Film Director

John G. Avildsen

1935 - 2017

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His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia. John G. Avildsen is the 310th most popular film director (down from 200th in 2024), the 2,370th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,362nd in 2019) and the 90th 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 310 out of 2,041Before him are Gillo Pontecorvo, Michael Bay, Paul Schrader, Walter Salles, Rob Reiner, and Lung Chien. After him are Jiří Trnka, Tengiz Abuladze, Mario Monicelli, Ted Kotcheff, King Vidor, and François Ozon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, John G. Avildsen ranks 95Before him are Forough Farrokhzad, John Phillips, Charles Duke, Paula Rego, Mary Berry, and Ján Popluhár. After him are Yakov Sinai, Hillel Furstenberg, Masahito, Prince Hitachi, Robert Silverberg, Thomas Keneally, and Luis del Sol. Among people deceased in 2017, John G. Avildsen ranks 111Before him are Dionigi Tettamanzi, Tobe Hooper, Hans Rosling, Tom Regan, Dick Bruna, and Loalwa Braz. After him are Mustafa Tlass, Manuel Marín, Christine Kaufmann, Jannis Kounellis, Charles Bachman, and Tsutomu Hata.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John G. Avildsen ranks 2,370 out of NaNBefore him are Peter Criss (1945), Billy Zane (1966), Coolio (1963), Charles Francis Adams Sr. (1807), Matt Dillon (1964), and Liberace (1919). After him are Warren Christopher (1925), Joseph Erlanger (1874), Greg Mankiw (1958), Ralph Bellamy (1904), Kathryn Joosten (1939), and Robert Jordan (1948).

Among Film Directors In United States

Among film directors born in United States, John G. Avildsen ranks 90Before him are Stanley Donen (1924), Tobe Hooper (1943), Raoul Walsh (1887), Michael Bay (1965), Paul Schrader (1946), and Rob Reiner (1947). After him are King Vidor (1894), Billy Hayes (1947), George Roy Hill (1921), Richard Fleischer (1916), John Hughes (1950), and Joseph Losey (1909).

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