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name: "Rick Jacobson"
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roles: ["Director"]
born: "1 January 1950"
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updated: "2026-09-16T23:21:47.419766+00:00"
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# Rick Jacobson

Director. Born 1 January 1950.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 1 January 1950

## Biography

Rick Jacobson is an American film and television director, producer and writer. He graduated from the California Institute of the Arts film and television programme and began his career directing the feature film *Full Contact* for producer Roger Corman.

Jacobson has directed episodes of the series *Xena: Warrior Princess* (1995), *Hercules: The Legendary Journeys* (1995), *Baywatch*, *Spartacus* (2010), *Ash vs Evil Dead* (2015), *Knightfall* (2017) and *Dominion* (2014). He also directed the feature films *Bitch Slap* (2009) and *The Royal Treatment* (2022), and served as executive producer and director on *Spartacus: House of Ashur* (2025). He has directed and produced over 100 television episodes.

*Sources: imdb.com, rickjacobson.com, tvmaze.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Xena: Warrior Princess* (1995), Fi1m 74, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/xena-warrior-princess.md)

## Also known for

- *Spartacus* (2010), Director
- *Ash vs Evil Dead* (2015), Director, Writer
- *The Royal Treatment* (2022), Director
- *Hercules: The Legendary Journeys* (1995), Director
- *Knightfall* (2017), Director
- *Spartacus: House of Ashur* (2025), Director
- *Dominion* (2014), Director
- *Bitch Slap* (2009), Director, Screenplay

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