Jeannot Szwarc

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1939-11-21 (86 years old)

Deathday

2025-01-14

Place of Birth

Paris, France

Jeannot Szwarc

Biography

Jeannot Szwarc (November 21, 1939 - January 14, 2025) was a French film director. Szwarc was born in Paris. He began working as a director in US television during the 1960s, in particular on Ironside. He is also associated with The Rockford Files, Kojak, Night Gallery, JAG, Bones, Numb3rs, and Columbo. His feature films include Bug (1975), Jaws 2 (1978), Somewhere in Time (1980), Supergirl (1984), and Santa Claus: The Movie (1985). Since then, he has mainly directed television movies and series. In 2003, Szwarc joined the crew of The WB television series Smallville as a director. One of the major episodes he directed was "Homecoming", the 200...

Production

1978

Jaws 2

as Director

1982

Enigma

as Director

1984

Supergirl

as Art Direction

1984

Supergirl

as Director

1985

1975

Bug

as Director

1980

1997

1973

1996

1991

1973

Extreme Close-Up

as Director

1973

1972

The Weekend Nun

as Director

1994

1995

1972

Night of Terror

as Director

1967

Deadlock

as Associate Producer

1990

1990

1988

Honor Bound

as Director

1973

1987

Grand Larceny

as Director

1975

Crime Club

as Director

1973

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