• Toggle the table of contents. John G. Avildsen. 40 languages. ... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. American film director (1935–2017). John G. Avildsen.
  • Sylvester Stallone, John G. Avildsen, and Burgess Meredith in Рокки (1976). Burt Young with Director John Avildsen and his daughter Bridget.
  • John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs is a documentary about the Oscar-winning director of Rocky and The Karate Kid.
  • John G. Avildsen was an American film director best known for the aspirational boxing classic Rocky (1976) and the Karate Kid martial-arts film franchise.
  • FILE - John C. Avildsen shows off the Oscar he won for best director for "Rocky," at the Academy Awards in Los Angeles, March 28, 1977.
  • John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs. 1,840 likes. Discover the unknown legend behind "Rocky" and "The Karate Kid".
  • John G. Avildsen. This director's page has not been developed. 1923 - Our Hospitality (GF-497) T [Buster Keaton & John G. Blystone].
  • John G. Avildsen - John G. Avildsen was an American film director best known for directing Rocky (1976), which earned him the Academy Award for Best...
  • Few directors experienced career highs and lows like filmmaker John G. Avildsen, whose résumé included two of the most popular films ever made - 1976's "Rocky"...
  • Full name, John Guilbert Avildsen; born December 21, 1935, in Chicago, IL; son of Clarence John and Ivy (Guilbert) Avildsen; married Tracy Brooks Swope...