John MacDonald Badham is an American film and television director, best known for directing the films Saturday Night Fever (1977), Dracula (1979), Blue Thunder (1983), WarGames (1983), Short Circuit (1986), Stakeout (1987), Bird on a Wire (1990), The Hard Way (1991) and Point of No Return (1993). He is a two-time Primetime Emmy Award nominee, a two-time Hugo Award nominee, and a Saturn Award winner. He is also a Professor at Chapman University.
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Crew Credits
Siren (2018)
Episode crew as Director
(3 episodes)
- Episode 3x05: Mommy and Me (Apr 23, 2020)
- Episode 2x04: Oil & Water (Feb 14, 2019)
- Episode 1x05: Curse of the Starving Class (Apr 19, 2018)
Rush Hour (2016)
Episode crew as Director
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: Knock, Knock...House Creeping! (Jul 30, 2016)
- Episode 1x09: Prisoner of Love (Jul 23, 2016)
Stitchers (2015)
Episode crew as Director
(2 episodes)
- Episode 3x07: Just the Two of Us (Jul 24, 2017)
- Episode 1x08: Fire in the Hole (Jul 21, 2015)
Nikita (2010)
Episode crew as Director
(3 episodes)
- Episode 4x02: Dead or Alive (Nov 29, 2013)
- Episode 3x18: Broken Home (Apr 19, 2013)
- Episode 3x02: Innocence (Oct 26, 2012)
Heroes (2006)
Episode crew as Director
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x21: The Hard Part (May 7, 2007)
- Episode 1x11: Fallout (Dec 4, 2006)
Psych (2006)
Episode crew as Director
(6 episodes)
- Episode 6x08: The Tao of Gus (Dec 7, 2011)
- Episode 5x03: Not Even Close... Encounters (Jul 28, 2010)
- Episode 4x04: The Devil's in the Details... and in the Upstairs Bedroom (Aug 28, 2009)
- Episode 3x06: There Might Be Blood (Aug 22, 2008)
- Episode 3x03: Daredevils! (Aug 1, 2008)
- Episode 2x09: Bounty Hunters! (Sep 14, 2007)
Supernatural (2005)
Episode crew as Director
(9 episodes)
- Episode 13x04: The Big Empty (Nov 2, 2017)
- Episode 12x11: Regarding Dean (Feb 9, 2017)
- Episode 12x06: Celebrating the Life of Asa Fox (Nov 17, 2016)
- Episode 11x22: We Happy Few (May 18, 2016)
- Episode 11x14: The Vessel (Feb 17, 2016)
- Episode 11x11: Into the Mystic (Jan 27, 2016)
- Episode 10x15: The Things They Carried (Mar 18, 2015)
- Episode 10x10: The Hunter Games (Jan 20, 2015)
- Episode 9x11: First Born (Jan 21, 2014)
Blind Justice (2005)
Show crew as Executive Producer
Episode crew as Director
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x09: In Your Face (May 3, 2005)
- Episode 1x04: Up on a Roof (Mar 29, 2005)
Las Vegas (2003)
Episode crew as Director
(2 episodes)
- Episode 5x14: Secrets, Lies and Lamaze (Jan 18, 2008)
- Episode 5x06: When Life Gives You Lemon Bars (Oct 26, 2007)
Sarge (1971)
Episode crew as Director
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x05: A Push Over the Edge (Oct 26, 1971)
- Episode 1x01: A Terminal Case of Vengeance (Sep 21, 1971)