FILM DIRECTOR

James Foley

1953 - 2025

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James Foley (December 28, 1953 – May 6, 2025) was an American director of film, television and music videos. His notable works included At Close Range (1986), After Dark, My Sweet (1990), Glengarry Glen Ross (1992), Fear (1996), Fifty Shades Darker (2017), and Fifty Shades Freed (2018). He was a regular collaborator of Madonna during the 1980s, directing her in the film Who's That Girl (1987) and in several music videos. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James Foley is the 246th most popular film director (up from 1,122nd in 2019), the 1,958th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,276th in 2019) and the 71st most popular American Film Director.

James Foley was an American film director renowned for his work on the critically acclaimed film Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) and the psychological thriller Fear (1996). He also directed the sequels to Fifty Shades of Grey, Fifty Shades Darker (2017) and Fifty Shades Freed (2018), and contributed to television series such as House of Cards and Twin Peaks.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, James Foley ranks 246 out of 2,041. Before him are Ruggero Deodato, Franklin J. Schaffner, Nicholas Ray, Thea von Harbou, Joe D'Amato, and Bertrand Tavernier. After him are Patrice Chéreau, Chris Marker, Paolo Sorrentino, Nagisa Oshima, Michael Moore, and Lucio Fulci.

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Among people born in 1953, James Foley ranks 70. Before him are Armen Sarkissian, Tchéky Karyo, Jean Tirole, Hans Krankl, Najib Razak, and László Bölöni. After him are Bill Pullman, Kristalina Georgieva, Paul Krugman, Claudio Gentile, Antonio Tajani, and Ben Bernanke. Among people deceased in 2025, James Foley ranks 68. Before him are Bertrand Blier, Joan Plowright, Michael Madsen, Akinori Nakayama, Connie Francis, and Dag Solstad. After him are Stanley Fischer, Friðrik Ólafsson, Hossein Salami, Zurab Tsereteli, Felix Baumgartner, and Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Foley ranks 1,958 out of 20,380. Before him are Robert B. Laughlin (1950), Grover Washington Jr. (1943), Ted Danson (1947), Jeffrey C. Hall (1945), William Westmoreland (1914), and Martha Gellhorn (1908). After him are Jim Caviezel (1968), Susan Hayward (1917), Ben E. King (1938), James Brolin (1940), Karen Carpenter (1950), and Ike Turner (1931).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, James Foley ranks 71. Before him are Donald P. Bellisario (1935), David Zucker (1947), Robert J. Flaherty (1884), Ryan Murphy (1965), Richard Donner (1930), and Nicholas Ray (1911). After him are Michael Moore (1954), Henry Hathaway (1898), Peter Bogdanovich (1939), John Sturges (1910), Roger Corman (1926), and Gus Van Sant (1952).

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