John Calley

Personal Info

Known For

Production

Known Credits

17

Gender

Male

Birthday

1930-07-08

Day of death

2011-09-13 (81 years old)

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.

Known For

  • Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001

    Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001

  • A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope

    A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope

  • The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey

    The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey

  • Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil

    Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil

  • The Business End: Violence in Cinema

    The Business End: Violence in Cinema

  • A Decade Under the Influence

    A Decade Under the Influence

  • One Night Stand

    One Night Stand

  • Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick

    Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick

  • Sharon Tate: Murdered Innocence

    Sharon Tate: Murdered Innocence

  • The Peculiar Memories of Bruce Robinson

    The Peculiar Memories of Bruce Robinson

  • Love & Loyalty: The Making of 'The Remains of the Day'

    Love & Loyalty: The Making of 'The Remains of the Day'

  • The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry

    The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry

  • You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman

    You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman

  • All Eyes on Sharon Tate

    All Eyes on Sharon Tate

  • The Craft of Dirty Harry

    The Craft of Dirty Harry

  • The Evolution of Clint Eastwood

    The Evolution of Clint Eastwood

  • This Is Gary McFarland

    This Is Gary McFarland