William Theodore Kotcheff, born on April 7, 1931 and died on April 10, 2025, was a Canadian director and producer of film, television and theatre. He worked at various times in Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States. He was known for directing the Australian New Wave picture Wake in Fright in 1971, the Mordecai Richler adaptations The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz and Joshua Then and Now, the original Rambo film First Blood, and the comedies Fun with Dick and Jane, North Dallas Forty and Weekend at Bernie's.
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He won the Golden Bear at the 1974 Berlin International Film Festival for The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, and the British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series for his work on Play for Today.
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William Theodore Kotcheff (Bulgarian: Величко Тодоров Цочев, romanized: Velichko Todorov Tsochev; April 7, 1931, April 10, 2025) was a Canadian director and producer of film, television, and theatre.
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