John Badham (born August 25, 1939, UK) is a film director. Though born in the UK, John Bedham grew up in the United States and became a naturalized citizen at the age of seven. He had worked for television for years before his breakthrough with Saturday Night Fever in 1977. He is the brother of Mary Badham, who played Scout Finch in the movie To Kill a Mockingbird (1962).