Ted Kotcheff was a director and producer who worked on popular television series and films. He was an executive producer of Law and Order: Special Victims Unit for its first 13 seasons and also directed 7 episodes. His other television credits as a director include episodes of Red Shoe Diaries and ABC Stage 67.
He directed numerous acclaimed films such as "First Blood," "Weekend at Bernie's," "Wake in Fright," "The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz," and "Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?"