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

One Night Stand

as Charlie's Father

A Decade Under the Influence

as Self

Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick

as Self

A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope

as Self

Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil

as Self

You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman

as Self

The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry

as Self

Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001

as Self

The Evolution of Clint Eastwood

as Self

All Eyes on Sharon Tate

as Self