Ted Post

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia 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 Loews 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 Yorks wellknown High School of Performing Arts in 1950 He persuaded his friend Sidney Lumetto do likewise Success in the theater led to work in television from the early 1950s Post directed episodes of many wellknown 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 movieoftheweek 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 20012002 Festival of the Arts at BelAirs University of Judaism now the American Jewish University Description above from the Wikipedia article Ted Post licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia