Jim Abrahams
American movie director and writer (1944-2024) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 80
James Steven Abrahams was an American film director and writer. With David and Jerry Zucker, he was best known as a member of Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker.
Jim Abrahams is read about 312 times a day, in 29 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 104 days, one point a day.
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2024Died26 November 20242022
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers DynastySeries, Jim Abrahams2019
FAT: A DocumentaryFilm2015
Kareem: Minority of OneFilm2006
Scary Movie 4Film, Writer1998
Jane Austen's Mafia!Film, Director, Writer1994An Introduction to the Ketogenic DietFilm, Director1993
Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux - A Filmmaker's ApologyFilm1992
Brain DonorsFilm, Producer1991
Hot Shots!Film, Director, Writer1990
Cry-BabyFilm, Producer1988
Big BusinessFilm, Director1984
Top Secret!Film, Director, Writer1983
Cocaine BluesFilm, Himself1982
Police Squad!Series, Director, Writer1980
Airplane!Film, Director, Writer1977
The Kentucky Fried MovieFilm, Writer1976
Big John, Little JohnSeries, Writer1944Born10 May 1944
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers DynastySeries, Jim Abrahams2019FAT: A DocumentaryFilm2015Kareem: Minority of OneFilm2006Scary Movie 4Film, Writer1998Jane Austen's Mafia!Film, Director, Writer1994An Introduction to the Ketogenic DietFilm, Director1993Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux - A Filmmaker's ApologyFilm1992Brain DonorsFilm, Producer1991Hot Shots!Film, Director, Writer1990Cry-BabyFilm, Producer1988Big BusinessFilm, Director1984Top Secret!Film, Director, Writer1983Cocaine BluesFilm, Himself1982Police Squad!Series, Director, Writer1980Airplane!Film, Director, Writer1977The Kentucky Fried MovieFilm, Writer1976Big John, Little JohnSeries, Writer1944Born10 May 1944People around Jim
Close ties
Leslie Nielsen Jim produced Police Squad! and The Naked Gun
Lloyd Bridges Jim directed Airplane! and Hot Shots!
Jerry Zucker Also in The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977)
David Zucker Directed Top Secret! (1984)
Pat Proft Also in The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
Robert K. Weiss Produced The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977)
Ed Williams Jim produced Police Squad! and The Naked Gun
Charlie Sheen Jim directed Hot Shots! and Hot Shots! Part Deux- Fred Ward Jim directed Big Business (1988)
Andreas Katsulas Jim directed Hot Shots! Part Deux and Mafia!
Gregory Sierra Jim directed Hot Shots! Part Deux and Mafia!
Seth Adkins Jim directed Mafia! and ...First Do No Harm
Jerry Haleva Jim directed Hot Shots! and Hot Shots! Part Deux
O. J. Simpson Jim produced The Naked Gun (1988)
Priscilla Presley Jim produced The Naked Gun (1988)
George Kennedy Jim produced The Naked Gun (1988)
John Landis Directed Coming to America (1988)
Bette Midler Jim directed Ruthless People and Big Business
Olympia Dukakis Jim directed Mafia! (1998)
Ryan Stiles Jim directed Hot Shots! and Hot Shots! Part Deux
Joe Grifasi Jim directed Big Business (1988)
William Duell Jim directed Airplane! (1980)
Leo Burmester Jim directed Big Business (1988)
Jon Davison Produced Top Secret! and Airplane!
Known for
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The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! 1988
Airplane! 1980
Top Secret! 1984
Coming to America 1988
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear 1991
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 23
44 credits on file
Television 3
Media & music
Photos 1
Awards
About this person
Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1944 to 2024 · aged 80
