Person
John Cork
Production · Montgomery, Alabama, USA
Biography
John Cork is an American author, screenwriter, and documentary film director and producer. An avid James Bond fan, Cork has produced, written (along with Bruce Scivally), and directed more than thirty documentaries for MGM's releases of the James Bond films on DVD, Blu-ray, and streaming platforms. As an author, he and Scivally have written the biographies of Ian Fleming, Cubby Broccoli, and Harry Saltzman. Collectively, they have conducted over one hundred and fifty interviews with the creative talents behind the 007 films. They also contributed to The Ultimate James Bond: An Interactive Dossier, a CD-ROM for MGM Interactive.
Known for
The Long Walk Home
Writer
Inside 'Moonraker'
Director
Witchboard
Special Effects Assistant
Inside The Living Daylights
Producer
Inside 'Octopussy'
Director
The Duke at Fox
Director
Inside 'You Only Live Twice'
Director
Bond in Greece
Director
A Bridge Too Far: Richard Attenborough - A Director Remembers
Director
Alfred Hitchcock: The Ultimate Spymaster
Self
Filmography
- 2015You Belong to Me: Sex, Race and Murder in the SouthDirector
- 2008Murnau, Borzage and FoxDirector
- 2008Ian Fleming: The Secret Road to Paradise
- 2008The Road to Casino Royale
- 2008Ian Fleming's Incredible Creation
- 2008James Bond in the Bahamas
- 2008Alfred Hitchcock: The Ultimate SpymasterSelf
- 2008The Gothic World of Daphne du MaurierSelf
- 2008The Making of 'Rebecca'Director
- 2008Dreaming with Scissors: Hitchcock, Surrealism & Salvador DaliWriter
- 2008Rhonda Fleming: A Cinderella StoryDirector
- 2008The Ultimate Romance: The Making of 'Notorious'Director
- 2008Hitchcock 101Director
- 2008The Sound of Silence: The Making of 'The Lodger'Director
- 2008Hollywood Cavalcade: The Silent DreamDirector
- 2008Buster Keaton: Head Over Heels in HollywoodDirector
- 2008Hello Roscoe: The Fate of Fatty ArbuckleDirector
- 2008The Real Four JillsDirector
- 2008The Era of ChanDirector
- 2008Directed by: Joseph L. MankiewiczDirector
- 2008Joseph L. Mankiewicz: A Personal JourneyDirector
- 2008The Real EveDirector
- 2008Guilt by Association: Psychoanalyzing 'Spellbound'Director
- 2008The Making of Charlie Chan in City of DarknessSelf
- 2008Writing Chan: Robert Ellis & Helen LoganSelf
- 2008Reinventing ChanDirector
- 2008Sidney Toler: The Man Who Became ChanDirector
- 2008Welcome to Reno: America’s Divorce ResortDirector
- 2008Reno MemoriesDirector
- 2008Charlie Chan’s Killer ActressDirector
- 2008Charlie Chan and the ZodiacDirector
- 2008The Real Treasure IslandDirector
- 2008Directed by Leo McCareyDirector
- 2007Charlie Chan Is Missing: The Last Days of Warner OlandWriter
- 2007Charlie Chan and the Rise of the Modern DetectiveDirector
- 2007Dr. Henry Lee: The Modern Day Charlie ChanDirector
- 2007The World of Charlie ChanDirector
- 2007Chanograms: The Aphorisms of Charlie ChanDirector
- 2007Making the Team: The Talent of 'Pigskin Parade'Director
- 2007Meet the Coach: Darryl F. ZanuckDirector
- 2007Remembering Judy: Lorna Luft on Judy GarlandWriter
- 2007A Portrait of Danny KayeDirector
- 2007Locked in the Tower: The Men Behind 'Jane Eyre'Director
- 2007Tolstoy: The Man Behind AnnaDirector
- 2007Busby Berkeley: A Journey with a StarDirector
- 2007Moto Is MissingDirector
- 2006Number One Son: The Life of Keye LukeDirector
- 2006Layne Tom, Jr: The Adventures of Charlie Chan, Jr.Director
- 2006Charlie Chan's Lucky Director: H. Bruce HumberstoneDirector
- 2006Charlie Chan at the MoviesDirector
- 2006On Tour with the Aston Martin DB5Director
- 2006Guy Hamilton: The Director SpeaksDirector
- 2006Roger Moore: My Word Is My BondWriter
- 2006Bond in CortinaDirector
- 2006Bond in GreeceDirector
- 2006Location Scouting with Peter Lamont: OctopussyDirector
- 2006The Legacy of Charlie ChanDirector
- 2006The Real Charlie ChanDirector
- 2006In Search of Charlie ChanWriter
- 2004Behind The Feline: 'The Cartoon Phenomenon'Director
- 2003The Pink Panther StoryDirector
- 2003A Distant Battle: Memories of Operation Market GardenDirector
- 2003A Bridge Too Far: Richard Attenborough - A Director RemembersDirector
- 2002The Real Virgil Hilts: A Man Called JonesDirector
- 2001The Duke at FoxDirector
- 2000Tribute to Desmond LlewelynDirector
- 2000Double-O StuntsDirector
- 2000Inside 'A View to a Kill'Director
- 2000Inside 'The Living Daylights'Director
- 2000Inside 'Diamonds Are Forever'Director
- 2000Inside 'You Only Live Twice'Director
- 2000Inside 'Licence to Kill'Director
- 2000Inside The Living DaylightsProducer
- 2000The Bond Sound: The Music of 007Producer
- 2000Silhouettes: The James Bond TitlesDirector
- 2000Inside 'From Russia with Love'Director
- 2000Inside 'For Your Eyes Only'Director
- 2000Inside 'The Man with the Golden Gun'Director
- 2000Inside 'Dr. No'Director
- 2000Inside 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service'Director
- 2000Terence Young: Bond VivantDirector
- 2000Inside 'Moonraker'Director
- 2000The Men Behind the Mayhem: The Special Effects of James BondDirector
- 2000Inside 'Octopussy'Director
- 2000Cubby Broccoli: The Man Behind BondDirector
- 2000Inside 'The Spy Who Loved Me'Director
- 2000Harry Saltzman: ShowmanDirector
- 2000Inside Q's LabDirector
- 2000Ian Fleming: 007's CreatorDirector
- 2000Ken Adam: Designing BondDirector
- 1999Inside 'Live and Let Die'Director
- 1995Behind the Scenes with 'Thunderball'Writer
- 1995Behind the Scenes with 'Goldfinger'Director
- 1995The Goldfinger PhenomenonDirector
- 1995Inside 'Thunderball'Director
- 1990The Long Walk HomeWriter
- 1986WitchboardSpecial Effects Assistant
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