Ted Kotcheff, director of First Blood and Weekend at Bernie’s, has passed away at 94.

The Canadian filmmaker, who introduced viewers to Sylvester Stallone’s Vietnam War veteran John Rambo with the 1982 film First Blood, passed away on Friday.

Kotcheff died at Hospital Joya in Nuevo Nayarit, Mexico, surrounded by his family, his son Ted confirmed to TMZ.

The family has not disclosed the cause of death at this time.

Kotcheff also directed Fun With Dick and Jane, The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, and was an executive producer on 13 seasons of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

He is best known for casting Stallone as Rambo, a traumatized veteran who brings guerrilla warfare to a quiet Pacific Northwest town, after clashing with local police. Despite the success of the franchise, Kotcheff refused to participate in the sequels.