- Began his career in France in 1947 as a documentary filmmaker.
- He was replaced by Andrew V. McLaglen as director of Sahara (1983).
- Military service in the Royal Air Force prior to working as a documentary filmmaker.
- He was replaced by Jack Smight as director of Midway (1976).
- Attended Cambridge University.
- Biography: John Guillermin The Man, The Myth, The Movies. Edited by Mary Guillermin, Precocity Press, Los Angeles, CA. (2020).
- He has directed one film that has been nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: The Towering Inferno (1974).
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