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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
- The Karate Kid Part II (1986) Director
- Rocky V (1990) Director
- The Karate Kid Part III (1989) Director
- Inferno (1999) Director
- Lean On Me (1989) Director
- 8 Seconds (1994) Director
- Neighbors (1981) Director
- For Keeps (1988) Director
- The Power of One (1992) Director
- American Satan (2017) Executive Producer
- Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014) as Self - Director
- Save the Tiger (1973) Director
- The Formula (1980) Director
- Cry Uncle! (1971) Director
- Joe (1970) Director
- John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs (2017) as Self
- 40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic (2020) as Self (archive footage)
- Hurry Sundown (1967) Assistant Director
- A Night in Heaven (1983) Director
- Sports on the Silver Screen (1997) as Self (archive footage)
- Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco Movie (2017) as Self (archive footage)
- Mickey One (1965) Executive Producer
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Selected TV credits: The Oscars (1953).
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