Canadian director Ted Kotcheff, known for First Blood and Weekend at Bernie’s, dead at 94

Canadian director Ted Kotcheff, known for First Blood and Weekend at Bernie’s, dead at 94

Canadian Ted Kotcheff, whose six-decade career as film and television director included helming the first instalments of two hit movie franchises in the 1980s, has died at age 94, his daughter confirmed to The Canadian Press.During his career Kotcheff directed

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