John Cameron


Biography

Producer John Cameron attended Birmingham Groves High School in Birmingham, Michigan. While there, he befriended director Sam Raimi and actor and producer Bruce Campbell. The three of them began working on short films together as teenagers in 1973. Upon finishing high school, he went to study film at New York University. When he completed his education, he connected with Raimi and Campbe...

Biography

Producer John Cameron attended Birmingham Groves High School in Birmingham, Michigan. While there, he befriended director Sam Raimi and actor and producer Bruce Campbell. The three of them began working on short films together as teenagers in 1973. Upon finishing high school, he went to study film at New York University. When he completed his education, he connected with Raimi and Campbell again, as well as producer Robert G. Tapert, and acted in a small part in Raimi's first full-length, the quirky horror film "The Evil Dead," which would go on to become a cult hit. Raimi had hired Joel Coen, who was a talented young editor, to assist cutting the film, introducing Cameron to another of his long-time collaborators. In 1985, he acted as second assistant director on another Raimi-directed dark comedy, "Crimewave," which was co-written by the Coens and the director. His first occasion working directly with the Coen brothers was in 1994, when he was first assistant director on their comedy film "The Hudsucker Proxy." He has since enjoyed a fruitful relationship with the duo. Starting with the 1996 dark-comedy crime picture "Fargo," he has co-produced many of their films. He is also the president of their production company, the KL Line. As a result of his relationship with Raimi, Cameron has also directed episodes of the TV shows "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys" and "Xena: Warrior Princess."

Filmography

 

Assistant Direction (Feature Film)

Men in Black (1997)
Assistant Director
The Tie That Binds (1995)
Assistant Director
The Quick and the Dead (1995)
Assistant Director
Badge of Silence: Maniac Cop III (1993)
Assistant Director
Dazed and Confused (1993)
Assistant Director
Army of Darkness (1992)
1st Assistant Director
Lunatics: a Love Story (1991)
Assistant Director
Shanghai 1920 (1991)
Assistant Director
Edge of Honor (1991)
Assistant Director
Rubin & Ed (1991)
1st Assistant Director
Maniac Cop 2 (1990)
Assistant Director (Los Angeles)
Crimewave (1986)
Assistant Director

Cast (Feature Film)

The Quick and the Dead (1995)
The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
Darkman (1990)
We Of The Never Never (1983)
Jimmy Dodd
The Beggar's Opera (1953)

Producer (Feature Film)

Pale Blue Dot (2019)
Producer
Lakeview Terrace (2008)
Executive Producer
The Kingdom (2007)
Executive Producer
Lars and the Real Girl (2007)
Producer
Friday Night Lights (2004)
Executive Producer
The Ladykillers (2004)
Coproducer
Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
Coproducer
Bad Santa (2003)
Producer
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
Co-producer
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
Coproducer
The Big Lebowski (1998)
Coproducer
Rushmore (1998)
Coproducer
Moontrap (1988)
Co-Producer

Music (Feature Film)

All the Right Noises (1971)
Music Composition and Conducting
Kes (1969)
Music comp & Director
Poor Cow (1968)
Music Conductor

Film Production - Main (Feature Film)

Friday Night Lights (2004)
Unit Production Manager
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
Unit Production Manager
Fargo (1996)
Line Producer

Film Production - Unit (Feature Film)

Pale Blue Dot (2019)
Unit Production Manager
Lakeview Terrace (2008)
Unit Production Manager
The Ladykillers (2004)
Unit Production Manager
Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
Unit Production Manager
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
Unit Production Manager
Rushmore (1998)
Unit Production Manager
The Big Lebowski (1998)
Unit Production Manager

Misc. Crew (Feature Film)

The Beggar's Opera (1953)
Singing voice double

Film Production - Main (Special)

The 2001 Summer Goodwill Games (2001)
Technical Manager

Life Events

Bibliography