Jack Smight

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1925-03-09 (78 years old)

Deathday

2003-09-01

Place of Birth

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Jack Smight

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 Lo...

Acting

Production

1976

Midway

as Director

1977

Damnation Alley

as Director

1969

1966

Harper

as Director

1974

Airport 1975

as Director

1966

Kaleidoscope

as Director

1968

1979

Fast Break

as Director

1989

The Favorite

as Director

1973

Double Indemnity

as Director

1965

The Third Day

as Director

1970

Rabbit, Run

as Director

1972

1964

1973

Linda

as Director

1982

1980

Loving Couples

as Director

1969

1957

1965

The Third Day

as Producer

1973

1972

1973

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