Ted Kotcheff

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.

Directed

1. First Blood (1982) — Director
2. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) — Director
3. Weekend at Bernie's (1989) — Director
4. Wake in Fright (1971) — Director
5. Uncommon Valor (1983) — Director
6. Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978) — Director
7. Casualty (1986) — Director
8. Fun with Dick and Jane (1977) — Director
9. Switching Channels (1988) — Director
10. North Dallas Forty (1979) — Director
11. Borrowed Hearts (1997) — Director
12. The Shooter (1995) — Director
13. Family of Cops (1995) — Director
14. Billy Two Hats (1974) — Director
15. Winter People (1989) — Director
16. Red Shoe Diaries (1992) — Director
17. Folks! (1992) — Director
18. Crime in Connecticut: The Story of Alex Kelly (1999) — Director
19. The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1974) — Director
20. Split Image (1982) — Director
21. Life at the Top (1965) — Director
22. Joshua Then and Now (1985) — Director
23. Tiara Tahiti (1962) — Director
24. Play for Today (1970) — Director
25. The Human Voice (1966) — Director
26. ABC Stage 67 (1966) — Director
27. Armchair Theatre (1956) — Director
28. A Husband, a Wife and a Lover (1996) — Director
29. Red Shoe Diaries 3: Another Woman's Lipstick (1993) — Director
30. ITV Playhouse (1967) — Director
31. ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969) — Director
32. Two Gentlemen Sharing (1969) — Director
33. Lights Out (1972) — Director
34. Of Mice and Men (1968) — Director
35. The Desperate Hours (1967) — Director
36. Love on the Run (1994) — Director
37. Lena, O My Lena (1960) — Director
38. The Greatest Man in the World (1958) — Director
39. Emperor Jones (1958) — Director
40. After the Funeral (1960) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Weekend at Bernie's (1989) — Jack Parker
2. Barney's Version (2010) — Train Conductor
3. Shattered Glass (2003) — Marty Peretz
4. Not Quite Hollywood (2008) — Self
5. The Mike Douglas Show (1961) — Self
6. Erase and Forget (2017) — Himself
7. The Planters (2019) — Cliff Man / Last 'Hello' Man (voice)
8. Drawing First Blood: 20 Years Later (2002)
9. The Making of 'First Blood' (1982) — Self
10. Looking to Get Out: A Comparative Analysis of the Ted Kotcheff Vision (2022) — Himself
11. SEGAL (2025) — Self
12. Ted Kotcheff's Gourmet Cinema (2011) — Self
13. Soul of an Artist (2017) — Self
14. Guts and Glory (2002) — Self