John Badham
- Born
- 25 August 1939 (age 87)
- Place of birth
- Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK
- Birth name
- Charles John Smith
- Height
- 185 cm
- Known for
- Director
English-born "Army brat" John Badham is the son of English actress Mary Hewitt and the stepson of an American Army general. Raised in Alabama and schooled at Yale, he cut his teeth producing and directing for TV before making his feature debut with The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976). Badham's breakthrough credit was the box office smash Saturday Night Fever (1977), made the following year; other hits on his resume include Blue Thunder (1983), WarGames (1983), and Short Circuit (1986).
