Ted Kotcheff
Ted Kotcheff (also Ted Kotschew ; Bulgarian Тед Кочев ; born April 7, 1931 in Toronto , Ontario as William Theodore Kotcheff ) is a Canadian director of Bulgarian descent.
life and career
Ted Kotcheff began his film career with various television and theater projects, in which he directed. In 1957 he came to England, where he directed his first film Tiara Tahiti with James Mason in 1962 . Numerous films followed, so u. a. the western Bury the Wolves in the Gorge starring Gregory Peck; and The Cops of Dallas starring Nick Nolte . The highlight of his career and his most famous film, however, is Rambo from 1982 with Sylvester Stallone , who is now a classic of action cinema. After that, his works lost noticeably in quality, and he began to direct films for television and to participate in television series more and more often. He's been like that lately a. worked as a producer of the crime series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit .
Awards (selection)
- 1972: BAFTA TV Award for Play for Today: Edna, the Inebriate Woman (# 2.2) at the BAFTA Awards .
- 1974: Golden Bear for The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz at the Berlin International Film Festival 1974
- 1986: Nomination for Joshua Then and Now at the Genie Award
- 1998: Nomination for Borrowed Hearts at the Gemini Award
Filmography (selection)
- 1962: Tiara Tahiti
- 1965: A place at the top (Life at the Top)
- 1966: The Human Voice
- 1971: Holidays in Hell (Wake in Fright)
- 1973: Bury the Wolves in the Canyon (Billy Two Hats)
- 1974: Duddy aims high (The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz)
- 1977: Money's in the Street (Fun with Dick and Jane)
- 1978: Die Schlemmer-Orgy (Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?)
- 1979: The Cops of Dallas (North Dallas Forty)
- 1982: Rambo
- 1982: The Idol (Split Image)
- 1983: The Daring Seven (Uncommon Valor)
- 1985: One Love in Montreal (Joshua Then and Now)
- 1988: A woman is her husband (Switching Channels)
- 1989: Winter People - Like a Leaf in the Wind (Winter People)
- 1989: Always Trouble with Bernie (Weekend at Bernie's)
- 1992: A completely normal crazy family (folks!)
- 1995: The Shooter - A Life for Death (The Shooter / Hidden Assassin)
- 1995: Ice Cold Fury (Family of Cops)
- 2010: Barney's Version (Actor)
Web links
- Ted Kotcheff in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kotcheff, Ted |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kochev, Ted; Kotcheff, William Theodore (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 7, 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Toronto , Ontario |