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 Loew's 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 York's well-known High School of Performing Arts in 1950. He persuaded his friend, Sidney Lumet,to do likewise. Success in the theater led to work in television from the early 1950s. Post directed episodes of many well-known 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 movie-of-the-week, 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 2001-2002 Festival of the Arts at Bel-Air's University of Judaism (now the American Jewish University). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ted Post, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)

The sole survivor of an interplanetary rescue mission lands on the planet of the apes, and uncovers a horrible secret beneath the surface.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ted Post
CAST:  Charlton Heston  •  Linda Harrison  •  James Franciscus  •  Kim Hunter

The sole survivor of an interplanetary rescue mission lands on the planet of the apes, and uncovers a horrible secret beneath the surface.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ted Post
CAST:  Charlton Heston  •  Linda Harrison  •  James Franciscus  •  Kim Hunter

Go Tell the Spartans (1978)

Go Tell the Spartans is a 1978 American war film based on Daniel Ford's 1967 novel "Incident at Muc Wa." It tells the story about U.S. Army military advisers during the early part of the Vietnam War. Led my Major Asa Barker, these advisers and their South ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ted Post
CAST:  Burt Lancaster  •  Craig Wasson  •  Marc Singer  •  Joe Unger

Go Tell the Spartans is a 1978 American war film based on Daniel Ford's 1967 novel "Incident at Muc Wa." It tells the story about U.S. Army military advisers during the early part of the Vietnam War. Led my Major Asa Barker, these advisers and their South ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ted Post
CAST:  Burt Lancaster  •  Craig Wasson  •  Marc Singer  •  Joe Unger

Hang 'em High (1968)

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Marshall Jed Cooper survives a hanging, vowing revenge on the lynch mob that left him dangling. To carry out his oath for vengeance, he returns to his former job as a lawman. Before long, he's caught up with the nine men on his hit list and starts dispensing his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ted Post
CAST:  Clint Eastwood  •  Inger Stevens  •  Ed Begley  •  Pat Hingle

Marshall Jed Cooper survives a hanging, vowing revenge on the lynch mob that left him dangling. To carry out his oath for vengeance, he returns to his former job as a lawman. Before long, he's caught up with the nine men on his hit list and starts dispensing his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ted Post
CAST:  Clint Eastwood  •  Inger Stevens  •  Ed Begley  •  Pat Hingle

Magnum Force (1973)

"Dirty" Harry Callahan is a San Francisco Police Inspector on the trail of a group of rogue cops who have taken justice into their own hands. When shady characters are murdered one after another in grisly fashion, only Dirty Harry can stop them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ted Post
CAST:  Clint Eastwood  •  Hal Holbrook  •  Mitchell Ryan  •  David Soul

"Dirty" Harry Callahan is a San Francisco Police Inspector on the trail of a group of rogue cops who have taken justice into their own hands. When shady characters are murdered one after another in grisly fashion, only Dirty Harry can stop them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ted Post
CAST:  Clint Eastwood  •  Hal Holbrook  •  Mitchell Ryan  •  David Soul

The Harrad Experiment (1973)

At fictional Harrad College students learn about sexuality and experiment with each other. Based on the 1962 book of the same name by Robert Rimmer, this movie deals with the concept of free love during the height of the sexual revolution which took place in the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ted Post
CAST:  James Whitmore  •  Tippi Hedren  •  Don Johnson  •  Bruno Kirby

At fictional Harrad College students learn about sexuality and experiment with each other. Based on the 1962 book of the same name by Robert Rimmer, this movie deals with the concept of free love during the height of the sexual revolution which took place in the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ted Post
CAST:  James Whitmore  •  Tippi Hedren  •  Don Johnson  •  Bruno Kirby

The Human Shield (1992)

The Human Shield is a 1991 film directed by Ted Post. It stars Michael Dudikoff and Tommy Hinkley. It is about a former government agent who must save his diabetic brother from Iraqi abductors.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ted Post
CAST:  Michael Dudikoff  •  Tommy Hinkley  •  Hana Azoulay-Hasfari  •  Steve Inwood

The Human Shield is a 1991 film directed by Ted Post. It stars Michael Dudikoff and Tommy Hinkley. It is about a former government agent who must save his diabetic brother from Iraqi abductors.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ted Post
CAST:  Michael Dudikoff  •  Tommy Hinkley  •  Hana Azoulay-Hasfari  •  Steve Inwood

Whiffs (1975)

Elliott Gould steals Army nerve gas to help him rob banks when he’s kicked out of the military after 15 years of service as a human guinea pig in its chemical warfare experiments.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ted Post
CAST:  Elliott Gould  •  Eddie Albert  •  Harry Guardino  •  Godfrey Cambridge

Elliott Gould steals Army nerve gas to help him rob banks when he’s kicked out of the military after 15 years of service as a human guinea pig in its chemical warfare experiments.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ted Post
CAST:  Elliott Gould  •  Eddie Albert  •  Harry Guardino  •  Godfrey Cambridge

Nightkill (1980)

The wife of a wealthy industrialist finds herself caught-up in a web of intrigue & murder which was created by her own deceit. When she tries to escape the results of her actions, she too falls victim to deception.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ted Post
CAST:  Robert Mitchum  •  Jaclyn Smith  •  Mike Connors  •  Fritz Weaver

The wife of a wealthy industrialist finds herself caught-up in a web of intrigue & murder which was created by her own deceit. When she tries to escape the results of her actions, she too falls victim to deception.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ted Post
CAST:  Robert Mitchum  •  Jaclyn Smith  •  Mike Connors  •  Fritz Weaver

The Legend of Tom Dooley (1959)

Tom Dooley and Country Boy are on the run after killing an enemy soldier not knowing the war is over. The Command refuses to give them some slack for making this tragic but honest mistake and sends a lawman after them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ted Post
CAST:  Michael Landon  •  Jo Morrow  •  Jack Hogan  •  Richard Rust

Tom Dooley and Country Boy are on the run after killing an enemy soldier not knowing the war is over. The Command refuses to give them some slack for making this tragic but honest mistake and sends a lawman after them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ted Post
CAST:  Michael Landon  •  Jo Morrow  •  Jack Hogan  •  Richard Rust

Yuma (1971)

A down-and-dirty town is forced to shape up when a new marshal (Clint Walker) comes to town. However, when a scheme is launched to destroy the lawman's authority, he must discover the perpetrators and preserve his reputation.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ted Post
CAST:  Clint Walker  •  Barry Sullivan  •  Kathryn Hays  •  Morgan Woodward

A down-and-dirty town is forced to shape up when a new marshal (Clint Walker) comes to town. However, when a scheme is launched to destroy the lawman's authority, he must discover the perpetrators and preserve his reputation.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ted Post
CAST:  Clint Walker  •  Barry Sullivan  •  Kathryn Hays  •  Morgan Woodward

Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker (1979)

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A rebellious 17-year-old girl ignores parental advice and joins her friends as a beach-bound regular on the local hitchhiking circuit, being picked up, ultimately, by a homicidal maniac.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ted Post
CAST:  Dominique Dunne  •  Dick Van Patten  •  Katherine Helmond  •  James Carroll Jordan

A rebellious 17-year-old girl ignores parental advice and joins her friends as a beach-bound regular on the local hitchhiking circuit, being picked up, ultimately, by a homicidal maniac.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ted Post
CAST:  Dominique Dunne  •  Dick Van Patten  •  Katherine Helmond  •  James Carroll Jordan

Dr. Cook's Garden (1971)

A young doctor returns to his New England home town after a long absence. He visits with the town's kindly old physician, Dr. Cook, a man he has admired since childhood. However, he soon finds out that the old doctor isn't quite what he seems to be, and the young ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ted Post
CAST:  Bing Crosby  •  Frank Converse  •  Blythe Danner  •  Barnard Hughes

A young doctor returns to his New England home town after a long absence. He visits with the town's kindly old physician, Dr. Cook, a man he has admired since childhood. However, he soon finds out that the old doctor isn't quite what he seems to be, and the young ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ted Post
CAST:  Bing Crosby  •  Frank Converse  •  Blythe Danner  •  Barnard Hughes

Night Slaves (1970)

A man and his wife stumble upon a town whose inhabitants turn into zombies and head for the edge of town every night... he seems to be the only one unaffected. What is happening to the townsfolk? Who is the mysterious young women he keeps seeing? Why isn't he affected?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ted Post
CAST:  James Franciscus  •  Lee Grant  •  Scott Marlowe  •  Andrew Prine

A man and his wife stumble upon a town whose inhabitants turn into zombies and head for the edge of town every night... he seems to be the only one unaffected. What is happening to the townsfolk? Who is the mysterious young women he keeps seeing? Why isn't he affected?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ted Post
CAST:  James Franciscus  •  Lee Grant  •  Scott Marlowe  •  Andrew Prine

Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate (1971)

Four elderly ladies with a lot of time on their hands get the idea to create a fictional "girl" for a computer dating service. However, things take a turn for the worse when their description of the "girl" attracts a psychopath.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ted Post
CAST:  Helen Hayes  •  Vince Edwards  •  Myrna Loy  •  Mildred Natwick

Four elderly ladies with a lot of time on their hands get the idea to create a fictional "girl" for a computer dating service. However, things take a turn for the worse when their description of the "girl" attracts a psychopath.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ted Post
CAST:  Helen Hayes  •  Vince Edwards  •  Myrna Loy  •  Mildred Natwick

The Baby (1973)

A social worker who recently lost her husband investigates the strange Wadsworth family. The Wadsworths might not seem too unusual to hear about them at first - consisting of the mother, two grown daughters and the diaper-clad, bottle-sucking baby. The problem is, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ted Post
CAST:  Anjanette Comer  •  Ruth Roman  •  Marianna Hill  •  Susanne Zenor

A social worker who recently lost her husband investigates the strange Wadsworth family. The Wadsworths might not seem too unusual to hear about them at first - consisting of the mother, two grown daughters and the diaper-clad, bottle-sucking baby. The problem is, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ted Post
CAST:  Anjanette Comer  •  Ruth Roman  •  Marianna Hill  •  Susanne Zenor

The Bravos (1972)

The commander of an isolated frontier cavalry post tries to stop an Indian war and find his son, who has been kidnapped.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ted Post
CAST:  George Peppard  •  Pernell Roberts  •  Belinda Montgomery  •  L.Q. Jones

The commander of an isolated frontier cavalry post tries to stop an Indian war and find his son, who has been kidnapped.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ted Post
CAST:  George Peppard  •  Pernell Roberts  •  Belinda Montgomery  •  L.Q. Jones

Sand Castles (1972)

A young man who dies in an auto accident returns from the dead to meet up with the young woman who tried to save him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ted Post
CAST:  Herschel Bernardi  •  Bonnie Bedelia  •  Mariette Hartley  •  Gary Crosby

A young man who dies in an auto accident returns from the dead to meet up with the young woman who tried to save him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ted Post
CAST:  Herschel Bernardi  •  Bonnie Bedelia  •  Mariette Hartley  •  Gary Crosby

Stagecoach (1986)

Story follows a stagecoach ride through Old West Apache territory. On board are a cavalry man's pregnant wife, a prostitute with a broken heart, a Marshal taking in his prisoner Johnny Ringo, a crooked gambler, and the infamous Doc Holliday  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ted Post
CAST:  Willie Nelson  •  Waylon Jennings  •  Johnny Cash  •  Kris Kristofferson

Story follows a stagecoach ride through Old West Apache territory. On board are a cavalry man's pregnant wife, a prostitute with a broken heart, a Marshal taking in his prisoner Johnny Ringo, a crooked gambler, and the infamous Doc Holliday  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ted Post
CAST:  Willie Nelson  •  Waylon Jennings  •  Johnny Cash  •  Kris Kristofferson

Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso (1994)

A look at the life and career of actor/director Clint Eastwood, including scenes from his past film and television work and interviews with friends, fellow actors and crew members who have worked with him over the years.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gene Feldman
CAST:  Clint Eastwood  •  Lennie Niehaus  •  Ted Post  •  Buddy Van Horn

A look at the life and career of actor/director Clint Eastwood, including scenes from his past film and television work and interviews with friends, fellow actors and crew members who have worked with him over the years.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gene Feldman
CAST:  Clint Eastwood  •  Lennie Niehaus  •  Ted Post  •  Buddy Van Horn

The Peacemaker (1956)

A former gunfighter who went to prison but then took up religion arrives in a western town as the new preacher. There he finds a feud between the ranchers and the farmers. The Railroad Agent is after the ranchers land and has his men causing all the trouble. The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ted Post
CAST:  James Mitchell  •  Rosemarie Stack  •  Jan Merlin  •  Jess Barker

A former gunfighter who went to prison but then took up religion arrives in a western town as the new preacher. There he finds a feud between the ranchers and the farmers. The Railroad Agent is after the ranchers land and has his men causing all the trouble. The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ted Post
CAST:  James Mitchell  •  Rosemarie Stack  •  Jan Merlin  •  Jess Barker
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