Directed credits
42
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Ted Kotcheff
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.3
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 36Directed series: 6All crew credits: 43
TMDB ID: 16544
IMDb ID: nm0467646
Known for: Directing
Born: April 7, 1931
Died: April 10, 2025
Age: 94
Place of birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1958 - 2025
Years active: 68
Average TMDB rating: 6.27
Wikidata: Q725520
Frequent jobs
Director (42)Producer (1)
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.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Ted Kotcheff.
Soul of an Artist
Director
2017 Movie
Fearless
Director
2014 Movie
4.8
Crime in Connecticut: The Story of Alex Kelly
Director
1999 Movie
6.5
Borrowed Hearts
Director
1997 Movie
2.0
A Husband, a Wife and a Lover
Director
1996 Movie
4.7
The Shooter
Director
1995 Movie
6.4
Family of Cops
Director
1995 Movie
Red Shoe Diaries 5: Weekend Pass
Director
1995 Movie
Love on the Run
Director
1994 Movie
8.7
Red Shoe Diaries 3: Another Woman's Lipstick
Director
1993 Movie
5.5
Folks!
Director
1992 Movie
6.4
Weekend at Bernie's
Director
1989 Movie
5.6
Winter People
Director
1989 Movie
6.1
Switching Channels
Director
1988 Movie
5.0
Joshua Then and Now
Director
1985 Movie
6.2
Uncommon Valor
Director
1983 Movie
7.5
First Blood
Director
1982 Movie
6.6
North Dallas Forty
Director
1979 Movie
6.1
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
Director
1978 Movie
6.5
Fun with Dick and Jane
Director
1977 Movie
5.9
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
Director
1974 Movie
5.6
Billy Two Hats
Director
1974 Movie
Rx for the Defense
Director
1973 Movie
Ackerman, Dougall & Harker
Director
1972 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Ted Kotcheff.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Ted Kotcheff.
7.5
First Blood
Director
1982 Movie
7.2
Wake in Fright
Director
1971 Movie
7.0
Shattered Glass
as Marty Peretz
2003 Movie
7.0
Barney's Version
as Train Conductor
2010 Movie
6.8
Not Quite Hollywood
as Self
2008 Movie
6.4
Weekend at Bernie's
Director
1989 Movie
6.2
Uncommon Valor
Director
1983 Movie
6.1
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
Director
1978 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Ted Kotcheff.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Ted Kotcheff.
7.5
First Blood
Director
1982 Movie
5.6
Winter People
Director
1989 Movie
6.2
The Planters
as Cliff Man / Last 'Hello' Man (voice)
2019 Movie
5.5
Folks!
Director
1992 Movie
6.1
Switching Channels
Director
1988 Movie
6.0
Tiara Tahiti
Director
1962 Movie
Fearless
Director
2014 Movie
5.9
Split Image
Producer
1982 Movie
7.0
Shattered Glass
as Marty Peretz
2003 Movie
6.4
Weekend at Bernie's
Director
1989 Movie
6.2
Uncommon Valor
Director
1983 Movie
Hot Summer Night
Director
1959 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Ted Kotcheff.
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Director • 7 eps
1999 Series
5.4
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self • 1 eps
1961 Series
6.3
Play for Today
Director • 2 eps
1970 Series
6.2
Casualty
Director • 1 eps
1986 Series
5.8
Red Shoe Diaries
Director • 2 eps
1992 Series
6.2
ABC Stage 67
Director • 2 eps
1966 Series
Espionage
Director • 1 eps
1963 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Ted Kotcheff.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Ted Kotcheff.
SEGAL
as Self
2025 Movie
Looking to Get Out: A Comparative Analysis of the Ted Kotcheff Vision
as Himself
2022 Movie
6.2
The Planters
as Cliff Man / Last 'Hello' Man (voice)
2019 Movie
5.7
Erase and Forget
as Himself
2017 Movie
Soul of an Artist
as Self
2017 Movie
7.0
Barney's Version
as Train Conductor
2010 Movie
6.8
Not Quite Hollywood
as Self
2008 Movie
7.0
Shattered Glass
as Marty Peretz
2003 Movie
6.0
Drawing First Blood: 20 Years Later
2002 Movie
6.4
Weekend at Bernie's
as Jack Parker
1989 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Ted Kotcheff.