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

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
2000
The Mike Douglas Show
1976
Casualty
1992
Play for Today
1971
ITV Playhouse
1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1971
Red Shoe Diaries
1993
First Blood
1982
Drama 61-67
1964
Espionage
1963
ABC Stage 67
1966
Weekend at Bernie's
1989

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
14
Directing
57
Writing
2
Producing
3
2025
SEGAL
as Self
2022
Looking to Get Out: A Comparative Analysis of the Ted Kotcheff Vision
as Himself
2019
The Planters
as Cliff Man / Last 'Hello' Man (voice)
2017
Erase and Forget
as Himself
2017
Soul of an Artist
as Self
2011
Ted Kotcheff's Gourmet Cinema
as Self
2010
Barney's Version
as Train Conductor
2008
Not Quite Hollywood
as Self
2003
Shattered Glass
as Marty Peretz
2002
Drawing First Blood: 20 Years Later
2002
Guts and Glory
as Self
1989
Weekend at Bernie's
as Jack Parker
1982
The Making of 'First Blood'
as Self
1976
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self