Jeannot Szwarc

Birthday: 1939-11-21
Birthplace: Paris, France
Gender: Male

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Jeannot Szwarc (born 21 November 1939) is 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.

Credits

Year Title
1997-04-02 Les Sœurs Soleil
1996-12-04 Hercule and Sherlock
1996-01-14 The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits...
1995-05-14 The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise
1995-01-01 Schrecklicher Verdacht
1994-01-26 Revenge of a Blonde
1991-10-09 Mountain of Diamonds
1990-01-27 Have a Nice Night
1988-01-01 Honor Bound
1987-01-01 Grand Larceny
1986-12-07 The Murders in the Rue Morgue
1985-10-29 Santa Claus: The Movie
1984-07-01 Supergirl
1982-10-15 Enigma
1980-10-02 Somewhere in Time
1978-06-16 Jaws 2
1977-05-03 Code Name: Diamond Head
1975-06-06 Bug
1975-04-03 Crime Club
1973-12-05 A Summer Without Boys
1973-11-28 Lisa, Bright and Dark
1973-05-16 Extreme Close-Up
1973-04-11 The Small Miracle
1973-03-01 You'll Never See Me Again
1973-01-09 The Devil's Daughter
1972-12-21 The Weekend Nun
1972-10-10 Night of Terror