Jack Smight Biography (1926-)
Born March 9, 1926, in Minneapolis, MN. Addresses: Office--c/o Weissman-Wolf, 966 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 900, Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Contact--Directors Guild of America-West, 7920 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90046.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Birth Details
- March 9, 1926
- Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Famous Works
- Credits; FILM DIRECTOR
- I'd Rather Be Rich, Universal, 1964.
- (And producer) The Third Day, Warner Bros., 1965.
- Harper, Warner Bros., 1966.
- Kaleidoscope, Warner Bros., 1966.
- The Secret War of Harry Frigg, Universal, 1968.
- No Way to Treat a Lady, Paramount, 1968.
- Strategy of Terror, Universal, 1969.
- The Illustrated Man, Warner Bros., 1969.
- Rabbit, Run, Warner Bros., 1970.
- (And producer) The Traveling Executioner, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1970.
- Airport 1975, Universal, 1974.
- Midway, Universal, 1976.
- Damnation Alley, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1977.
- Fast Break, Columbia, 1979.
- Loving Couples, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1980.
- Number One with a Bullet, Cannon, 1987.
- The Favorite, Ascona Films, 1989.
- Also directed Dr. Frankenstein; and La Nuit du Serail, 1989.
- Credits; TELEVISION DIRECTOR; MOVIES
- The Screaming Woman, ABC, 1972.
- Banacek: Detour to Nowhere, NBC, 1972.
- The Longest Night, ABC, 1972.
- Partners in Crime, NBC, 1973.
- Double Indemnity, ABC, 1973.
- Linda, ABC, 1973.
- Frankenstein: The True Story, NBC, 1973.
- Remembrance of Love, NBC, 1982.
- Also director of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, 1978.
- Credits; TELEVISION DIRECTOR; EPISODIC
- "Eddie," Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre, NBC, 1959.
- "Come again to Carthage," Westinghouse Presents, CBS, 1962.
- McCloud (also see below), NBC, 1970.
- Dalton's Code of Vengeance, NBC, 1986.
- Also directed episodes of One Man's Family, 1953; Columbo, 1971; Banacek,1972; and Madigan, 1972.
- Writings;TELEPLAYS
- McCloud, NBC, 1970.