About

Known credits:
38
Birthday:
1925-03-09
Place of birth:
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Website:
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Jack Smight

Overview

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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.

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Known for

Acting
2001 The Making of Midway Actor Self N/A
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1979 Fast Break Actor Dibber 58
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1969 Tattooed Steiger Actor 58
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Directing
2005 Miles Davis: The Cool Jazz Sound Directing Director N/A
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1989 The Favorite Directing Director 58
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1987 Number One with a Bullet Directing Director 58
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1982 Remembrance Of Love Directing Director 59
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1980 Loving Couples Directing Director 58
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1979 Fast Break Directing Director 58
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1978 Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Directing Director 59
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1978 Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Directing Director 69
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1977 Damnation Alley Directing Director 57
Average
1976 Midway Directing Director 61
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1974 Airport 1975 Directing Director 58
Average
1974 Frankenstein: The True Story Directing Director 59
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1974 The Man from Independence Directing Director N/A
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1973 Legend in Granite Directing Director N/A
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1973 Linda Directing Director 58
Average
1973 Double Indemnity Directing Director 58
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1973 Partners in Crime Directing Director 58
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1972 The Longest Night Directing Director 58
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1972 The Screaming Woman Directing Director 59
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1970 Rabbit, Run Directing Director 58
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1970 The Traveling Executioner Directing Director 59
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1969 The Illustrated Man Directing Director 58
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1969 Strategy of Terror Directing Director N/A
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1968 No Way to Treat a Lady Directing Director 59
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1968 The Secret War of Harry Frigg Directing Director 59
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1966 Kaleidoscope Directing Director 58
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1966 Harper Directing Director 60
Fair
1965 The Third Day Directing Director 59
Average
1964 I'd Rather Be Rich Directing Director 59
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1960 Night of The Meek Directing Director 62
Fair
1959 The Sound of Miles Davis Directing Director N/A
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1957 The Sound of Jazz Directing Director 59
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The Enchanted Nutcracker Directing Director N/A
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Production
1970 The Traveling Executioner Production Producer 59
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1965 The Third Day Production Producer 59
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