Did Ted Kotcheff and D. W. Griffith share the same nationality?
Ted Kotcheff William Theodore "Ted" Kotcheff (born April 7, 1931; as Velichko Todorov Tsochev) is a Bulgarian-Canadian film and television director and producer, known primarily for his work on several high-profile British and American television productions such as "Armchair Theatre" and "". He has also directed numerous successful films including the seminal Australian classic "Wake in Fright," action films such as "First Blood" and "Uncommon Valor", and comedies like "Weekend at Bernie's, Fun with Dick and Jane," and "North Dallas Forty". He is sometimes credited as William T. Kotcheff, and currently resides in Beverly Hills, California.
Ted Healy Ted Healy (born Ernest Lea Nash, October 1, 1896 – December 21, 1937) was an American vaudeville performer, comedian, and actor. Though he is chiefly remembered as the creator of The Three Stooges and the style of slapstick comedy that they later made famous, he had a successful stage and film career of his own, and was cited as a formative influence by several later comedy stars.