Director · Writer

James Fargo

10 credited titles on WatchWise

James Fargo (born August 14, 1938) is an American film director. He directed numerous films from 1976 to 1998. After serving as assistant director on many movies starring Clint Eastwood, he was then given the chance to direct the third Dirty Harry film, The Enforcer, in 1976. Later he also directed Eastwood in 1978's Every Which Way But Loose. It would be the final film in working with Eastwood. Fargo has also directed films such as Caravans, A Game for Vultures, Voyage of the Rock Aliens, as well as two Chuck Norris films. Fargo has also directed television shows, such as The A-Team, Hunter, Scarecrow and Mrs. King,and Beverly Hills 90210. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Fargo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

James Fargo in one minute

Strongest genre

Drama

$157M · 67% hit rate

Biggest hit

Every Which Way but Loose

$104M

Standout efficiency

20.9x

Every Which Way but Loose · gross ÷ budget

Commercial performance

Associated lifetime gross

$157M

Combined reported budget

$19M

Gross / budget

8.3x

Bankability Index

69 / 100

All figures are associated, not attributed — box-office numbers are sourced from TMDB and Wikipedia (reused under CC BY-SA), shown in US$, and weighted by billing prominence. Coverage varies by title; figures are estimates, not audited trade data.