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John Hunter(1938-2015)

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  • Producer
  • Director
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John Hunter was born in 1938 in Canada. He was a writer and producer, known for The Grey Fox (1982), The Hard Part Begins (1973) and Blood & Guts (1978). He was married to Jaffe, Chappelle. He died on 2 February 2015 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Born1938
DiedFebruary 2, 2015
Born1938
DiedFebruary 2, 2015
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  • Awards
    • 3 wins total

Known for

Richard Farnsworth in The Grey Fox (1982)
The Grey Fox
7.3
  • Writer
  • 1982
The Hard Part Begins (1973)
The Hard Part Begins
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1973
Blood & Guts (1978)
Blood & Guts
5.7
  • Writer
  • 1978
Michael Ironside, Richard Beymer, Neil Affleck, Nina Axelrod, Barry Blake, Brent Carver, Harry Hill, and Robert Spivak in Cross Country (1983)
Cross Country
5.2
  • Writer
  • 1983

Credits

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Writer

  • Jennifer Tilly, Matthew Modine, and Deborah Kara Unger in Hollywood North (2003)
    Hollywood North
    5.4
    • written by
    • 2003
  • Gary Busey and Polly Shannon in The Girl Next Door (1998)
    The Girl Next Door
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • screenplay by
    • 1998
  • Dead Man's Gun (1997)
    Dead Man's Gun
    6.9
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • 1997–1998
  • Giant Mine (1996)
    Giant Mine
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1996
  • Best Revenge (1984)
    Best Revenge
    4.7
    • Writer (as Logan N. Danforth)
    • 1984
  • Michael Ironside, Richard Beymer, Neil Affleck, Nina Axelrod, Barry Blake, Brent Carver, Harry Hill, and Robert Spivak in Cross Country (1983)
    Cross Country
    5.2
    • screenplay
    • 1983
  • Richard Farnsworth in The Grey Fox (1982)
    The Grey Fox
    7.3
    • written by
    • 1982
  • Blood & Guts (1978)
    Blood & Guts
    5.7
    • screenplay
    • 1978
  • Sidestreet
    6.0
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1977
  • The Hard Part Begins (1973)
    The Hard Part Begins
    6.6
    • story
    • screenplay
    • 1973

Producer

  • Blood & Guts (1978)
    Blood & Guts
    5.7
    • co-producer
    • 1978
  • A Sweeter Song (1976)
    A Sweeter Song
    4.8
    • producer
    • 1976
  • The Hard Part Begins (1973)
    The Hard Part Begins
    6.6
    • producer
    • 1973

Director

  • Deepa Mehta, Pawanjit Bains, and Sushma Sardana in For the Record (1976)
    For the Record
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1985

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Logan N. Danforth
  • Born
    • 1938
    • Canada
  • Died
    • February 2, 2015
    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Spouse
    • Jaffe, Chappelle(his death)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Nominated for Best Screenplay, winning the Genie for The Grey Fox in 1983, and Best Teleplay, the Writers Guild of Canada Top Ten Award, 1998, for Dead Man's Gun - Death Warrant.

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