John T. Kretchmer

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John T. Kretchmer
OccupationFilm director, television director
Years active1978–present

John T. Kretchmer is an American film and television director and television producer.

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Throughout his career, he has amassed a number of television credits, namely Buffy the Vampire Slayer , Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman , Angel , Charmed , The Twilight Zone , Hercules: The Legendary Journeys , Special Unit 2 (also a producer), Dark Angel , Psych , Burn Notice , Veronica Mars , Star Trek: Deep Space Nine , Star Trek: Voyager , Moonlight , Army Wives , White Collar , Forever , Nancy Drew , Walker , The Winchesters and other series.

Prior to a career in television, Kretchmer worked as an assistant director on a number of films such as The In-Laws (1979), Baby Boom (1987), The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) and Jurassic Park (1993). [1]

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