Actor

Ted Kotcheff

1989–present1931–2025DocumentaryComedyDramaHistory

Comic Visionary

Also directed 46 films ↗Also wrote 1 screenplay ↗

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Known For

11 acting credits

as Jack Parker

Weekend at Bernie's

as Jack Parker

1989

Weekend at Bernie's

Filmography

2025SEGALSelf 2022Looking to Get Out: A Comparative Analysis of the Ted Kotcheff VisionHimself 2019The PlantersCliff Man / Last 'Hello' Man (voice)6.2 2017Erase and ForgetHimself5.7 2017Soul of an ArtistSelf 2011Ted Kotcheff's Gourmet CinemaSelf 2010

About

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.

As Director

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1982First Blood 1977Fun with Dick and Jane 1989Weekend at Bernie's 1988Switching Channels 1974Billy Two Hats 1971Wake in Fright

As Screenwriter

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1979North Dallas Forty

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