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David Lowell Rich

Film Director | * 08/31/1923 († 78, 10/21/2001) | New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
David Lowell Rich (August 31, 1920 – October 21, 2001) was an American film director and producer. He directed nearly 100 films and TV episodes between 1950 and 1987. He was born in New York City. He began directing on a regular basis in 1950. Rich won an Emmy for outstanding direction of a special in 1978 for The Defection of Simas Kudirka. His brother was director John Rich. ()

A producer and director active mostly in the 1960s and 1970s. In the 1960s he directed episodes of several TV shows. In the 1970s he produced a lot for TV, especially disaster movies.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | TV Movies | Mystery

Known for these Movies & Shows

Aviation disaster-prone Joe Patroni must contend with nuclear missiles, the French Air Force and the threat of the plane splitting in two over the Alps. ...

The Concorde... Airport '79

PG

1979 | 2.4/5 | 2h 3min
Action, Drama, Thriller
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Three adventurers--at times competing with each other, at other times allied with each other--search South Korea for a magical sword that is supposed to imbue its owner with wealth and power. ...

Northeast of Seoul

Certification unknown

1972 | 1h 38min
Action, Adventure, Thriller
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Based on the true story of the attempted defection in 1970 by a Lithuanian seaman seeking political asylum in the United States. Kudirka was denied asylum and returned to the Soviets, charged with tre ...

The Defection of Simas Kudirka

Certification unknown

1978 | 3.0/5 | 1h 40min
TV Movie, Drama
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Fred Williamson chop-sockeys his way through this popular blaxploitation adventure as Jefferson Bolt, a Kung Fu expert assigned to deliver a cool $1 million to Mexico City from Hong Kong with a stop i ...

That Man Bolt

R

1973 | 2.4/5 | 1h 43min
Action, Drama
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A series of unrelated stories containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and/or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist. ...

The Twilight Zone

TV-PG

1959 | 4.2/5 | 30min per episode
Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Mystery, Drama
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Awards & Nominations for David Lowell Rich

Primetime Emmy Awards Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
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Movies with David Lowell Rich as Crew(66)

Directing/Director1987 Infidelity
Directing/Director1986 The Defiant Ones
Directing/Director1986 Choices
Directing/Director1986 Convicted
Directing/Director1985 The Hearst and Davies Affair
Directing/Director1985 Scandal Sheet
Directing/Director1984 His Mistress
Directing/Director1984 The Sky's No Limit
Directing/Director1983 Thursday's Child
Directing/Director1983 The Fighter
Directing/Director1983 I Want to Live
Directing/Director1981 Chu Chu and the Philly Flash
Directing/Director1980 Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
Directing/Director1980 Nurse
Directing/Director1979 The Concorde... Airport '79
Directing/Director1978 The Defection of Simas Kudirka
Directing/Director1978 A Family Upside Down
Directing/Director1977 Ransom for Alice!
Directing/Director1977 Telethon
Directing/Director1977 SST: Death Flight
Directing/Director1976 State Fair
Directing/Director1976 The Story of David
Directing/Director1976 Bridger
Production/Producer1976 Bridger
Directing/Director1976 The Secret Life of John Chapman
Directing/Director1975 Adventures of the Queen
Directing/Director1975 The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return
Directing/Director1975 You Lie So Deep, My Love
Production/Producer1975 You Lie So Deep, My Love
Directing/Director1974 The Chadwick Family
Directing/Director1974 The Sex Symbol
Directing/Director1974 Aloha Means Goodbye
Production/Executive Producer1974 Aloha Means Goodbye
Directing/Director1973 Set This Town on Fire
Production/Producer1973 Set This Town on Fire
Directing/Director1973 Brock's Last Case
Directing/Director1973 Death Race
Directing/Director1973 Satan's School for Girls
Directing/Director1973 Beg, Borrow...or Steal
Directing/Director1973 Runaway!
Directing/Director1973 That Man Bolt
Directing/Director1973 Crime Club
Directing/Director1973 The Horror at 37,000 Feet
Directing/Director1972 The Judge and Jake Wyler
Directing/Director1972 Lieutenant Schuster's Wife
Directing/Director1972 Assignment: Munich
Directing/Director1972 Northeast of Seoul
Directing/Director1972 All My Darling Daughters
Directing/Director1971 The Sheriff
Directing/Director1970 Berlin Affair
Directing/Director1969 Marcus Welby, M.D.
Directing/Director1969 Eye of the Cat
Directing/Director1968 Three Guns for Texas
Directing/Director1968 A Lovely Way to Die
Directing/Director1967 The Borgia Stick
Directing/Director1967 Rosie!
Directing/Director1967 Wings of Fire
Production/Producer1967 Wings of Fire
Directing/Director1966 Madame X
Directing/Director1966 The Plainsman
Directing/Director1964 See How They Run
Directing/Director1959 Have Rocket, Will Travel
Directing/Director1959 Hey Boy! Hey Girl!
Directing/Director1958 Senior Prom
Directing/Director1957 No Time to Be Young
Directing/Director1957 Not One Shall Die

TV Shows/Series with David Lowell Rich as Crew(31)

Directing/Director1978 Little Women
Directing/Director1975 The Swiss Family Robinson
Directing/Director1972 Ghost Story
Directing/Director1971 Cannon
Directing/Director1971 Longstreet
Directing/Director1970 The Interns
Directing/Director1969 Marcus Welby, M.D.
Directing/Director1967 Mannix
Directing/Director1966 Mission: Impossible
Directing/Director1965 Laredo
Directing/Director1963 Kraft Suspense Theatre
Directing/Director1962 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Directing/Director1961 Ben Casey
Directing/Director1961 Kraft Mystery Theatre
Directing/Director1960 The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Directing/Director1960 Tate
Directing/Director1960 Route 66
Directing/Director1959 Johnny Ringo
Directing/Director1959 Riverboat
Directing/Director1959 Law of the Plainsman
Directing/Director1959 The Twilight Zone
Directing/Director1959 Black Saddle
Directing/Director1958 Naked City
Directing/Director1958 77 Sunset Strip
Directing/Director1957 Maverick
Directing/Director1957 M Squad
Directing/Director1956 Playhouse 90
Directing/Director1956 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Directing/Director1955 Highway Patrol
Directing/Director1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame
Directing/Director1948 Studio One

Full Name: David Rich
Born: Friday, 08/31 1923 (August) in New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
Died: Sunday, 10/21 2001 (October) in Raleigh (aged: 78)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
David Lowell Rich frequently works together with these people:
Barbara Stanwyck (35x, Actress)
Bill Erwin (22x, Actor)
John Anderson (22x, Actor)
J. Pat O'Malley (21x, Actor)
Vaughn Taylor (21x, Actor)
Ed Nelson (20x, Actor)
John Larch (20x, Actor)
Leslie Nielsen (19x, Actor)
Harry Townes (19x, Actor)
Whit Bissell (18x, Actor)
Harry Harvey (18x, Actor)
Jacques R. Marquette (5x, Crew)
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