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Richard Compton (I) (1938–2007)

Director | Producer | Actor

Writer/director/producer Richard Compton was born on March 2, 1938, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He began his career in the early 60s 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... See full bio »

Born:

Richard Compher
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Died:

(age 69) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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2005 Home for the Holidays (TV movie)
 
2002-2005 JAG (TV series)
– Straits of Malacca (2005)
– When the Bough Breaks (2002)
– Capital Crime (2002)
 
2003 Peacemakers (TV series)
 
2001 The Lone Gunmen (TV series)
– The Lying Game (2001)
– Like Water for Octane (2001)
 
2000-2001 The X-Files (TV series)
– Medusa (2001)
– Invocation (2000)
 
2000 The Fugitive (TV series)
– Liar's Poker (2000)
– Far from Home (2000)
 
2000 The District (TV series)
– Worst Block (2000)
 
1999-2000 Profiler (TV series)
– On Your Marks (2000)
– Besieged (2000)
– Old Ghosts (1999)
– What's Love Got to Do with It? (1999)
– Otis, California (1999)
 
1999-2000 Get Real (TV series)
– Support (2000)
– Big Numbers (1999)
 
1998-1999 Charmed (TV series)
– The Devil's Music (1999)
– That '70s Episode (1999)
– Dead Man Dating (1998)
 
1996-1999 Sliders (TV series)
– New Gods for Old (1999)
– Strangers and Comrades (1999)
– Virtual Slide (1998)
– Dinoslide (1997)
– Season's Greedings (1996)
See all 12 episodes »
 
1998 Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (TV series)
– Descent (1998)
 
1998 The Sentinel (TV series)
– Sentinel Too: Part 1 (1998)
– Prisoner X (1998)
 
1998 Soldier of Fortune, Inc. (TV series)
– Scorned (1998)
 
1998 Players (TV series)
– Con-Vivants (1998)
– Con-traband (1998)
 
1997 Pensacola: Wings of Gold (TV series)
– Bogey Man (1997)
 
1996-1997 The Burning Zone (TV series)
– On Wings of Angels (1997)
– Critical Mass (1997)
– Lethal Injection (1996)
 
1996 Home Improvement (TV series)
– Mr. Wilson's Opus (1996)
 
1995 Pointman (TV series)
– Here She Comes, Miss Murder (1995)
– Trading Up in the Pale Moonlight (1995)
– That's Amore (1995)
 
1995 The Commish (TV series)
– Brooklyn (1995)
 
1994 M.A.N.T.I.S. (TV series)
– The Eyes Beyond (1994)
 
1994 Hawkeye (TV series)
– The Child (1994)
– The Bear (1994)
 
1994 Diagnosis Murder (TV series)
– Murder Most Vial (1994)
 
1994 Babylon 5 (TV series)
– Grail (1994)
– Believers (1994)
– The War Prayer (1994)
– Infection (1994)
– Midnight on the Firing Line (1994)
 
1993 Babylon 5: The Gathering (TV movie)
 
1992 The Keys (TV movie)
 
1990-1992 L.A. Law (TV series)
– All About Sleaze (1992)
– Smoke Gets in Your Thighs (1990)
 
1991 Super Force (TV series)
– Made for Each Other: Part 2 (1991)
– Made for Each Other: Part 1 (1991)
 
1991 Kojak: Fatal Flaw (TV movie)
 
1991 The Young Riders (TV series)
– Survivors (1991)
 
1990 Over My Dead Body (TV series)
– If Looks Could Kill (1990)
 
1990 Super Force (TV movie)
 
1987-1990 Miami Vice (TV series)
– Too Much, Too Late (1990)
– Line of Fire (1988)
– Mirror Image (1988)
– Badge of Dishonor (1988)
– The Big Thaw (1987)
See all 8 episodes »
 
1990 Kojak: It's Always Something (TV movie)
 
1989 Baywatch (TV series)
– Panic at Malibu Pier (1989)
 
1985-1988 The Equalizer (TV series)
– Eighteen with a Bullet (1988)
– The Last Campaign (1988)
– First Light (1987)
– Coal Black Soul (1987)
– Nocturne (1986)
See all 14 episodes »
 
1988 Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge (TV movie)
 
1987 Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV series)
– Haven (1987)
 
1987 CBS Summer Playhouse (TV series)
– Barrington (1987)
 
1986 Kay O'Brien (TV series)
– Taking the Heat (1986)
 
1985 Hotel (TV series)
– Celebrations (1985)
 
1985 T.J. Hooker (TV series)
– The Assassin (1985)
 
1985 Street Hawk (TV series)
– The Arabian (1985)
 
1985 MacGruder and Loud (TV series)
– The Very Scary Man (1985)
– Sanctuary (1985)
– Cop Killer (1985)
– The Inside Man (1985)
 
1985 Otherworld (TV series)
– The Zone Troopers Build Men (1985)
 
1984 Call to Glory (TV series)
– Give Unto Caesar (1984)
 
1984 Scarecrow and Mrs. King (TV series)
– A Class Act (1984)
 
1984 Hill Street Blues (TV series)
– Ratman and Bobbin (1984)
 
1983 Hardcastle and McCormick (TV series)
– Hotshoes (1983)
– The Black Widow (1983)
 
1980 Wild Times (TV mini-series)
– Episode #1.1 (1980)
– Episode #1.2 (1980)
 
1979 Ravagers
 
1978 Deadman's Curve (TV movie)
 
1977 The Ransom
 
1975 Return to Macon County
 
1974 Get Christie Love! (TV series)
– Fatal Damage (1974)
 
1974 Macon County Line
 
1971 Welcome Home, Soldier Boys
 
1970 Angels Die Hard
 
1969 The Gun Runner (as R.B. Compton)
 
Show ShowProducer (3 titles)
1996-1997 Sliders (TV series) (producer - 25 episodes)
– This Slide of Paradise (1997) (producer)
– Stoker (1997) (producer)
– Dinoslide (1997) (producer)
– Slither (1997) (producer)
– The Other Slide of Darkness (1997) (producer)
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1994 Babylon 5 (TV series) (co-producer - 9 episodes)
– Grail (1994) (co-producer)
– Believers (1994) (co-producer)
– And the Sky Full of Stars (1994) (co-producer)
– The War Prayer (1994) (co-producer)
– The Parliament of Dreams (1994) (co-producer)
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1969 Like Mother Like Daughter (producer - as R.B. Compton)
 
Show ShowActor (9 titles)
1991 Kojak: Fatal Flaw (TV movie)
Director
 
1972 Bury Me an Angel
Pool Player
 
1970 Angels Die Hard
Restaurant Owner (uncredited)
 
1969 The Fabulous Bastard from Chicago
Duke Sandler (uncredited)
 
1969 Run, Angel, Run!
Ritchie
 
1969 The Sadistic Hypnotist
Sylvester (as Dick Dangerfield)
 
1969 Diamond Stud
Mr. Mueller
 
1967-1968 Star Trek (TV series)
Lt. Washburn / Technical Officer
– The Enterprise Incident (1968) … Technical Officer
– The Doomsday Machine (1967) … Lt. Washburn
 
1967 Felony Squad (TV series)
Intern
– Let Him Die! (1967) … Intern
 
Show ShowWriter (8 titles)
1975 Return to Macon County (written by)
 
1974 The California Kid (TV movie) (written by)
 
1974 Macon County Line (screenplay)
 
1970 Angels Die Hard (written by)
 
1969 The Fabulous Bastard from Chicago (writer / as R.B. Compton)
 
1969 Like Mother Like Daughter (as R.B. Compton)
 
1969 Run, Angel, Run! (story)
 
1969 The Gun Runner (written for the screen by / as R.B. Compton)
 
Show ShowProduction Manager (1 title)
1971 Isle of the Snake People (production supervisor - as Dick Compton)
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (1 title)
1970 Cry Blood, Apache (grip)
 
1969 The Sadistic Hypnotist (assistant director)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
2000 Macon County Line: 25 Years Down the Road (video short)
Himself
 

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Alternate Names:

Dick Compton | R.B. Compton | Dick Dangerfield
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Brother-in-law of Angela Cartwright and Steve Gullion. See more »

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