David Lowell Rich (August 31, 1920 – October 21, 2001) was an American film director and producer. He directed nearly 100 films and TV episodes between 1950 and 1987. He was born in New York City.[1] He began directing on a regular basis in 1950. Rich won an Emmy for outstanding direction of a special in 1978 for The Defection of Simas Kudirka.[2] His brother was director John Rich.[2]
David Lowell Rich | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 31, 1920 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | October 21, 2001 (aged 81) Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Director Film producer |
| Years active | 1950–1987 |
Selected filmography
edit- Have Rocket, Will Travel (1959) with the Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Joe DeRita)
- See How They Run (1964) with John Forsythe and Senta Berger
- Madame X (1966) with Lana Turner
- The Plainsman (1966) with Don Murray
- Rosie! (1967) with Rosalind Russell
- Eye of the Cat (1969) with Eleanor Parker
- Northeast of Seoul (1972) with Anita Ekberg and John Ireland
- The Judge and Jake Wyler (1972) with Bette Davis and Doug McClure
- Satan's School for Girls (1973) with Pamela Franklin and Kate Jackson
- Runaway! (1973) with Ben Johnson and Darleen Carr
- The Horror at 37,000 Feet (1973) with Buddy Ebsen
- SST: Death Flight (1977) with Lorne Greene and Peter Graves
- A Family Upside Down (1978) with Helen Hayes and Fred Astaire
- Little Women (1978) with Susan Dey and Meredith Baxter Birney
- The Concorde... Airport '79 (1979) with Alain Delon, Susan Blakely and Robert Wagner
- Chu Chu and the Philly Flash (1981) with Alan Arkin and Carol Burnett
- Thursday's Child (1983) with Rob Lowe and Gena Rowlands
- Choices (1986) with George C. Scott and Jacqueline Bisset
- Infidelity (1987) with Kirstie Alley and Lee Horsley
References
edit- ^ Jerry Roberts (June 5, 2009). Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. Scarecrow Press. p. 477. ISBN 978-0-8108-6378-1.
- ^ a b Roberts, Jerry. Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors, pp. 474–75, 657 (2009)
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