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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Career Milestones
1988 | Formed the Badham/Cohen Group with Rob Cohen | |
1987 | First film as producer (also director), "Stakeout" | |
1983 | Directed two of the highest grossing films of the summer season, "War Games" and "Blue Thunder" | |
1977 | Directed the blockbuster, "Saturday Night Fever" | |
1976 | Solo theatrical feature directing debut, "The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings" | |
1976 | Feature co-directing debut (with Daniel Haller, Leon Benson, Robert Day and Joseph Sargent), "Sunshine Part II" (sequel to the 1973 TV-movie made up of episodes from the short-lived TV series) | |
1971 | TV-movie directing debut, "The Impatient Heart" | |
1970 | TV directing debut with an episode of "The Senator" starring Hal Holbrook | |
1969 | Served as associate producer of omnibus TV movie and unofficial pilot, "Night Gallery"; assistant director on Steven Spielberg-directed segment | |
| Assisted veteran TV producer William Sackheim on various projects | ||
| Became a casting director | ||
| Became a studio tour guide | ||
| Began career in mailroom of Universal Studios | ||
| Raised in Birmingham, Alabama | ||
1945 | Moved to US | |