Jeannot Szwarc

Jeannot Szwarc
Born	November 21, 1939 (1939-11-21) Paris, France
Other names	Jean Szwarc
Occupation	Film director television director
Years active	1968 – present

Jeannot Szwarc (born 21 November 1939) is a French film/TV director.

Szwarc was born in Paris. He began working as a director in American television during the 1960s, in particular on Ironside. He is also associated with The Rockford Files, Kojak, Night Gallery, JAG, Bones, Numb3rs, Columbo and Fringe.

His feature films include Bug (1975), Jaws 2 (1978), Somewhere in Time (1980), Supergirl (1984) and Santa Claus: The Movie (1985). Since then, he has mainly directed television films and series.

In 2003, Szwarc joined the crew of The WB/CW television series Smallville as a director. One of the major episodes he directed was "Homecoming", the 200th episode of Smallville. He also directed six episodes of Heroes, at least once for each season.

Selected filmography

Film

• 1973 - Extreme Close-Up
• 1975 - Bug
• 1978 - Jaws II
• 1980 - Somewhere in Time
• 1983 - Enigma
• 1984 - Supergirl
• 1985 - Santa Claus: The Movie
• 1987 - Grand Larceny
• 1988 - Honor Bound
• 1994 - La Vengeance d'une blonde
• 1996 - Hercule et Sherlock
• 1998 - Les soeurs Soleil

Television

• Ironside (2 episodes)
• It Takes a Thief (3 episodes)
• Alias Smith and Jones (1 episode)
• Baretta (4 episodes)
• The Rockford Files (3 episodes)
• The Six Million Dollar Man (1 episode)
• Kojak (13 episodes)
• Night Gallery (19 episodes)
• Columbo (1 episode)
• The Twilight Zone (1985) (2 episodes)
• JAG (19 episodes)
• The Practice (19 episodes)
• Smallville (13 episodes)
• Without a Trace (12 episodes)
• Boston Legal (2 episodes)
• Heroes (6 episodes)
• Cold Case (7 episodes)
• Bones (5 episodes)
• Supernatural (6 episodes)
• Raising the Bar (3 episodes)
• Numb3rs (1 episode)
• Fringe (4 episodes)

External links

• Jeannot Szwarc at the Internet Movie Database
• Jeannot Szwarc at AllRovi
• Official Somewhere in Time Website (INSITE)