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Jeannot Szwarc

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Popularity
7
Credits
1939
Born
France
Origin

Biography

Jeannot Szwarc (November 21, 1939 - January 14, 2025) was a French film director. Szwarc was born in Paris. He began working as a director in US television during the 1960s, in particular on Ironside. He is also associated with The Rockford Files, Kojak, Night Gallery, JAG, Bones, Numb3rs, and Columbo. 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 movies and series. In 2003, Szwarc joined the crew of The WB 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.

Known For

Directing

Birthday

1939-11-21

Place of Birth

Paris, France

Died

2025-01-14

Also Known As

Jean Szwarc

Movies (6)

Poster image of Supergirl: The Making of the Movie

Supergirl: The Making of the Movie

1985
6.3
Movie
Poster image of Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie

TV Shows (1)

Poster image of Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

1975
6
TV Show
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Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie

1985
5
Movie
Poster image of The Making of Jaws 2

The Making of Jaws 2

2001
7.5
Movie
Poster image of You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman

You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman

2006
6
Movie
Poster image of Back To "Somewhere In Time"

Back To "Somewhere In Time"

2000
0
Movie
Poster image of Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

2007
7.9
Movie