Ted Kotcheff
| Ted Kotcheff | |
|---|---|
| Born |
William Theodore Kotcheff April 7, 1931 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Residence | Beverly Hills, California, U.S. |
| Other names | William Kotchff, William T. Kotcheff |
| Occupation | Director, producer |
| Years active | 1956–present |
| Spouse(s) | Laifun Chung (?–present; 2 children) Sylvia Kay (1960–1972; divorced; 3 children) |
William Theodore "Ted" Kotcheff (born April 7, 1931; as Velichko Todorov Tsochev) is a Bulgarian-Canadian film and television director and producer, known primarily for his work on several high-profile British and American television productions such as Armchair Theatre and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. He has also directed numerous successful films including the seminal Australian classic Wake in Fright, action films such as First Blood and Uncommon Valor, and comedies like Weekend at Bernie's, Fun with Dick and Jane, and North Dallas Forty. He is sometimes credited as William T. Kotcheff, and currently resides in Beverly Hills, California.
Kotcheff was born as Velichko Todoroff Tsotcheff in Toronto. His parents were Bulgarian immigrants. His father was born in Plovdiv, while his mother was of Macedonian Bulgarian background, from Vambel, today in Greece, but grew up in Varna, Bulgaria. After graduating in English Literature from University College, University of Toronto, Kotcheff began his television career at the age of twenty-four when he joined the staff of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, with television still very much in its infancy in the country. Kotcheff was the youngest director on the staff of the CBC, where he worked for two years on shows such as General Motors Theatre before in 1958 leaving Canada to live and work in the United Kingdom.
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