---
name: "John McClain"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-mcclain"
fi1m_id: "john-mcclain"
tmdb_id: 2801928
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "21 January 1953"
died: "26 May 2026"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T19:13:13.198446+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 McClain

## Identity

John McClain

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/john-mcclain
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** john-mcclain
- **TMDB ID:** 2801928
- **Same entity:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2801928

Producer. Born 21 January 1953 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Died 26 May 2026.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 21 January 1953, Los Angeles, California, USA
- **Died:** 26 May 2026
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2801928

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Michael*](https://film.one/film/michael.md) (47)

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## Biography

John McClain (1953–2026) was an American music executive and film producer. He served as co-executor of Michael Jackson’s estate alongside John Branca following the singer’s death in 2009.

McClain worked extensively on Jackson-related projects, including as executive producer on *This Is It* (2009), *Bad 25* (2012), *Michael Jackson’s Halloween* (2017) and *Michael Jackson: Live at Wembley July 16, 1988* (2012). He was a producer on the biopic *Michael* (2026). He also produced the Broadway musical *MJ*.

Earlier in his career he held roles at A&M Records and contributed to Janet Jackson’s breakthrough albums. McClain died in Los Angeles on 26 May 2026 from complications of a fall.

*Sources: nytimes.com, imdb.com, variety.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Michael* (2026), Fi1m 47, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/michael.md)

## Complete filmography (4)

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

- *Michael* (2026), Producer — Fi1m 47, [page](https://film.one/film/michael.md)
- *Michael Jackson's Halloween* (2017), Executive Producer
- *Michael Jackson: Live at Wembley July 16, 1988* (2012), Executive Producer
- *This Is It* (2009), Executive Producer

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© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/john-mcclain