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Ted Kotcheff

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Ted Kotcheff

Born April 7, 1931 in Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDied April 10, 202546 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 Valor1983North Dallas Forty poster6.7North Dallas Forty1979Fun with Dick and Jane poster6.6Fun with Dick and Jane1977Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? poster6.2Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?1978Borrowed Hearts poster6.5Borrowed Hearts1997Switching Channels poster6.1Switching Channels1988

Filmography

46 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. 1995Red Shoe Diaries 5: Weekend PassDirector
  9. 1994Love on the RunDirector
  10. 1993Red Shoe Diaries 3: Another Woman's LipstickDirector
  11. 1992Folks!Director
  12. 1989Weekend at Bernie'sDirector
  13. 1989Winter PeopleDirector
  14. 1988Switching ChannelsDirector
  15. 1985Joshua Then and NowDirector
  16. 1983Uncommon ValorDirector
  17. 1982First BloodDirector
  18. 1982Split ImageDirector
  19. 1979North Dallas FortyDirector
  20. 1978Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?Director
  21. 1977Fun with Dick and JaneDirector
  22. 1974The Apprenticeship of Duddy KravitzDirector
  23. 1974Billy Two HatsDirector
  24. 1973Rx for the DefenseDirector
  25. 1972Ackerman, Dougall & HarkerDirector
  26. 1972Lights OutDirector
  27. 1971Edna: The Inebriate WomanDirector
  28. 1971Wake in FrightDirector
  29. 1969Two Gentlemen SharingDirector
  30. 1968Of Mice and MenDirector
  31. 1967The Desperate HoursDirector
  32. 1966The Human VoiceDirector
  33. 1965Life at the TopDirector
  34. 1964The Trial of Dr. FancyDirector
  35. 1963Into the DarkDirector
  36. 1962The Hard KnockDirector
  37. 1962Tiara TahitiDirector
  38. 1960I'll Have You to RememberDirector
  39. 1960Lena, O My LenaDirector
  40. 1960After the FuneralDirector
  41. 1960Where I LiveDirector
  42. 1959After the ShowDirector
  43. 1959The Bird, the Bear and the ActressDirector
  44. 1959Hot Summer NightDirector
  45. 1958The Greatest Man in the WorldDirector
  46. 1958Emperor JonesDirector