Richard Compton (1938-2007)

Birthplace:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Born:
March 2, 1938

Died:
August 11, 2007

Additional information:

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Director:
1969  The Gun Runner
1970  Angels Die Hard
1971  Welcome Home, Soldier Boys
1974  Macon County Line
1975  Return to Macon County
1977  The Ransom
1978  Deadman's Curve
1979  Ravagers
1988  Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge
1988  Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge
1989  Baywatch: Panic at Malibu Pier
1989  Kojak: Fatal Flaw
1990  Kojak: It's Always Something
1990  Super Force
1992  The Keys
1993  Babylon 5: The Gathering
2005  Home for the Holidays

Screenplay:
1969  The Gun Runner
1970  Angels Die Hard
1971  Welcome Home, Soldier Boys
1974  Macon County Line
1975  Return to Macon County
1977  The Ransom
1978  Deadman's Curve
1979  Ravagers
1988  Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge
1988  Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge
1989  Baywatch: Panic at Malibu Pier
1989  Kojak: Fatal Flaw
1990  Kojak: It's Always Something
1990  Super Force
1992  The Keys
1993  Babylon 5: The Gathering
2005  Home for the Holidays

Story:
1969  Run, Angel, Run!
1969  The Gun Runner
1970  Angels Die Hard
1971  Welcome Home, Soldier Boys
1974  Macon County Line
1975  Return to Macon County
1977  The Ransom
1978  Deadman's Curve
1979  Ravagers
1988  Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge
1988  Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge
1989  Baywatch: Panic at Malibu Pier
1989  Kojak: Fatal Flaw
1990  Kojak: It's Always Something
1990  Super Force
1992  The Keys
1993  Babylon 5: The Gathering
2005  Home for the Holidays

Writer:
1969  Run, Angel, Run!
1969  The Gun Runner
1970  Angels Die Hard
1970  Like Mother Like Daughter
1971  Welcome Home, Soldier Boys
1974  Macon County Line
1974  The California Kid
1975  Return to Macon County
1977  The Ransom
1978  Deadman's Curve
1979  Ravagers
1988  Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge
1988  Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge
1989  Baywatch: Panic at Malibu Pier
1989  Kojak: Fatal Flaw
1990  Kojak: It's Always Something
1990  Super Force
1992  The Keys
1993  Babylon 5: The Gathering
2005  Home for the Holidays

Director:
1973  Kojak
1980  Wild Times
1981  Hill Street Blues
1982  Hotel
1982  T. J. Hooker
1983  Hardcastle and McCormick
1983  Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1984  Call to Glory
1984  Miami Vice
1985  MacGruder and Loud
1985  Otherworld
1985  Street Hawk
1985  The Equalizer
1986  Kay O'Brien
1986  L.A. Law
1987  Houston Knights
1987  Star Trek: The Next Generation
1989  Baywatch
1990  Over My Dead Body
1990  Super Force
1991  Home Improvement
1993  Diagnosis: Murder
1993  The X-Files
1994  Babylon 5
1994  Hawkeye (The First Frontier)
1994  M.A.N.T.I.S.
1995  Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
1995  JAG
1995  Sliders
1996  Profiler
1996  The Burning Zone
1996  The Sentinel
1997  Pensacola: Wings of Gold
1997  Soldier of Fortune
1998  Charmed
1999  Get Real
2000  The District
2001  The Division
2001  The Lone Gunmen
2003  Peacemakers

Producer:
1973  Kojak
1980  Wild Times
1981  Hill Street Blues
1982  Hotel
1982  T. J. Hooker
1983  Hardcastle and McCormick
1983  Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1984  Call to Glory
1984  Miami Vice
1985  MacGruder and Loud
1985  Otherworld
1985  Street Hawk
1985  The Equalizer
1986  Kay O'Brien
1986  L.A. Law
1987  Houston Knights
1987  Star Trek: The Next Generation
1989  Baywatch
1990  Over My Dead Body
1990  Super Force
1991  Home Improvement
1993  Diagnosis: Murder
1993  The X-Files
1994  Babylon 5
1994  Hawkeye (The First Frontier)
1994  M.A.N.T.I.S.
1995  Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
1995  JAG
1995  Sliders
1996  Profiler
1996  The Burning Zone
1996  The Sentinel
1997  Pensacola: Wings of Gold
1997  Soldier of Fortune
1998  Charmed
1999  Get Real
2000  The District
2001  The Division
2001  The Lone Gunmen
2003  Peacemakers

Writer:
1973  Kojak
1980  Wild Times
1981  Hill Street Blues
1982  Hotel
1982  T. J. Hooker
1983  Hardcastle and McCormick
1983  Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1984  Call to Glory
1984  Miami Vice
1985  MacGruder and Loud
1985  Otherworld
1985  Street Hawk
1985  The Equalizer
1986  Kay O'Brien
1986  L.A. Law
1987  Houston Knights
1987  Star Trek: The Next Generation
1989  Baywatch
1990  Over My Dead Body
1990  Super Force
1991  Home Improvement
1993  Diagnosis: Murder
1993  The X-Files
1994  Babylon 5
1994  Hawkeye (The First Frontier)
1994  M.A.N.T.I.S.
1995  Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
1995  JAG
1995  Sliders
1996  Profiler
1996  The Burning Zone
1996  The Sentinel
1997  Pensacola: Wings of Gold
1997  Soldier of Fortune
1998  Charmed
1999  Get Real
2000  The District
2001  The Division
2001  The Lone Gunmen
2003  Peacemakers

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