John Badham

Also Credited As:

John MacDonald Badham
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Biography

Following a brief but successful career directing episodes of popular 1970s shows like "The Senator" (NBC, 1970-71) and "The Streets of San Francisco" (ABC, 1972-77), Badham made a huge splash as a featured director of "Saturday Night Fever" (1977), a massive commercial hit that became the iconic movie of the latter part of the decade while turning John Travolta into a superstar overnight. Just a few years later, he touched another cultural …
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Job Title

Actor, Director, Producer, Below The Line, Other

Born

August 25, 1939

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