Richard Compton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Richard Compton

American television director

Date of Birth: 02-Mar-1938

Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 11-Aug-2007

Profession: television director, television actor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Richard Compton (March 2, 1938 – August 11, 2007) was an American actor, director and writer, primarily in television. Compton had small parts as an actor in film and television series, including minor roles in two episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series.
Years later, he directed an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Other directorial credits included episodes of The X-Files, Charmed, Sliders, Babylon 5 and Miami Vice, as well as the films Macon County Line and its sequel, Return to Macon County (both of which he also co-wrote). Compton was the husband of actress Veronica Cartwright and the brother-in-law of actress Angela Cartwright.