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 Bergmann Theodore Gerard Bergmann (September 12, 1920 – March 2, 2014) was an American television and radio producer, screenwriter, announcer, network and advertising executive. He worked for the Dumont Television Network in the 1940s and 1950s. He worked as a writer for the CBS-TV series "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" starting in 1967 and worked as producer and production manager for several other TV series from the 1970s through the 1990s.