
Ted Kotcheff
DirectingBorn Apr 7, 1931Died Apr 10, 2025
Toronto, 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

Love on the Run
movie1994

Espionage
tv1963

Of Mice and Men
movie1968

Hot Summer Night
movie1959

Rx for the Defense
movie1973

Red Shoe Diaries 3: Another Woman's Lipstick
movie1993

Lena, O My Lena
movie1960

Emperor Jones
movie1958

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
tv1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
tv1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
tv1999

First Blood
movie1982
Filmography
2025SEGALas Selfmovie2022Looking to Get Out: A Comparative Analysis of the Ted Kotcheff Visionas Himselfmovie2019The Plantersas Cliff Man / Last 'Hello' Man (voice)movie2017Erase and Forgetas Himselfmovie2017Soul of an Artistas Directormovie2014Fearlessas Directormovie2011Ted Kotcheff's Gourmet Cinemaas Selfmovie2010Barney's Versionas Train Conductormovie2008Not Quite Hollywoodas Selfmovie2003Shattered Glassas Marty Peretzmovie2002Drawing First Blood: 20 Years Latermovie1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Executive Producertv1999Crime in Connecticut: The Story of Alex Kellyas Directormovie1997Borrowed Heartsas Directormovie1996A Husband, a Wife and a Loveras Directormovie1995The Shooteras Directormovie1995Family of Copsas Directormovie1995Red Shoe Diaries 5: Weekend Passas Directormovie1994Love on the Runas Directormovie1993Red Shoe Diaries 3: Another Woman's Lipstickas Directormovie1992Red Shoe Diariesas Directortv1992Folks!as Directormovie1989Weekend at Bernie'sas Directormovie1989Winter Peopleas Directormovie1988Switching Channelsas Directormovie1986Casualtyas Directortv1985Joshua Then and Nowas Directormovie1983Uncommon Valoras Executive Producermovie1982First Bloodas Directormovie1982Split Imageas Producermovie1979North Dallas Fortyas Screenplaymovie1978Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?as Directormovie1977Fun with Dick and Janeas Directormovie1974The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitzas Directormovie1974Billy Two Hatsas Directormovie1973Rx for the Defenseas Directormovie1972Who's Afraid of Opera?as Directortv1972Ackerman, Dougall & Harkeras Directormovie1972Lights Outas Directormovie1971Edna: The Inebriate Womanas Directormovie1971Wake in Frightas Directormovie1970Play for Todayas Directortv1969Two Gentlemen Sharingas Directormovie1968Of Mice and Menas Directormovie1967The Desperate Hoursas Directormovie1967ITV Playhouseas Directortv1966ABC Stage 67as Directortv1966The Human Voiceas Directormovie1965Life at the Topas Directormovie1964The Trial of Dr. Fancyas Directormovie1963Espionageas Directortv1963Into the Darkas Directormovie1962The Hard Knockas Directormovie1962Tiara Tahitias Directormovie1961The Mike Douglas Showas Selftv1961Drama 61-67as Directortv1960I'll Have You to Rememberas Directormovie1960Lena, O My Lenaas Directormovie1960After the Funeralas Directormovie1960Where I Liveas Directormovie1959After the Showas Directormovie1959The Bird, the Bear and the Actressas Directormovie1959Hot Summer Nightas Directormovie1958The Greatest Man in the Worldas Directormovie1958Emperor Jonesas Directormovie1956Armchair Theatreas Directortv