Jack Smight

Director · 1925–2003 · Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Biography

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.

Directed 53

2020s

2025
Airports
Director

2000s

2005
Miles Davis: The Cool Jazz Sound
Director

1980s

1989
The Favorite
Director
1987
Number One with a Bullet
Director
47
1982
Remembrance Of Love
Director
1980
Loving Couples
Director
50

1970s

1979
Fast Break
Director
1978
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Director
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Director
1977
Damnation Alley
Director
46
1976
Midway
Director
57
1974
Airport 1975
Director
51
Frankenstein: The True Story
Director
1973
Frankenstein: The True Story
Director
Linda
Director
Double Indemnity
Director
46
Partners in Crime
Director
1972
Madigan
Director
Banacek
Director
79
The Longest Night
Director
The Screaming Woman
Director
1971
Columbo
Director
82
1970
The Traveling Executioner
Director
Rabbit, Run
Director
McCloud
Director
70

1960s

1969
The Illustrated Man
Director
Strategy of Terror
Director
1968
No Way to Treat a Lady
Director
The Secret War of Harry Frigg
Director
1966
Kaleidoscope
Director
Harper
Director
70
1965
The Third Day
Director
1964
I'd Rather Be Rich
Director
1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Director
East Side/West Side
Director
Arrest and Trial
Director
The Paragon
Director
1962
The Eleventh Hour
Director
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Director
83
1961
Dr. Kildare
Director
66
The Defenders
Director
74
1960
Route 66
Director
74

1950s

1959
The Twilight Zone
Director
89
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Director
The Sound of Miles Davis
Director
1958
Naked City
Director
75
1957
The Sound of Jazz
Director
Alcoa Theatre
Director
Suspicion
Director
1954
Climax!
Director
57
1951
Goodyear Television Playhouse
Director

1940s

Acted in 2

1970s

1979
Fast Break
Dibber

1960s

1969
Tattooed Steiger
Movie

Produced 2

1970s

1970
The Traveling Executioner
Producer

1960s

1965
The Third Day
Producer

Appearances1

2000s

2001
The Making of Midway
Self