Jeannot Szwarc Biography (1939-)

Born November 21, 1939, in Paris, France; married Cara de Menaul (a film production coordinator); children: one son. Addresses: Agent: Agency for the Performing Arts, 9200 West Sunset Blvd., #900, Los Angeles, CA 90069-0744.

Nationality: French
Gender: Male
Occupation: Director, producer, writer
Birth Details: November 21, 1939; Paris, France

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Director
Extreme Close-Up (also known as Sex through a Window), 1973
Bug (also known as Hesphaestus Plague), Paramount, 1975
Jaws II, Universal, 1978
Somewhere in Time, Universal, 1980
Enigma, Embassy, 1982
Supergirl (also known as Supergirl: The Movie), TriStar, 1984
Santa Claus--The Movie (also known as Santa Claus), TriStar, 1985
Grand Larceny, 1987
Honor Bound, 1988
Mountain of Diamonds (also known as Burning Shore, LadyDiamond, and La montagna dei diamanti), 1991
L'vengeance d'une blonde (also known as Revenge of a Blonde), 1994
Hercule et Sherlock, 1996
Les soeurs soleil, 1997
Film Appearances
Himself, The Making of "Jaws 2," Universal Pictures Home Video, 2001
(Uncredited) Himself, John Williams: The Music of Jaws 2, Universal Pictures Home Video, 2001
Television Director
Series
Night Gallery (also known as Rod Serling's Night Gallery),NBC, 1970-1973
Episodic
The Virginian, NBC, 1962
Ironside (also known as The Raymond Burr Show), NBC, 1967
Marcus Welby, MD (also known as Robert Young, Family Doctor), ABC, 1969
Paris 7000, ABC, 1970
The Men from Shiloh, 1970
The Man and the City, ABC, 1971
Alias Smith and Jones, ABC, 1971
Sarge, NBC, 1972
The New Adventures of Perry Mason, CBS, 1973
The Six-Million-Dollar Man, ABC, 1973
Toma, ABC, 1973
"Conspiracy of Fear," Kojak, CBS, 1973
"Dead on His Feet," Kojak, CBS, 1974

"Mojo," Kojak, CBS, 1974
"Queen of the Gypsies," Kojak, CBS, 1975
"2 Into 5.56 Won't Go," The Rockford Files (also known as Jim Rockford, Private Investigator), NBC, 1975
Baretta, ABC, 1975
"New Georgia on My Mind," Baa Baa Black Sheep (also known as Black Sheep Squadron), 1976
"So Help Me God," The Rockford Files (also known as Jim Rockford, Private Investigator), NBC, 1976
"New Life, Old Dragons," The Rockford Files (also known as JimRockford, Private Investigator), NBC, 1977
"Last Defender of Camelot," Twilight Zone, 1986
"Red Snow," Twilight Zone, 1986
"Home Invasions," The Practice, ABC, 1999
"Marooned," The Practice, ABC, 1999
"Blowing Smoke," The Practice, ABC, 2000
"Officers of the Court," The Practice, ABC, 2000
"Mr. Hinks Goes to Town," The Practice, ABC, 2000
"Girls' Night Out," Ally McBeal, Fox, 2000
"Don't Go Changin'," Providence, NBC, 2000
"Poor Richard's Almanac," The Practice, ABC, 2001
"Hats Off to Larry," Ally McBeal, Fox, 2001
"Blown Away," Philly, ABC, 2001
Also directed episodes of It Takes a Thief; JAG; Seven Days (also known as Seven Days: The Series), UPN.
Movies
The Weekend Nun (also known as Matter of the Heart), ABC, 1972
Night of Terror, ABC, 1972
A Summer without Boys, ABC, 1973
You'll Never See Me Again, ABC, 1973
Lisa, Bright and Dark, 1973
The Devil's Daughter, ABC, 1973
Columbo: Lovely But Lethal, 1973
Crime Club, CBS, 1975
The Hazard's People, CBS, 1976
Code Name: Diamond Head, NBC, 1977
The Murders in the Rue Morgue, CBS, 1986
Chase-Have a Nice Night, 1989
Prigioniera di una vendetta (also known as Maximum Exposure), 1990
The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise, CBS, 1995
Schrecklicher Verdacht, 1995
Laura, 1995
The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits ... , CBS, 1996
Television Work
Pilots
Production assistant, Code Name: Heraclitus, NBC, 1967
(With Melville Shavelson) True Life Stories, ABC, 1981
Television Director
Specials
The Small Miracle, NBC, 1973
Supergirl: The Making of the Movie, 1985
Television Associate Producer
Series
Worked on Chrysler Theatre; Ironside (also known as TheRaymond Burr Show).
WRITINGS
Television Episodes
Wrote episodes of It Takes a Thief.

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