Ted Kotcheff

Ted Kotcheff

Directing

April 7, 1931 — April 10, 2025Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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

First Blood

First Blood

1982

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

Weekend at Bernie's

Weekend at Bernie's

1989

Barney's Version

Barney's Version

2010

Shattered Glass

Shattered Glass

2003

Wake in Fright

Wake in Fright

1971

Uncommon Valor

Uncommon Valor

1983

Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?

Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?

1978

Not Quite Hollywood

Not Quite Hollywood

2008

Casualty

Casualty

1986

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Soul of an Artist

Soul of an Artist

2017

Director

Fearless

Fearless

2014

Director

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

Director

Crime in Connecticut: The Story of Alex Kelly

Crime in Connecticut: The Story of Alex Kelly

1999

Director

Borrowed Hearts

Borrowed Hearts

1997

Director

A Husband, a Wife and a Lover

A Husband, a Wife and a Lover

1996

Director

The Shooter

The Shooter

1995

Director

Family of Cops

Family of Cops

1995

Director

Red Shoe Diaries 5: Weekend Pass

Red Shoe Diaries 5: Weekend Pass

1995

Director

Love on the Run

Love on the Run

1994

Director

Red Shoe Diaries 3: Another Woman's Lipstick

Red Shoe Diaries 3: Another Woman's Lipstick

1993

Director

Red Shoe Diaries

Red Shoe Diaries

1992

Director

Folks!

Folks!

1992

Director

Weekend at Bernie's

Weekend at Bernie's

1989

Director

Winter People

Winter People

1989

Director

Switching Channels

Switching Channels

1988

Director

Casualty

Casualty

1986

Director

Joshua Then and Now

Joshua Then and Now

1985

Director

Uncommon Valor

Uncommon Valor

1983

Director

First Blood

First Blood

1982

Director

Split Image

Split Image

1982

Director

North Dallas Forty

North Dallas Forty

1979

Director

Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?

Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?

1978

Director

Fun with Dick and Jane

Fun with Dick and Jane

1977

Director

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz

1974

Director

Billy Two Hats

Billy Two Hats

1974

Director

Rx for the Defense

Rx for the Defense

1973

Director

Who's Afraid of Opera?

Who's Afraid of Opera?

1972

Director

Ackerman, Dougall & Harker

Ackerman, Dougall & Harker

1972

Director

Lights Out

Lights Out

1972

Director

Edna: The Inebriate Woman

Edna: The Inebriate Woman

1971

Director

Wake in Fright

Wake in Fright

1971

Director

Play for Today

Play for Today

1970

Director

Two Gentlemen Sharing

Two Gentlemen Sharing

1969

Director

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

1969

Director

Of Mice and Men

Of Mice and Men

1968

Director

The Desperate Hours

The Desperate Hours

1967

Director

ITV Playhouse

ITV Playhouse

1967

Director

ABC Stage 67

ABC Stage 67

1966

Director

The Human Voice

The Human Voice

1966

Director

Life at the Top

Life at the Top

1965

Director

The Trial of Dr. Fancy

The Trial of Dr. Fancy

1964

Director

Espionage

Espionage

1963

Director

Into the Dark

1963

Director

The Hard Knock

1962

Director

Tiara Tahiti

Tiara Tahiti

1962

Director

Drama 61-67

1961

Director

I'll Have You to Remember

I'll Have You to Remember

1960

Director

Lena, O My Lena

Lena, O My Lena

1960

Director

After the Funeral

After the Funeral

1960

Director

Where I Live

1960

Director

After the Show

1959

Director

The Bird, the Bear and the Actress

The Bird, the Bear and the Actress

1959

Director

Hot Summer Night

Hot Summer Night

1959

Director

The Greatest Man in the World

The Greatest Man in the World

1958

Director

Emperor Jones

Emperor Jones

1958

Director

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

1956

Director

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SEGAL

SEGAL

2025

Self

Looking to Get Out: A Comparative Analysis of the Ted Kotcheff Vision

Looking to Get Out: A Comparative Analysis of the Ted Kotcheff Vision

2022

Himself

The Planters

The Planters

2019

Cliff Man / Last 'Hello' Man (voice)

Erase and Forget

Erase and Forget

2017

Himself

Soul of an Artist

Soul of an Artist

2017

Self

Ted Kotcheff's Gourmet Cinema

Ted Kotcheff's Gourmet Cinema

2011

Self

Barney's Version

Barney's Version

2010

Train Conductor

Not Quite Hollywood

Not Quite Hollywood

2008

Self

Shattered Glass

Shattered Glass

2003

Marty Peretz

Drawing First Blood: 20 Years Later

Drawing First Blood: 20 Years Later

2002

Guts and Glory

Guts and Glory

2002

Self

Weekend at Bernie's

Weekend at Bernie's

1989

Jack Parker

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

Self

The Making of 'First Blood'

The Making of 'First Blood'

Production3

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

Co-Executive Producer

Uncommon Valor

Uncommon Valor

1983

Executive Producer

Split Image

Split Image

1982

Producer

Writing1

North Dallas Forty

North Dallas Forty

1979

Screenplay