Person
John Calley
Production · 1930–2011 · Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
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.
Known for
The Da Vinci Code
Producer
Angels & Demons
Producer
Closer
Producer
The Company
Executive Producer
Catch-22
Producer
The Remains of the Day
Producer
One Night Stand
Charlie's Father
Ice Station Zebra
Producer
The Cincinnati Kid
Producer
The Loved One
Producer
Filmography
- 2009Angels & DemonsProducer
- 2008The Long Shadow of Dirty HarrySelf
- 2008The Business End: Violence in CinemaSelf
- 2008The Evolution of Clint EastwoodSelf
- 2008The Craft of Dirty HarrySelf
- 2007Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001Self
- 2007Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley KubrickSelf
- 2007Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and EvilSelf
- 2007Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001Self
- 2007The Jane Austen Book ClubProducer
- 2007The CompanyExecutive Producer
- 2006You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of SupermanSelf
- 2006This Is Gary McFarlandSelf
- 2006The Da Vinci CodeProducer
- 2004CloserProducer
- 2004A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American ZoetropeSelf
- 2003A Decade Under the InfluenceSelf
- 2002Sharon Tate: Murdered InnocenceSelf
- 2001Love & Loyalty: The Making of 'The Remains of the Day'Self
- 2001The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's JourneySelf
- 1999The Peculiar Memories of Bruce RobinsonSelf
- 1997One Night StandCharlie's Father
- 1993The Remains of the DayProducer
- 1990Postcards from the EdgeProducer
- 1970Catch-22Producer
- 1969Castle KeepProducer
- 1968Ice Station ZebraProducer
- 1967Don't Make WavesProducer
- 1966Eye of the DevilProducer
- 1966All Eyes on Sharon TateSelf
- 1965The Cincinnati KidProducer
- 1965The Loved OneProducer
- 1965The SandpiperAssociate Producer
- 1964The Americanization of EmilyAssociate Producer
- 1963The Wheeler DealersAssociate Producer
- 1963A Face in the RainProducer
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