Jeannot Szwarc

Jeannot Szwarc (born 21 November 1939 in Paris) is a French film director. He began working as a director in US television during the 1960s, in particular on Ironside. He is also associated with The Rockford Files, Night Gallery, 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 se... more

Jeannot Szwarc (born 21 November 1939 in Paris) is a French film director. He began working as a director in US television during the 1960s, in particular on Ironside. He is also associated with The Rockford Files, Night Gallery, 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. He also directed "Distractions", an episode of Heroes (2007). less