Ted Kotcheff: Ted Kotcheff. Director: Weekend at Bernie's. William Theodore Kotcheff was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to Bulgarian parents from Plovdiv. He graduated with a degree in English Literature from the University of Toronto. He began his professional career directing TV drama at age 24 at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, at the time becoming the youngest director in the CBC. After two years there he went to live and work in...
Known For: Weekend at Bernie's (Director), First Blood (Director), Wake in Fright (Director), The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (Director)