Inspired by the memory of his trainer, however, Rocky finds glory in training and takes on an up-and-coming boxer.
Nov 16o 19905.772 / 10