William Theodore "Ted" Kotcheff, born Velichko Todorov Tsochev, sometimes credited as William Kotcheff or William T. Kotcheff, is a Canadian-Bulgarian film and television director and producer, who is well known for his work on several high-profile British television productions and as a director of films such as the Australian classic Wake in Fright and such Hollywood successes as First Blood, Uncommon Valor, Weekend at Bernie's and North Dallas Forty...
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