Ted Kotcheff
🎬 Director

Ted Kotcheff

🎂 Born 7 April 1931 (age 94)✝ 10 April 2025📍 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ted Kotcheff, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Weekend at Bernie's
★ 6.4
Weekend at Bernie's
1989
Jack Parker
Shattered Glass
★ 7.0
Shattered Glass
2003
Marty Peretz
Barney's Version
★ 7.0
Barney's Version
2010
Train Conductor
Drawing First Blood: 20 Years Later
★ 6.4
Drawing First Blood: 20 Years Later
2002

Directed Films(37)

First Blood
★ 7.5
First Blood
1982
Director
Weekend at Bernie's
★ 6.4
Weekend at Bernie's
1989
Director
Uncommon Valor
★ 6.3
Uncommon Valor
1983
Director
Wake in Fright
★ 7.2
Wake in Fright
1971
Director
Borrowed Hearts
★ 6.5
Borrowed Hearts
1997
Director
Split Image
★ 6.0
Split Image
1982
Director
The Shooter
★ 4.8
The Shooter
1995
Director
Fun with Dick and Jane
★ 6.6
Fun with Dick and Jane
1977
Director
Switching Channels
★ 6.1
Switching Channels
1988
Director
Billy Two Hats
★ 5.8
Billy Two Hats
1974
Director
Tiara Tahiti
★ 6.2
Tiara Tahiti
1962
Director
Folks!
★ 5.6
Folks!
1992
Director
Winter People
★ 5.6
Winter People
1989
Director
Of Mice and Men
★ 9.0
Of Mice and Men
1968
Director
Red Shoe Diaries 3: Another Woman's Lipstick
★ 8.7
Red Shoe Diaries 3: Another Woman's Lipstick
1993
Director
North Dallas Forty
★ 6.7
North Dallas Forty
1979
Director
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
★ 6.1
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
1978
Director
Family of Cops
★ 6.4
Family of Cops
1995
Director
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
★ 6.1
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
1974
Director
Crime in Connecticut: The Story of Alex Kelly
★ 5.0
Crime in Connecticut: The Story of Alex Kelly
1999
Director
Life at the Top
★ 5.9
Life at the Top
1965
Director
Joshua Then and Now
★ 5.4
Joshua Then and Now
1985
Director
Lena, O My Lena
★ 8.0
Lena, O My Lena
1960
Director
Red Shoe Diaries 5: Weekend Pass
Red Shoe Diaries 5: Weekend Pass
1995
Director
Lights Out
★ 7.5
Lights Out
1972
Director
Love on the Run
★ 10.0
Love on the Run
1994
Director
A Husband, a Wife and a Lover
★ 3.6
A Husband, a Wife and a Lover
1996
Director
Two Gentlemen Sharing
★ 5.5
Two Gentlemen Sharing
1969
Director
The Human Voice
★ 6.8
The Human Voice
1966
Director
Edna: The Inebriate Woman
Edna: The Inebriate Woman
1971
Director
Hot Summer Night
★ 9.0
Hot Summer Night
1959
Director
Emperor Jones
★ 8.0
Emperor Jones
1958
Director
Fearless
Fearless
2014
Director
The Desperate Hours
★ 4.0
The Desperate Hours
1967
Director
Rx for the Defense
★ 9.0
Rx for the Defense
1973
Director
Soul of an Artist
Soul of an Artist
2017
Director
Ackerman, Dougall & Harker
Ackerman, Dougall & Harker
1972
Director

Full Filmography(11 films)

YearTitleRating
1989Weekend at Bernie's★ 6.42003Shattered Glass★ 7.02010Barney's Version★ 7.02002Drawing First Blood: 20 Years Later★ 6.42008Not Quite Hollywood★ 6.82025SEGAL—2019The Planters★ 6.22002Guts and Glory—2017Erase and Forget★ 5.72017Soul of an Artist—2022Looking to Get Out: A Comparative Analysis of the Ted Kotcheff Vision—
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