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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. Avildsen was born in Oak Park, Illinois, the son of Ivy (née Guilbert) and Clarence John Avildsen. He was educated at The Hotchkiss School and New York University. After starting out as an assistant director on films by Arthur Penn and Otto Premin…
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- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- Rocky (1976) Director
- The Karate Kid (1984) Director
- Rocky V (1990) Director
- The Karate Kid Part II (1986) Director
- The Karate Kid Part III (1989) Director
- Inferno (1999) Director
- Lean On Me (1989) Director
- 8 Seconds (1994) Director
- The Power of One (1992) Director
- For Keeps (1988) Director
- Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014) as Self - Director
- American Satan (2017) Executive Producer
- Neighbors (1981) Director
- Okay Bill (1971) Director
- Frank Serpico (2017) as Self (archive footage)
- Hurry Sundown (1967) Assistant Director
- Smiles (1964) Director
- W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings (1975) Director
- The Formula (1980) Director
- The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance (2011) as Self
- Sports on the Silver Screen (1997) as Self (archive footage)
- Traveling Hopefully (1982) Director
- 40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic (2020) as Self (archive footage)
- John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs (2017) as Self
- Mickey One (1965) Executive Producer
- A Night in Heaven (1983) Director
- Happy New Year (1987) Director
- Fore Play (1975) Director
- Cry Uncle! (1971) Director
- Slow Dancing In The Big City (1978) Director
- Save the Tiger (1973) Director
- Joe (1970) Director
- Rocky Special: Burning Youth (1990) Director
- The Real Miyagi (2015) as Self
- The Way of The Karate Kid (2005) as Self - Director / Academy Award Winner
- Greenwich Village Story (1963) as Alvie
- Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco Movie (2017) as Self (archive footage)
- Make Your Own Damn Movie! (2005) as Himself
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Most-watched John G. Avildsen films currently: Rocky (1976), The Karate Kid (1984), Rocky V (1990), The Karate Kid Part II (1986), The Karate Kid Part III (1989).
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