Ted Kotcheff

Known for: Directing
Born: April 7, 1931, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died: April 10, 2025
Movies: 59

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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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Best-Known Movies

7.5

First Blood

1982

6.4

Weekend at Bernie's

1989

7.0

Barney's Version

2010

7.0

Shattered Glass

2003

7.2

Wake in Fright

1971

6.2

Uncommon Valor

1983

6.8

Not Quite Hollywood

2008

6.2

Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?

1978

6.6

Fun with Dick and Jane

1977

6.7

North Dallas Forty

1979

Filmography

2025	SEGAL	Self
2022	Looking to Get Out: A Comparative Analysis of the Ted Kotcheff Vision	Himself
2019	The Planters	Cliff Man / Last 'Hello' Man (voice)
2017	Erase and Forget	Himself
2017	Soul of an Artist	Self
2011	Ted Kotcheff's Gourmet Cinema	Self
2010	Barney's Version	Train Conductor
2008	Not Quite Hollywood	Self
2003	Shattered Glass	Marty Peretz
2002	Drawing First Blood: 20 Years Later
2002	Guts and Glory	Self
1989	Weekend at Bernie's	Jack Parker
1982	The Making of 'First Blood'	Self

Directing, Writing & Producing

2017	Soul of an Artist	Director
2014	Fearless	Director
1999	Crime in Connecticut: The Story of Alex Kelly	Director
1997	Borrowed Hearts	Director
1996	A Husband, a Wife and a Lover	Director
1995	The Shooter	Director
1995	Family of Cops	Director
1995	Red Shoe Diaries 5: Weekend Pass	Director
1994	Love on the Run	Director
1993	Red Shoe Diaries 3: Another Woman's Lipstick	Director
1992	Folks!	Director
1989	Weekend at Bernie's	Director
1989	Winter People	Director
1988	Switching Channels	Director
1985	Joshua Then and Now	Director
1983	Uncommon Valor	Director
1982	First Blood	Director
1982	Split Image	Director, Producer
1979	North Dallas Forty	Director, Screenplay
1978	Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?	Director
1977	Fun with Dick and Jane	Director
1974	The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz	Director
1974	Billy Two Hats	Director
1973	Rx for the Defense	Director
1972	Ackerman, Dougall & Harker	Director
1972	Lights Out	Director
1971	Edna: The Inebriate Woman	Director
1971	Wake in Fright	Director, Screenplay
1969	Two Gentlemen Sharing	Director
1968	Of Mice and Men	Director
1967	The Desperate Hours	Director
1966	The Human Voice	Director
1965	Life at the Top	Director
1964	The Trial of Dr. Fancy	Director
1963	Into the Dark	Director
1962	The Hard Knock	Director
1962	Tiara Tahiti	Director
1960	I'll Have You to Remember	Director
1960	Lena, O My Lena	Director
1960	After the Funeral	Director
1960	Where I Live	Director
1959	After the Show	Director
1959	The Bird, the Bear and the Actress	Director
1959	Hot Summer Night	Director
1958	The Greatest Man in the World	Director
1958	Emperor Jones	Director

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