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Jeannot Szwarc

Directing
Known For

85 Years Old

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.

Born

Paris, France on 21st November 1939

Died

14th January 2025

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Les Rendez-vous du dimanche Image
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
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You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman Image
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
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Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story Image
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
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Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie Image
Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie
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The Making of Jaws 2
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Supergirl: The Making of the Movie
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Back To "Somewhere In Time"
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