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6 unusual facts about Ted Kotcheff


Antonio Meneses Saillant

Ted Kotcheff, director and executive producer to NBC's Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, closed the deal to have Saillant direct his documentary, The Apprenticeship of Ted Kotcheff, which explores Kotcheff's life and times as a Canadian/Hollywood Director.

Flame in the Streets

The director was Ted Kotcheff and the West End cast was retained, with the exception of Joan Miller, whose role was taken by Ruth Dunning.

Lost Reputation

"Lost Reputation" was written by executive producer/show runner Warren Leight with Julie Martin, who is promoted to executive producer, replacing Ted Kotcheff, as of this episode.

Stefano Satta Flores

He also appeared in Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (Kotcheff, 1978), The Terrace (La terrazza, Scola, 1980) and One Hundred Days in Palermo (Cento giorni a Palermo, Tornatore, 1984), playing a variety of roles in more than 60 films,

Syndicate Sadists

The film predates Ted Kotcheff's First Blood, the film which introduced audiences to the John Rambo of David Morrell by seven years.

Weekend at Bernie's

Weekend at Bernie's is a 1989 dark comedy film directed by Ted Kotcheff and starring Andrew McCarthy and Jonathan Silverman as a couple of young insurance corporation employees who discover their boss is deceased.


Brian Cassidy

He voiced early on a desire to executive producer Ted Kotcheff that Cassidy not be made into the dumb blonde of the unit because he did not believe there would be any in the Special Victims Unit.

Canadian Stars

Canadian Stars featured interviews with Canadian-born entertainers of international presence such as Sharon Acker, Susan Clark, Monty Hall, Norman Jewison and Ted Kotcheff.

Joshua Then and Now

Richler adapted it into the feature film Joshua Then and Now, starring James Woods, Alan Arkin, and Gabrielle Lazure; directed by Ted Kotcheff who had previously directed Richler's The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz.

Kenneth Cook

Wake in Fright was filmed in 1971 by Ted Kotcheff, starring Donald Pleasence and Gary Bond (released under the title Outback in Europe and the US).


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