James Cameron
August 16, 1954 (70 years old) in Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates as Self - Filmmaker, Inventor, Explorer
- 2024 · OceanXplorers as Voice
- 2024 · Disney Legends Awards Ceremony as Self
- 2024 · Modern Masters: SS Rajamouli as Self
- 2024 · Aliens Expanded as Self
- 2024 · Sigourney Weaver - Actionheldin und Stil-Ikone as Self - Director (archive footage)
- 2024 · Fatal Dive to the Titanic: Truth and Lies as
- 2023 · Titanic: Stories From the Heart as Self
- 2023 · Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma as Self - Guest
- 2023 · Attack of the Doc! as Self
- 2023 · Inside Pandora's Box as Self
- 2023 · Titanic: 25 Years Later with James Cameron as Self
- 2022 · Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20 as Self
- 2022 · Who's Talking to Chris Wallace? as Self
- 2021 · The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World as Self
- 2021 · Great Minds as Self
- 2021 · Secrets of the Whales as
- 2021 · The Six as Self
- 2020 · Titanic: Into the Heart of the Wreck as Self
- 2020 · Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy as Self
- 2019 · The Movies That Made Us as Self (archive footage)
- 2018 · James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction as Self - Host
- 2017 · Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron as Self
- 2017 · T2: Reprogramming The Terminator as Self
- 2017 · Score: A Film Music Documentary as Self
- 2017 · Atlantis Rising as Self
- 2016 · Eating You Alive as Self
- 2015 · StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson as Self
- 2014 · Deepsea Challenge 3D as Self
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as
- 2014 · Mission Blue as Self
- 2013 · Amazon Unknown as Self
- 2013 · From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking as Self - Filmmaker
- 2012 · James Cameron & Buzz Aldrin: Explorers - Von der Titanic bis zum Mond as
- 2012 · Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan as Self
- 2012 · Reflections on Titanic as Self
- 2012 · Side by Side as Self
- 2012 · Titanic: 100 Years On as Self
- 2012 · Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron as Self
- 2012 · James Cameron: Voyage to the Bottom of the Earth as Self
- 2007 · Mars Rising as Himself
- 2002 · Expedition: Bismarck as Self
- 2002 · The Alien Saga as Self (archive footage)
- Future · Jackie Chan: Down to Earth as Self
- 2011 · Tipping Point: The End of Oil as Self
- 2011 · Brian May's Brief History of 3D as Self
- 2011 · Hollywood between Paranoia and Sci-Fi: The Power of Myth as Self
- 2010 · Capturing Avatar as Self
- 2010 · A Message from Pandora as Self
- 2010 · Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy as Self (archive footage)
- 2010 · Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora as Self
- 2006 · The Exodus Decoded as Narrator
- 2006 · Explorers: From The Titanic To The Moon as Self
- 2005 · Tony Robinson's Titanic Adventure as Self
- 2005 · The Colbert Report as
- 2005 · Last Mysteries Of The Titanic as Self
- 2005 · Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us as Self
- 2005 · Aliens of the Deep as Self
- 2005 · George Lucas: Creating an Empire as Self
- 2004 · The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing as Self
- 2004 · Entourage as Self
- 2003 · Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens' as Self
- 2003 · No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects as
- 2003 · Ghosts of the Abyss as Self
- 2003 · MythBusters as Self
- 2002 · Iron and Beyond as Self - Director
- 2001 · Alien Evolution as Self
- 2001 · Other Voices: Creating 'The Terminator' as Self
- 2001 · 2001: The Making of a Myth as Self
- 2000 · Dark Angel as Himself
- 2000 · Duets as Karaoke singer (uncredited)
- 2000 · The Making of 'Terminator 2 3D' as Self
- 2000 · Click as Self
- 1999 · From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic as Self
- 1999 · The Directors: The Films of Roger Corman as Self
- 1999 · The Muse as James Cameron
- 1998 · Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs as Self
- 1997 · Titanic as Steerage Dancer (uncredited)
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1995 · Your Studio and You as James Cameron
- 1993 · Under Pressure: Making 'The Abyss' as Self
- 1993 · T2: More Than Meets the Eye as Self
- 1992 · Mad About You as James Cameron
- 1992 · HBO First Look as Self
- 1992 · The Making of 'The Terminator': A Retrospective as Self
- 1991 · The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day' as Self
- 1985 · The Making of the Terminator as Self
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self
- 1967 · The World About Us as Narrator - (Voice)
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- Future · Ray Harryhausen: Working With Dinosaurs as self
- Future · 2nd Unit: Invisible Action Stars as Self
- Future · Infinite Worlds of Science Fiction as Self