Directing
Jack Smight
Born March 9, 1925 · Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA · Died September 1, 2003
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Smight, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
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9.0
The Twilight Zone
Director
878.3
Columbo
Director
546.8
Midway
Director
355.8
Airport 1975
Director
626.8
Harper
Director
285.3
Damnation Alley
Director
888.5
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Director
375.8
The Illustrated Man
Director
637.0
No Way to Treat a Lady
Director
397.0
McCloud
Director
6.3
The Secret War of Harry Frigg
Director
697.1
Frankenstein: The True Story
Director
6.5
The Screaming Woman
Director
7.7
Route 66
Director
7.6
Banacek
Director
7.0
Dr. Kildare
Director
4.6
Double Indemnity
Director
5.1
Loving Couples
Director
5.9
Kaleidoscope
Director
6.3
The Traveling Executioner
Director, Producer
Filmography
- 2025AirportsDirectorMovie
- 2005Miles Davis: The Cool Jazz SoundDirectorMovie
- 2001The Making of MidwaySelfMovie
- 1989The FavoriteDirectorMovie
- 1987Number One with a BulletDirectorMovie
- 1985Dalton's Code of VengeanceDirectorSeries
- 1982Remembrance Of LoveDirectorMovie
- 1980Loving CouplesDirectorMovie
- 1979Fast BreakDibber, DirectorMovie
- 1978Roll of Thunder, Hear My CryDirectorSeries
- 1978Roll of Thunder, Hear My CryDirectorMovie
- 1977Damnation AlleyDirectorMovie
- 1976MidwayDirectorMovie
- 1974Airport 1975DirectorMovie
- 1974Frankenstein: The True StoryDirectorMovie
- 1974The Man from IndependenceDirectorMovie
- 1973Legend in GraniteDirectorMovie
- 1973Frankenstein: The True StoryDirectorSeries
- 1973LindaDirectorMovie
- 1973Double IndemnityDirectorMovie
- 1973Partners in CrimeDirectorMovie
- 1972MadiganDirectorSeries
- 1972BanacekDirectorSeries
- 1972The Longest NightDirectorMovie
- 1972The Screaming WomanDirectorMovie
- 1971ColumboDirectorSeries
- 1970The Traveling ExecutionerDirector, ProducerMovie
- 1970Rabbit, RunDirectorMovie
- 1970McCloudDirectorSeries
- 1969The Illustrated ManDirectorMovie
- 1969Tattooed SteigerMovie
- 1969Strategy of TerrorDirectorMovie
- 1968No Way to Treat a LadyDirectorMovie
- 1968The Secret War of Harry FriggDirectorMovie
- 1966KaleidoscopeDirectorMovie
- 1966HarperDirectorMovie
- 1965The Third DayDirector, ProducerMovie
- 1964I'd Rather Be RichDirectorMovie
- 1963Kraft Suspense TheatreDirectorSeries
- 1963East Side/West SideDirectorSeries
- 1963Arrest and TrialDirectorSeries
- 1963The ParagonDirectorMovie
- 1962The Eleventh HourDirectorSeries
- 1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourDirectorSeries
- 1961Dr. KildareDirectorSeries
- 1961The DefendersDirectorSeries
- 1960Route 66DirectorSeries
- 1959The Twilight ZoneDirectorSeries
- 1959The DuPont Show with June AllysonDirectorSeries
- 1959The Sound of Miles DavisDirectorMovie
- 1958Naked CityDirectorSeries
- 1957The Sound of JazzDirectorMovie
- 1957SuspicionDirectorSeries
- 1957Alcoa TheatreDirectorSeries
- 1954Climax!DirectorSeries
- 1951Goodyear Television PlayhouseDirectorSeries
- 1948Studio OneDirectorSeries
- 1948The Philco Television PlayhouseDirectorSeries
- —The Enchanted NutcrackerDirectorMovie