John Callas is an American film and television writer, director, and producer best known for Bobby's World, Lone Wolf, and No Solicitors.
Early life and education Callas received a Master's degree in directing from Occidental College in Los Angeles, CA.
Career
Callas worked in a variety of film production positions beginning in 1977, including for the films Young Lady Chatterley and The Happy Hooker Goes To Hollywood. In 1983, he served as first assistant director and unit production manager on Wes Craven's The Hills Have Eyes Part II. In 1988, Callas made his directorial debut with the feature film Lone Wolf. In 1993, he was brought on to the design team for the Dennis the Menace trailer, to assemble a production team and handle live effects, for a nuanced visual effects sequence.
In 2015, he wrote, produced, and directed the horror film No Solicitors. The film starred Eric Roberts, Beverly Randolph, Kim Poirier, Jason Maxim, and Felissa Rose. It screened at multiple festivals in 2015, and was released on VOD and DVD in 2018.
Callas also authored the novels Secrets, Christmas Voices, and No Solicitors, based on the film of the same name.
Filmography
Film YearTitlePositionNotes1977Young Lady ChatterleyDialogue Director1979On the Air Live with Captain MidnightProperty Master1980The Happy Hooker Goes HollywoodFirst Assistant Director, Production ManagerRaging BullAssistant to Unit Production Manager1981Totally Go-Go'sProduction ManagerVideo1984Styx: Caught in the ActProduction ManagerVideo1984The Hills Have Eyes Part IIFirst Assistant Director, Unit Production Manager1985The Compleat AlAssociate ProducerVideo1988Lone WolfDirector1995The White GorillaDirectorShort Film2015No SolicitorsDirector, Producer, Writer
Television YearTitlePositionNotes1982Potentials: Envisioning the New MilleniumDirector3 episodes1983ContraptionUnit Production Manager1990-98Bobby's WorldProducer, Director, Producer (live-action sequence), Director (live-action sequence)80 episodes
Awards and nominations
| 1991 | Bobby's World | Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program
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