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name: "John Florea"
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roles: ["Director"]
born: "28 May 1916"
died: "25 August 2000"
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updated: "2026-09-16T15:57:38.271154+00:00"
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# John Florea

Director. Born 28 May 1916 in Alliance. Died 25 August 2000.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 28 May 1916, Alliance
- **Died:** 25 August 2000

## Biography

John Florea (1916–2000) was an American television director and photographer. Born in Alliance, Ohio, he began his career as a staff photographer for the San Francisco Examiner and Life magazine, later serving as a war correspondent in the Pacific and European theatres during the Second World War.

From the mid-1960s to the mid-1980s he directed more than 130 television episodes. His credits include Sea Hunt, Mission: Impossible (1966), Ironside, CHiPs, The Dukes of Hazzard, V and MacGyver, as well as several television films such as Island of the Lost (1967).

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, latimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Mission: Impossible* (1966), Fi1m 82, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/mission-impossible-1966.md)

## Also known for

- *MacGyver* (1985), Director
- *V* (1984), Director
- *CHiPs* (1977), Director
- *Ironside* (1967), Director

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