His films, including “First Blood” and “Weekend at Bernie’s,” covered a range of genres. He was later an executive producer ...

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The Canadian filmmaker also helmed 'North Dallas Forty,' 'The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz' and 'Wake in Fright' and exec produced 'Law & Order: SVU.' ...

Ted Kotcheff, whose long career included directing 'First Blood,' 'Weekend at Bernie's,' 'Wake in Fright' and 'North Dallas ...

Ted Kotcheff, whose six-decade career as film and television director included helming the first instalments of two hit movie ...

Ted Kotcheff, a shape-shifting Canadian director whose films introduced audiences to characters including troubled Vietnam War hero John Rambo, a dead body named Bernie and young hustler Duddy ...

That would be director Ted Kotcheff, who essentially launched Carolco with First Blood, and Val Kilmer on The Doors, playing the iconic singer Jim Morrison even though Tom Cruise was desperate to ...

While balancing television gigs for the BBC with stage work on the West End, Kotcheff made his feature directorial debut with the 1962 British comedy Tiara Tahiti, starring James Mason. A string of ...