Ted Post

Also known as Theodore Ian Post

American director (1918-2013)

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Born: 1918
Died: 2013
Works: 2

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Peyton Place
Columbo

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Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ted Post (born March 31, 1918 – August 20, 2013) was an American TV and film director. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he started his career in show business in 1938 working as an usher at Loew's Pitkin Theater. He abandoned plans to become an actor after training with Tamara Daykarhanova, and turned to directing summer theater. Ted Post taught Acting and Drama…

Known for

From Alpha to Omega: Building a Sequel — Self2008
Dirty Harry: The Original — Self - Filmmaker2001
Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach — Self1996
Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso — Self1994
Grace Kelly: The American Princess — Self1987
The Hero Cop: Yesterday and Today — Self1973

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Type: Person
Country: US
Active from: 1995-07-04

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Listeners: 131
Total plays: 242

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Instance of: human
Family name: Post
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Brooklyn
Place of death: Santa Monica
Occupation: director
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Work location: United States

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place of burial: Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery
date of birth: 1918-03-31
date of death: 2013-08-20
related category: Category:Films directed by Ted Post
writing language: English language

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Ted Post (Brooklyn, Nueva York; 31 de marzo de 1918-Santa Mónica, California; 20 de agosto de 2013) fue un director de cine y televisión estadounidense. Post comenzó su carrera en el mundo del espectáculo en 1938 trabajando como acomodador en el Loew's Pitkin Theater. Abandonó sus planes de convertirse en actor y empezó a dirigir teatro. Enseñó Actuación y Drama en el High School of Performing Arts de Nueva York en 1950. El éxito en el teatro le llevó a trabajar en la televisión de la década de 1950. Post dirigió episodios de muchas series, como Gunsmoke, Rawhide, The Twilight Zone, Columbo o Peyton Place. En cine destacan sus dos películas con Clint Eastwood como protagonista: Cometieron dos errores (1968) y Harry, el fuerte (1973), además de Regreso al planeta de los simios (1970) y (1978). Post falleció en el UCLA Medical Center a los 95 años de edad.

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