John G. Avildsen
DirectorEditorProducer
- Born
- December 21, 1935
- Died
- June 16, 2017
- Awards
- 5 wins, 12 nominations
John G. Avildsen was born on 21 December 1935 in Oak Park, Illinois, USA. He was a director and editor, known for Rocky (1976), Rocky V (1990) and The Karate Kid Part III (1989). He was married to Tracy Brooks Swope and Marie Olga Maturevich. He died on 16 June 2017 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Biography
Director
 Let Love Last(2014) |
 Inferno(1999) |
| A Fine and Private Place(1998) |
 8 Seconds(1994) |
 The Power of One(1992) |
Writer
 Okay Bill(1971) |
 Cry Uncle(1971) |
 Guess What We Learned in School Today?(1970) |
Actor
 American Satan(2017)as Talk Show Host |
 Greenwich Village Story(1963)as Alvie |
Producer
 The Margarita Man(2019) |
| American Satan(2017) |
| Dancing Into the Future(2007) |
 Lean on Me(1989) |
 Traveling Hopefully(1982) |
Cinematographer
| Traveling Hopefully(1982) |
 The Stoolie(1972) |
| Okay Bill(1971) |
| Cry Uncle(1971) |
 Joe(1970) |
Editor
| The Power of One(1992) |
 Rocky V(1990) |
 The Karate Kid Part III(1989) |
| Lean on Me(1989) |
 For Keeps?(1988) |
Production Manager
 Run for Your Wife(1965) |
Second Unit or Assistant Director
 Hurry Sundown(1967) |
| Greenwich Village Story(1963) |
Camera and Electrical Department
 Slow Dancing in the Big City(1978) |
 Foreplay(1975) |
| The Stoolie(1972) |
Editorial Department
 Neighbors(1981) |
Production Department
| Greenwich Village Story(1963) |
Additional Crew
 Refuge(2017) |
 Black Like Me(1964) |
Thanks
 Queen of the Ring(2024) |
 Reagan(2024) |
 Shakespeare's Sh*tstorm(2020) |
 40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic(2020) |
| The Margarita Man(2019) |
Self
 John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs(2017)as Self |
 The Real Miyagi(2015)as Self |
 Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films(2014)as Self - Director |
 Boxing at the Movies: Kings of the Ring(2013)as Self - Director, Rocky |
 Too Young to Die(2012)as Self |
Archive Footage
 Aka Charlie Sheen(2025)as Self - Director, The Karate Kid |
 Ammo for Shooting Clouds: John G. Avildsen Before Rocky(2022)as Self |
 Mr. Saturday Night(2021)as Self |
 Belushi(2020)as Self |
| 40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic(2020) |
Known for
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