His films, including “First Blood” and “Weekend at Bernie’s,” covered a range of genres. He later worked on “Law & Order: ...

The Canadian filmmaker also helmed 'North Dallas Forty,' 'The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz' and 'Wake in Fright' and exec ...

Stallone had already starred in two Rocky movies before First Blood, which was released the same year (1982) as Rocky III; he was physically primed to play a Vietnam War veteran. He hit all the ...

Ted Kotcheff, best know for directing Sylvester Stallone and introducing John Rambo in the classic "First Blood," has died.

First Blood stars Sylvester Stallone as Rambo ... man war against his pursuers,” reads a synopsis of the film on the IMDb online movie database. And according to Bob Keller, a former special ...

Ted Kotcheff, the versatile, two-time Palme d’Or nominee who directed more than two dozen movies including First Blood, Weekend at Bernie’s, Fun with Dick and Jane, North Dallas Forty and Wake ...

But while Kotcheff is perhaps best known for “First Blood” and introducing the violent ... turned down several offers to direct the action movie’s several sequels due to his opposition ...

In 1982, Mr. Kotcheff directed “First Blood,” the movie in which Sylvester Stallone first played Rambo, a troubled former Green Beret and Vietnam War veteran who travels to a small town in ...

Ted Kotcheff, whose six-decade career as film and television director included helming the first instalments of two hit movie ...

Ted Kotcheff, whose long career included directing 'First Blood,' 'Weekend at Bernie's,' 'Wake in Fright' and 'North Dallas ...

“First Blood” was a box office hit in 1982 and led to four movies with the Rambo character. Mr. Kotcheff turned down a chance to be part of them. “They offered me the first sequel, and after ...