John Stainton (born 1953) is an Australian

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. He was close friends with the late

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Steve Irwin Stephen Robert Irwin (22 February 19624 September 2006), known as "the Crocodile Hunter", was an Australian zookeeper, Conservation movement, conservationist, television personality, wildlife educator, and environmentalist. Irwin grew up ar ...

. 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. It first aired on cable TV channel Animal Planet. It was created as a spin-off to the original '' Crocodile ...

'' and ''

The Crocodile Hunter Diaries ''The Crocodile Hunter Diaries'' is a wildlife 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 Australian naturalist Steve Irwin a ...

'', 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 his fatal stingray attack, from being publicly released, stating that "it should be destroyed". There were rumours 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 Irwin, Stainton made an appearance to pay tribute to his friend.

Partial filmography

* '' Confessions of the Crocodile Hunter'' * ''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 2007 nature documentary hosted by Philippe Cousteau Jr. and Steve Irwin. It was the final documentary made by Irwin before his death, which occurred during filming. Documentary The documentary is largely filmed ar ...

'' * '' Bindi the Jungle Girl'' * '' The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course'' * ''

'' * ''The Crocodile Hunter's

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'' * ''Ghosts of War'' * ''New Breed Vets'' * " Your Worst Animal Nightmares" * ''Crikey! What an Adventure'' * ''In Steve's Footsteps'' * '' My Daddy, the Crocodile Hunter''

References

External links

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Steve Irwin digital story and oral history: Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame 2009

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