Jeannot Szwarc

Jeannot Szwarc

Director (1939 - 2025)
4
Movies
69.2%
Avg ThumbScore
Horror
Top Genre

Frequent Collaborators

Susan French (2)Roy Scheider (1)Lorraine Gary (1)Murray Hamilton (1)Joseph Mascolo (1)
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The ThumbScore for Jeannot Szwarc (69.2%) is the average audience approval rating across 4 films. Each movie's ThumbScore represents the percentage of real audiences who rated it positively. A higher score means more of Jeannot's films are well-received by everyday viewers.

Jeannot Szwarc (November 21, 1939 - January 14, 2025) was a French film director. Szwarc was born in Paris. He began working as a director in US television during the 1960s, in particular on Ironside. He is also associated with The Rockford Files, Kojak, Night Gallery, JAG, Bones, Numb3rs, and Columbo.

His feature films include Bug (1975), Jaws 2 (1978), Somewhere in Time (1980), Supergirl (1984), and Santa Claus: The Movie (1985). Since then, he has mainly directed television movies and series. In 2003, Szwarc joined the crew of The WB television series Smallville as a director. One of the major episodes he directed was "Homecoming", the 200th episode of Smallville. He also directed six episodes of Heroes, at least once for each season.

Born 1939-11-21 in Paris, France. Died 2025-01-14.

On ThumbScore, Jeannot Szwarc appears in 4 films with an average audience score of 69.2%, most frequently in the Horror genre.

Sources: TMDB

Filmography & Ratings

Somewhere in Time
Somewhere in Time
1980
๐Ÿ‘ 88%
Jaws 2
Jaws 2
1978
๐Ÿ‘ 74%
Bug
Bug
1975
๐Ÿ‘ 73%
Supergirl
Supergirl
1984
๐Ÿ‘ 42%
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