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James Cameron

James Cameron was born in Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada, on August 16, 1954. He moved to the USA in 1971. The son of an engineer, he majored in physics at California State University but, after graduating, drove a truck to support his screen-writing ambition. He landed his first professional film job as art director, miniature-set builder, and process-projection supervisor on Roger Corman's Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) and debuted as a director with Piranha Part Two: The Spawning (1981) the following year. In 1984, he wrote and directed The Terminator (1984), a futuristic action-thriller starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, and Linda Hamilton. It was a huge success. After this came a string of successful science-fiction action films such as Aliens (1986) and Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991). Cameron is now one of the most sought-after directors in Hollywood. He was formerly married to producer Gale Anne Hurd, who produced several of his films. He married Kathryn Bigelow in 1989.


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Born:
Aug 16, 1954 In Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada
Movie/TV Credits:
64
First Appeared:
In the movie 2nd Unit: Invisible Action Stars
Latest Project:
Movie Jackie Chan: Down to Earth 2025
Known For
Poster of Atlantis Rising
Poster of Eating You Alive
Poster of Mars Rising
Poster of The Making of the Terminator
Filmography
Movie Jackie Chan: Down to Earth Self 2025
Movie 2nd Unit: Invisible Action Stars Self 2025
Series OceanXplorers Voice 2024-08-18
Movie Titanic: 25 Years Later with James Cameron Self 2023-02-05
Movie Attack of the Doc! Self 2023-04-21
Movie Titanic: Stories From the Heart Self 2023-12-05
Movie Inside Pandora's Box Self 2023-03-28
Movie Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20 Self 2022-12-13
Series Secrets of the Whales 2021-04-22
Movie The Six Self 2021-04-16
Movie The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World Self 2021-10-01
Movie Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy Self 2020-01-10
Series James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction Self - Host 2018-04-29
Movie Score: A Film Music Documentary Self 2017-03-16
Movie Atlantis Rising Self 2017-01-29
Movie T2: Reprogramming The Terminator Self 2017-11-23
Movie Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron Self 2017-11-26
Movie Eating You Alive Self 2016-12-02
Movie Mission Blue Self 2014-01-30
Movie Deepsea Challenge 3D Self 2014-08-08
Movie Amazon Unknown Self 2013-10-18
Movie Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron Self 2012-04-08
Movie Titanic: 100 Years On Self 2012-06-01
Movie Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan Self 2012-09-29
Movie Reflections on Titanic Self 2012-09-10
Movie Side by Side Self 2012-08-19
Movie Brian May's Brief History of 3D Self 2011-08-04
Movie Hollywood between Paranoia and Sci-Fi: The Power of Myth Self 2011-05-06
Movie Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora Self 2010-02-07
Movie Capturing Avatar Self 2010-11-16
Movie A Message from Pandora Self 2010-11-10
Movie Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy Self (archive footage) 2010-05-04
Series Mars Rising Himself 2007-10-07
Movie Explorers: From The Titanic To The Moon Self 2006-03-23
Movie The Exodus Decoded Narrator 2006-04-16
Movie Aliens of the Deep Self 2005-01-28
Movie Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us Self 2005-07-05
Movie Last Mysteries Of The Titanic Self 2005-07-24
Series The Colbert Report Unknown 2005-10-17
Movie The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing Self 2004-10-12
Series Entourage Unknown 2004-07-18
Movie Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens' Self 2003-12-02
Movie Ghosts of the Abyss Self 2003-04-10
Movie Expedition: Bismarck Self 2002-12-08
Movie The Alien Saga Self (archive footage) 2002-11-13
Movie Iron and Beyond Self - Director 2002-11-15
Movie 2001: The Making of a Myth Self 2001-01-13
Movie Alien Evolution Self 2001-10-12
Movie Other Voices: Creating 'The Terminator' Self 2001-03-19
Movie Duets Karaoke singer (uncredited) 2000-09-09
Movie The Making of 'Terminator 2 3D' Self 2000-08-29
Movie The Muse James Cameron 1999-01-05
Movie From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic Self 1999-06-15
Movie Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs Self 1998-01-01
Movie Titanic Steerage Dancer (uncredited) 1997-11-18
Series The View Unknown 1997-08-11
Movie Your Studio and You James Cameron 1995-02-01
Movie Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy Lui-même 1994-03-09
Movie Under Pressure: Making 'The Abyss' Self 1993-09-01
Series Mad About You Unknown 1992-09-23
Movie The Making of 'The Terminator': A Retrospective Self 1992-01-01
Movie The Making of the Terminator Self 1985-01-01
Series Saturday Night Live Himself 1975-10-11
Series The Oscars Unknown 1953-03-19