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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.
Movie | 2nd Unit: Invisible Action Stars | Self | 2025 |
Movie | Attack of the Doc! | 2023-04-21 | |
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 | Himself | 2017-01-29 |
Movie | T2: Reprogramming The Terminator | Self | 2017-11-23 |
Movie | Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron | Himself | 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 | Side by Side | Self | 2012-08-19 |
Movie | Reflections on Titanic | Self | 2012-09-10 |
Movie | Hollywood between Paranoia and Sci-Fi: The Power of Myth | Self | 2011-05-06 |
Movie | Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan | Self | 2011-11-27 |
Movie | Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora | Self | 2010-02-07 |
Movie | Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy | Self (archive footage) | 2010-05-04 |
Movie | A Message from Pandora | Himself | 2010-11-10 |
Movie | Capturing Avatar | Self | 2010-11-16 |
Series | Mars Rising | Himself | 2007-10-07 |
Movie | The Exodus Decoded | Narrator | 2006-04-16 |
Movie | Explorers: From The Titanic To The Moon | Self | 2006-03-23 |
Movie | Aliens of the Deep | Himself | 2005-01-28 |
Movie | Last Mysteries Of The Titanic | Himself | 2005-07-24 |
Movie | Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us | Self | 2005-07-05 |
Series | The Colbert Report | Unknown | 2005-10-17 |
Series | Entourage | Unknown | 2004-07-18 |
Movie | The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing | Self | 2004-10-12 |
Movie | Ghosts of the Abyss | Self | 2003-04-10 |
Movie | Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens' | Self | 2003-12-02 |
Movie | Expedition: Bismarck | Self | 2002-12-08 |
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 | Duets | Karaoke singer (uncredited) | 2000-09-09 |
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 |
Series | The View | Unknown | 1997-08-11 |
Movie | Titanic | Steerage Dancer (uncredited) | 1997-11-18 |
Movie | Your Studio and You | James Cameron | 1995-02-01 |
Movie | Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy | Lui-même | 1994-03-09 |
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 |