John Boorman attended Catholic school (Salesian Order) although his family was not, in fact, Roman Catholic. His first job was for a dry-cleaner. Later, he worked as a critic for a women's journal and for a radio station until he entered the television business, working for the BBC in Bristol. There, he started as assistant but worked later as ...
Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 21 wins & 31 nominations.
| Movie | What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael | Unknown | 2016 |
| Movie | TCM: Twenty Classic Moments | Himself | 2014-04-14 |
| Movie | Queen & Country | Unknown | 2014 |
| Movie | Behind the Sword in the Stone | Unknown | 2013 |
| Movie | In the Tracks of Lalo Schifrin | Unknown | 2012 |
| Movie | Dreamers | Unknown | 2012 |
| Movie | Me and Me Dad | Unknown | 2012 |
| Movie | The 7th Annual Irish Film and Television Awards | Unknown | 2010 |
| Movie | Boogie Woogie | Unknown | 2010-04-21 |
| Series | Sodankylä Forever | Unknown | 2010 |
| Movie | Looking Beyond Rangoon: Truth Has a Witness | Unknown | 2009 |
| Series | Piers Morgan's Life Stories | Unknown | 2009 |
| Movie | Little Red Riding Hood | Unknown | 2009 |
| Movie | Dusty | Unknown | 2008 |
| Series | Charley Boorman: Ireland to Sydney by Any Means | Unknown | 2008 |
| Movie | Deliverance: Betraying the River | Unknown | 2007 |
| Movie | Deliverance: Delivered | Unknown | 2007 |
| Movie | Chris & Don. A Love Story | Unknown | 2007 |
| Movie | Deliverance: The Journey | Unknown | 2007 |
| Movie | Pierre Rissient: Man of Cinema | Unknown | 2007 |
| Movie | Deliverance: The Beginning | Unknown | 2007 |
| Series | British Film Forever | Himself | 2007-07-28 |
| Movie | A Sense of Carol Reed | Unknown | 2006 |
| Movie | The Tiger's Tail | Unknown | 2006 |
| Movie | What If | Unknown | 2006 |
| Movie | San Sebastián 2006: Crónica de Carlos Boyero | Unknown | 2006 |
| Movie | Whaledreamers | Unknown | 2006 |
| Movie | The 100 Greatest War Films | Himself | 2005-05-14 |
| Movie | Filmmakers in Action | Unknown | 2005 |
| Series | Long Way Round | Unknown | 2004 |
| Movie | In My Country | Unknown | 2004 |
| Series | HARDtalk Extra | Unknown | 2004-03-12 |
| Series | Cinema 3 | Unknown | 2002 |
| Series | Timeshift | Unknown | 2002-10-05 |
| Movie | The Perfect Fit | Unknown | 2001 |
| Movie | The Tailor of Panama | Unknown | 2001 |
| Movie | Two Nudes Bathing | Unknown | 2001-11-11 |
| Series | Le club | Himself | 2001-04-11 |
| Series | Live Lunch | Unknown | 2001 |
| Movie | The 100 Greatest Films | Unknown | 2001 |
| Movie | The General | Unknown | 1998 |
| Movie | Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman | Unknown | 1998 |
| Movie | Angela Mooney Dies Again | Unknown | 1996 |
| Movie | Beyond Rangoon | Unknown | 1995 |
| Series | Picture Windows | Unknown | 1995 |
| Movie | Ennio Morricone | Unknown | 1995 |
| Movie | Lumière and Company | Unknown | 1995-12-20 |
| Movie | I Dreamt I Woke Up | Unknown | 1991 |
| Movie | Blood and Concrete | Unknown | 1991-09-13 |
| Movie | Where the Heart Is | Unknown | 1990-02-23 |
| Movie | The 60th Annual Academy Awards | Himself - Nominee: Best Picture, Best Director & Best Original Screenplay | 1988-04-11 |
| Movie | Hope and Glory | Unknown | 1987 |
| Movie | Just a Song and Dance | Unknown | 1987 |
| Series | The Last Resort | Unknown | 1987 |
| Movie | The Emerald Forest | Unknown | 1985 |
| Movie | Journey Into Light | Unknown | 1985 |
| Movie | Nemo | Unknown | 1984 |
| Series | Àngel Casas Show | Unknown | 1984 |
| Movie | Angel | Unknown | 1982 |
| Series | Les nouveaux rendez-vous | Unknown | 1981 |
| Movie | Excalibur | Unknown | 1981 |
| Series | Clapper Board | Unknown | 1980 |
| Movie | The Hard Way | Unknown | 1979 |
| Movie | Long Shot | Unknown | 1978 |
| Series | The South Bank Show | Unknown | 1978-01-14 |
| Movie | Exorcist II: The Heretic | Unknown | 1977 |
| Series | Apropos Film | Unknown | 1975 |
| Movie | Zardoz | Unknown | 1974 |
| Movie | The 45th Annual Academy Awards | Himself - Nominated: Best Director | 1973-03-27 |
| Series | Ten Years On | Unknown | 1973 |
| Movie | Deliverance | Unknown | 1972 |
| Movie | The Dangerous World of 'Deliverance' | Unknown | 1972 |
| Series | Film 2016 | Unknown | 1971-11-16 |
| Movie | Leo the Last | Unknown | 1970 |
| Movie | Hell in the Pacific | Unknown | 1968 |
| Movie | Point Blank | Unknown | 1967 |
| Movie | The Rock | Unknown | 1967 |
| Series | Sunday Night | Unknown | 1966 |
| Movie | The Great Director | Unknown | 1966 |
| Series | Grass Roots | Unknown | 1965 |
| Movie | Having a Wild Weekend | Unknown | 1965 |
| Series | The Newcomers | Unknown | 1964 |
| Series | Citizen 63 | Unknown | 1963 |
| Series | In View | Unknown | 1962 |
| Movie | The Concrete Vision | Unknown | 1962 |
| Series | Day by Day | Unknown | 1961 |
| Series | Southern Affairs | Unknown | 1959 |