---
name: "John Isaacs"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-isaacs-42086"
fi1m_id: "john-isaacs-42086"
imdb_id: "nm5202214"
tmdb_id: 42086
roles: []
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-07T11:57:59.565964+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 Isaacs

## Identity

John Isaacs

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/john-isaacs-42086
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** john-isaacs-42086
- **IMDb ID:** nm5202214
- **TMDB ID:** 42086
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5202214/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/42086

Lighting. Born in Johannesburg, South Africa.

## Details

- **Also known as:** Johnny Isaacs
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5202214/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/42086

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Body and Soul*](https://film.one/film/body-and-soul.md) (49)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

John Isaacs is a lighting technician and former professional bodybuilder, also credited as Johnny Isaacs. He worked as a gaffer and electrician on films including *Play It Again, Sam* (1972), *White Lightning* (1973) and *Pumping Iron* (1977), where he also appeared as himself. He was mainly employed on television commercials from the 1970s through the 1990s, and also worked as a grip.

Isaacs won the NABBA Mr. Universe short class in 1953 and 1958. He appeared as Reporter #4 in the 1981 film *Body and Soul*. His sister Mareon married bodybuilder and actor Reg Park.

*Sources: watch.plex.tv, catalog.afi.com, bingebase.com, facebook.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Body and Soul* (1981), Fi1m 49, as Reporter #4 — [page](https://film.one/film/body-and-soul.md)

## Complete filmography (7)

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

- *Body and Soul* (1981), as Reporter #4 — Fi1m 49, [page](https://film.one/film/body-and-soul.md)
- *The Paradise Trail* (1979), Actor
- *Pumping Iron* (1977), Electrician
- *Harrad Summer* (1974), Gaffer
- *White Lightning* (1973), Gaffer
- *The Man* (1972), Gaffer
- *Play It Again, Sam* (1972), Gaffer

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