Biography
After receiving an English degree from the University of Toronto, Kotcheff began directing dramatic programs for the Canadian Broadcasting System. In 1957, he relocated to London, England, where he worked in both theater (notably the Lionel Bart musical "Maggie May") and television, earning several British awards for his TV work which included "Edna, the Inebriated Woman". In the late 1960s, he settled in the USA where he directed several …
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Career Milestones
1996 | Formed Panoptica Productions with Laifun Chung; based in Canada | |
1995 | Directed Charles Bronson in the CBS TV-movie "Family of Cops" | |
1989 | Directed and made an acting appearance in "Weekend at Bernie's" | |
1982 | Directed "First Blood" which introduced Sylvester Stallone's Rambo character | |
1979 | Co-wrote and directed the film comedy "North Dallas Forty" | |
1974 | Breakthrough feature, "The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz" | |
1967 | Directed Ingrid Bergman in an ABC TV production of "The Human Voice" | |
1962 | Feature film directorial debut "Tiara Tahiti" | |
| Made stage directing debut with the musical "Maggie May" | ||
1957 | Began directing for British television | |
| Moved to London, England | ||
| Worked for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation; reportedly the youngest director hired by the CBC | ||