John Stainton is an Australian

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. He was close friends with

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n naturalist

Steve Irwin Stephen Robert Irwin (22 February 19624 September 2006), known as "The Crocodile Hunter", was an Australian zookeeper, conservationist, television personality, wildlife educator, and environmentalist. Irwin grew up around crocodiles and ot ...

until his death in September 2006. Stainton also created Irwin's popular nature documentary television series, ''

The Crocodile Hunter ''The Crocodile Hunter'' was a wildlife documentary television series hosted by Steve Irwin and his wife, Terri. The show became a popular franchise due to Irwin's unconventional approach to wildlife. It spawned a number of separate projects, ...

'', in which he also directed and executive produced every episode (save for a few specials), as well as the spin-offs, ''

Croc Files ''Croc Files'' (also known as ''The Crocodile Hunter's Croc Files'') is a wildlife documentary television series focusing on crocodiles first aired on cable TV channel Animal Planet. It was created as a spin-off to the original '' Crocodile Hu ...

'' and ''

The Crocodile Hunter Diaries ''The Crocodile Hunter Diaries'' is a wildlife Documentary film, documentary television series first aired on cable TV channel Animal Planet. It was created as a spin-off to the original ''The Crocodile Hunter'' series hosted by Australians, Aust ...

'', and the feature-film, '' The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course''. Stainton was adamant in preventing the footage of Irwin's last moments, which depicts the moments after the stingray attack, from being publicly released, stating that "it should be destroyed". There were rumors that the footage had been leaked onto the internet, but all were revealed to be faked. In the memorial service held on 20 September 2006 for Steve Irwin, Stainton made an appearance to pay tribute to his old friend.

Partial filmography

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Confessions of the Crocodile Hunter "Confessions of the Crocodile Hunter" is the series finale of '' The Crocodile Hunter''. It premiered on June 18, 2004. The episode discusses Irwin's accomplishments, and goes into deeper detail of the " Baby Bob" crocodile-feeding incident in ear ...

'' * ''Tigers of Shark Bay'' * ''Crocs in the City'' * ''Search for a Super Croc'' * ''Ice Breaker'' * ''Island of Snakes'' * ''

Ocean's Deadliest ''Ocean's Deadliest'' is a nature documentary hosted by Philippe Cousteau Jr. and Steve Irwin. It is the final documentary made by Irwin by the time of Death of Steve Irwin, his death, which occurred during filming. Documentary The documentary ...

'' * ''

Bindi the Jungle Girl ''Bindi the Jungle Girl'' is an Australian children's television nature documentary series, presented by Bindi Irwin, the daughter of Steve and Terri Irwin. The series was produced and shot in Queensland by The Best Picture Show Company for ...

'' * '' The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course'' * ''

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'' * ''Ghosts of War'' * ''New Breed Vets'' * "

Your Worst Animal Nightmares ''Your Worst Animal Nightmares'' is a 2009 short-lived television show made by John Stainton broadcast by Animal Planet for The Discovery Channel. It is a docudrama with real events re-enacted by actors, along with actual news footage of the ev ...

" * ''Crikey! What an Adventure'' * ''In Steve's Footsteps'' * ''

My Daddy, the Crocodile Hunter ''My Daddy, the Crocodile Hunter'' is a one-hour television documentary film that is hosted by Bindi Irwin and details her life and growing career and also serves as a memorial for her father, famed naturalist and conservationist Steve Irwin, b ...

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* Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Steve Irwin {{Australia-film-bio-stub