Jack Smight

Jack Smight
Jack Smight
Born
John Ronald Smight

(1925-03-09)March 9, 1925
DiedSeptember 1, 2003(2003-09-01) (aged 78)
EducationUniversity of Minnesota (B.A., 1949)
OccupationsFilm director, television director
SpouseJoyce Cunning
Children2

John Ronald Smight (March 9, 1925 – September 1, 2003) was an American film and television director. He was best known for his thriller and action films, notably Harper (1966), No Way to Treat a Lady (1968), Airport 1975 (1974), Midway (1976), Damnation Alley (1977), and Number One with a Bullet (1987). FilmInk described him as a "a perfect example of the 'journeyman' director."