{"id":43236,"date":"2026-10-28T10:55:44","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T14:55:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=43236"},"modified":"2026-10-30T11:24:42","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T15:24:42","slug":"rip-peter-medak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=43236","title":{"rendered":"RIP: Peter Medak"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Peter Medak died on October 27, 2026.\u00a0 He was 88.<\/p>\n

Peter Medak was born in Budapest, Hungary.\u00a0 In 1956, Mr. Medak moved to Britain and began a career in the movie industry.\u00a0 In 1963, Peter Medak was hired to direct television movies for Universal Pictures.\u00a0 In 1967, he began making feature films for Paramount.<\/p>\n

Some of Peter Medak’s television work includes: Court Martial; Strange Report<\/em> (2 episodes); The Persuaders; The Third Girl from the Left; Space: 1999<\/em> (2 episodes); The Professionals; Return of the Saint; Hart to Hart<\/em> (4 episodes); Remington Steele; Magnum, P.I.; St. Elsewhere; Crime Story; The Twilight Zone<\/em> (7 episodes); Fairie Tale Theatre<\/em> (5 episodes); Beauty and the Beast; China Beach; Tales from the Crypt; Kindred: The Embrace<\/em> (2 episodes); Homicide: Life on the Street<\/em> (6 episodes); Law & Order: Special Victims Unit; Chicago Hope; David Copperfield; The Wire; Carnivale; The Guardian<\/em> (3 episodes); House; South Beach; Agatha Christie’s: Miss Marple; In Justice; Masters of Horror; Breaking Bad; Cold Case; Hannibal<\/em> (2 episodes); The Assets<\/em> (2 episodes); Hand of God<\/em> (3 episodes) and The Ghost of Peter Sellers.<\/em><\/p>\n

Some of Peter Medak’s feature film work includes: Negatives; The Ruling Class; Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon (short); The Changeling; Zorro: The Gay Blade; The Krays; Romeo is Bleeding<\/em> and Species II.<\/em><\/p>\n

My favorite feature film is The Changeling<\/em>.\u00a0 It’s an under-rated gem.<\/p>\n

Our thoughts and prayers go out to Peter Medak’s family, friends and fans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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