Jack Smight
A journeyman television director who worked on The Twilight Zone before Harper and Airport 1975.
Jack Smight (born John Ronald Smight; March 9, 1925 – September 1, 2003) was an American film and television director, born in Minneapolis. After working as a stage manager and assistant director in television, he directed episodes of The Twilight Zone and The Alfred Hitchcock Hour. He was best known for thriller and action films including Harper (1966), No Way to Treat a Lady (1968), Airport 1975 (1974), Midway (1976), Damnation Alley (1977) and Number One with a Bullet (1987); FilmInk called him "a perfect example of the 'journeyman' director".
Quick Facts
- Birth name
- John Ronald Smight
- Born
- 9 March 1925
- Birthplace
- Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
- Died
- 1 September 2003
- Place of death
- Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Education
- University of Minnesota (B.A., 1949)
- Occupation
- Film director, television director
- Spouse
- Joyce Cunning
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