Jack Smight

Jack Smight

Known for
Directing
Born
March 9, 1925
Died
September 1, 2003 (aged 78)
Birthplace
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Smight, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

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The Enchanted Nutcracker

The Enchanted Nutcracker

Movie · Director

2025
Airports poster

Airports

Movie · Director

2005
Miles Davis: The Cool Jazz Sound poster

Miles Davis: The Cool Jazz Sound

Movie · Director

1989
The Favorite poster

The Favorite

Movie · Director

1987
Number One with a Bullet poster

Number One with a Bullet

Movie · Director

1985
Dalton's Code of Vengeance

Dalton's Code of Vengeance

TV · Director · 2 eps

1982
Remembrance Of Love poster

Remembrance Of Love

Movie · Director

1980
Loving Couples poster

Loving Couples

Movie · Director

1979
Fast Break poster

Fast Break

Movie · Director

1978
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry poster

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

Movie · Director

1978
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry poster

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

TV · Director · 3 eps

1977
Damnation Alley poster

Damnation Alley

Movie · Director

1976
Midway poster

Midway

Movie · Director

1974
Frankenstein: The True Story poster

Frankenstein: The True Story

Movie · Director

1974
Airport 1975 poster

Airport 1975

Movie · Director

1974
The Man from Independence

The Man from Independence

Movie · Director

1973
Double Indemnity poster

Double Indemnity

Movie · Director

1973
Linda poster

Linda

Movie · Director

1973
Legend in Granite

Legend in Granite

Movie · Director

1973
Partners in Crime poster

Partners in Crime

Movie · Director

1973
Frankenstein: The True Story poster

Frankenstein: The True Story

TV · Director · 2 eps

1972
The Screaming Woman poster

The Screaming Woman

Movie · Director

1972
The Longest Night poster

The Longest Night

Movie · Director

1972
Madigan poster

Madigan

TV · Director · 2 eps

1972
Banacek poster

Banacek

TV · Director · 1 ep

1971
Columbo poster

Columbo

TV · Director · 1 ep

1970
The Traveling Executioner poster

The Traveling Executioner

Movie · Director

1970
Rabbit, Run poster

Rabbit, Run

Movie · Director

1970
McCloud poster

McCloud

TV · Director · 2 eps

1969
The Illustrated Man poster

The Illustrated Man

Movie · Director

1969
Strategy of Terror poster

Strategy of Terror

Movie · Director

1968
The Secret War of Harry Frigg poster

The Secret War of Harry Frigg

Movie · Director

1968
No Way to Treat a Lady poster

No Way to Treat a Lady

Movie · Director

1966
Harper poster

Harper

Movie · Director

1966
Kaleidoscope poster

Kaleidoscope

Movie · Director

1965
The Third Day poster

The Third Day

Movie · Director

1964
I'd Rather Be Rich poster

I'd Rather Be Rich

Movie · Director

1963
The Paragon poster

The Paragon

Movie · Director

1963
Arrest and Trial poster

Arrest and Trial

TV · Director · 8 eps

1963
East Side/West Side poster

East Side/West Side

TV · Director · 2 eps

1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre poster

Kraft Suspense Theatre

TV · Director · 3 eps

1962
The Eleventh Hour poster

The Eleventh Hour

TV · Director · 2 eps

1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour poster

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

TV · Director · 4 eps

1961
The Defenders poster

The Defenders

TV · Director · 2 eps

1961
Dr. Kildare poster

Dr. Kildare

TV · Director · 1 ep

1960
Route 66 poster

Route 66

TV · Director · 3 eps

1959
The Sound of Miles Davis poster

The Sound of Miles Davis

Movie · Director

1959
The Twilight Zone poster

The Twilight Zone

TV · Director · 4 eps

1959
The DuPont Show with June Allyson poster

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

TV · Director · 1 ep

1958
Naked City poster

Naked City

TV · Director · 1 ep

1957
The Sound of Jazz poster

The Sound of Jazz

Movie · Director

1957
Alcoa Theatre poster

Alcoa Theatre

TV · Director · 1 ep

1957
Suspicion poster

Suspicion

TV · Director · 2 eps

1954
Climax! poster

Climax!

TV · Director · 1 ep

1951
Goodyear Television Playhouse poster

Goodyear Television Playhouse

TV · Director · 2 eps

1948
Studio One poster

Studio One

TV · Director · 4 eps

1948
The Philco Television Playhouse poster

The Philco Television Playhouse

TV · Director · 2 eps