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Randal Kleiser

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Randal Kleiser

Born Jul 20, 1946 · 80 years47 titles 39 movies · 8 TV
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Biography

John Randal Kleiser (born July 20, 1946) is an American film director and producer, perhaps best known for directing the 1978 musical film Grease.

Born

Jul 20, 1946

Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA

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Roles across career

Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).

17

Acting credits

29

Directing

6

Writing

5

Other crew

Most critically rated

Highest TMDB score (min 100 votes)

Most commercially successful

Highest TMDB vote count (attention / reach proxy; not box office)

Career timeline

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1964 1 title(s)

1966 1 title(s)

1972 2 title(s)

1973 1 title(s)

1975 4 title(s)

1976 4 title(s)

1977 3 title(s)

1978 1 title(s)

1980 1 title(s)

1981 1 title(s)

1982 1 title(s)

1984 1 title(s)

1986 1 title(s)

1987 1 title(s)

1988 1 title(s)

1989 1 title(s)

1991 2 title(s)

1992 1 title(s)

1994 1 title(s)

1995 1 title(s)

1996 1 title(s)

1998 3 title(s)

2001 1 title(s)

2003 1 title(s)

2005 2 title(s)

2006 3 title(s)

2017 2 title(s)

2020 1 title(s)

2023 1 title(s)

2024 1 title(s)

2025 1 title(s)