Person
Jack Smight
Directing · 1925–2003 · 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
Columbo
Director
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Director
The Twilight Zone
Director
The Philco Television Playhouse
Director
Climax!
Director
Dr. Kildare
Director
The Defenders
Director
Studio One
Director
Naked City
Director
Route 66
Director
Filmography
- 2025AirportsDirector
- 2005Miles Davis: The Cool Jazz SoundDirector
- 2001The Making of MidwaySelf
- 1989The FavoriteDirector
- 1987Number One with a BulletDirector
- 1985Dalton's Code of VengeanceDirector
- 1982Remembrance Of LoveDirector
- 1980Loving CouplesDirector
- 1979Fast BreakDibber
- 1978Roll of Thunder, Hear My CryDirector
- 1978Roll of Thunder, Hear My CryDirector
- 1977Damnation AlleyDirector
- 1976MidwayDirector
- 1974Airport 1975Director
- 1974Frankenstein: The True StoryDirector
- 1974The Man from IndependenceDirector
- 1973Legend in GraniteDirector
- 1973Frankenstein: The True StoryDirector
- 1973LindaDirector
- 1973Double IndemnityDirector
- 1973Partners in CrimeDirector
- 1972MadiganDirector
- 1972BanacekDirector
- 1972The Longest NightDirector
- 1972The Screaming WomanDirector
- 1971ColumboDirector
- 1970The Traveling ExecutionerDirector
- 1970Rabbit, RunDirector
- 1970McCloudDirector
- 1969The Illustrated ManDirector
- 1969Tattooed Steiger
- 1969Strategy of TerrorDirector
- 1968No Way to Treat a LadyDirector
- 1968The Secret War of Harry FriggDirector
- 1966KaleidoscopeDirector
- 1966HarperDirector
- 1965The Third DayDirector
- 1964I'd Rather Be RichDirector
- 1963Kraft Suspense TheatreDirector
- 1963East Side/West SideDirector
- 1963Arrest and TrialDirector
- 1962The Eleventh HourDirector
- 1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourDirector
- 1961Dr. KildareDirector
- 1961The DefendersDirector
- 1960Route 66Director
- 1959The Twilight ZoneDirector
- 1959The DuPont Show with June AllysonDirector
- 1959The Sound of Miles DavisDirector
- 1958Naked CityDirector
- 1957The Sound of JazzDirector
- 1957Alcoa TheatreDirector
- 1957SuspicionDirector
- 1954Climax!Director
- 1951Goodyear Television PlayhouseDirector
- 1948Studio OneDirector
- 1948The Philco Television PlayhouseDirector
- —The Enchanted NutcrackerDirector
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