Jack Smight
- Born
- March 9, 1925
- Died
- September 1, 2003 (78 years old)
- Place of birth
- Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Biography
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Jack Smight (March 9, 1925 - September 1, 2003) was an American theatre and film director. Smight was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and went to school with future actor Peter Graves. His film credits include The Traveling Executioner, Rabbit, Run, Loving Couples, Midway, Harper, Airport 1975, Damnation Alley and the Emmy Award-winning Eddie, as well as many episodes of television series such as The Twilight Zone and The Alfred Hitchcock Hour. He also directed the 1960 Broadway play The 49th Cousin and composed the music for the film adaption of Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry. Smight died from cancer in Los Angeles, California. He was 78.
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Known for
Filmography
- —The Enchanted NutcrackerThe Enchanted NutcrackerFilm · Director
- 2025AirportsFilm · Director
- 2005Miles Davis: The Cool Jazz SoundFilm · Director
- 1989The FavoriteFilm · Director
- 1987Number One with a BulletFilm · Director
- 1985Dalton's Code of VengeanceDalton's Code of VengeanceSeries · Director
- 1982Remembrance Of LoveFilm · Director
- 1980Loving CouplesFilm · Director
- 1979Fast BreakFilm · Director
- 1978Roll of Thunder, Hear My CryFilm · Director
- 1978Roll of Thunder, Hear My CrySeries · Director
- 1977Damnation AlleyFilm · Director★ 5.1
- 1976MidwayFilm · Director★ 6.6
- 1974Airport 1975Film · Director★ 5.8
- 1974Frankenstein: The True StoryFilm · Director★ 7.5
- 1974The Man from IndependenceThe Man from IndependenceFilm · Director
- 1973Legend in GraniteLegend in GraniteFilm · Director
- 1973Frankenstein: The True StorySeries · Director
- 1973LindaFilm · Director
- 1973Double IndemnityFilm · Director
- 1973Partners in CrimeFilm · Director
- 1972MadiganSeries · Director
- 1972BanacekSeries · Director★ 8.4
- 1972The Longest NightFilm · Director
- 1972The Screaming WomanFilm · Director★ 6.7
- 1971ColumboSeries · Director★ 8.1
- 1970The Traveling ExecutionerFilm · Director, Producer
- 1970Rabbit, RunFilm · Director
- 1970McCloudSeries · Director★ 7.2
- 1969The Illustrated ManFilm · Director★ 5.6
- 1969Strategy of TerrorFilm · Director
- 1968No Way to Treat a LadyFilm · Director★ 6.6
- 1968The Secret War of Harry FriggFilm · Director★ 6.2
- 1966KaleidoscopeFilm · Director
- 1966HarperFilm · Director★ 6.7
- 1965The Third DayFilm · Director, Producer
- 1964I'd Rather Be RichFilm · Director
- 1963Kraft Suspense TheatreSeries · Director
- 1963East Side/West SideSeries · Director
- 1963Arrest and TrialSeries · Director
- 1963The ParagonFilm · Director
- 1962The Eleventh HourSeries · Director
- 1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries · Director★ 7.9
- 1961Dr. KildareSeries · Director
- 1961The DefendersSeries · Director
- 1960Route 66Series · Director★ 6.7
- 1959The Twilight ZoneSeries · Director★ 8.5
- 1959The DuPont Show with June AllysonSeries · Director
- 1959The Sound of Miles DavisFilm · Director
- 1958Naked CitySeries · Director
- 1957The Sound of JazzFilm · Director
- 1957Alcoa TheatreSeries · Director
- 1957SuspicionSeries · Director
- 1954Climax!Series · Director
- 1951Goodyear Television PlayhouseSeries · Director
- 1948Studio OneSeries · Director
- 1948The Philco Television PlayhouseSeries · Director
