Directed credits
53
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Jack Smight
Directing
Career Snapshot
ExplainedThese indicators come from TMDB. They are relative signals, not review ratings.
TMDB popularity
1.0
Low visibility
TMDB internal trend index. Higher usually means more searches and page activity now.
Directed movies: 30Directed series: 23All crew credits: 53
TMDB ID: 30422
IMDb ID: nm0806915
Known for: Directing
Born: March 9, 1925
Died: September 1, 2003
Age: 78
Place of birth: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1948 - 2025
Years active: 78
Average TMDB rating: 6.9
Wikidata: Q606380
Frequent jobs
Director (53)
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jack Smight (March 9, 1925 - September 1, 2003) was an American theatre and film director. Smight was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and went to school with future actor Peter Graves. His film credits include The Traveling Executioner, Rabbit, Run, Loving Couples, Midway, Harper, Airport 1975, Damnation Alley and the Emmy Award-winning Eddie, as well as many episodes of television series such as The Twilight Zone and The Alfred Hitchcock Hour. He also directed the 1960 Broadway play The 49th Cousin and composed the music for the film adaption of Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry. Smight died from cancer in Los Angeles, California. He was 78. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Smight, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Jack Smight.
Airports
Director
2025 Movie
Miles Davis: The Cool Jazz Sound
Director
2005 Movie
The Favorite
Director
1989 Movie
Number One with a Bullet
Director
1987 Movie
Remembrance Of Love
Director
1982 Movie
Loving Couples
Director
1980 Movie
Fast Break
Director
1979 Movie
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Director
1978 Movie
Damnation Alley
Director
1977 Movie
Midway
Director
1976 Movie
Airport 1975
Director
1974 Movie
Frankenstein: The True Story
Director
1974 Movie
Linda
Director
1973 Movie
Double Indemnity
Director
1973 Movie
Partners in Crime
Director
1973 Movie
The Longest Night
Director
1972 Movie
The Screaming Woman
Director
1972 Movie
The Traveling Executioner
Director
1970 Movie
Rabbit, Run
Director
1970 Movie
The Illustrated Man
Director
1969 Movie
Strategy of Terror
Director
1969 Movie
No Way to Treat a Lady
Director
1968 Movie
The Secret War of Harry Frigg
Director
1968 Movie
Kaleidoscope
Director
1966 Movie
Directed Series
Series directed by Jack Smight.
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Director • 3 eps
1978 Series
Frankenstein: The True Story
Director • 2 eps
1973 Series
Madigan
Director • 2 eps
1972 Series
Banacek
Director • 1 eps
1972 Series
Columbo
Director • 1 eps
1971 Series
McCloud
Director • 2 eps
1970 Series
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Director • 3 eps
1963 Series
East Side/West Side
Director • 2 eps
1963 Series
Arrest and Trial
Director • 8 eps
1963 Series
The Eleventh Hour
Director • 2 eps
1962 Series
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Director • 4 eps
1962 Series
Dr. Kildare
Director • 1 eps
1961 Series
The Defenders
Director • 2 eps
1961 Series
Route 66
Director • 3 eps
1960 Series
The Twilight Zone
Director • 4 eps
1959 Series
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Director • 1 eps
1959 Series
Naked City
Director • 1 eps
1958 Series
Suspicion
Director • 2 eps
1957 Series
Alcoa Theatre
Director • 1 eps
1957 Series
Climax!
Director • 1 eps
1954 Series
Goodyear Television Playhouse
Director • 2 eps
1951 Series
Studio One
Director • 4 eps
1948 Series
The Philco Television Playhouse
Director • 2 eps
1948 Series
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Jack Smight.
Harper
Director
1966 Movie
Midway
Director
1976 Movie
Airport 1975
Director
1974 Movie
Damnation Alley
Director
1977 Movie
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Jack Smight.
The Twilight Zone
Director • 4 eps
1959 Series
Columbo
Director • 1 eps
1971 Series
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Director • 4 eps
1962 Series
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Jack Smight.
Midway
Director
1976 Movie
Airport 1975
Director
1974 Movie
Damnation Alley
Director
1977 Movie
Harper
Director
1966 Movie
The Secret War of Harry Frigg
Director
1968 Movie
Frankenstein: The True Story
Director
1974 Movie
Number One with a Bullet
Director
1987 Movie
Airports
Director
2025 Movie
No Way to Treat a Lady
Director
1968 Movie
I'd Rather Be Rich
Director
1964 Movie
Kaleidoscope
Director
1966 Movie
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Director
1978 Movie
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Jack Smight.
Columbo
Director • 1 eps
1971 Series
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Director • 4 eps
1962 Series
Climax!
Director • 1 eps
1954 Series
Dr. Kildare
Director • 1 eps
1961 Series
The Twilight Zone
Director • 4 eps
1959 Series
Studio One
Director • 4 eps
1948 Series
Naked City
Director • 1 eps
1958 Series
The Defenders
Director • 2 eps
1961 Series
The Philco Television Playhouse
Director • 2 eps
1948 Series
Route 66
Director • 3 eps
1960 Series
McCloud
Director • 2 eps
1970 Series
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Director • 3 eps
1963 Series
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Jack Smight.
The Making of Midway
as Self
2001 Movie
Fast Break
as Dibber
1979 Movie
Tattooed Steiger
1969 Movie