Richard Compton
Director 1938 - 2007

Richard Compton

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Richard Compton was a director, primarily for television, after starting his career as an actor in the 1950s in government propaganda movies, eventually moving to television in the 60s, where he was best known for portraying a Romulan in several episodes of Star Trek. He... Read full bio →

Directed Films

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Babylon 5: The Gathering

Babylon 5: The Gathering

Richard Compton 1993 1h 35m

The feature-length pilot for this Emmy award-winning show. Babylon 5 is the latest in a series of space stations built by humans. The Vorlon ambassador, Kosh, has been poisoned. It is the new commanding officer, Jeffrey Sinclair, who has the responsibility of finding the culprit. Otherwise, the space station will fail in its role of bringing man...

Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge

Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge

Richard Compton 1988 1h 40m

Duell McCall is an outlaw on the run for a crime he didn't commit. Captured by the law and coerced into helping rescue the daughter of the evil local land baron, he finds himself drawn into an ever-deepening web of lies that threatens to cost him his life.

Ravagers

Ravagers

Richard Compton 1979 1h 30m

In a post-apocalyptic world divided between two groups called the Flockers and the Ravagers, an adventurer and his "pleasure girl" try to find their way to a rumored safe haven called the Land of Genesis.

The Gun Runner

The Gun Runner

Richard Compton 1969 1h 16m

Government agents hire a mercenary to infiltrate a crime ring that's selling guns to a right-wing militia in Texas.

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