Directing
John G. Avildsen
1935 · Oak Park, Illinois, USA
30 films
Bio
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.
Filmography
Rocky
Director
The Karate Kid
Director
The Karate Kid Part II
Director
Rocky V
Director
The Karate Kid Part III
Director
Inferno
Director
The Power of One
Director
Lean On Me
Director
8 Seconds
Director
Frank Serpico
Self (archive footage)
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Self - Director
Fore Play
Director