Ted Post
🎂 Mar 31, 1918 — 🕯️ Aug 20, 2013 (95 years)
New York, New York
Ted Post is a director born in New York, New York. The film Beneath the Planet of the Apes is one of the titles that define their career. They also directed Magnum Force and Hang 'em High. They have directed 28 films and 50 TV productions, working mainly across genres like drama, action, adventure.
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TV Shows
Gunsmoke
1955
Steve Canyon
1958
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Ark II
1976
Combat!
1962
The Twilight Zone
1959
The Rifleman
1958
Tombstone Territory
1957
Columbo
1971
Perry Mason
1957
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
Thriller
1960
Medic
1954
Follow the Sun
1961
Law of the Plainsman
1959
The Detectives
1959
Alcoa Premiere
1961
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
1976
Monty Nash
1971
Waterfront
1954
Beyond Westworld
1980
Baretta
1975
B.A.D. Cats
1980
The Wide Country
1962
The Westerner
1960
The Tall Man
1960
Bus Stop
1961
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
Full Filmography
The Human Shield
Director
1992
Film
Cagney and Lacey: The Pilot
Director
1981
Film
Nightkill
Director
1980
Film
Beyond Westworld
Director
1980–
TV
B.A.D. Cats
Director
1980–
TV
Go Tell the Spartans
Director
1978
Film
Good Guys Wear Black
Director
1978
Film
Future Cop
Director
1977–
TV
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
Director
1976–
TV
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Ted Post still alive?
Ted Post passed away on August 20, 2013 at age 95.
What are the most famous roles of Ted Post?
Ted Post is best known for directing Beneath the Planet of the Apes, Magnum Force, Hang 'em High.
How many movies has Ted Post directed?
Over a 62-year career (since 1951), Ted Post has directed or written 28 films and worked on 50 TV shows.
What was Ted Post's first movie?
The career of Ted Post began with Emergency ().
What is Ted Post's most recent movie or series?
Ted Post's most recent release is 4 Faces, which premiered on March 10, 2001.
What TV shows has Ted Post created or directed?
On television, Ted Post has appeared in The Twilight Zone, Columbo, Perry Mason, Gunsmoke.
Ted Post
1918-03-31 · New York, New York
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 at New York's well-known High School of Performing Arts in 1950. He persuaded his friend, Sidney Lumet,to do likewise. Success in the theater led to work in television from the early 1950s. Post directed episodes of many well-known series including Gunsmoke, Perry Mason, Wagon Train, Rawhide, The Twilight Zone, Columbo and 178 episodes of Peyton Place. He has also directed TV movies (including the original Cagney and Lacey movie-of-the-week, and also feature films, including Beneath the Planet of the Apes, Go Tell the Spartans, and two Clint Eastwood films Hang 'Em High and Magnum Force. Post directed the 2001-2002 Festival of the Arts at Bel-Air's University of Judaism (now the American Jewish University).Ted Post, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.