Jon Davison (born July 21, 1949) is an American film producer.
Davison worked at New World Pictures in the 1970s.
His producing credits include Airplane! (1980), RoboCop (1987), RoboCop 2 (1990), Starship Troopers (1997), and The 6th Day (2000).
Davison and animator Sally Cruikshank[1] were married March 17, 1984,[2] and have a daughter, Dinah.[3]
The moving image collection of Joe Dante and Jon Davison is held at the Academy Film Archive. The joint collection includes feature films, pre-production elements, and theatrical trailer reels.[4]
He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.
| Year | Film | Credit | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Big Bad Mama | Associate producer | ||
| 1976 | Hollywood Boulevard | |||
| 1977 | Grand Theft Auto | |||
| 1978 | Piranha | |||
| 1980 | Airplane! | |||
| 1982 | White Dog | |||
| 1983 | Associate producer | |||
| 1984 | Top Secret! | |||
| 1987 | RoboCop | Executive producer | ||
| 1990 | RoboCop 2 | |||
| 1994 | Trapped in Paradise | |||
| 1997 | Starship Troopers | |||
| 2000 | The 6th Day | |||
| 2007 | Searchers 2.0 |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes | Other notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | RoboCop | ED-209 | Voice role | ||
| 1997 | Starship Troopers | Buenos Aires Survivor |
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Rock 'n' Roll High School | Second unit director |
| 1981 | The Howling |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Lawrence of Arabia | Special thanks | 1989 restoration | |
| 1981 | Texas Lightning | |||
| 1982 | Eating Raoul | The producers wish to thank | ||
| 1988 | Invasion Earth: The Aliens Are Here | Special thanks | ||
| 1991 | El Patrullero | Thanks | ||
| 1992 | One False Move | The filmmakers wish to express their gratitude to |