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Ted Kotcheff

Ted Kotcheff

Directing: 1971 — 1989 · 10 films
Lived: 7 April 1931 — d. 2025
From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Acting: 1989 — 2010 · 3 films
Lived: 7 April 1931 — d. 2025
From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Career Signature

How Ted Kotcheff’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they directed.

grainy 70s grit

kinetic urgency

heavy emotional

Tonal kin

Sidney J. Furie

Sidney J. Furie13 films

Arthur Penn

Arthur Penn13 films

Jonathan Demme

Jonathan Demme19 films

Robert Aldrich

Robert Aldrich27 films

Peter Yates

Peter Yates17 films

Stuart Rosenberg

Stuart Rosenberg12 films

Ron Shelton

Ron Shelton9 films

Ralph Nelson

Ralph Nelson11 films

Career Signature

How Ted Kotcheff’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they acted in.

joyful exuberance

investigation spiral

deadpan absurdity

kinetic urgency