Richard Compton
Born: 1938-03-02 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 2007-08-11
Known For: Directing
Biography
Richard Compton was a director, primarily for television, after starting his career as an actor in the 1950s in government propaganda movies, eventually moving to television in the 60s, where he was best known for portraying a Romulan in several episodes of Star Trek. He directed movies in the 60s with very limited success before moving to directing for television in the 70s and 80s.
Filmography
2005
- Home for the Holidays ... (Director)
2003
- Peacemakers ... (Director)
2001
- The Division ... (Director)
- The Lone Gunmen ... (Director)
2000
- The District ... (Director)
- The Fugitive ... (Director)
1999
- Get Real ... (Director)
1998
- Charmed ... (Director)
1997
- Pensacola: Wings of Gold ... (Director)
- Soldier of Fortune, Inc. ... (Director)
1996
- The Sentinel ... (Director)
- Profiler ... (Director)
- The Burning Zone ... (Director)
1995
- JAG ... (Director)
- Sliders ... (Director)
- Hercules: The Legendary Journeys ... (Director)
1994
- Babylon 5 ... (Producer)
- M.A.N.T.I.S. ... (Director)
- Hawkeye (The First Frontier) ... (Director)
1993
- The X-Files ... (Director)
- Diagnosis: Murder ... (Director)
- Babylon 5: The Gathering ... (Director)
1992
- The Keys ... (Director)
1991
- Home Improvement ... (Director)
1990
- Super Force ... (Director)
- Over My Dead Body ... (Director)
- Kojak: It's Always Something ... (Director)
- Super Force ... (Director)
1989
- Baywatch ... (Director)
- Baywatch: Panic at Malibu Pier ... (Director)
- Kojak : Error Fatal ... (Director)
1988
- Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge ... (Director)
- Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge ... (Director)
1987
- Star Trek: The Next Generation ... (Director)
- Houston Knights ... (Director)
1986
- L.A. Law ... (Director)
- Kay O'Brien ... (Director)
1985
- The Equalizer ... (Director)
- Street Hawk ... (Director)
- Otherworld ... (Director)
- MacGruder and Loud ... (Director)
1984
- Miami Vice ... (Director)
- Call to Glory ... (Director)
1983
- Scarecrow and Mrs. King ... (Director)
- Hardcastle and McCormick ... (Director)
1982
- T. J. Hooker ... (Director)
- Hotel ... (Director)
1981
- Hill Street Blues ... (Director)
1980
- Wild Times ... (Director)
1979
- Ravagers ... (Director)
1978
- Deadman's Curve ... (Director)
1977
- Ransom ... (Director)
1975
- Return to Macon County ... (Director)
1974
- Macon County Line ... (Director)
- The California Kid ... (Writer)
1971
- Welcome Home, Soldier Boys ... (Director)
- Bury Me an Angel as Pool Player
1970
- Angels Die Hard ... (Writer)
- Like Mother Like Daughter ... (Writer)
1969
- Run, Angel, Run! ... (Story)
- Wanda - The Sadistic Hypnotist as Sylvester
- The Gun Runner ... (Screenplay)
1966
- Star Trek as Washburn
- Felony Squad