---
name: "John Daly"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-daly"
fi1m_id: "john-daly"
imdb_id: "nm0198460"
tmdb_id: 2721
wikidata_id: "Q382487"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "16 July 1937"
died: "31 October 2008"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 77
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-10-07T04:24:11.462328+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# John Daly

## Identity

John Daly

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/john-daly
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** john-daly
- **IMDb ID:** nm0198460
- **TMDB ID:** 2721
- **Wikidata ID:** Q382487
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Daly_(producer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q382487, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0198460/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2721

Producer. Born 16 July 1937 in London, England, UK. Died 31 October 2008.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 16 July 1937, London, England, UK
- **Died:** 31 October 2008
- **Active:** 1984–1987
- **Average Fi1m score:** 77, as producer, over 7 titles
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 76 to 72 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 5, Thriller 3, Action 2, Science Fiction 2, War 2, Comedy 1
- **Screen time:** 14 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $322m across 7 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Daly_(producer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q382487, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0198460/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2721

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*The Last Emperor*](https://film.one/film/the-last-emperor.md) (80)

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## Biography

John Daly (1937–2008) was a British film producer and distributor. Born in London, he co-founded the entertainment company Hemdale with actor David Hemmings in 1967. The firm began by managing rock bands before moving into film production and distribution.

Through Hemdale, Daly produced or executive produced numerous films, including *The Terminator* (1984), *Platoon* (1986), *The Last Emperor* (1987) and *Hoosiers* (1986). Films associated with his companies received 13 Academy Awards for best picture. He later served as chairman of Film and Music Entertainment Inc. and produced, co-wrote and directed *The Aryan Couple* (2004).

*Sources: latimes.com, imdb.com, thetimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (7)

- *The Last Emperor* (1987), Fi1m 80, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-last-emperor.md)
- *Hoosiers* (1986), Fi1m 79, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/hoosiers.md)
- *Platoon* (1986), Fi1m 84, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/platoon.md)
- *Salvador* (1986), Fi1m 74, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/salvador.md)
- *The Falcon and the Snowman* (1985), Fi1m 54, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-falcon-and-the-snowman.md)
- *The Return of the Living Dead* (1985), Fi1m 79, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-return-of-the-living-dead.md)
- *The Terminator* (1984), Fi1m 88, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-terminator.md)

## Complete filmography (46)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *An American Affair* (2008), Executive Producer
- *The Box Collector* (2008), Director
- *Drifter* (2008), Executive Producer
- *A Killer Weekend* (2007), Story
- *Played* (2006), Executive Producer
- *Moonpie* (2006), Executive Producer
- *Twenty Thousand Streets Under The Sky* (2005), series, Director of Photography
- *The Aryan Couple* (2004), Director, Writer
- *The Petersburg-Cannes Express* (2003), Director, Writer
- *Eye of the Storm: Ridley Scott* (1992), Actor
- *Black and Blue* (1992), Director of Photography
- *Hidden Agenda* (1990), Executive Producer
- *Bright Angel* (1990), Executive Producer
- *Don't Tell Her It's Me* (1990), Executive Producer
- *Chattahoochee* (1990), Executive Producer
- *Staying Together* (1989), Executive Producer
- *Blood Red* (1989), Executive Producer
- *Vampire's Kiss* (1989), Producer
- *Miracle Mile* (1989), Producer
- *Criminal Law* (1989), Executive Producer
- *Shag* (1989), Executive Producer
- *Out Cold* (1989), Executive Producer
- *The Boost* (1988), Executive Producer
- *The Last Emperor* (1987), Producer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/the-last-emperor.md)
- *Best Seller* (1987), Executive Producer
- *Scenes from the Goldmine* (1987), Executive Producer
- *Platoon* (1986), Executive Producer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/platoon.md)
- *Hoosiers* (1986), Executive Producer — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/hoosiers.md)
- *River's Edge* (1986), Executive Producer
- *Salvador* (1986), Executive Producer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/salvador.md)
- *At Close Range* (1986), Executive Producer
- *The Return of the Living Dead* (1985), Executive Producer — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/the-return-of-the-living-dead.md)
- *The Falcon and the Snowman* (1985), Executive Producer — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/the-falcon-and-the-snowman.md)
- *The Terminator* (1984), Executive Producer — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/the-terminator.md)
- *A Breed Apart* (1984), Producer
- *Deadly Force* (1983), Executive Producer
- *Yellowbeard* (1983), Executive Producer
- *Turkey Shoot* (1982), Executive Producer
- *Race for the Yankee Zephyr* (1981), Executive Producer
- *Strange Behavior* (1981), Executive Producer
- *Carbon Copy* (1981), Executive Producer
- *Cattle Annie and Little Britches* (1981), Executive Producer
- *Going Ape!* (1981), Executive Producer
- *The Border* (1980), Executive Producer
- *Sunburn* (1979), Screenplay, Producer
- *Hot Nasties* (1976), Author

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