Ted Kotcheff

Director

Ted Kotcheff

Born April 7, 1931 in Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDied April 10, 202544 films

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Ted Kotcheff (April 7, 1931 – April 10, 2025), sometimes credited as William Kotcheff or William T. Kotcheff, was a Canadian film and television director, who is well known for his work on several high-profile British television productions and as a director of films such as First Blood.

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Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Weekend at Bernie's poster6.4Weekend at Bernie's1989Wake in Fright poster7.2Wake in Fright1971Uncommon Valor poster6.2Uncommon Valor1983Fun with Dick and Jane poster6.6Fun with Dick and Jane1977North Dallas Forty poster6.7North Dallas Forty1979Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? poster6.2Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?1978Switching Channels poster6.0Switching Channels1988The Shooter poster4.8The Shooter1995

Filmography

44 films as director
  1. 2017Soul of an ArtistDirector
  2. 2014FearlessDirector
  3. 1999Crime in Connecticut: The Story of Alex KellyDirector
  4. 1997Borrowed HeartsDirector
  5. 1996A Husband, a Wife and a LoverDirector
  6. 1995The ShooterDirector
  7. 1995Family of CopsDirector
  8. 1994Love on the RunDirector
  9. 1992Folks!Director
  10. 1989Weekend at Bernie'sDirector
  11. 1989Winter PeopleDirector
  12. 1988Switching ChannelsDirector
  13. 1985Joshua Then and NowDirector
  14. 1983Uncommon ValorDirector
  15. 1982First BloodDirector
  16. 1982Split ImageDirector
  17. 1979North Dallas FortyDirector
  18. 1978Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?Director
  19. 1977Fun with Dick and JaneDirector
  20. 1974The Apprenticeship of Duddy KravitzDirector
  21. 1974Billy Two HatsDirector
  22. 1973Rx for the DefenseDirector
  23. 1972Ackerman, Dougall & HarkerDirector
  24. 1972Lights OutDirector
  25. 1971Edna: The Inebriate WomanDirector
  26. 1971Wake in FrightDirector
  27. 1969Two Gentlemen SharingDirector
  28. 1968Of Mice and MenDirector
  29. 1967The Desperate HoursDirector
  30. 1966The Human VoiceDirector
  31. 1965Life at the TopDirector
  32. 1964The Trial of Dr. FancyDirector
  33. 1963Into the DarkDirector
  34. 1962The Hard KnockDirector
  35. 1962Tiara TahitiDirector
  36. 1960I'll Have You to RememberDirector
  37. 1960Lena, O My LenaDirector
  38. 1960After the FuneralDirector
  39. 1960Where I LiveDirector
  40. 1959After the ShowDirector
  41. 1959The Bird, the Bear and the ActressDirector
  42. 1959Hot Summer NightDirector
  43. 1958The Greatest Man in the WorldDirector
  44. 1958Emperor JonesDirector