John G. Avildsen

John Guilbert Avildsen ( born December 21, 1935 in Oak Park, Illinois) is an American film director, editor and film producer.

Avildsen is most associated today with the box - series Rocky and the Karate Karate Kid series, of which he made ​​two or three episodes. He had to start his career as a director who helped actors to character roles. So Jack Lemmon won for Save the Tiger with the Oscar, while Sylvester Stallone was nominated for best actor as Rocky.

Filmography (selection)

Awards

For the film Rocky Avildsen 1977, he received the Oscar for best director. In 1983 he was nominated for the short documentary Travelling Hopefully.