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John Callas | |
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Alma mater | Occidental College |
Occupation(s) | Writer, director, producer |
Years active | 1974 - present |
Website |
www |
John Callas is an American film and television writer, director, and producer best known for Bobby's World, Lone Wolf, and No Solicitors.
Callas received a Master's degree in directing from Occidental College in Los Angeles, CA. [1]
Callas worked in a variety of film production positions beginning in 1977, including for the films Young Lady Chatterley and The Happy Hooker Goes To Hollywood. [2] In 1983, he served as first assistant director and unit production manager on Wes Craven's The Hills Have Eyes Part II. [3] In 1988, Callas made his directorial debut with the feature film Lone Wolf. [2] [4] In 1993, he was brought on to the design team for the Dennis the Menace trailer, to assemble a production team and handle live effects, for a nuanced visual effects sequence. [5]
In 2015, he wrote, produced, and directed the horror film No Solicitors. [6] [7] The film starred Eric Roberts, Beverly Randolph, Kim Poirier, Jason Maxim, and Felissa Rose. [8] [9] It screened at multiple festivals in 2015, and was released on VOD and DVD in 2018. [10] [11] [12]
Callas also authored the novels Secrets, [13] Christmas Voices, [14] [15] and No Solicitors, [16] [17] based on the film of the same name. [18]
Year | Title | Position | Notes |
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1977 | Young Lady Chatterley | Dialogue Director | |
1979 | On the Air Live with Captain Midnight | Property Master | |
1980 | The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood | First Assistant Director, Production Manager | |
Raging Bull | Assistant to Unit Production Manager | ||
1981 | Totally Go-Go's | Production Manager | Video |
1984 | Styx: Caught in the Act | Production Manager | Video |
1984 | The Hills Have Eyes Part II | First Assistant Director, Unit Production Manager | |
1985 | The Compleat Al | Associate Producer | Video |
1988 | Lone Wolf | Director | |
1995 | The White Gorilla | Director | Short Film |
2015 | No Solicitors | Director, Producer, Writer |
Year | Title | Position | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1982 | Potentials: Envisioning the New Millenium | Director | 3 episodes |
1983 | Contraption | Unit Production Manager | |
1990-98 | Bobby's World | Producer, Director, Producer (live-action sequence), Director (live-action sequence) | 80 episodes |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1991 | Bobby's World | Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program | Nominated [21] |
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John Callas | |
---|---|
Alma mater | Occidental College |
Occupation(s) | Writer, director, producer |
Years active | 1974 - present |
Website |
www |
John Callas is an American film and television writer, director, and producer best known for Bobby's World, Lone Wolf, and No Solicitors.
Callas received a Master's degree in directing from Occidental College in Los Angeles, CA. [1]
Callas worked in a variety of film production positions beginning in 1977, including for the films Young Lady Chatterley and The Happy Hooker Goes To Hollywood. [2] In 1983, he served as first assistant director and unit production manager on Wes Craven's The Hills Have Eyes Part II. [3] In 1988, Callas made his directorial debut with the feature film Lone Wolf. [2] [4] In 1993, he was brought on to the design team for the Dennis the Menace trailer, to assemble a production team and handle live effects, for a nuanced visual effects sequence. [5]
In 2015, he wrote, produced, and directed the horror film No Solicitors. [6] [7] The film starred Eric Roberts, Beverly Randolph, Kim Poirier, Jason Maxim, and Felissa Rose. [8] [9] It screened at multiple festivals in 2015, and was released on VOD and DVD in 2018. [10] [11] [12]
Callas also authored the novels Secrets, [13] Christmas Voices, [14] [15] and No Solicitors, [16] [17] based on the film of the same name. [18]
Year | Title | Position | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1977 | Young Lady Chatterley | Dialogue Director | |
1979 | On the Air Live with Captain Midnight | Property Master | |
1980 | The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood | First Assistant Director, Production Manager | |
Raging Bull | Assistant to Unit Production Manager | ||
1981 | Totally Go-Go's | Production Manager | Video |
1984 | Styx: Caught in the Act | Production Manager | Video |
1984 | The Hills Have Eyes Part II | First Assistant Director, Unit Production Manager | |
1985 | The Compleat Al | Associate Producer | Video |
1988 | Lone Wolf | Director | |
1995 | The White Gorilla | Director | Short Film |
2015 | No Solicitors | Director, Producer, Writer |
Year | Title | Position | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1982 | Potentials: Envisioning the New Millenium | Director | 3 episodes |
1983 | Contraption | Unit Production Manager | |
1990-98 | Bobby's World | Producer, Director, Producer (live-action sequence), Director (live-action sequence) | 80 episodes |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1991 | Bobby's World | Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program | Nominated [21] |