Director · Actor · Producer
Michael Anderson
26 credited titles on WatchWise
Michael Joseph Anderson, Sr. (30 January 1920 – 25 April 2018) was an English film director, best known for directing Around the World in 80 Days (1956) and Logan's Run (1976).
Associated lifetime gross
$61M
Combined reported budget
$43M
Gross / budget
1.4x
Bankability Index
22 / 100
Associated performance by genre
Worldwide gross by tagged contribution — US$.
Action
$25M · 1 film · 100% hit
Thriller
$17M · 2 films · 50% hit
Family
$15M · 1 film · 0% hit
Drama
$3.7M · 1 film · 100% hit
Bankability assessment
22/100Developing verified track record
Films measured × gross-vs-budget efficiency, weighted by billing prominence — lead roles and directing count fully, minor roles fractionally. Association, not attribution — not a claim that this individual caused the revenue.
Filmography cards
Each title carries role, budget, worldwide gross and commercial verdict.
1976 · Action
Logan's Run
Director
B $9.0M | G $25M
Hit1999 · Family
The New Adventures of Pinocchio
Director
B $25M | G $15M
Underperformed1977 · Thriller
Orca
Director
B $6.0M | G $15M
Profitable1965 · Drama
Operation Crossbow
Director
B $115K | G $3.7M
Blockbuster1959 · Thriller
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
Director
B $2.6M | G $2.6M
Broke evenDirected (22)
Acted in (2)
Produced (1)
Titles are ones WatchWise has catalogued so far — not necessarily a complete filmography.
