Richard Compton
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.
As actor 4
On the crew 61
The X-Files
1993
JAG
1995
Charmed
1998
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
Babylon 5
1994
Miami Vice
1984
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
Baywatch
1989
Hill Street Blues
1981
L.A. Law
1986
Home Improvement
1991
T. J. Hooker
1982
Hotel
1982
Sliders
1995
The District
2000
The Division
2001
Profiler
1996
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
The Equalizer
1985
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
1995
The Sentinel
1996
Pensacola: Wings of Gold
1997
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983
Super Force
1990
Street Hawk
1985
Houston Knights
1987
Soldier of Fortune, Inc.
1997
The Lone Gunmen
2001
Get Real
1999
M.A.N.T.I.S.
1994
The Fugitive
2000
Call to Glory
1984
Hawkeye (The First Frontier)
1994
Otherworld
1985
MacGruder and Loud
1985
The Burning Zone
1996
Peacemakers
2003
The California Kid
1974
Wild Times
1980
Kay O'Brien
1986
Babylon 5: The Gathering
1993
Over My Dead Body
1990
The Ransom
1977
Home for the Holidays
2005
Macon County Line
1974
Baywatch: Panic at Malibu Pier
1989
Return to Macon County
1975
Ravagers
1979
Kojak: Fatal Flaw
1989
Welcome Home, Soldier Boys
1971
Deadman's Curve
1978
Run, Angel, Run!
1969
The Keys
1992
Like Mother Like Daughter
1970
Isle of the Snake People
1971
Kojak: It's Always Something
1990
Super Force
1990
Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge
1988
Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge
1988
The Gun Runner
1969
Angels Die Hard
1970