Jack Smight
Known for: Directing
Born: March 9, 1925
Died: September 1, 2003
Place of birth: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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.
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Filmography
35 movies · 24 TV shows, newest first
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Airports
2025
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Miles Davis: The Cool Jazz Sound
2005
9.0
The Making of Midway
2001
4.6
The Favorite
1989
4.6
Number One with a Bullet
19877.5
Dalton's Code of Vengeance
1985
8.0
Remembrance Of Love
1982
4.8
Loving Couples
1980
5.6
Fast Break
1979
8.0
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
1978
5.3
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
1978
5.1
Damnation Alley
1977
6.6
Midway
1976
5.8
Airport 1975
1974
7.5
Frankenstein: The True Story
1974NR
The Man from Independence
19748.0
Legend in Granite
1973
8.4
Frankenstein: The True Story
1973
8.0
Linda
1973
4.7
Double Indemnity
1973
5.0
Partners in Crime
1973
6.7
Madigan
1972
8.4
Banacek
1972
7.3
The Longest Night
1972
6.7
The Screaming Woman
1972
8.1
Columbo
1971
5.9
The Traveling Executioner
1970
4.2
Rabbit, Run
1970
7.2
McCloud
1970
5.6
The Illustrated Man
1969
6.0
Tattooed Steiger
1969
9.0
Strategy of Terror
1969
6.6
No Way to Treat a Lady
1968
6.2
The Secret War of Harry Frigg
1968
5.3
Kaleidoscope
1966
6.7
Harper
1966
5.6
The Third Day
1965
6.6
I'd Rather Be Rich
1964
6.5
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
7.8
East Side/West Side
1963
8.3
Arrest and Trial
1963
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The Paragon
1963
6.7
The Eleventh Hour
1962
7.9
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
5.7
Dr. Kildare
1961
6.3
The Defenders
1961
6.7
Route 66
1960
8.5
The Twilight Zone
1959
6.8
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
10.0
The Sound of Miles Davis
1959
5.7
Naked City
1958
8.0
The Sound of Jazz
1957
7.0
Alcoa Theatre
1957
6.2
Suspicion
1957
3.8
Climax!
1954
6.0
Goodyear Television Playhouse
1951
5.4
Studio One
1948
6.6
The Philco Television Playhouse
194810.0
The Enchanted Nutcracker
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