Ted Kotcheff, who directed Hollywood hits like “Weekend at Bernie’s” and the original “Rambo” film “First Blood,” has passed away. He was 94. The Canadian filmmaker’s family confirmed Kotcheff’s passing in a statement to the Canadian outlet The Globe and Mail.

Ted Kotcheff, best know for directing Sylvester Stallone and introducing John Rambo in the classic "First Blood," has died.

Ted Kotcheff, who directed more than two dozen movies including the Rambo sequel First Blood, Fun with Dick and Jane, North Dallas Forty and Weekend at Bernie’s and exec produced hundreds of episodes of Law & Order: SVU during a six-decade career,