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John C. Champion(1923-1994)

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Director
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John C. Champion was born on 13 October 1923 in Denver, Colorado, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Mustang Country (1976), Zero Hour! (1957) and The Texican (1966). He died on 3 October 1994 in Tarzana, California, USA.
BornOctober 13, 1923
DiedOctober 3, 1994(70)
BornOctober 13, 1923
DiedOctober 3, 1994(70)
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Mustang Country (1976)
Mustang Country
6.2
  • Producer(as John Champion)
  • 1976
Dana Andrews, Linda Darnell, Sterling Hayden, and Peggy King in Zero Hour! (1957)
Zero Hour!
6.6
  • Producer
  • 1957
Audie Murphy, Broderick Crawford, and Diana Lorys in The Texican (1966)
The Texican
5.8
  • Producer
  • 1966
Laramie (1959)
Laramie
7.7
TV Series
  • Producer

Credits

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  • Mustang Country (1976)
    Mustang Country
    6.2
    • producer (as John Champion)
    • 1976
  • Submarine X-1 (1968)
    Submarine X-1
    5.3
    • producer
    • 1968
  • Attack on the Iron Coast (1968)
    Attack on the Iron Coast
    5.5
    • producer
    • 1968
  • Audie Murphy, Broderick Crawford, and Diana Lorys in The Texican (1966)
    The Texican
    5.8
    • producer
    • 1966
  • Laramie (1959)
    Laramie
    7.7
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1959–1963
  • Fred Astaire in Alcoa Premiere (1961)
    Alcoa Premiere
    7.1
    TV Series
    • producer (as John Champion)
    • 1962
  • Dana Andrews, Linda Darnell, Sterling Hayden, and Peggy King in Zero Hour! (1957)
    Zero Hour!
    6.6
    • producer
    • 1957
  • Yvonne De Carlo, Sterling Hayden, and Zachary Scott in Shotgun (1955)
    Shotgun
    6.0
    • producer
    • 1955
  • Bruce Bennett, Barbara Britton, and John Hodiak in Dragonfly Squadron (1953)
    Dragonfly Squadron
    5.4
    • producer (as John Champion)
    • 1953
  • Sterling Hayden and Joan Leslie in Hellgate (1952)
    Hellgate
    6.4
    • producer
    • 1952
  • Johnny Mack Brown, Rod Cameron, and Gale Storm in Stampede (1949)
    Stampede
    6.0
    • produced by
    • 1949
  • Rod Cameron, Cathy Downs, Anne Gwynne, and Reed Hadley in Panhandle (1948)
    Panhandle
    6.3
    • producer
    • 1948

Writer



  • Bob Terry in The Forsaken Westerns (2017)
    The Forsaken Westerns
    8.1
    TV Series
    • screenplay
    • 2017
  • Airplane! (1980)
    Airplane!
    7.7
    • screenplay "Zero Hour" (uncredited)
    • 1980
  • Mustang Country (1976)
    Mustang Country
    6.2
    • written by (as John Champion)
    • 1976
  • Dick Robinson in Brother of the Wind (1972)
    Brother of the Wind
    7.4
    • Writer (as John Champion)
    • 1972
  • The Last Escape (1970)
    The Last Escape
    5.2
    • story
    • 1970
  • Submarine X-1 (1968)
    Submarine X-1
    5.3
    • story
    • 1968
  • Attack on the Iron Coast (1968)
    Attack on the Iron Coast
    5.5
    • story
    • 1968
  • Audie Murphy, Broderick Crawford, and Diana Lorys in The Texican (1966)
    The Texican
    5.8
    • written by
    • 1966
  • Laramie (1959)
    Laramie
    7.7
    TV Series
    • story
    • teleplay and story
    • writer
    • 1959–1963
  • Fred Astaire in Alcoa Premiere (1961)
    Alcoa Premiere
    7.1
    TV Series
    • from a story by (as John Champion)
    • 1962
  • Dana Andrews, Linda Darnell, Sterling Hayden, and Peggy King in Zero Hour! (1957)
    Zero Hour!
    6.6
    • screenplay (as John Champion)
    • 1957
  • Cavalry Patrol
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 1956
  • Yvonne De Carlo, Sterling Hayden, and Zachary Scott in Shotgun (1955)
    Shotgun
    6.0
    • additional dialogue
    • 1955
  • Bruce Bennett, Barbara Britton, and John Hodiak in Dragonfly Squadron (1953)
    Dragonfly Squadron
    5.4
    • written by (as John Champion)
    • 1953
  • Sterling Hayden and Joan Leslie in Hellgate (1952)
    Hellgate
    6.4
    • story
    • 1952

Director



  • Rod Taylor, Andrew Stevens, Tony Becker, and Gina Smika Hunter in The Oregon Trail (1976)
    The Oregon Trail
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1978
  • Mustang Country (1976)
    Mustang Country
    6.2
    • Director (as John Champion)
    • 1976

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • John Champion
  • Born
    • October 13, 1923
    • Denver, Colorado, USA
  • Died
    • October 3, 1994
    • Tarzana, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Relatives
      Gregg Champion(Niece or Nephew)

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  • Trivia
    Younger brother of Gower Champion.

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  • When did John C. Champion die?
    October 3, 1994
  • How did John C. Champion die?
    Undisclosed
  • How old was John C. Champion when he died?
    70 years old
  • Where did John C. Champion die?
    Tarzana, California, USA
  • When was John C. Champion born?
    October 13, 1923

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