Directing
Ted Kotcheff
Born April 7, 1931 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada · Died April 10, 2025
Biography
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
7.7
First Blood
Director
8.1
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Director, Co-Executive Producer
6.5
Weekend at Bernie's
Jack Parker, Director
7.3
Barney's Version
Train Conductor
7.1
Shattered Glass
Marty Peretz
7.5
Wake in Fright
Director, Screenplay
6.3
Uncommon Valor
Director, Executive Producer
7.6
Not Quite Hollywood
Self
6.4
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
Director
6.2
Casualty
Director
6.4
Fun with Dick and Jane
Director
6.9
North Dallas Forty
Director, Screenplay
5.9
Switching Channels
Director
6.8
Borrowed Hearts
Director
5.1
The Shooter
Director
5.4
Family of Cops
Director
6.3
Billy Two Hats
Director
6.2
Winter People
Director
5.7
Folks!
Director
5.8
Red Shoe Diaries
Director
Filmography
- 2025SEGALSelfMovie
- 2022Looking to Get Out: A Comparative Analysis of the Ted Kotcheff VisionHimselfMovie
- 2019The PlantersCliff Man / Last 'Hello' Man (voice)Movie
- 2017Erase and ForgetHimselfMovie
- 2017Soul of an ArtistSelf, DirectorMovie
- 2014FearlessDirectorMovie
- 2011Ted Kotcheff's Gourmet CinemaSelfMovie
- 2010Barney's VersionTrain ConductorMovie
- 2008Not Quite HollywoodSelfMovie
- 2003Shattered GlassMarty PeretzMovie
- 2002Drawing First Blood: 20 Years LaterMovie
- 2002Guts and GlorySelfMovie
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitDirector, Co-Executive ProducerSeries
- 1999Crime in Connecticut: The Story of Alex KellyDirectorMovie
- 1997Borrowed HeartsDirectorMovie
- 1996A Husband, a Wife and a LoverDirectorMovie
- 1995The ShooterDirectorMovie
- 1995Family of CopsDirectorMovie
- 1995Red Shoe Diaries 5: Weekend PassDirectorMovie
- 1994Love on the RunDirectorMovie
- 1993Red Shoe Diaries 3: Another Woman's LipstickDirectorMovie
- 1992Red Shoe DiariesDirectorSeries
- 1992Folks!DirectorMovie
- 1989Weekend at Bernie'sJack Parker, DirectorMovie
- 1989Winter PeopleDirectorMovie
- 1988Switching ChannelsDirectorMovie
- 1986CasualtyDirectorSeries
- 1985Joshua Then and NowDirectorMovie
- 1983Uncommon ValorDirector, Executive ProducerMovie
- 1982First BloodDirectorMovie
- 1982Split ImageDirector, ProducerMovie
- 1982The Making of 'First Blood'SelfMovie
- 1979North Dallas FortyDirector, ScreenplayMovie
- 1978Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?DirectorMovie
- 1977Fun with Dick and JaneDirectorMovie
- 1974The Apprenticeship of Duddy KravitzDirectorMovie
- 1974Billy Two HatsDirectorMovie
- 1973Rx for the DefenseDirectorMovie
- 1972Who's Afraid of Opera?DirectorSeries
- 1972Ackerman, Dougall & HarkerDirectorMovie
- 1972Lights OutDirectorMovie
- 1971Edna: The Inebriate WomanDirectorMovie
- 1971Wake in FrightDirector, ScreenplayMovie
- 1970Play for TodayDirectorSeries
- 1969Two Gentlemen SharingDirectorMovie
- 1969ITV Saturday Night TheatreDirectorSeries
- 1968Of Mice and MenDirectorMovie
- 1967The Desperate HoursDirectorMovie
- 1967ITV PlayhouseDirectorSeries
- 1966ABC Stage 67DirectorSeries
- 1966The Human VoiceDirectorMovie
- 1965Life at the TopDirectorMovie
- 1964The Trial of Dr. FancyDirectorMovie
- 1963EspionageDirectorSeries
- 1963Into the DarkDirectorMovie
- 1962The Hard KnockDirectorMovie
- 1962Tiara TahitiDirectorMovie
- 1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelfSeries
- 1961Drama 61-67DirectorSeries
- 1960I'll Have You to RememberDirectorMovie
- 1960Lena, O My LenaDirectorMovie
- 1960After the FuneralDirectorMovie
- 1960Where I LiveDirectorMovie
- 1959After the ShowDirectorMovie
- 1959The Bird, the Bear and the ActressDirectorMovie
- 1959Hot Summer NightDirectorMovie
- 1958The Greatest Man in the WorldDirectorMovie
- 1958Emperor JonesDirectorMovie
- 1956Armchair TheatreDirectorSeries