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Ted Kotcheff (born April 7, 1931), sometimes credited as William Kotcheff or William T. Kotcheff, is a Canadian Bulgarian 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 the Australian classic Wake in Fright and such Hollywood successes as First Blood, Uncommon Valor, Weekend at Bernie's and North Dallas Forty.
Kotcheff was born as William Theodore Kotcheff in Toronto. His parents were Bulgarian immigrants. His father was born in Plovdiv, while his mother was of Macedonian Bulgarian background, from Vambel, today in Greece. After graduating in English Literature from University College, University of Toronto, Kotcheff began his television career at the age of twenty-four when he joined the staff of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, with television still very much in its infancy in the country. Kotcheff was the youngest director on the staff of the CBC, where he worked for two years on shows such as General Motors Theatre before in 1958 leaving Canada to live and work in the United Kingdom.
There Was Almost No Rambo by Ted Kotcheff
50 Years Of Filmmaking - The Complete Film Courage Series With Ted Kotcheff
Тед Кочев (Ted kotcheff) : Ще правя филм за Цар Борис
What Makes A Great Actor? by Ted Kotcheff
Ted Kotcheff - 20 Sofia International Film Festival 2016
Wake in Fright's Ted Kotcheff (Interview, 2013) - The Seventh Art: Issue 15, Section 2
A True Story About Martin Scorsese by Ted Kotcheff
THE FILMS OF TED KOTCHEFF
What Can Filmmakers Do To Become Better Storytellers? by Ted Kotcheff
True Story Of The Movie WAKE IN FRIGHT Succeeding 40 Years Later by Ted Kotcheff