Personal Info
Known For
Production
Birthdate
1930-07-08
Day of Death
2011-09-13
Place of Birth
Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
John Calley
Biography
John Nicholas Calley (July 8, 1930 – September 13, 2011) was an American film studio executive and producer. He was quite influential during his years at Warner Bros. (where he worked from 1968 to 1981) and "produced a film a month, on average, including commercial successes like The Exorcist and Superman." During his seven years at Sony Pictures Entertainment starting in 1996, five of which he was chairman and chief executive, he was credited with "reinvigorat[ing]" that major film studio.
Filmography (18)
⭐ 5.8
Role:
Self
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
2008
⭐ 8.0
Role:
Self
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
2008
⭐ 7.0
Role:
Self
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood
2008
⭐ 6.0
Role:
Self
The Craft of Dirty Harry
2008
⭐ 6.0
Role:
Self
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
2007
⭐ 6.9
Role:
Self
Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick
2007
⭐ 4.3
Role:
Self
Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil
2007
⭐ 6.2
Role:
Self
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
2007
⭐ 6.0
Role:
Self
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
2006
⭐ 9.0
Role:
Self
This Is Gary McFarland
2006
⭐ 7.6
Role:
Self
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
2004
⭐ 7.9
Role:
Self
A Decade Under the Influence
2003
⭐ 6.5
Role:
Self
Sharon Tate: Murdered Innocence
2002
⭐ 6.5
Role:
Self
Love & Loyalty: The Making of 'The Remains of the Day'
2001
⭐ 6.5
Role:
Self