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Jack Smight

Born March 9, 1925 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USADied September 1, 200333 films

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Jack Smight (March 9, 1925 - September 1, 2003) was an American theatre and film director. Smight was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and went to school with future actor Peter Graves. His film credits include The Traveling Executioner, Rabbit, Run, Loving Couples, Midway, Harper, Airport 1975, Damnation Alley and the Emmy Award-winning Eddie, as well as many episodes of television series such as The Twilight Zone and The Alfred Hitchcock Hour. He also directed the 1960 Broadway play The 49th Cousin and composed the music for the film adaption of Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry. Smight died from cancer in Los Angeles, California. He was 78.

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Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
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Filmography

33 films as director
  1. TBAThe Enchanted NutcrackerDirector
  2. 2025AirportsDirector
  3. 2005Miles Davis: The Cool Jazz SoundDirector
  4. 1989The FavoriteDirector
  5. 1987Number One with a BulletDirector
  6. 1982Remembrance Of LoveDirector
  7. 1980Loving CouplesDirector
  8. 1979Fast BreakDirector
  9. 1978Roll of Thunder, Hear My CryDirector
  10. 1977Damnation AlleyDirector
  11. 1976MidwayDirector
  12. 1974Airport 1975Director
  13. 1974Frankenstein: The True StoryDirector
  14. 1974The Man from IndependenceDirector
  15. 1973Legend in GraniteDirector
  16. 1973LindaDirector
  17. 1973Double IndemnityDirector
  18. 1973Partners in CrimeDirector
  19. 1972The Longest NightDirector
  20. 1972The Screaming WomanDirector
  21. 1970The Traveling ExecutionerDirector
  22. 1970Rabbit, RunDirector
  23. 1969The Illustrated ManDirector
  24. 1969Strategy of TerrorDirector
  25. 1968No Way to Treat a LadyDirector
  26. 1968The Secret War of Harry FriggDirector
  27. 1966KaleidoscopeDirector
  28. 1966HarperDirector
  29. 1965The Third DayDirector
  30. 1964I'd Rather Be RichDirector
  31. 1963The ParagonDirector
  32. 1959The Sound of Miles DavisDirector
  33. 1957The Sound of JazzDirector