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William Theodore Kotcheff (born April 7, 1931) is a
Bulgarian-Canadian film and
television
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director, writer and producer, known primarily for his work on
British
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and
American television
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productions such as ''
Armchair Theatre
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The Canad ...
'' and ''
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''. He directed numerous successful films including the Australian ''
Wake in Fright
''Wake in Fright'' (initially released as ''Outback'' outside Australia) is a 1971 psychological thriller film directed by Ted Kotcheff, written by Evan Jones, and starring Gary Bond, Donald Pleasence, Chips Rafferty, Sylvia Kay and Jack Thomps ...
'' (1971), action films such as the original ''
Rambo
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'' movie ''
First Blood'' (1982) and ''
Uncommon Valor'' (1983), and comedies like ''
Fun with Dick and Jane'' (1977), ''
North Dallas Forty
''North Dallas Forty'' is a 1979 American sports film starring Nick Nolte, Mac Davis, and G. D. Spradlin set in the decadent world of American professional football in the late 1970s. It was directed by Ted Kotcheff and based on the best-selling ...
'' (1979), and ''
Weekend at Bernie's
''Weekend at Bernie's'' is a 1989 American black comedy film directed by Ted Kotcheff and written by Robert Klane, loosely based on the 1959 novella '' The Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell'' by Jorge Amado. The film stars Andrew McCarthy and ...
'' (1989).
He is sometimes credited as William T. Kotcheff, and resides in
Beverly Hills, California. Due to his ancestry, Kotcheff has
Bulgarian citizenship
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It is mainly based on jus sanguinis; however, it is possibl ...
.
Early life
Kotcheff's name was registered in official documents as ''William Theodore Kotcheff''
in Toronto, where he was born into
a family of
Bulgarian immigrants, who changed their last name from ''Tsochev'' ( bg, link=no, Цочев) to ''Kotcheff'' for convenience.
His father was born in
Plovdiv, while his mother was of
Macedonian Bulgarian background, from
Vambel
Moschochori ( el, Μοσχοχώρι, until 1927 , Vambeli); ( bg, Въмбел); ( mk, В'мбел) was a small village in the community of Krystallopigi, Greece. Its population was 488 at the 1940 census.
History
The village is mentioned ...
, today in Greece, but grew up in
Varna, Bulgaria
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.
Career
Canadian television
After graduating in English Literature from
University College
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,
University of Toronto
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, Kotcheff began his television career at the age of twenty-four when he joined the staff of the
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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, 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
''General Motors Theatre'' (also known as ''CBC Theatre, Encounter, Ford Television Theatre,'' and ''General Motors Presents'') was a Canadian television anthology drama series of television plays, which ran on CBC Television under various title ...
'', ''
Encounter
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* ...
'', ''
First Performance'' and ''
On Camera''.
British television
In 1958, he left Canada to live and work in the
United Kingdom
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. He was soon followed by his compatriot
Sydney Newman
Sydney Cecil Newman (April 1, 1917 – October 30, 1997) was a Canadian film and television producer, who played a pioneering role in British television drama from the late 1950s to the late 1960s. After his return to Canada in 1970, Newman w ...
, who had been the Director of Drama at the CBC and then to the
U.K.
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to take up a similar position at
ABC Weekend TV
ABC Weekend TV was the popular name of the British broadcaster ABC Television Limited, which provided the weekend service in the Midlands and Northern England regions of the Independent Television (ITV) network from 1956 to 1968. It was one ...
, one of the franchise holders of the
ITV network who also produced much of the nationally networked programming for the channel.
At ABC, Newman as producer of the popular ''
Armchair Theatre
''Armchair Theatre'' is a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the ITV network from 1956 to 1974. It was originally produced by ABC Weekend TV. Its successor Thames Television took over from mid-1968.
The Canad ...
'' anthology drama programme, on which Kotcheff worked as a director between 1957 and 1960. Kotcheff was responsible for directing some of the best-remembered instalments in the series. During ''
Underground
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* The Underground (Boston), a music club in the Allston neighborhood of Boston
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'', transmitted live on 30 November 1958, Kotcheff was required to cope when one of the actors,
Gareth Jones, playing a character who was to die of a heart attack, suddenly died of one himself, off-camera, while between scenes, leaving
Peter Bowles
Peter Bowles (16 October 1936 – 17 March 2022) was an English television and stage actor. He gained prominence for television dramas such as '' Callan: A Magnum for Schneider'' and ''I, Claudius''. He is however, best remembered for his roles ...
and others to improvise.
More successfully, Kotcheff also directed the following year's ''
No Trams to Lime Street
''No Trams to Lime Street'' is a 1959 British television play, written by the Welsh playwright Alun Owen for the ''Armchair Theatre'' anthology series. Produced by ABC Weekend TV for transmission on the ITV network, the play was broadcast on 18 ...
'' by
Welsh
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playwright
Alun Owen
Alun Davies Owen (24 November 1925 – 6 December 1994) was a Welsh playwright, screenwriter and actor, predominantly in television. However, he is best remembered by a wider audience for writing the screenplay of The Beatles' debut feature fi ...
. He also did ''
Hour of Mystery
''Hour of Mystery'' is an hour-long UK mystery anthology television series. Donald Wolfit introduced each of the episodes, which were produced by ABC Weekend TV and aired on the ITV network in 1957.
Only two of the episodes are known to exist, ...
'', ''I'll Have You to Remember'' (1961) by
Clive Exton
Clive Exton (11 April 1930 – 16 August 2007) was a British television and film screenwriter who wrote scripts for the series '' Poirot,'' ''Jeeves and Wooster,'' and '' Rosemary & Thyme.''[BBC Sunday-Night Play
''BBC Sunday-Night Play'' is the anthology drama series which replaced ''Sunday Night Theatre'' in 1960. It was broadcast on what was then BBC Television (now BBC One).
The series often included versions of modern theatrical successes, but orig ...]
'', ''
ITV Television Playhouse
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'', ''
Espionage
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'', ''
First Night
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'', ''
ABC Stage 67
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It premiered on ABC on September 14, 1966, with Murray Schisgal's ''The Love ...
'', ''
Drama 61-67
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...
'' and ''
ITV Playhouse
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''.
Theatre
Kotcheff also worked in the
theatre
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.
British feature films
Kotcheff made his first
feature film
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with ''
Tiara Tahiti
''Tiara Tahiti'' is a 1962 comedy-drama film directed by Ted Kotcheff and starring James Mason and John Mills. Kotcheff's directorial debut, it is based on the novel by Geoffrey Cotterell, who also adapted it for the screen with Ivan Foxwell. It ...
'' (1962). He went on to direct other features during the decade, including ''
Life at the Top
''Life At The Top'' is the third novel by the English author John Braine, first published in the UK by Eyre & Spottiswoode
Eyre & Spottiswoode was the London-based printing firm that was the King's Printer, and subsequently, a publisher prior ...
'' (1965) and ''
Two Gentlemen Sharing
''Two Gentlemen Sharing'' is a 1969 British drama film directed by Ted Kotcheff, written by Evan Jones, and starring Robin Phillips, Judy Geeson, Esther Anderson (Jamaican actress), Esther Anderson, Hal Frederick, Norman Rossington and Rachel ...
'' (1969).
He also directed ''
The Human Voice
''The Human Voice'' (french: La voix humaine) is a monodrama first staged at the Comédie-Française in 1930, written two years earlier by Jean Cocteau. It is set in Paris, where a still-quite-young woman is on the phone with her lover of the l ...
'' (1967) for British television, starring
Ingrid Bergman from a story by
Jean Cocteau
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and TV remakes of ''
The Desperate Hours'' (1967) and ''
Of Mice and Men
''Of Mice and Men'' is a novella written by John Steinbeck. Published in 1937, it narrates the experiences of George Milton and Lennie Small, two displaced migrant ranch workers, who move from place to place in California in search of new job o ...
'' (1968). He directed a concert for TV, ''
At the Drop of Another Hat
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''.
Kotcheff directed the
Australian film ''
Wake in Fright
''Wake in Fright'' (initially released as ''Outback'' outside Australia) is a 1971 psychological thriller film directed by Ted Kotcheff, written by Evan Jones, and starring Gary Bond, Donald Pleasence, Chips Rafferty, Sylvia Kay and Jack Thomps ...
'' (USA: ''Outback'', 1971; re-released with its original title, 2012). It won much critical acclaim in Europe, and was Australia's entry at the
Cannes Film Festival
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. (In 2009, ''Wake in Fright'' was re-released on DVD and Blu-ray disc in a fully restored version.)
Kotcheff returned to television, directing the ''
Play for Today'' production ''
Edna, the Inebriate Woman
"Edna, the Inebriate Woman" is the second episode of second season of the British BBC anthology TV series ''Play for Today''. The episode was a television play that was originally broadcast on 21 October 1971. "Edna, the Inebriate Woman" was wri ...
'' (1971) for the
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, which won him a
British Academy Television Award for Best Director. In 2000, the play was voted one of the
100 Greatest British Television Programmes of the 20th century in a poll of industry professionals conducted by the
British Film Institute
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.
Return to Canada
He returned home to Canada, where he directed an adaptation of his friend and one-time housemate
Mordecai Richler
Mordecai Richler (January 27, 1931 – July 3, 2001) was a Canadian writer. His best known works are '' The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz'' (1959) and '' Barney's Version'' (1997). His 1970 novel '' St. Urbain's Horseman'' and 1989 novel ...
's novel ''
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz'' (1974) which won the
Golden Bear
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History
The win ...
at the
Berlin Film Festival making it the first English Canadian dramatic feature film to win an international award.
He wrote and directed ''The Trial of Sinyavsky and Daniel'' (1975) for Canadian television and was a production consultant on ''
Why Shoot the Teacher?'' (1977).
Hollywood
He relocated to Hollywood. He directed ''
Fun with Dick and Jane'' (1977) which was a big hit. He followed it with the comedy ''
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
''Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?'' (released in the UK as ''Too Many Chefs'') is a 1978 black comedy mystery film directed by Ted Kotcheff and starring George Segal, Jacqueline Bisset and Robert Morley. It is based on the 1976 novel '' ...
'' (1978) then wrote and directed ''
North Dallas Forty
''North Dallas Forty'' is a 1979 American sports film starring Nick Nolte, Mac Davis, and G. D. Spradlin set in the decadent world of American professional football in the late 1970s. It was directed by Ted Kotcheff and based on the best-selling ...
'' (1979) which was critically acclaimed.
Kotcheff directed a Canadian film about cults, ''
Split Image'' (1982), then had his biggest success to date with the
Sylvester Stallone movie ''
First Blood'' (1982), the first in the
Rambo series. He worked on another Vietnam-themed action movie ''
Uncommon Valor'' (1983) then returned to Canada to make ''
Joshua Then and Now
''Joshua Then and Now'' is a Canadian novel written by Mordecai Richler, published in 1980 by McClelland and Stewart. A semi-autobiographical novel, the book is based his life on his neighborhood growing up in Montreal, Quebec, and tells of the l ...
'' (1985), from the novel by
Mordecai Richler
Mordecai Richler (January 27, 1931 – July 3, 2001) was a Canadian writer. His best known works are '' The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz'' (1959) and '' Barney's Version'' (1997). His 1970 novel '' St. Urbain's Horseman'' and 1989 novel ...
.
Kotcheff directed ''
Switching Channels'' (1988) and ''
Winter People
''Winter People'' is a 1989 American romantic-drama film directed by Ted Kotcheff, and starring Kurt Russell and Kelly McGillis. It is based on the novel by John Ehle. Wayland Jackson, a widower with a young daughter, moves to a small, impoverish ...
'' (1989), then had a big hit with ''
Weekend at Bernie's
''Weekend at Bernie's'' is a 1989 American black comedy film directed by Ted Kotcheff and written by Robert Klane, loosely based on the 1959 novella '' The Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell'' by Jorge Amado. The film stars Andrew McCarthy and ...
'' (1989).
Television
In the 1990s, Kotcheff returned to directing for TV, working on various American series such as ''
Red Shoe Diaries
''Red Shoe Diaries'' is an American anthology erotic drama series that aired on Showtime cable network from 1992 to 1997 and distributed by Playboy Entertainment overseas. It is a spinoff of an earlier film by the same name, also directed by Za ...
'', and ''
Buddy Faro
''Buddy Faro'' is an American crime drama television series created by Mark Frost, starring Dennis Farina that aired on CBS from September 25 to December 4, 1998. The series was cancelled after eight episodes due to low ratings.
Premise
A lege ...
'', plus ''
Casualty
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**Civilian casualty, a non-combatant killed or injured in warfare
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'' in the UK.
He did the occasional feature film such as ''
Folks!
''Folks!'' is a 1992 American comedy-drama film directed by Ted Kotcheff, written by Robert Klane and starring Tom Selleck as a selfish yuppie who takes in his parents after their house burns down. It was panned by critics, earning Selleck a Ra ...
'' (1992) and ''
The Shooter'' (1995). He did TV movies like ''What Are Families for?'' (1993), ''
Love on the Run'' (1994), ''
Family of Cops
''Family of Cops'' is a 1995 American-Canadian made-for-television crime drama film from Trimark Pictures, directed by Ted Kotcheff and starring Charles Bronson, Daniel Baldwin, Angela Featherstone, and Sebastian Spence. It was filmed in Milwauke ...
'' (1995), ''A Husband, a Wife and a Lover'' (1996), ''
Borrowed Hearts'' (1997), ''Cry Rape'' (1999). He joined the staff of ''
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', where he acts as executive producer and director.
Personal life
Kotcheff lives in
Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. A notable and historic suburb of Greater Los Angeles, it is in a wealthy area immediately southwest of the Hollywood Hills, approximately northwest of downtown Los Angeles. ...
with his wife Laifun. They have two children: Alexandra, a filmmaker, and
Thomas
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, a composer and pianist. He has three children from his previous marriage to actress
Sylvia Kay: Aaron, Katrina and Joshua.. Ted Kotcheff is also vegetarian.
In May and June 2013, he was invited to the
Film Forum
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in
New York City
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for a re-release of his film ''
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz'', restored by the
Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television
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.
In February 2016, Kotcheff applied for
Bulgarian citizenship
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It is mainly based on jus sanguinis; however, it is possibl ...
via the Bulgarian consulate in Los Angeles, and was granted this during a visit to Bulgaria in March.
Given his Macedonian heritage, Kotcheff served on the board of directors of the Macedonian Arts Council. Per Kotcheff himself, there is not a difference between Macedonian and Bulgarian.
[Режисьорът Тед Кочев: България и Македония са едно]
Вестник Труд, 16.03.2016 г.
Filmography
;Director (Film)
*''
Tiara Tahiti
''Tiara Tahiti'' is a 1962 comedy-drama film directed by Ted Kotcheff and starring James Mason and John Mills. Kotcheff's directorial debut, it is based on the novel by Geoffrey Cotterell, who also adapted it for the screen with Ivan Foxwell. It ...
'' (1962)
*''
Life at the Top
''Life At The Top'' is the third novel by the English author John Braine, first published in the UK by Eyre & Spottiswoode
Eyre & Spottiswoode was the London-based printing firm that was the King's Printer, and subsequently, a publisher prior ...
'' (1965)
*''
Two Gentlemen Sharing
''Two Gentlemen Sharing'' is a 1969 British drama film directed by Ted Kotcheff, written by Evan Jones, and starring Robin Phillips, Judy Geeson, Esther Anderson (Jamaican actress), Esther Anderson, Hal Frederick, Norman Rossington and Rachel ...
'' (1969)
*''
Wake in Fright
''Wake in Fright'' (initially released as ''Outback'' outside Australia) is a 1971 psychological thriller film directed by Ted Kotcheff, written by Evan Jones, and starring Gary Bond, Donald Pleasence, Chips Rafferty, Sylvia Kay and Jack Thomps ...
'' (1971)
*''
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz'' (1974)
*''
Billy Two Hats
''Billy Two Hats'' is a 1974 American Western film directed by Ted Kotcheff. It stars Gregory Peck, Jack Warden and Desi Arnaz, Jr.
Filmed on-location in Israel, ''Billy Two Hats'' is from a script by Scottish writer Alan Sharp, the screenwrite ...
'' (1974)
*''
Fun with Dick and Jane'' (1977)
*''
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
''Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?'' (released in the UK as ''Too Many Chefs'') is a 1978 black comedy mystery film directed by Ted Kotcheff and starring George Segal, Jacqueline Bisset and Robert Morley. It is based on the 1976 novel '' ...
'' (1978)
*''
North Dallas Forty
''North Dallas Forty'' is a 1979 American sports film starring Nick Nolte, Mac Davis, and G. D. Spradlin set in the decadent world of American professional football in the late 1970s. It was directed by Ted Kotcheff and based on the best-selling ...
'' (1979)
*''
Split Image'' (1982)
*''
First Blood'' (1982)
*''
Uncommon Valor'' (1983)
*''
Joshua Then and Now
''Joshua Then and Now'' is a Canadian novel written by Mordecai Richler, published in 1980 by McClelland and Stewart. A semi-autobiographical novel, the book is based his life on his neighborhood growing up in Montreal, Quebec, and tells of the l ...
'' (1985)
*''
Switching Channels'' (1988)
*''
Weekend at Bernie's
''Weekend at Bernie's'' is a 1989 American black comedy film directed by Ted Kotcheff and written by Robert Klane, loosely based on the 1959 novella '' The Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell'' by Jorge Amado. The film stars Andrew McCarthy and ...
'' (1989)
*''
Winter People
''Winter People'' is a 1989 American romantic-drama film directed by Ted Kotcheff, and starring Kurt Russell and Kelly McGillis. It is based on the novel by John Ehle. Wayland Jackson, a widower with a young daughter, moves to a small, impoverish ...
'' (1989)
*''
Folks!
''Folks!'' is a 1992 American comedy-drama film directed by Ted Kotcheff, written by Robert Klane and starring Tom Selleck as a selfish yuppie who takes in his parents after their house burns down. It was panned by critics, earning Selleck a Ra ...
'' (1992)
*''
The Shooter'' (1995)
*''
Borrowed Hearts'' (1997)
;
;Director (Television)
*''
On Camera'' (1956)—
as W.T. Kotcheff
*
''Hour of Mystery'' (1957)
*''Underground'' (1958)
*''
No Trams to Lime Street
''No Trams to Lime Street'' is a 1959 British television play, written by the Welsh playwright Alun Owen for the ''Armchair Theatre'' anthology series. Produced by ABC Weekend TV for transmission on the ITV network, the play was broadcast on 18 ...
'' (1959)
*''After the Funeral'' (1960)
*''Lena, O My Lena'' (1960)
*''I'll Have You Remember'' (1961)
*''
BBC Sunday-Night Play
''BBC Sunday-Night Play'' is the anthology drama series which replaced ''Sunday Night Theatre'' in 1960. It was broadcast on what was then BBC Television (now BBC One).
The series often included versions of modern theatrical successes, but orig ...
'' (1962-1963)
*
''ITV Television Playhouse'' (1963)
*
''Espionage'' (1963)
*''Land of My Dreams'' (1964)
*''First Night'' (1963-1964)
*
''Drama 64'' (1964)
*''
Armchair Theatre
''Armchair Theatre'' is a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the ITV network from 1956 to 1974. It was originally produced by ABC Weekend TV. Its successor Thames Television took over from mid-1968.
The Canad ...
'' (1958-1964)
*''The Human Voice'' (1967)
*''
The Desperate Hours'' (1967)
*''
Edna, the Inebriate Woman
"Edna, the Inebriate Woman" is the second episode of second season of the British BBC anthology TV series ''Play for Today''. The episode was a television play that was originally broadcast on 21 October 1971. "Edna, the Inebriate Woman" was wri ...
'' (1971)
*''What Are Families for?'' (1993)
*''
Red Shoe Diaries 3: Another Woman's Lipstick'' (1993)
*''Love on the Run'' (1994)
*''
A Family of Cops'' (1995)
*''
Red Shoe Diaries 5: Weekend Pass'' (1995)
*''A Husband, a Wife and a Lover'' (1996)
*''
Buddy Faro
''Buddy Faro'' is an American crime drama television series created by Mark Frost, starring Dennis Farina that aired on CBS from September 25 to December 4, 1998. The series was cancelled after eight episodes due to low ratings.
Premise
A lege ...
'' (1998)
*''
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' (1999)
*''Crime in Connecticut: The Story of Alex Kelly'' (1999)
Honors
References
External links
*
Canadian Film EncyclopediaTed Kotcheff's appearances on Combat Radio
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1931 births
Living people
Canadian people of Bulgarian descent
Canadian television directors
Comedy film directors
University of Toronto alumni
Film directors from Toronto
Action film directors
Directors of Golden Bear winners