Jack Smight

Jack Smight
Born	(1925-03-09)March 9, 1925 Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
Died	September 1, 2003(2003-09-01) (aged 78) Los Angeles
Occupation(s)	Theatre director, film director, film producer

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; The Alfred Hitchcock Hour; and Columbo: Dead Weight. 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.

Selected filmography

• The Third Day (1965)
• Harper (1966)
• Kaleidoscope (1966)
• The Illustrated Man (1967)
• The Secret War of Harry Frigg (1968)
• No Way to Treat a Lady (1968)
• Strategy of Terror (1969)
• Rabbit, Run (1970)
• The Traveling Executioner (1970)
• Frankenstein: The True Story (1973)
• Airport 1975 (1974)
• Midway (1976)
• Damnation Alley (1977)
• Fast Break (1979)
• Loving Couples (1980)
• Number One with a Bullet (1987)

External links

• Jack Smight at IMDb
• Jack Smight at the Internet Broadway Database
• Obituary-Jack Smight The Guardian