Star Trek directors
All the people who have directed Star Trek either in its television episodic or feature film form. (1964-2022)
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Ralph Senensky was born on 1 May 1923 in Mason City, Iowa, USA. He is a director and production manager, known for The Twilight Zone (1959), Star Trek (1966) and Mission: Impossible (1966).TOS:
This Side of Paradise (1967)
Metamorphosis (1967)
Bread and Circuses (1967)
Obsession (1967)
Return to Tomorrow (1967)
Is There in Truth No Beauty (1968)
The Tholian Web (1968) - partly, uncredited- Director
- Actor
- Producer
Joseph Pevney was born on 15 September 1911 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a director and actor, known for Star Trek (1966), Tammy and the Bachelor (1957) and Man of a Thousand Faces (1957). He was married to Margo Yvette Collins, Philippa Hilber and Mitzi Green. He died on 18 May 2008 in Palm Desert, California, USA.TOS:
Arena (1966)
The Return of the Archons (1966)
A Taste of Armageddon (1966)
The Devil in the Dark (1967)
The City on the Edge of Forever (1967)
Catspaw (1967)
Friday's Child (1967)
Amok Time (1967)
Wolf in the Fold (1967)
The Apple (1967)
The Deadly Years (1967)
The Trouble with Tribbles (1967)
Journey to Babel (1967)
The Immunity Syndrome (1967)- Director
- Producer
- Actor
Marc Daniels was born on 27 January 1912 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Star Trek (1966), Nash Airflyte Theatre (1950) and Alice (1976). He was married to Emily Daniels and Meg Mundy. He died on 23 April 1989 in Santa Monica, California, USA.TOS:
The Man Trap (1966)
The Naked Time (1966)
Court Martial (1966)
The Menagerie (1966)
Space Seed (1966)
Who Mourns for Adonais? (1967)
The Doomsday Machine (1967)
The Changeling (1967)
Mirror, Mirror (1967)
I, Mudd (1967)
A Private Little War (1967)
By Any Other Name (1967)
Assignment: Earth (1968)
Spock's Brain (1968)- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Producer
Vincent McEveety was born on 10 August 1929 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a director and assistant director, known for The Untouchables (1959), Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958) and Star Trek (1966). He was married to Mary Ann O'Dell. He died on 19 May 2018 in Los Angeles, California, USA.TOS:
Balance of Terror (1966)
Dagger of the Mind (1966)
Miri (1966)
Patterns of Force (1967)
The Omega Glory (1967)
Spectre of the Gun (1968)- Additional Crew
- Director
- Writer
Robert Butler was born on 16 November 1927 in Hollywood, California, USA. He was a director and writer, known for Remington Steele (1982), Hill Street Blues (1981) and The Blue Knight (1973). He was married to Adrienne Hepburn. He died on 3 November 2023 in Los Angeles, California, USA.TOS:
The Cage (1964)- Director
- Writer
- Producer
James Goldstone was born on 8 June 1931 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a director and writer, known for The Court of Last Resort (1957), Kent State (1981) and Iron Horse (1966). He was married to Ruth Goldstone. He died on 5 November 1999 in Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA.TOS:
Where No Man Has Gone Before (1965)
What Are Little Girls Made Of? (1966)- Director
- Actor
- Producer
Joseph Sargent was born on 22 July 1925 in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA. He was a director and actor, known for Jaws: The Revenge (1987), The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) and Nightmares (1983). He was married to Carolyn Nelson and Mary Carver. He died on 22 December 2014 in Malibu, California, USA.TOS:
The Corbomite Maneuver (1966)- Director
- Producer
- Writer
Harvey Hart was born on 30 August 1928 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was a director and producer, known for Passion and Paradise (1989), Shoot (1976) and Folio (1955). He was married to Theresa Hart. He died on 21 November 1989 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.TOS:
Mudd's Women (1966)- Director
- Actor
- Writer
Leo Penn was born on 27 August 1921 in Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA. He was a director and actor, known for Ben Casey (1961), Remington Steele (1982) and The Mississippi (1982). He was married to Eileen Ryan and Olive Deering. He died on 5 September 1998 in Los Angeles, California, USA.TOS:
The Enemy Within (1966)- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Lawrence Dobkin was born on 16 September 1919 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Patton (1970), Mike Hammer (1958) and Star Trek (1966). He was married to Anne Collings, Joanna Barnes and Frances Hope Walker. He died on 28 October 2002 in Los Angeles, California, USA.TOS:
Charlie X (1966)- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Producer
Gerd Oswald was born on 9 June 1919 in Berlin, Germany. He was a director and assistant director, known for Brainwashed (1960), Agent for H.A.R.M. (1966) and 80 Steps to Jonah (1969). He was married to Marjorie Feinberg and Annabel Magness. He died on 22 May 1989 in Los Angeles, California, USA.TOS:
The Conscience of the King (1966)
The Alternative Factor (1966)- Director
- Actor
Robert Gist was a tough kid who grew up around the Chicago stockyards during the Depression. Reform school-bound after injuring another boy in a fistfight, Gist instead ended up in Chicago's Hull House, a settlement house where he first became interested in acting. Work in Chicago radio was followed by stage acting roles in Chicago and on Broadway (in the long-running "Harvey" with Josephine Hull). While acting in "Harvey", he made his film debut in New York-shot scenes for 20th Century-Fox's Christmas classic Miracle on 34th Street (1947). Gist was also seen on Broadway in director Charles Laughton's "The Caine Mutiny Court Martial" (1954) with Henry Fonda and John Hodiak. While shooting Operation Petticoat (1959) in Key West, Florida, Gist told director Blake Edwards that he was interested in directing; Edwards later hired him to helm episodes of the TV series Peter Gunn (1958). Gist has also directed for TV's Naked City (1958), The Twilight Zone (1959), Route 66 (1960) and many others.TOS:
The Galileo Seven (1966)- Director
- Editor
- Editorial Department
Robert Sparr was born on 10 September 1915 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a director and editor, known for Star Trek (1966), A Swingin' Summer (1965) and The Wild Wild West (1965). He died on 28 August 1969 in Penrose, Colorado, USA.TOS:
Shore Leave (1966)- Director
- Script and Continuity Department
- Writer
Don McDougall was born on 28 September 1917 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was a director and writer, known for Jungle Jim (1955), Toke (1973) and Star Trek (1966). He died on 7 February 1991 in California, USA.TOS:
The Squire of Gothos (1966)- Director
- Producer
- Writer
Brother of Oscar nominated actor Dan O'Herlihy, Michael O'Herlihy was a major TV director in the US from the 1950s to the 1980s. His credits include Star Trek (1966), Maverick (1957), Gunsmoke (1955), M*A*S*H (1972), Hawaii Five-O (1968), The A-Team (1983) and Miami Vice (1984) to name but a few.
He worked for Disney in the late 1960s and his feature film debut was for them in 1966 with The Fighting Prince of Donegal (1966), a family classic.
Nominated for an Emmy in 1979 for his NBC miniseries Backstairs at the White House (1979), O'Herlihy, like his brother, never received the accolades in his home country that he did in the US.TOS:
Tomorrow is Yesterday (1966)- Director
- Actor
- Producer
Tall, dignified-looking Newland began in show business as a song-and-dance man with a vaudeville troupe ('The Vikings'), whose trade-mark was wearing gold capes. He acted in stock with the Stuart Walker Company, then found work on the New York stage in tandem with Milton Berle at the Roxy, Capitol and Loew's State Theatres. He also acted in radio and resumed touring nationally on the vaudeville circuit, as well as performing on the legitimate stage in such respected plays as "The Petrified Forest". After wartime service in the Army Air Corps, Newland embarked on a short film career under contract to Warner Brothers, which -- by his own account -- was an 'immediate failure'.
He instead turned his hand to directing early television and became best known for his paranormal anthology series One Step Beyond (1959), which he also hosted in his distinctively mellifluous voice and deadpan fashion. This was a good (though rather less well-known) contemporary of The Twilight Zone (1959). It was shot on the MGM lot with full access to the studio's wardrobe department and with a respectable budget of $30,000 to $50,000 per episode. In addition to high production values, the series consistently boasted good actors, including a young Warren Beatty, William Shatner and Suzanne Pleshette. An attempt to resurrect the franchise (The Next Step Beyond (1978)) nearly twenty years later with the same production team failed to re-ignite public interest.
Though he considered his work on 'One Step Beyond' as the highlight of his career, Newland continued to be in demand for many more years as a busy television director in a variety of other genres: from soap opera (Peyton Place (1964)), to espionage (The Man Who Never Was (1966)); from westerns (Daniel Boone (1964)) to cop shows (Police Woman (1974)). Until the mid-70's, his sonorous voice also continued to resound on radio's CBS Mystery Theater.TOS:
Errand of Mercy (1967)- Director
- Additional Crew
- Actor
Herschel Daugherty was born on 27 October 1910 in Lauramie, Indiana, USA. He was a director and actor, known for General Electric Theater (1953), Mildred Pierce (1945) and Star Trek (1966). He died on 5 March 1993 in Encinitas, California, USA.TOS:
Operation -- Annihilate! (1967)
The Savage Curtain (1968)- Director
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Gene Nelson was barely a teen when he saw the Fred Astaire movie Flying Down to Rio (1933), which would change his life. It was then that he decided he would be a dancer. After graduating from high school, Nelson joined the Sonja Henie Ice Show and toured for 3 years before joining the Army in World War II. After he was discharged, he appeared in a handful of movies before 1950. He worked with Debbie Reynolds in The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady (1950), Doris Day in Tea for Two (1950) and Virginia Mayo in She's Working Her Way Through College (1952). He would be best known for his role of cowboy Will Parker in Oklahoma! (1955), where he would twirl the lasso to the tune of "Kansas City".
After his dancing days ended he turned to directing TV and films, including two Elvis Presley movies, Kissin' Cousins (1964) and Harum Scarum (1965). For television he directed episodes of I Dream of Jeannie (1965), Star Trek (1966), The Rifleman (1958), The Donna Reed Show (1958) and many others.TOS:
The Gamesters of Triskelion (1967)- Producer
- Writer
- Actor
James Komack was born on 3 August 1924 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1969), Chico and the Man (1974) and Welcome Back, Kotter (1975). He was married to Marilyn Cluny Cohen. He died on 24 December 1997 in Los Angeles, California, USA.TOS:
A Piece of the Action (1967)- Producer
- Director
- Writer
John Meredyth Lucas was born on 1 May 1919 in Los Angeles, California, USA. John was a producer and director, known for Insight (1960), Star Trek (1966) and Mannix (1967). John was married to Patricia Kay Hightower, Patricia Kay Silvera and Joan Winfield. John died on 19 October 2002 in Newport Beach, Orange County, California, USA.TOS:
The Ultimate Computer (1967)
Elaan of Troyius (1968)
The Enterprise Incident (1968)- Director
- Actor
- Producer
Jud Taylor was born on 25 February 1932 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a director and actor, known for The Great Escape (1963), Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963) and The Fugitive (1963). He was married to Lynn Kressel and Devra Korwin. He died on 6 August 2008 in New York City, New York, USA.TOS:
The Paradise Syndrome (1968)
Wink of an Eye (1968)
Let That Be Your Last Battlefield (1968)
The Mark of Gideon (1968)
The Cloud Minders (1968)- Director
- Producer
- Art Director
Marvin J. Chomsky was born on 23 May 1929 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Holocaust (1978), Billionaire Boys Club (1987) and Peter the Great (1986). He died on 28 March 2022 in Santa Monica, California, USA.TOS:
And the Children Shall Lead (1968)
Day of the Dove (1968)
All Our Yesterdays (1968)- Director
- Producer
- Additional Crew
John Erman was born on 3 August 1935 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a director and producer, known for The Blackwater Lightship (2004), Roots (1977) and The Outer Limits (1963). He died on 25 June 2021 in New York City, New York, USA.TOS:
The Empath (1968)- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Director
- Production Manager
Herb Wallerstein was born on 28 November 1925 in New York, USA. He was an assistant director and director, known for Star Trek (1966), Mission: Impossible (1966) and The Six Million Dollar Man (1974). He died on 27 September 1985 in Woodland Hills, California, USA.TOS:
The Tholian Web (1968) - partly
That Which Survives (1968)
Whom Gods Destroy (1968)
Turnabout Intruder (1968-69)- Director
- Production Manager
- Producer
Anton Leader was born on 23 December 1913 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was a director and production manager, known for The Virginian (1962), The Twilight Zone (1959) and Star Trek (1966). He was married to Rosalind Palca. He died on 1 July 1988 in Los Angeles, California, USA.TOS:
For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky (1968)- Director
- Producer
David Alexander was born on 23 December 1914 in New York, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Star Trek (1966), Get Smart (1965) and Decoy (1957). He died on 6 March 1983 in Los Angeles, California, USA.TOS:
Plato's Stepchildren (1968)
The Way to Eden (1968)- Director
- Producer
- Writer
Murray Golden was born on 24 October 1912 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Star Trek (1966), Mission: Impossible (1966) and The Green Hornet (1966). He died on 5 August 1991 in Los Angeles, California, USA.TOS:
Requiem for Methuselah (1968)- Director
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Herbert Kenwith, born in New Jersey, started his career as an actor and appeared in several Broadway productions. His last was as "Bellboy" in "I Remember Mama" starring Mady Christians, produced by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, from 1944-46 (he was also Assistant Stage Manager). His first stage credit for producer / director was for "Night Must Fall," starring May Whitty. As Broadway's youngest producer, Kenwith--with Paul Feigay, Oliver Smith and David Cummings--produced the 1948 Gertrude Berg play "Me and Molly," (26 Feb-10 July 1948), starring Berg as Molly Goldberg. The production was voted "one of the season's ten best plays".
After Broadway Kenwith produced and directed all 65 productions for Princeton University's McCarter Theatre for six very successful summers. The productions featured such leads as Lucille Ball, Mae West, Charlton Heston, Shelley Winters, Cesar Romero, Walter Matthau, Maureen Stapleton, Eve Arden, Constance Bennett, Joan Bennett, Paul Muni, Miriam Hopkins, Gloria Swanson, Jeanette MacDonald, Zazu Pitts and Nancy Reagan (known at the time as Nancy Davis). In the infant medium of New York television, CBS hired Kenwith as an associate director. Within seven weeks he was assigned to direct the daytime soap opera Valiant Lady (1953), followed by Lamp Unto My Feet (1948), Suspicion (1957), The Investigator (1958), The Polly Bergen Show (1957) and Jonathan Winters in his weekly television comedy show.
For his first three years at NBC Television, Kenwith directed the series The Doctors (1963) starring Ellen Burstyn. Picking up directing assignments on network television specials, he directed such stars as Danny Kaye, Billy Eckstine, Sidney Poitier and even Rose Kennedy. Within three weeks of his arrival in Hollywood Kenwith was directing episodes of Death Valley Days (1952), The Name of the Game (1968), Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969), Star Trek (1966) and Daktari (1966), along with television pilots for all the networks. Among the performers he worked with while at the Princeton University McCarter Theatre was Lucille Ball, who tapped Kenwith as a director for her television series Here's Lucy (1968), NBC and 20th Century-Fox revived a five-day drama series based upon the night-time drama Peyton Place (1964), retitled Return to Peyton Place (1972). NBC contracted Kenwith to alternate daily directing assignments until the series was canceled in 1975. He directed the first episode of the CBS daytime drama The Young and the Restless (1973), followed by alternating directorial assignments on "Return to Peyton Place".
Norman Lear signed Kenwith to a seven-year contract as producer and director at Lear's factory of television shows, and he helmed such shows as "Different Strokes" (1972)_, _"The Facts of Life" (1974)_, Good Times (1974), One Day at a Time (1975) and the night-time comedy-soap opera All That Glitters (1977). Numerous prime-time sitcoms Kenwith directed included NBC's Sanford and Son (1972) featuring Redd Foxx, Demond Wilson and LaWanda Page, and the short-lived NBC series Joe's World (1979) starring K Callan. His long association and friendship with Mae West resulted in his directing her theatrical stage projects.
Although of the same physical appearance and height as Napoléon Bonaparte. Kenwith--a non-smoker and teetotaler--was known for his charming personality, a tremendous sense of humor and a friendly disposition that put any performer at ease during a guest appearance on a television or theatrical production. Kenwith, friendly with his television technical stage crew, could request and receive immediate response because of his affable attitude. His realm of expertise was respected and admired by his entire theatrical crew. Two featured characters in "All That Glitters" were Eileen Brennan as Ma Packer and her lazy son, Sonny Packer, played by Tim Thomerson. Sonny's role of wannabe Elvis Presley impersonator--always strumming his guitar, practicing swinging hips and rock movements--was diligently encouraged by Ma Packer. Their principal abode was a run-down farm shack. In preparation for the first introduction of the outlandish pair, Kenwith and Brennan requested the littered straw and dirt studio set floor be inhabited with a small pot-bellied pig and a dozen chickens. The first day of videotaping Ma and Sonny Packer's introduction in the series, Brennan picked up one of the hens, holding the chicken in her arms like a pet cat, petting and soothing the clucking hen while performing her character's motherly role. For the entire week she carried the same hen in her arms, with the chickens pecking seeds from the straw on the ramshackle floor. The following week the producers decided to cancel the livestock! Arriving early on set for rehearsal, Brennan and Kenworth confronted the dull-witted producers--"Where were the chickens?"--only to find out that the critters were taken out in order to save money on a chicken wrangler and his flock of hens! The cast and crew waited for an hour for the wrangler and his flock to arrive. Thereafter, Brennan and her chicken co-star with the flock of hens were featured until Ma moved uptown, with Sonny becoming a full-fledged rock star on a local television station talent show, landing a gig at a local Western bar and stardom! Ma Packer, now a sexy glamorous theatrical agent, became a music-rock group phenomena.
Kenwith lived in a large four-bedroom home above the famous Hollywood Sunset Strip, with a southwest view of the Los Angeles cityscape. The home had at one time belonged to the permanent host for Princess Grace Kelly and her husband Prince Rainier of Monaco on their visits to Southern California, as they never stayed in a hotel. After retiring from the television industry, Kenwith downsized, relocating to a condo-penthouse in Beverly Hills, in Century City. He died at age 90 on January 30, 2008, in Los Angeles of complications from prostate cancer.TOS:
The Lights of Zetar (1968)- Director
- Producer
- Editor
Robert Earl Wise was born on September 10, 1914 in Winchester, Indiana, the youngest of three sons of Olive R. (Longenecker) and Earl Waldo Wise, a meat packer. His parents were both of Pennsylvania Dutch (German) descent. At age nineteen, the avid moviegoer came into the film business through an odd job at RKO Radio Pictures. A head sound effects editor at the studio recognized Wise's talent, and made Wise his protégé. Around 1941, Orson Welles was in need of an editor for Citizen Kane (1941), and Wise did a splendid job. Welles really liked his work and ideas. Wise started as a director with some B-movies, and his career went on quickly, and he made many classic movies. His last theatrical film, Rooftops (1989), proved that he was a filmmaker still in full command of his craft in his 80s. The carefully composed images, tight editing, and unflagging pace make one wish that Wise had not stayed away from the camera for very long. Robert Wise died of heart failure on September, 14, 2005, just four days after his 91st birthday.FILMS:
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1978-79)- Writer
- Producer
- Director
Nicholas Meyer was born in New York City, the son of a psychoanalyst and a concert pianist. He attended the University of Iowa, home of the famous Writers Workshop.
Meyer's award-winning teleplays for ABC's JUDGE DEE & MONASTERY MURDERS and CBS's NIGHT THAT PANICKED AMERICA launched his screenwriting career, though the WGA strike of 1973 caused him to set aside screenwriting and try his hand at novels. TARGET PRACTICE was published in March 1974 and won an Edgar nomination. It was followed four months later by his Sherlock Holmes pastiche, THE SEVEN-PER-CENT SOLUTION, which remained on the NY Times Bestseller list for 40 weeks and won the British Gold Dagger award for crime fiction.
Meyer's screenplay for The Seven-Per-Cent Solution was nominated for an Academy Award in 1976. The film starred Nicole Williamson, Robert Duvall, Alan Arkin, Laurence Olivier and Vanessa Redgrave.
In 2015 IDW published the graphic novel version of the book in five installments.
Meyer's directing debut - from his own screenplay - occurred in 1979 with TIME AFTER TIME, starring Malcolm MacDowell and David Warner. The film introduced Mary Steenburgen.
This was followed by STAR TREK II - THE WRATH OF KHAN (1982) and THE DAY AFTER, (1983) ABC's nuclear-themed movie, which remains the single most watched television film ever made, nominated for fourteen Emmys. Its controversial telecast drew over one hundred million viewers.
Subsequent Meyer novels include two other Holmes pastiches, THE WEST END HORROR, (1976) and THE CANARY TRAINER (1993); also BLACK ORCHID (co-authored with Barry Jay Kaplan) (1977) and CONFESSIONS OF A HOMING PIGEON (1981).
Other directing credits include VOLUNTEERS, starring Tom Hanks and John Candy (1986), THE DECEIVERS, starring Pierce Brosnan (1988), COMPANY BUSINESS, starring Gene Hackman and Mikhail Baryishnikov (1991), STAR TREK VI, THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY, starring Christopher Plummer (1992) and the HBO film, VENDETTA, (1999), starring Christopher Walken.
Other screenplays include SOMMERSBY, starring Richard Gere and Jody Foster (1993) and contributions to the Dreamworks animated feature, PRINCE OF EGYPT.
His screenplay, THE INFORMANT, based on Gerald Seymour's novel, FIELD OF BLOOD, won the PEN award for Best Teleplay, 1999.
His screenplay for the novel THE HUMAN STAIN by Philip Roth, starring Anthony Hopkins and Nicole Kidman, was released October 31, 2003. His screenplay, ELEGY, (based on Roth's novella, THE DYING ANIMAL), was released in August of 2008. The film stars Ben Kingsley, Penelope Cruz, Dennis Hopper, Patricia Clarkson and Peter Saarsgard.
His Hollywood memoir, THE VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE - Memories of Star Trek and a Life in Hollywood, was published by Viking in 2009.
His two part miniseries, HOUDINI, starring Adrien Brody, aired over Labor Day 2014. Meyer's script was nominated for a WGA award and the series was nominated for seven Emmys.
In 2016, He co-created and wrote the first two episodes of the Netflix series, MEDICI - Masters of Florence, starring Dustin Hoffman.
He also worked on the forthcoming Star Trek television series, DISCOVERY, for CBS Access.
Forthcoming projects include a feature adaptation Dan Simmons' novel, THE CROOK FACTORY, for Johnny Depp, and FREUD - THE SECRET CASEBOOK as well as the limited series, RAT LINE - Nazis on the Run.FILMS:
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1981-82)
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)- Actor
- Director
- Producer
Leonard Simon Nimoy was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to Dora (Spinner) and Max Nimoy, who owned a barbershop. His parents were Ukrainian Jewish immigrants. Raised in a tenement and acting in community theaters since age eight, Nimoy did not make his Hollywood debut until he was 20, with a bit part in Queen for a Day (1951) and another as a ballplayer in the perennial Rhubarb (1951). After two years in the United States Army, he was still getting small, often uncredited parts, like an Army telex operator in Them! (1954). His part as Narab, a Martian finally friendly to Earth, in the closing scene in the corny Republic serial Zombies of the Stratosphere (1952), somewhat foreshadowed the role which would make him a household name: Mr. Spock, the half-human/half-Vulcan science officer on Star Trek (1966) one of television's all-time most successful series. His performance won him three Emmy nominations and launched his career as a writer and director, notably of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986), the story of a humpback whale rescue that proved the most successful of the Star Trek movies. Stage credits have included "Fiddler on the Roof", "Oliver", "Camelot" and "Equus". He has hosted the well-known television series In Search of... (1977) and Ancient Mysteries (1994), authored several volumes of poetry and guest-starred on two episodes of The Simpsons (1989). In the latter years of his career, he played Mustafa Mond in NBC's telling of Aldous Huxley's Brave New World (1998), voiced Sentinel Prime in the blockbuster Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011), and played Spock again in two new Star Trek films, Star Trek (2009) and Star Trek Into Darkness (2013).
Leonard Nimoy died on February 27, 2015 in Bel Air, Los Angeles, California, of end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He was 83.FILMS:
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1983)
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
William Shatner has notched up an impressive 70-plus years in front of the camera, displaying heady comedic talent and being instantly recognizable to several generations of cult television fans as the square-jawed Captain James T. Kirk, commander of the starship U.S.S. Enterprise.
Shatner was born in Côte Saint-Luc, Montréal, Québec, Canada, to Anne (Garmaise) and Joseph Shatner, a clothing manufacturer. His father was a Jewish emigrant from Bukovina in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, while his maternal grandparents were Lithuanian Jews. After graduating from university, he joined a local Summer theatre group as an assistant manager. He then performed with the National Repertory Theatre of Ottawa and at the Stratford, Ontario, Shakespeare Festival as an understudy working with such as Alec Guinness, James Mason, and Anthony Quayle. He came to the attention of New York critics and was soon playing important roles in major shows on live television.
Shatner spent many years honing his craft before debuting alongside Yul Brynner in The Brothers Karamazov (1958). He was kept busy during the 1960s in films such as Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) and The Intruder (1962) and on television guest-starring in dozens of series such as Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955), The Defenders (1961), The Outer Limits (1963) and The Twilight Zone (1959). In 1966, Shatner boarded the USS Enterprise for three seasons of Star Trek (1966), co-starring alongside Leonard Nimoy, with the series eventually becoming a bona-fide cult classic with a worldwide legion of fans known variously as "Trekkies" or "Trekkers".
After "Star Trek" folded, Shatner spent the rest of the decade and the 1970s making the rounds, guest-starring on many prime-time television series, including Hawaii Five-O (1968), Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969) and Ironside (1967). He has also appeared in several feature films, but they were mainly B-grade (or lower) fare, such as the embarrassingly bad Euro western White Comanche (1968) and the campy Kingdom of the Spiders (1977). However, the 1980s saw a major resurgence in Shatner's career with the renewed interest in the original Star Trek (1966) series culminating in a series of big-budget "Star Trek" feature films, including Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982), Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984), Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986), Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989) and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991). In addition, he starred in the lightweight police series T.J. Hooker (1982) from 1982 to 1986, alongside spunky Heather Locklear, and surprised many fans with his droll comedic talents in Airplane II: The Sequel (1982), Loaded Weapon 1 (1993) and Miss Congeniality (2000).
He has most recently been starring in the David E. Kelley television series The Practice (1997) and its spin-off Boston Legal (2004).
Outside of work, he jogs and follows other athletic pursuits. His interest in health and nutrition led to him becoming spokesman for the American Health Institute's 'Know Your Body' program to promote nutritional and physical health.FILMS:
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1988)- Director
- Producer
- Writer
David Carson was born in England. He is known for Star Trek: Generations (1994), From the Earth to the Moon (1998) and Blood Wedding. He is married to Kim Braden. They have two children.TNG:
The Enemy (1989)
Yesterday's Enterprise (1989)
Redemption II (1991)
The Next Phase (1992)
DS9:
Emissary (1992)
Dax (1992)
Move Along Home (1992)
The Alternate (1994)
FILMS:
Star Trek: Generations (1994)- Director
- Actor
- Writer
Corey Allen earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from UCLA in Theatre in 1954. While there, he received the department's Best Actor award and starred in the UCLA film, "A Time Out of War", which won the Academy Award & Cannes & Venice Film Festival for Best Short Film. Upon graduation, he appeared in approximately twenty plays in the Los Angeles area. Director Nicholas Ray spotted Allen and subsequently chose him for the role of "Buzz" in Rebel Without a Cause (1955). This led to featured roles in another dozen films such as Private Property (1960), Party Girl (1958), Darby's Rangers (1958) and The Chapman Report (1962). Allen also appeared in many leading television series including Perry Mason (1957) and Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955). Meanwhile, he created, directed for and co-produced the Freeway Circuit Theatre which toured the Southwest for six seasons. Allen also directed numerous Equity productions in Los Angeles theatres. This led to a thirty year directorial career in television and film during which he directed three movies including Avalanche; television movies including the Emmy winning The Ann Jillian Story (1988); created a dozen pilots for television series including Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987), Murder, She Wrote (1984), Simon & Simon (1981), Code Name: Foxfire (1985), Stone (1979) and Capitol (1982). He has earned two Directors Guild nominations for Best Direction in a television series, the Award for Cable Excellence for Best Direction of The Paper Chase (1978) and received an Emmy for Best Direction of a Hill Street Blues (1981). Throughout this career, Allen instructed acting, including three years at the Actors Workshop, and for the last nine years, conducted cold reading workshops at the Margie Haber Studio. This year, Allen was presented with an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Columbia College-Holllywood for his work in helping to create their acting and directing curricula.TNG:
Encounter at Farpoint (1987)
Home Soil (1987)
Final Mission (1990)
The Game (1991)
Journey's End (1994)
DS9:
Captive Pursuit (1992)
The Circle (1993)
Paradise (1993)
The Maquis, Part II (1994)- Director
- Producer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Cliff Bole was born on 9 November 1937 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was a director and producer, known for The Six Million Dollar Man (1974), V (1984) and Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987). He was married to Brenda. He died on 15 February 2014 in Palm Desert, California, USA.TNG:
Lonely Among Us (1987)
Hide and Q (1987)
Conspiracy (1988)
The Royale (1989)
The Emissary (1989)
The Ensigns of Command (1989)
The Hunted (1989)
A Matter of Perspective (1989)
Hollow Pursuits (1990)
The Best of Both Worlds (1990)
The Best of Both Worlds, Part II (1990)
Remember Me (1990)
First Contact (1990)
Qpid (1991)
Redemption (1991)
Silicon Avatar (1991)
Unification II (1991)
The Perfect Mate (1992)
Realm of Fear (1992)
Aquiel (1992)
Starship Mine (1992)
Suspicions (1993)
Liaisons (1993)
Eye of the Beholder (1993)
Emergence (1994)
DS9:
Dramatis Personae (1993)
Cardassians (1993)
The Collaborator (1994)
Equilibrium (1994)
Defiant (1994)
Explorers (1995)
Facets (1995)
VOY:
Cold Fire (1995)
Meld (1995)
Lifesigns (1996)
Tuvix (1996)
False Profits (1996)
Future's End, Part II (1996)
The Q and the Grey (1997)
Extreme Risk (1998)
Bliss (1998)
Dark Frontier (1999)- Producer
- Director
- Actor
Rob Bowman was born on 15 May 1960 in Wichita Falls, Texas, USA. He is a producer and director, known for Reign of Fire (2002), The X Files (1998) and The X-Files (1993). He has been married to Dusty Dawn Bowman since 5 October 2006. They have two children.TNG:
Where No One Has Gone Before (1987)
The Battle (1987)
Too Short a Season (1987)
Datalore (1987)
Heart of Glory (1988)
The Child (1988)
Elementary, Dear Data (1988)
A Matter of Honor (1988)
The Dauphin (1989)
Q Who (1989)
Manhunt (1989)
Shades of Gray (1989)
Brothers (1990)- Actor
- Director
- Producer
Richard A. Colla was born on 18 April 1936 in the USA. He was an actor and director, known for Battlestar Galactica (1978), Olly, Olly, Oxen Free (1978) and The Questor Tapes (1974). He was married to Denise Alexander. He died on 24 December 2021 in Beverly Hills, California, USA.TNG:
The Last Outpost (1987)- Director
- Producer
- Actor
Robert Scheerer was born on 28 December 1928 in Santa Barbara, California, USA. He was a director and producer, known for The Danny Kaye Show (1963), Fame (1982) and Live from Lincoln Center (1976). He was married to Joyce Easton, Regine (Nina) Greenbaum and Denise Ann Pennington. He died on 3 March 2018 in Valley Village, California, USA.TNG:
The Measure of a Man (1988)
Peak Performance (1989)
The Price (1989)
The Defector (1989)
Tin Man (1990)
Legacy (1990)
New Ground (1991)
The Outcast (1991)
True Q (1992)
Chain of Command, Part I (1992)
Inheritance (1993)
DS9:
Shadowplay (1993)
VOY:
State of Flux (1994)
Rise (1996)- Director
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Winrich Kolbe was born on 9 August 1940 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He was a director and producer, known for Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987), 24 (2001) and McCloud (1970). He died on 1 September 2012 in the USA.TNG:
Where Silence Has Lease (1988)
Pen Pals (1989)
Up the Long Ladder (1989)
Evolution (1989)
The Bonding (1989)
Allegiance (1990)
Galaxy's Child (1990)
Identity Crisis (1991)
Darmok (1991)
The Masterpiece Society (1991)
Cost of Living (1992)
Man of the People (1992)
Birthright, Part I (1992)
Rightful Heir (1993)
Thine Own Self (1993)
All Good Things... (1994)
DS9:
Past Prologue (1992)
Vortex (1992)
The Homecoming (1993)
The Siege (1993)
Melora (1993)
Armageddon Game (1993)
Blood Oath (1994)
Through the Looking Glass (1995)
Our Man Bashir (1995)
Favor the Bold (1997)
The Sound of Her Voice (1998)
The Siege of AR-558 (1998)
'Til Death Do Us Part (1999)
VOY:
Caretaker (1994)
Phage (1994)
Eye of the Needle (1994)
Faces (1995)
Initiations (1995)
Elogium (1995)
Resistance (1996)
Basics, Part I (1996)
Basics, Part II (1996)
Remember (1996)
Scorpion, Part II (1997)
Hope and Fear (1998)
Thirty Days (1998)
The Fight (1999)
Dragon's Teeth (1999)
Good Shepherd (2000)
Drive (2001)
Repression (2001)
ENT:
Silent Enemy (2001)- Director
- Producer
- Actress
Buckinghamshire-born Gabrielle Amanda Beaumont was the first woman to make a groundbreaking impact in Hollywood as a prolific director of episodic prime-time television. She worked on some of the most popular TV shows of the 80s and 90s, including M*A*S*H (1972), Dynasty (1981), Cagney & Lacey (1981), Hill Street Blues (1981), Miami Vice (1984), L.A. Law (1986) and Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993). She also became the first female director in charge of Star Trek episodes, working on Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) (including Booby Trap and Face of the Enemy, both ranking among the best of the series), as well as Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) and Star Trek: Voyager (1995).
Beaumont's family was steeped in the arts and entertainment. Her father, Gabriel Toyne, was a master swordsman, an actor, poet and stunt man. Her mother, Diana Beaumont, was a leading lady in British films and an accomplished comedienne on the West End stage. A great-uncle was the noted thespian Sir Gerald du Maurier, more famous today as the author of the novel Svengali.
Gabrielle started out as a juvenile stage actress, debuting in a 1948 touring production of Peter Pan. She then spent five years with the ensemble of a repertory theatre company in London, appearing in classic plays like Billy Liar, Saint Joan and Five Finger Exercise. She had graduated to stage direction before joining the BBC as an editor, quickly working her way up the ladder to assistant director, production manager and producer. Having produced/directed and worked as occasional writer on several BBC documentaries and a couple of horror films, Beaumont travelled to Los Angeles in 1980 in search of new challenges. Hired by producer Aaron Spelling, she began her American sojourn by directing an episode of Vega$ (1978). She remained gainfully employed in Hollywood for the next two decades. Beaumont was a member of the Directors Guild of America, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
Beaumont retired to Fornalutx, a municipality on the Spanish island of Mallorca where she spent the last two decades of her life. She was formerly married to the actor and writer Olaf Pooley and to the cinematographer Michael J. Davis, both of whom predeceased her.TNG:
Booby Trap (1989)
The High Ground (1989)
Suddenly Human (1990)
Disaster (1991)
Imaginary Friend (1992)
Face of the Enemy (1993)
Lower Decks (1993)
DS9:
In Purgatory's Shadow (1996)
VOY:
Blink of an Eye (2000)- Actor
- Director
- Producer
Jonathan Scott Frakes was born in Bellefonte, central Pennsylvania. He is the son of Doris J. (Yingling) and Dr. James R. Frakes, a professor. His parents moved with Jonathan and his younger brother Daniel to Bethlehem in eastern Pennsylvania. There, his father taught English at Lehigh University, where he held the Fairchild chair in American Literature until his passing in 2002. Frakes is of German, and some English, ancestry.
While growing up Jonathan was introduced to jazz by his father and started playing the trombone when he was in fourth grade. As a child Jonathan was always friendly, funny and somewhat of an actor according to a childhood friend. In high school he played in the band and ran track. He graduated from Liberty High in Bethlehem in 1970. The day after he graduated he started classes at Pennsylvania State University, enrolling as a psychology major. The next summer he worked as an usher for the local theater and observed his peers thoroughly enjoying acting. He was motivated to switch his major to theater arts and graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1974.
At this point he decided to move to New York City and try to make it as an actor. The roles did not come easily so he had to take side jobs, such as a waiter, a furniture mover (where he injured up his back), and a stint as Captain America for Marvel Comics. Meanwhile he won roles in the Broadway musical "Shenandoah" and on the soap opera The Doctors (1969) as Vietnam veteran Tom Carroll from 1977 to 1978. At his agent's urging Jonathan moved to Los Angeles in late 1978 to try his hand at television guest appearances. He guest-starred on several of the big prime-time shows of the time, including Charlie's Angels (1976), Fantasy Island (1977), Barnaby Jones (1973), Quincy M.E. (1976), Highway to Heaven (1984), The Waltons (1972), and The Dukes of Hazzard (1979).
During the 1980s Jonathan landed a starring role in a prime-time soap opera, Bare Essence (1983), which had spun off a successful miniseries of the same name. However the show did not take off with the viewers and was soon canceled. He went back to guest appearances for two more years until he got the part of Stanley Hazard in the Civil War epic North & South: Book 1, North & South (1985). After spending more than six months filming all over the southern United States, he and his co-star, Genie Francis, fell in love (he had met her three years before when they co-starred in Bare Essence (1983)). During that time he and Genie didn't have much to do with each other, other than his making fun of her hair, according to her. However three years later they were an item.
In early 1987 Jonathan went to an audition for a new television series at the urging of his soon-to-be wife and her family. After six weeks, and seven auditions, he won the role that would bring him worldwide fame: that of Commander William Riker on Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987). It was at this time, he and Genie announced their engagement. They would have to postpone their wedding twice because of his job but were finally married in the first-season hiatus on May 28, 1988. All of his new co-stars attended the wedding, along with Star Trek (1966) creator Gene Roddenberry. During the seven years Frakes starred on Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987), he not only acted but discovered that he had a talent for directing. He helmed eight episodes in all and was invited to direct on the Next Generation spin-offs, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) and Star Trek: Voyager (1995).
The day after his 42nd birthday, on August 20, his son, Jameson Ivor Frakes, was born. Jameson is named after both his grandfathers, the late James Frakes and the late actor Ivor Francis, Genie's father. During this time Jonathan actually turned down work, preferring to stay at home and raise his son with his wife. For the next two years he did a few guest appearances on television.
In 1996 it was announced that he was to be the director of the next Star Trek film, Star Trek: First Contact (1996). He received critical praise for his work on the film and it became the highest-grossing entry of the franchise to date. He formed a production company, Goepp Circle Productions, named after the street he lived on in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Just two days after his ninth wedding anniversary in 1997, Elizabeth Francis Frakes was born. Sadly just two weeks prior Jonathan's brother, Daniel, passed away from pancreatic cancer. In 1998 he was asked to direct the ninth Star Trek film, Star Trek: Insurrection (1998). Following mixed reviews for this film he continued to direct in movies and television, act in a few non-Star Trek roles, and starred in the tenth Star Trek film, Star Trek: Nemesis (2002).TNG:
The Offspring (1989)
Reunion (1990)
The Drumhead (1991)
Cause and Effect (1992)
The Quality of Life (1992)
The Chase (1993)
Attached (1993)
Sub Rosa (1993)
DS9:
The Search, Part II (1994)
Meridian (1994)
Past Tense, Part II (1994)
VOY:
Projections (1995)
Parturition (1995)
Prototype (1996)
FILMS:
Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)
DIS:
Despite Yourself (2017)
New Eden (2018)
Project Daedalus (2018)
People of Earth (2019)
The Sanctuary (2019)
There Is A Tide... (2020)
Stormy Weather (2021)
PIC:
Absolute Candor (2019)
Stardust City Rag (2019)
Fly Me to the Moon (2021)
Two of One (2021)
Seventeen Seconds (2021)
No Win Scenario (2021)- Additional Crew
- Director
- Producer
Reza Badiyi was born on 17 April 1929 in Arak, Iran. He was a director and producer, known for Carnival of Souls (1962), Stop Susan Williams (1979) and Get Smart (1965). He was married to Tania Harley, Barbara Turner and Gwendolyn M Dennis. He died on 20 August 2011 in Los Angeles, California, USA.DS9:
Civil Defense (1994)
Past Tense, Part I (1994)
Life Support (1994)
Visionary (1994)
Paradise Lost (1995)- Joseph L. Scanlan was born on 16 August 1929 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was a director, known for The Outer Limits (1995), Quantum Leap (1989) and Flatland (2002). He died on 18 December 2020 in Santa Barbara, California, USA.TNG:
The Big Goodbye (1987)
Skin of Evil (1988)
Contagion (1989)
Time Squared (1989) - Director
- Writer
- Cinematographer
Documentary cameraman/editor for Office National du Film (aka NFB Canada), under Michael Scott, Wolf Koenig, John Spotton and Roman Kroiter. Contributing cameraman on Paul Cowan's "Going The Distance" (Oscar Nomination 1980: Best Documentary Feature), also cameraman/editor on Halya Kuchmij's "Strongest Man In The World" (Genie Award 1981: Best Theatrical Short). Indebted to Robert Altman for citing short film "God Is Not a Fish Inspector" in an interview (Edmonton Journal).
Also writer/director adapting short works of fiction to film, by authors Leo Tolstoy, Heinrich Böll, Governor General's Award Winners Rudy Wiebe, Gabrielle Roy and Guy Vanderhaeghe, Also W.D. Valgardson, and most significantly Alistair MacLeod. Most adaptations were for producer Stan Thomas (CanWest CKND), winning over 50 awards (as CKND Drama Project): New York, San Francisco, Houston, Columbus, Gabriel Awards, etc.
Director of episodic television and some MOW's since 1987.
Shooting non-fiction recently for charitable organizations: addictions/recovery and disaster relief (re-construction after Hurricanes Katrina & Sandy, Detroit Flood 2014).
Member: Directors Guild of America (DGA) Directors Guild of Canada (DGC) Writers Guild of Canada (WGC)DS9:
The Assignment (1996)
The Ascent (1996)
Children of Time (1997)
Call to Arms (1997)
A Time to Stand (1997)
Sacrifice of Angels (1997)
One Little Ship (1997)
His Way (1998)
Time's Orphan (1998)
Tears of the Prophets (1998)
Shadows and Symbols (1998)
Once More Unto the Breach (1998)
What You Leave Behind (1999)
VOY:
Before and After (1997)
Displaced (1997)
Year of Hell (1997)
Mortal Coil (1997)
Bride of Chaotica! (1998)
Juggernaut (1999)
Fair Haven (1999)
Memorial (1999)
Unimatrix Zero (2000)
Inside Man (2000)
Workforce (2000)
Human Error (2000)
Endgame (2001)
ENT:
Fight of Flight (2001)
Rogue Planet (2001)
Shockwave (2002)
Canamar (2002)
The Expanse (2003)
The Xindi (2003)
Azati Prime (2003)
Zero Hour (2004)
Storm Front (2004)
Home (2004)
Bound (2005)
These Are the Voyages... (2005)- Director
- Writer
David Livingston is known for Revenge (2006).TNG:
The Mind's Eye (1991)
Power Play (1991)
DS9:
The Nagus (1992)
The Storyteller (1992)
In the Hands of the Prophets (1993)
Rules of Acquisition (1993)
Rivals (1993)
Playing God (1994)
The Maquis, Part I (1994)
Crossover (1994)
The Die is Cast (1995)
The Visitor (1995)
Homefront (1995)
Sons of Mogh (1995)
The Muse (1996)
Doctor Bashir, I Presume (1996)
You Are Cordially Invited (1997)
Change of Heart (1997)
Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges (1999)
VOY:
The Cloud (1994)
Emanations (1994)
Learning Curve (1995)
Non Sequitur (1995)
Maneuvers (1995)
Deadlock (1996)
Flashback (1996)
Future's End (1996)
Warlord (1996)
Distant Origin (1997)
Scorpion (1997)
Scientific Method (1997)
Hunters (1997)
The Killing Game (1997)
Night (1998)
In the Flesh (1998)
Infinite Regress (1998)
Nothing Human (1998)
The Disease (1998)
11:59 (1999)
Equinox (1999)
Equinox, Part II (1999)
Alice (1999)
Spirit Folk (1999)
The Haunting of Deck Twelve (2000)
Imperfection (2000)
Flesh and Blood (2000)
Author, Author (2001)
ENT:
Strange New World (2001)
Shuttlepod One (2001)
Detained (2002)
The Seventh (2002)
Precious Cargo (2002)
Stigma (2002)
The Crossing (2003)
Regeneration (2003)
Impulse (2003)
Proving Ground (2003)
Harbinger (2003)
The Council (2004)
Borderland (2004)
Kir'Shara (2004)
United (2004)- Director
- Producer
- Writer
Jesús Salvador Treviño was born on 26 March 1946 in El Paso, Texas, USA. He is a director and producer, known for Prison Break (2005), Raíces de sangre (1978) and Lifestories: Families in Crisis (1992).DS9:
The Begotten (1996)
Sons and Daughters (1997)
The Reckoning (1998)
VOY:
Fair Trade (1996)
Day of Honor (1997)
Concerning Flight (1997)
Retrospect (1997)
Vis á Vis (1998)- Director
- Additional Crew
- Producer
Paul Lynch was born on 11 June 1946 in Liverpool, England, UK. He is a director and producer, known for The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985), More to Love (1999) and Mania: The Intruder (1986).TNG:
The Naked Now (1987)
11001001 (1987)
Unnatural Selection (1988)
A Matter of Time (1991)
The First Duty (1992)
DS9:
A Man Alone (1992)
Babel (1992)
Q-Less (1992)
The Passenger (1992)
Battle Lines (1993)- Director
- Producer
- Actor
Writer/director/producer Richard Compton was born on March 2, 1938, in Philadelphia, PA. He began his career in the early 1960s making government propaganda movies for the United States Information Agency. His debut feature "The French Way", was never released in America. Compton followed this film with the nifty biker flick Angels Die Hard (1970), which was the first movie to be released by Roger Corman's New World Pictures. Compton then did the excellent and unjustly overlooked psycho Vietnam veterans exploitation winner Welcome Home Soldier Boys (1971). He scored his biggest hit with the outstanding cult classic Macon County Line (1974); the unexpected enormous box-office success of this movie begot a handful of similar Southern-fried "don't go down to Dixie" drive-in pictures, which include Jackson County Jail (1976), A Small Town in Texas (1976), and Nightmare in Badham County (1976). Both the tepid semi-sequel Return to Macon County (1975) starring then-unknowns Nick Nolte and Don Johnson and the strictly so-so post-nuke sci-fi survivalist opus Ravagers (1979) were regrettably mediocre, although Assault in Paradise (1977) was a solid and gripping thriller. In the early 1980s Compton began directing more and more for television; he's done several made-for-TV pictures and numerous episodes of such TV shows as Peacemakers (2003), JAG (1995), The Lone Gunmen (2001), Charmed (1998), Sliders (1995), Profiler (1996), Babylon 5 (1993), L.A. Law (1986), The Commish (1991), Home Improvement (1991), Baywatch (1989), Miami Vice (1984), Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987), The Equalizer (1985), Hill Street Blues (1981), Hotel (1983) and T.J. Hooker (1982).
Compton also did some acting in the 1960s and '70s; his acting credits include guest spots on two episodes of the original Star Trek (1966) TV show and the enjoyably trashy The Sadistic Hypnotist (1969). He was married to actress Veronica Cartwright. He died at age 69 on August 11, 2007.TNG:
Haven (1987)- Director
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Russ Mayberry was born on 22 December 1925 in Duluth, Minnesota, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Black Sheep Squadron (1976), McCloud (1970) and Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987). He was married to Mary Ellen "Sandy" Minor and Darleen Engle. He died on 27 July 2012 in Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.TNG:
Code of Honor (1987) - partly- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Producer
Les Landau is known for Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987), Star Trek: Voyager (1995) and Dark Angel (2000). He is married to Laura Landau.TNG:
Code of Honor (1987) - partly, uncredited
The Arsenal of Freedom (1988)
The Schizoid Man (1988)
Samaritan Snare (1989)
The Survivors (1989)
Deja Q (1989)
Sins of the Father (1989)
Sarek (1990)
Family (1990)
Future Imperfect (1990)
Clues (1990)
Night Terrors (1991)
Half a Life (1991)
Ensign Ro (1991)
Unification I (1991)
Conundrum (1991)
Time's Arrow (1992)
Time's Arrow, Part II (1992)
Chain of Command, Part II (1992)
Tapestry (1993)
Dark Page (1993)
Bloodlines (1994)
DS9:
Progress (1993)
The Forsaken (1993)
Invasive Procedures (1993)
Sanctuary (1993)
Whispers (1993)
The House of Quark (1994)
Second Skin (1994)
Destiny (1994)
Crossfire (1995)
Accession (1995)
Broken Link (1996)
By Inferno's Light (1996)
Image in the Sand (1998)
Afterimage (1998)
VOY:
Time and Again (1994)
Prime Factors (1995)
Heroes and Demons (1995)
Alliances (1995)
Investigations (1996)
The Chute (1996)
Drone (1998)
Counterpoint (1998)
Virtuoso (2000)
ENT:
Sleeping Dogs (2001)- Director
- Actor
- Producer
Adam Nimoy was born on 9 August 1956 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a director and actor, known for Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991), Babylon 5 (1993) and Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987). He was previously married to Terry Farrell, Martha and Nancy Nimoy.TNG:
Rascals (1992)
Timescape (1993)- Director
- Producer
- Editor
Michael Vejar was born on 25 June 1943 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Michael is a director and producer, known for Fantasy Island (1977), Quantum Leap (1989) and The Sentinel (1996).TNG:
Coming of Age (1988)
DS9:
The Darkness and the Light (1996)
Empok Nor (1997)
Rocks and Shoals (1997)
Valiant (1998)
Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang (1999)
The Changing Face of Evil (1999)
Tacking Into the Wind (1999)
VOY:
Year of Hell, Part II (1997)
Latent Image (1997)
Barge of the Dead (1999)
Pathfinder (1999)
Tsunkatse (1999)
Child's Play (2000)
Muse (2000)
Unimatrix Zero, Part II (2000)
Flesh and Blood (2000)
Repentance (2000)
The Void (2000)
Friendship One (2001)
Renaissance Man (2001)
ENT:
Unexpected (2001)
Civilization (2001)
Shadows of P'Jem (2001)
Marauders (2002)
The Catwalk (2002)
Raijin (2003)
Carpenter Street (2003)
Stratagem (2003)
Observer Effect (2004)
The Aenar (2004)- Victor Lobl was born on 5 February 1940 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a director, known for American Playhouse (1980), V (1984) and Star Trek: Voyager (1995). He was previously married to Christina Pickles.DS9:
For the Uniform (1996)
Who Mourns for Morn? (1997)
In the Pale Moonlight (1998)
Prodigal Daughter (1998)
VOY:
The Killing Game, Part II (1997)
The Omega Directive (1998) - Director
- Production Manager
- Additional Crew
Tony Dow was born in England, UK. He is known for Only Fools and Horses (1981), Hunderby (2012) and Heartburn Hotel (1998).DS9:
Field of Fire (1998)- Editor
- Editorial Department
- Director
Stuart Baird was born on 14 January 1947 in Uxbridge, Middlesex, England, UK. He is an editor and director, known for Skyfall (2012), Casino Royale (2006) and Superman (1978).FILMS:
Star Trek: Nemesis (2001-02)- Producer
- Director
- Production Manager
Kim Manners was born on 13 January 1951 in the USA. He was a producer and director, known for The X-Files (1993), Supernatural (2005) and The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993). He died on 25 January 2009 in Los Angeles, California, USA.TNG:
When the Bough Breaks (1987)- Editor
- Director
- Actor
Tom Benko is known for Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987), Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) and The Fall Guy (1981).TNG:
Transfigurations (1990)
Devil's Due (1990)- Actor
- Director
- Producer
LeVar Burton was born on 16 February 1957 in Landstuhl, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. He is an actor and director, known for Star Trek: Generations (1994), Star Trek: First Contact (1996) and Star Trek: Insurrection (1998). He has been married to Stephanie Cozart Burton since 3 October 1992. They have one child.TNG:
Second Chances (1993)
The Pegasus (1993)
DS9:
Indiscretion (1995)
The Sword of Kahless (1995)
Bar Association (1995)
Rules of Engagement (1996)
To the Death (1996)
Things Past (1996)
Soldiers of the Empire (1997)
Behind the Lines (1997)
Resurrection (1997)
The Emperor's New Cloak (1998)
VOY:
Ex Post Facto (1994)
Dreadnought (1995)
The Raven (1997)
Timeless (1998)
Live Fast and Prosper (2000)
Nightingale (2000)
Q2 (2001)
Homestead (2001)
ENT:
Terra Nova (2001)
Fortunate Son (2001)
Cogenitor (2003)
First Flight (2003)
Extinction (2003)
Similtude (2003)
The Forgotten (2004)
The Augments (2004)
Demons (2005)- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Director
- Actor
Chip Chalmers is known for Miami Vice (1984), Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993).TNG:
Captain's Holiday (1990)
The Loss (1990)
The Wounded (1990)
Ethics (1991)
DS9:
The Magnicifent Ferengi (1997)
Take Me Out to the Holosuite (1998)- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Director
Marvin V. Rush was born in 1953. He is a cinematographer and director, known for Star Trek: Voyager (1995), Star Trek: Enterprise (2001) and Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987).TNG:
The Host (1991)
VOY:
The Thaw (1996)
Favorite Son (1997)
ENT:
In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II (2005)
Terra Prime (2005)- Actor
- Producer
- Director
Sir Patrick Stewart was born in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England, to Gladys (Barrowclough), a textile worker and weaver, and Alfred Stewart, who was in the army. He was a member of various local drama groups from about age 12. He left school at age 15 to work as a junior reporter on a local paper; he quit when his editor told him he was spending too much time at the theatre and not enough working. Stewart spent a year as a furniture salesman, saving cash to attend drama school. He was accepted by Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in 1957.
He made his professional debut in 1959 in the repertory theatre in Lincoln; he worked at the Manchester Library Theatre and a tour around the world with the Old Vic Company followed in the early 1960s. Stewart joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1966, to begin his 27-year association. Following a spell with the Royal National Theatre in the mid 1980s, he went to Los Angeles, California to star on Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987), which ran from 1987-1994, playing the role of Captain Jean-Luc Picard. After the series ended, Stewart reprised his role for a string of successful Star Trek films: Star Trek: Generations (1994), Star Trek: First Contact (1996), Star Trek: Insurrection (1998), and Star Trek: Nemesis (2002). Stewart continues to work on the stage and in various films. He was awarded Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire in the 2010 Queen's New Year's Honours List for his services to drama.TNG:
In Theory (1991)
Hero Worship (1991)
A Fistful of Datas (1992)
Phantasms (1993)
Preemptive Strike (1994)- Actress
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Gates McFadden was born on 2 March 1949 in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Star Trek: Picard (2020), Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) and Labyrinth (1986). She is married to John Talbot. They have one child.TNG:
Genesis (1994)- Director
- Writer
- Animation Department
Timothy Bond directs and sometimes writes movies. Born in Ottawa Canada, he received Bachelor degrees in both Physics/Chemistry and English dramatic literature. He directed stage productions in Canada, the United States and England, before moving to film and television.
He directed television series before shifting to movies. He has a full understanding of cgi and optical work. But, due to his time in the theatre, he loves actors and most enjoys directing dramatic, character driven material.
Current projects: WEDLOCK, feature, script & direct. DEAD IN THE WATER, TV movie, script (from the bestseller) & direct.TNG:
The Vengeance Factor (1989)
The Most Toys (1990)- Nancy Malone is known for Santa Monica: A Community of Caring (1997).VOY:
Coda (1996)
Message in a Bottle (1997) - Director
- Producer
- Writer
Robert Wiemer was a director and producer, known for The Big Blue Marble (1974), Somewhere, Tomorrow (1983) and Anna to the Infinite Power (1983). He died on 21 August 2014.TNG:
Who Watches the Wathers (1989)
Data's Day (1990)
Violations (1991)
Schisms (1992)
Lessons (1993)
Interface (1993)
Parallels (1993)
Masks (1993)
DS9:
Profit and Loss (1994)- Actress
- Director
- Producer
Roxann Dawson was born in Los Angeles, California, to Richard and Rosalie Caballero. She graduated from the University of California, Berkeley (Theater Arts major). She soon landed her first role as Diana Morales in the Broadway production of "A Chorus Line". During her acting career, she performed in numerous productions including plays at Circle Reoertory Theatre, where she was a member and Julie Taymor's "The Tempest", George Abbott's "Tropicana", "Six Characters in Search of An Author" , "Accelerando", "Rose Tattoo", "Daughters", among others.
She has also been on many television series and movies - including popular series such as Star Trek: Voyager (1995), Baywatch (1989), Matlock (1986), Jake and the Fatman (1987), The Untouchables (1993), Nightingales (1989), Any Day Now (1998), Seven Days (1998), Coupling (2003), Another World (1964), The Fortunate Pilgrim (1988), The Round Table (1992), among others, but her television experience includes roles in a number of television movies such as Broken Angel (1988), Guilty by Suspicion (1991), Dirty Work (1992), Mortal Sins (1992), Pointman (1994), Greyhounds (1994) and Foto Novelas: Seeing Through Walls (1997).
Dawson works as a writer as well as director -- She made her directorial debut on Star Trek: Voyager (1995) and continued directing on series like Any Day Now (1998), Star Trek: Enterprise (2001) and Charmed (1998). She does also practice writing -- a trilogy called "Tenebrea" was co-written by her and Daniel Graham! She resides in Los Angeles with her husband Eric Dawson and their children.VOY:
Riddles (1999)
Workforce, Part II (2000)
ENT:
The Andorian Incident (2001)
Vox Sola (2002)
Dead Stop (2002)
Dawn (2002)
Bounty (2003)
Exile (2003)
Chosen Realm (2003)
Doctor's Orders (2003)
E2 (2004)
Awakening (2004)- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Robert Picardo was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, where he spent his whole childhood. He graduated from the William Penn Charter School and attended Yale University. At Yale, he landed a role in Leonard Bernstein's "Mass" and at age 19, he played a leading role in the European premiere of "Mass". Later, he graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Drama from Yale University. He appeared in the David Mamet play "Sexual Perversity in Chicago" and, with Diane Keaton, in "The Primary English Class". In 1977, he made his Broadway debut in the comedy hit, "Gemini", with Danny Aiello, and also appeared in Bernard Slade's "Tribute", "Beyond Therapy" as well as "Geniuses" and "The Normal Heart", for which he won a Drama-Logue Award.
Then, he became involved in television, where he soon was nominated for an Emmy Award for his role as Coach Cutlip on the series, The Wonder Years (1988). Robert appeared in several other series: China Beach (1988), Frasier (1993), Ally McBeal (1997), Home Improvement (1991), The Outer Limits (1995) and Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996).
In 1995, he got the role of the holographic doctor on Star Trek: Voyager (1995), where he also directed two episodes. He also got roles in The Howling (1981), Star 80 (1983), Get Crazy (1983), Oh, God! You Devil (1984), Innerspace (1987), Munchies (1987), Samantha (1991), White Mile (1994), Star Trek: First Contact (1996), Small Soldiers (1998), Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003), Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey (2010), and so on.
He resides in Los Angeles, California with his wife Linda, and their two daughters.VOY:
Alter Ego (1996)
One Small Step (1999)- Actor
- Director
- Soundtrack
René Murat Auberjonois was born on June 1, 1940 in New York City, to Princess Laure Louise Napoléone Eugénie Caroline (Murat), who was born in Paris, and Fernand Auberjonois, who was Swiss-born. René was born into an already artistic family, which included his grandfather, a well-known Swiss painter, and his father, a Pulitzer-nominated writer and Cold War-era foreign correspondent. The Auberjonois family moved to Paris shortly after World War II, and it was there that René made an important career decision at the age of six. When his school put on a musical performance for the parents, little René was given the honor of conducting his classmates in a rendition of "Do You Know the Muffin Man?". When the performance was over, René took a bow, and, knowing that he was not the real conductor, imagined that he had been acting. He decided then and there that he wanted to be an actor. After leaving Paris, the Auberjonois family moved into an Artist's Colony in upstate New York.
At an early age, René was surrounded by musicians, composers and actors. Among his neighbors were Helen Hayes, Burgess Meredith and John Houseman, who would later become an important mentor. Houseman gave René his first theater job at the age of 16, as an apprentice at a theater in Stratford, Connecticut. René would later teach at Juilliard under Houseman. René attended Carnegie-Mellon University and studied theater completely, not only learning about acting but about the entire process of producing a play. After graduating from CMU, René acted with various theater companies, including San Francisco's American Conservatory Theater and Los Angeles' Mark Taper Forum. In 1969, he won a role in his first Broadway musical, "Coco" (with Katharine Hepburn), for which he won a Tony Award.
Throughout his life, René acted in a variety of theater productions, films and television presentations, including a rather famous stint as Clayton Endicott III on the comedy series Benson (1979), not to mention seven years on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) as Odo. René also performed dramatic readings of a variety of books on tape, and appeared in projects like The Patriot (2000), starring Mel Gibson, Sally Hemings: An American Scandal (2000), and NBC's Frasier (1993) and ABC's The Practice (1997).DS9:
Prophet Motive (1995)
Family Business (1995)
Hippocratic Oath (1995)
The Quickening (1996)
Let He Who Is Without Sin... (1996)
Ferengi Love Songs (1997)
Waltz (1998)
Strange Bedfellows (1999)- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Michael Dorn is an American actor from Texas. He is best known for playing Worf in the "Star Trek" franchise, the first Klingon character to be part of a television series' main cast. Dorn played the character regularly from 1987 to 2002, appearing in four films and 272 television episodes. Dorn has had more episode appearances than any other actor in the franchise's main cast.
In 1952, Dorn was born in Luling, Texas. Luling was a small city, established as a railroad town in 1874. It used to be visited by cattle drivers on the Chisholm Trail. In the 1950 census, the city had a population of about 4,300 people. Dorn's parents were Fentress Dorn, Jr. and his wife Allie Lee Nauls. Relatively little is known about his family background.
The Dorn family eventually moved to California. Dorn was primarily raised in Pasadena, a city located 11 miles (17.7 kilometers) northeast of Downtown Los Angeles. He eventually attended Pasadena City College, a community college located in Pasadena. He studied radio and television production, though he had not planned on becoming an actor.
Following his graduation, Dorn initially pursued a career as a rock musician. He served as a member of several California-based music bands, though fame eluded him. In 1976, Dorn made his film debut in the sports film "Rocky". He had an uncredited role as the bodyguard of boxer Apollo Creed (played by Carl Weathers).
Dorn had his next film role in the science fiction-horror film "Demon Seed" (1977), which depicted the forced impregnation of a woman by a sentient computer. He had a small television role in the short-lived soap opera "W.E.B. " (1978), which depicted the behind-the-scenes activities of the personnel of a television network.
Dorn came to the attention of a television producer, who learned that the novice actor had no formal training. The producer helped introduce Dorn to a talent agent, who arranged for some acting lessons for Dorn. Dorn was trained for six months by the acting coach Charles Erich Conrad (1925 - 2009).
Dorn received his first regular television role when cast as officer Jebediah Turner in the crime drama series "CHiPs". The series depicted the activities of the California Highway Patrol (CHP). He was a series regular from 1979 to 1982. For most of the 1980s, Dorn played bit parts and one-shot characters in various television series.
In 1985, Dorn had a small part in the neo-noir thriller "Jagged Edge". The film depicts an affair between defense lawyer Teddy Barnes (played by Glenn Close) and a client who is accused of murdering his wife. Barnes is increasingly convinced that her lover is manipulating her. The film was a modest box office hit, and received decent reviews.
Dorn received his big break as an actor when cast as Worf in the science fiction television series "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987-1994). It was the third television series in the "Star Trek" franchise and featured an entirely new cast of characters. Klingons had traditionally been portrayed as a warrior race with an antagonistic relationship with the United Federation of Planets. Worf was depicted as an orphaned Klingon who was raised by human adoptive parents. He had chosen to follow a career in the Federation's Starfeet, and his upbringing resulted in him having unique cultural traits. Worf turned out to be one of the series' most popular characters.
In 1991, Dorn appeared in the film "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country" which depicted the cast of the original Star Trek series. Dorn played the role of a namesake ancestor of Worf, who was employed as a defense lawyer. He next played Worf himself in the film "Star Trek Generations" (1994), which featured the cast of the third series. The film was successful and was followed by three sequels. Dorn played Worf in three subsequent films: "Star Trek: First Contact" (1996), "Star Trek: Insurrection" (1998), and "Star Trek: Nemesis" (2002).
In 1995, Dorn (as Worf) was added to the main cast of the television series "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1993-1999), the fourth "Star Trek" television series. The addition to the cast was part of an effort to boost the series' ratings. The series introduced a romantic relationship between Worf and chief science officer Jadzia Dax (played by Terry Farrell). The two characters were married in the series' 6th season, though the marriage ended with Jadzia's death in the season finale. The series was canceled in 1999, ending Dorn's regular appearances in "Star Trek" television series.
During the 1990s, Dorn started regularly working as a voice actor in animated television series. Among his notable voice roles in this period were the cyborg gargoyle Coldstone in the urban fantasy series "Gargoyles" (1994-1997), Gorgon the Inhuman in the superhero series "Fantastic Four" (1994-1996), and both the villainous god Kalibak and the superhero Steel/John Henry Irons in the superhero series "Superman: The Animated Series (1996-2000). He also received the eponymous role of I.M. Weasel in the comedy series "I Am Weasel" (1997-2000). The series focused on a rivalry between the successful and popular character Weaser and his envious frenemy I.R. Baboon (played by Charlie Adler), who constantly tries to upstage him.
In the 2000s, Dorm continued working regularly as a voice actor, though he often played one-shot characters. Among his prominent roles in superhero series of this period were the super-villain Kraven the Hunter/Sergei Kravinoff in "Spider-Man: The New Animated Series" (2003) and villainous ghost Fright Knight in "Danny Phantom" (2004-2007). and the super-villain Bane in "Batman: The Brave and the Bold" (2008-2011).
In a 2010 interview, Dorn mentioned that he had been diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer. While receiving treatment, he decided to switch to a vegan diet.
In 2011, Dorn was cast as the villainous god Lord Darkar in Nickelodeon's dub of the popular Italian animation series "Winx Club". Darkar was a major villain in the series 2nd season but was eventually killed. Whether his death was permanent is questionable because he had the form of a phoenix.
From 2011 to 2015, Dorn had the regular role of Dr. Carver Burke in the police procedural series "Castle (2009-2016). Burke is depicted as the psychiatrist treating female lead Kate Beckett (played by Stana Katic) for post-traumatic stress disorder. She eventually confides in him about other psychological problems which she is facing.
In 2011, Dorn had another prominent role in a superhero series when he voiced Ronan, the Accuser, in the final season of "The Super Hero Squad Show" (2009-2011). Ronan is a prominent Marvel character, typically serving as an officer of the Kree Empire, a militaristic space empire. His role as a hero or a villain depends on the Empire's plan in any given story-line.
From 2015 to 2016, Dorn played the alien Captain Mozar in the superhero series "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles " (2012-2017). Mozar is a humanoid Triceratops leading an alien invasion fleet to Earth. The character was a regular antagonist of the Turtles, portrayed as a brutal military commander.
From 2016 to 2017, Dorn voiced the super-villain Prometheus/Adrian Chase in the live-action series "Arrow" (2012-2020). The series portrayed the adventures of the superhero Green Arrow/Oliver Queen, and Prometheus holds Queen responsible for his father's death and seeks revenge.
In 2017, Dorn voiced Fortress Maximus, an Autobot Titan, in the animated web series "Transformers: Titans Return". The series featured characters from the "Generation 1" version of the "Transformers" franchise. Fortress Maximus was introduced in the 1980s. Dorn replaced the three previous voice actors of the character, Stephen Keener, Kunihiko Yasui, and Ikuya Sawaki.
From 2017 to 2018, Dorn voiced Atrocitus in the superhero series "Justice League Action" (2016-2018). Atrocitus is a prominent DC super-villain, typically depicted as the leader of the Red Lantern Corps. In the original comics, Atrocitus is a character mainly motivated by revenge. His wife and daughters were murdered before his eyes, and since then, Atrocitus has sought revenge against those responsible for the tragedy.
From 2017 to 2019, Dorn voiced the recurring character Bupu, the sable antelope, in the coming-of-age series "The Lion Guard" (2016-2019). The series was a spin-off of the film "The Lion King" (1994) and featured the adventures of Simba's son Kion. Bupu is depicted as the leader of a herd of antelopes and too proud and stubborn to follow orders from others.
By 2021, Dorn is 68-years-old and continues to add new roles to his resume.DS9:
In the Cards (1997)
Inquisition (1998)
When It Rains... (1999)
ENT:
Two Days and Two Nights (2002)- Actor
- Director
- Soundtrack
Born in Sudan, Siddig was raised in Britain and attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts (LAMDA) where he studied acting and theater. Immediately after leaving LAMDA, Sid did a season of theater in Manchester, in addition to performing in various shows in pubs and small theaters. Later, Siddig worked as a director in a small theater in London.
"I was in a situation where I pretty much had a theater company at my disposal and a theater at my disposal and could do anything I liked...as long as I did it for nothing. Which is sort of a step before charging and not being able to do what you like. I was at a point where I could have just gone on and become a director in London, as a trainee at the Royal Shakespeare Company or something like that, and ended up being a bona fide director. It was quite a big struggle because for a year and a half, which is the time I spent directing immediately after I left acting school, you just have no money so you're just living on welfare and you're trying to make it. . ."
During this time of financial struggle Sid was offered the part of Emir Feisal in A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia (1992), the sequel to Lawrence of Arabia (1962). Sid co-starred with Ralph Fiennes who played T. E. Lawrence.
Siddig's performance in A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia (1992) brought him to the attention of Rick Berman who was creating the new series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993). Originally brought in to audition for the role of Captain Benjamin Sisko, Berman decided Siddig was too young for the role and cast him as Dr. Julian Bashir instead. The part had to be slightly rewritten for Siddig as the original "bible" had called for an Hispanic male to play the part, named Julian Amoros, although Berman reports that no other actors were considered for the role.
During his time on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993), Siddig and co-star Nana Visitor had a son (Django) and were married in 1997. They divorced in 2001, although they remain friends.
After a successful seven-year run on television, Siddig began working in feature films, quickly accumulating roles in movies such as Vertical Limit (2000), Reign of Fire (2002), Kingdom of Heaven (2005), and the critically acclaimed Syriana (2005). Early 2005 saw Siddig return to the stage opposite Kim Cattrall in the West End production of "Whose Life Is It Anyway?" Following a controversial guest turn on MI-5 (2002), the title role in Hannibal (2006) in 2006 and a recurring role on 24 (2001) in 2007 brought Siddig back to the small screen.DS9:
Business as Usual (1997)
Profit and Lace (1998)- Actor
- Director
- Soundtrack
Andrew Jordt Robinson was born in New York City and attended the University of New Hampshire, later receiving his B.A. in English from the New School for Social Research in NYC. After graduation, he spent a year in England at the London Academy for Music and Dramatic Arts on a Fulbright Scholarship. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Mr. Robinson performed a wide variety of theater, movie and television roles. These included the infamous Scorpio killer in Dirty Harry (1971), a stint on Ryan's Hope (1975), which earned him an Emmy nomination, and the title role in a TV movie about Liberace. He was chosen for the continuing guest role of "Elim Garak", the Cardassian tailor/spy on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993), after first reading for the part of "Odo"! In the early 90s, Mr. Robinson helped found The Matrix Theatre Company in Los Angeles. In addition to acting in several of the company's productions, in 1995 and 1996 his direction of "Endgame" and "The Homecoming" at the Matrix earned him two Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards. This led to his TV directing debut on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993), and Mr. Robinson has since gone on to direct episodes of Star Trek: Voyager (1995). 1997-1998 directorial projects at The Matrix were "Dangerous Corner" and "A Moon for the Misbegotten".DS9:
Looking for par'Mach in All the Wrong Places (1996)
VOY:
Blood Fever (1997)
Unforgettable (1998)- Actor
- Producer
- Director
Robert Duncan McNeill was born on November 9, 1964 in North Carolina, but raised in Washington, D.C. until his family finally settled down in Atlanta, Georgia. Later, he attended a local high school and, after he graduated, he moved to New York City and enrolled at Juilliard where he spent two years studying the trade. While he was attending Juilliard, he got the role of "Charlie Brent" on the popular ABC daytime drama All My Children (1970). He has also been on many TV shows and movies - including popular shows such as The Twilight Zone (1985), L.A. Law (1986), Sisters (1991), Murder, She Wrote (1984), The Outer Limits (1995), Crossing Jordan (2001), Star Trek: Voyager (1995), Lucky Chances (1990), Homefront (1991), Going to Extremes (1992), among others. After he left All My Children (1970), he landed a role in Stephen Sondheim's Broadway musical "Into the Woods". His theater background also includes performances in "The Fantastiks - The Boy", "Lucy's Lapses", "Romeo and Juliet", "Six Degrees of Separation", "The Family of Mann", "The Four-H Club", among others.
McNeill's television experience also includes roles in a number of movies such as Masters of the Universe (1987), Mothers, Daughters and Lovers (1989), Spies (1993), One More Mountain (1994), Infested (2002). He made his directorial debut on Star Trek: Voyager (1995) and continued on shows such as Dawson's Creek (1998), 9mm of Love (2000), The Battery (1998), Star Trek: Enterprise (2001), Dead Like Me (2003), among others.VOY:
Sacred Ground (1996)
Unity (1997)
Someone to Watch Over Me (1999)
Body and Soul (2000)
ENT:
Cold Front (2001)
The Breach (2003)
Twilight (2003)
Countdown (2004)- Actor
- Director
- Music Department
Avery Franklin Brooks was born on October 2, 1948 in Evansville, Indiana to a musically talented family. His maternal grandfather, Samuel Travis Crawford, was a tenor who graduated from Tougaloo College in Mississippi in 1901. Crawford toured the country singing with the Delta Rhythm Boys in the 1930s. Brooks also is musically inclined having played jazz piano, and has performed as the great baritone/actor/scholar Paul Robeson in the play entitled "Paul Robeson". He sang the lead in the A. Anthony Davis opera "X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X", and performed as "Theseus" and "Oberon" in Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at Washington's Arena Stage. Long affiliated with Rutgers University, he was the institution's first Black MFA graduate. Additionally, he served as the National Black Arts Festival's (NBAF) Artistic Director throughout the 1990s in Atlanta, Georgia. An actor, activist, musician, director, and educator of epic proportions, Brooks was quoted in an interview about his work with NBAF and his performances: "If I were a carpenter, I'd find a way to empower using that skill. I'm using as much as God has given--my mind, my voice, my heart, my art forms. This is the highest form of expression on the planet from God, to me, to you".DS9:
Tribunal (1994)
The Abandoned (1994)
Fascination (1994)
Improbable Cause (1995)
Rejoined (1995)
Body Parts (1996)
Ties of Blood and Water (1997)
Far Beyond the Stars (1997)
The Dogs of War (1999)- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Timothy Darrell Russ was born on June 22, 1956, in Washington, D.C., to Air Force officer Walt and his wife Josephine. He and his younger siblings Michael and Angela grew up on several military bases, including Niagara Falls, Elmendorf (Alaska) AFB, Omaha, Taiwan, Philippines and Turkey. During these moves around the world, he graduated from Izmir High School in Turkey, and received his diploma from Rome Free Academy in Rome, New York. Afterwards he attended Saint Edwards University and earned a B.S. in Theater Arts but continued his studies with a full scholarship to continue theater studies at Illinois State University. His first professional job came while he was at St. Edward's University in Austin, when he appeared in a PBS Masterpiece Theater production, but he started to pursue acting full time in 1985. During that time he's been on many TV shows and movies - including The Twilight Zone (1985), Amazing Stories (1985), Thirtysomething (1987), Jake and the Fatman (1987), 21 Jump Street (1987), Beauty and the Beast (1987), The People Next Door (1989), Mancuso, FBI (1989), Family Matters (1989), The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990), Tequila and Bonetti (1992), SeaQuest 2032 (1993), Dark Justice (1991), Murphy Brown (1988), Monty (1994), Star Trek: Voyager (1995), Melrose Place (1992), Any Day Now (1998), The Highwayman (1987), Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993), among others.
Along with his television experience he has also played in a variety of films, including Crossroads (1986), Fire with Fire (1986), Timestalkers (1987), Spaceballs (1987), Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987), Pulse (1988), Bird (1988), Roots: The Gift (1988), Eve of Destruction (1991), Dead Silence (1997), Night Eyes II (1991), Mr. Saturday Night (1992), Star Trek: Generations (1994), Dead Connection (1994), East of Hope Street (1997). During his comprehensive acting career he appeared in numerous theatrical productions including "Romeo & Juliet", "Barrabas", "Dream Girls", "As You Like It", "Twelfth Night", "Cave Dwellers" among others. When not acting, Russ finds time for music and film producing. Songs sung by Tim Russ are available on the CDs "Only a Dream in Rio", "Tim Russ", "Kushangaza" and "Brave New World". He lives in the area of Los Angeles where his whole family resides.VOY:
Living Witness (1998)- Director
- Actor
- Producer
James Whitmore Jr. was born on 24 October 1948 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a director and actor, known for Black Sheep Squadron (1976), Hunter (1984) and Tequila and Bonetti (1992). He has been married to Salesha Ali since 28 March 1972. They have four children.ENT:
Acquisition (2002)
Future Tense (2002)- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Producer
Alexander Singer was born on 18 April 1928 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a director and assistant director, known for The Killing (1956), Killer's Kiss (1955) and The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (1969). He was married to Judy Singer. He died on 18 December 2020.TNG:
Relics (1992)
Ship in a Bottle (1992)
Descent (1993)
Descent, Part II (1993)
Gambit, Part II (1993)
Homeward (1993)
DS9:
Second Sight (1993)
Heart of Stone (1994)
Distant Voices (1994)
The Adversary (1995)
Starship Down (1995)
Hard Time (1996)
VOY:
Tattoo (1995)
Threshold (1995)
Resolutions (1996)
The Swarm (1996)
Macrocosm (1996)
Darkling (1997)
Worst Case Scenario (1997)
Nemesis (1997)
Random Thoughts (1997)
Waking Moments (1997)- Director
- Producer
- Art Director
ENT:
Desert Crossing (2002)
A Night in Sickbay (2002)
Vanishing Point (2002)
Cease Fire (2002)
Anomaly (2003)
The Shipment (2003)
North Star (2003)
Storm Front, Part II (2004)
Daedalus (2004)
Babel One (2004)- Producer
- Director
- Writer
Michael Ray Rhodes was born on 11 July 1945 in Estherville, Iowa, USA. He was a producer and director, known for Insight (1960), The Juggler of Notre Dame (1982) and Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987). He died on 29 December 2023.TNG:
Angel One (1987)- Director
- Costume Designer
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
Patrick Norris, a television director started his directing career after achieving Emmy Awards in costume design. Patrick's episodic directing career began in 1995 with an episode of My So Called Life. He has directed over 150 hours of television with credits including Friday Night Lights, Gossip Girl, Parenthood, The OC, Chuck, Quantico, Rise, The Path and Marvel's Runaways. Patrick served as Producer/Director for the series North Shore.ENT:
Fallen Hero (2002)
Singularity (2002)- Actor
- Director
- Producer
Anson Williams was born on 25 September 1949 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Happy Days (1974), Baywatch (1989) and ABC Afterschool Specials (1972). He has been married to Sharon MaHarry since 6 May 2023. He was previously married to Jackie Gerken and Lorrie Mahaffey.DS9:
Statistical Probabilities (1997)
It's Only a Paper Moon (1998)
VOY:
Real Life (1997)
The Gift (1997)
Demon (1998)
Course: Oblivion (1998)- Art Department
- Visual Effects
- Animation Department
With over 25 years of experience, the career of Terry Windell has run the gamut from live action director to 3D visual effects animation supervisor. He began his career at Lucasfilm's Industrial Light and Magic where he honed his skills as a visual effects designer/animator on the Academy Award® winning films, Star Wars: The Return of the Jedi, E.T., Poltergeist, and Star Trek II - The Wrath of Kahn. Windell's work so impressed Oscar® winning Visual Effects Supervisor Richard Edlund, he asked Windell to leave ILM to join him in building his new company, Boss Film Studios. While at Boss, Windell built, staffed, and co-supervised the animation department where his creative vision helped a number of films earn Academy Award® nominations, including Ghostbusters, 2010, and Poltergeist II. Also during his tenure at Boss, Windell launched his directing career, winning numerous awards for his commercials including: Clios, The Mobius, an Addie, Caddies, The New York Film Festival, and Billboard Magazine's prestigious "Spot of the Year." Recruited in 1996 by Quentin Tarantino's A Band Apart, Windell went on to become one of the industry's top commercial directors. Windell has directed, designed, and supervised the visual effects for over 120 commercials for many Fortune 500 clients including: United Airlines, Budweiser, Miller Lite, DHL, Chrysler-Jeep, Chevy Trucks, Buick, Toyota Racing, Harley Davidson, Dodge, Nintendo, Sears, HBO, and Ford. Windell's commercial work caught the eye of Paramount Pictures executive producers Rick Berman and Brannon Braga who invited him to direct episodes of the television series "Star Trek: Voyager." The two-hour movie special "Dark Frontier" was a highlight of the three seasons that Windell spent as a director on "Voyager." Other directing credits include "Star Trek: Enterprise," "Special Unit 2," and "Shipwreckers" for the Discovery Channel. Windell designed and directed an interactive 3D ride film installed as the featured attraction at the World of Coke theme park in Atlanta, as well as a 3D corporate film for Lockheed Martin. His vast experience in live action, visual effects, and a multitude of film and digital formats give him the creative and technical prowess needed too compete in the ever expanding world of 3D film. Windell is also a sought after lecturer at universities and film schools such as the American Film Institute, USC School of Cinema, The Art Center College of Design, Savannah College of Art and Design, He was the keynote speaker for the 2008 Poppy Jasper Film Festival. In addition, Windell is a member of the Director's Guild of America, the Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences, and The Visual Effects Society. When his schedule permits, he teaches at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco.VOY:
Gravity (1998)
Dark Frontier (1998)
Survival Instinct (1999)
The Voyager Conspiracy (1999)
Ashes to Ashes (2000)
Life Line (2000)
Critical Care (2000)
Shattered (2000)
Prophecy (2000)
Natural Law (2001)
ENT:
Breaking the Ice (2001)- Animation Department
- Art Department
- Director
Bill Reed is known for He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword (1985), He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983) and Earthworm Jim (1995).TAS:
Bem (1974)
The Pirates of Orion (1974)
How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth (1974)
The Counter-Clock Incident (1974)- Director
- Art Department
- Production Manager
Hal Sutherland was born on 1 July 1929 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. He was a director and production manager, known for The New Adventures of Superman (1966), The Adventures of Batman (1968) and Flash Gordon (1979). He died on 16 January 2014 in Washington, USA.TAS:
More Tribbles, More Troubles (1973)
The Infinite Vulcan (1973)
Yesteryear (1973)
Beyond the Farthest Star (1973)
The Survivor (1973)
The Lorelei Signal (1973)
One of Our Planets is Missing (1973)
Mudd's Passion (1973)
The Magicks of Megas-Tu (1973)
The Time Trap (1973)
The Slaver Weapon (1973)
The Ambergris Element (1973)
The Jihad (1973)
The Terratin Incident (1973)
The Eye of the Beholder (1973)
Once Upon a Planet (1973)
Albatross (1974)
The Practical Joker (1974)- Director
- Producer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
John T. Kretchmer was born on 23 July 1954 in the USA. He is a director and producer, known for Jurassic Park (1993), Flatliners (1990) and Forever (2014).DS9:
A Simple Investigation (1996)
Covenant (1998)
VOY:
Once Upon a Time (1998)
Warhead (1999)- Director
- Additional Crew
- Producer
Robert Iscove was born on 4 July 1947 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is a director and producer, known for From Justin to Kelly (2003), She's All That (1999) and Romeo and Juliet on Ice (1983). He was previously married to Wendy Maltby.TNG:
The Icarus Factor (1989)- Director
- Actor
- Producer
Terrence O'Hara was born on 25 December 1945 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. He was a director and actor, known for Heroes (2006), The Proxy and Dead at 21 (1994). He was married to Shanna Reed. He died on 5 December 2022 in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.VOY:
Think Tank (1999)- Cinematographer
- Director
- Camera and Electrical Department
Stephen L. Posey is known for Repo Man (1984), Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985) and Bachelor Party (1984).DS9:
Treachery, Faith and the Great River (1998)
Chimera (1998)
Penumbra (1999)
Extreme Measures (1999)- Director
- Producer
Allison Liddi-Brown was born on 2 August 1959 in the USA. She is a director and producer, known for Friday Night Lights (2006), The Passage (2019) and Heartbeat (2016).VOY:
Collective (1999)- Visual Effects
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Director
Robert Legato was born on 6 May 1956 in Ocean Township, New Jersey, USA. He is an assistant director and director, known for Titanic (1997), Apollo 13 (1995) and Hugo (2011).TNG:
Ménage á Troi (1990)
The Nth Degree (1991)
DS9:
If Wishes Were Horses (1993)- Editor
- Editorial Department
- Writer
Robert Lederman is known for Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987), Popeye (1980) and Flashdance (1983).TNG:
I, Borg (1992)
Force of Nature (1993)- Producer
- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Peter Lauritson is known for Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987), Star Trek: First Contact (1996) and Star Trek: Generations (1994).TNG:
The Innter Light (1992)
Gambit, Part I (1993)
VOY:
Lineage (2000)- Director
- Producer
Michael Grossman is known for Drop Dead Diva (2009), Cobra Kai (2018) and Pretty Little Liars (2010).ENT:
Hatchery (2003)
The Forge (2004)
Affliction (2004)- Director
- Additional Crew
- Producer
Kim Friedman was born on 15 November 1949. She is a director and producer, known for L.A. Law (1986), Star Trek: Voyager (1995) and Babylon 5 (1993).DS9:
The Wire (1994)
The Jem'Hadar (1994)
The Search, Part I (1994)
The Ship (1996)
Nor the Battle to the Strong (1996)
Blaze of Glory (1997)
VOY:
Parallax (1994)
Cathexis (1995)
Jetrel (1995)
Twisted (1995)- Director
- Producer
- Actor
Allan Eastman was born in 1950 in Manitoba, Canada. He is a director and producer, known for Andromeda (2000), NightMan (1997) and A Sweeter Song (1976).DS9:
Honor Among Thieves (1997)
VOY:
Prey (1997)
Relativity (1999)- Producer
- Director
- Writer
James L. Conway was born on 27 October 1950 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a producer and director, known for The Magicians (2015), Supernatural (2005) and Smallville (2001). He was previously married to Rebecca Balding.TNG:
Justice (1987)
The Neutral Zone (1988)
Frame of Mind (1993)
DS9:
Duet (1993)
Necessary Evil (1993)
The Way of the Warrior (1995)
Little Green Men (1995)
Shattered Mirror (1995)
For the Cause (1996)
Apocalypse Rising (1996)
VOY:
The 37's (1995)
Persistence of Vision (1995)
Death Wish (1995)
Innocence (1996)
ENT:
Broken Bow (2001)
Judgment (2003)
Damage (2004)
In a Mirror, Darkly (2005)- Director
- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
James A. Contner was born on 12 June 1947 in the USA. He is a director and cinematographer, known for Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997), Superman (1978) and Cruising (1980).ENT:
Dear Doctor (2001)
Carbon Creek (2002)
Minefield (2002)
The Communicator (2002)
Horizon (2003)- Director
- Writer
- Producer
John Bruno was a director and writer. He died on 16 January 2013.VOY:
Tinker Tenor Doctor Spy (1999)
Fury (2000)