Joseph L. Scanlan
| Joseph L. Scanlan | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Joseph Lawrence Scanlan August 16, 1929 [1] Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Television & Film director |
| Years active | 1954-2002 |
Joseph L. Scanlan (born Joseph Lawrence Scanlan August 16, 1929) is an American film and television director [2]who has also directed episodes for such popular TV shows as Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, What's Happening!!, Spenser: For Hire, Falcon Crest, Land of the Lost, and also the NBC-TV soap operas Somerset and Another World in the early 1970s. He also directed four episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation during its first season, and also, an episode of Gene Roddenberry's Earth: Final Conflict.
Filmography
- Flatland
- Largo Winch (pilot)
- La Femme Nikita
- Strange World
- Race Against Fear: A Moment of Truth Movie (1998)
- Earth: Final Conflict
- Players (two episodes)
- Dead Man's Gun (1997) (pilot)
- Stand Against Fear (1996)
- The Outer Limits
- Poltergeist: The Legacy
- Dangerous Minds (multiple episodes)
- Picture Perfect
- Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
- Spenser: A Savage Place (1995)
- Spenser: The Judas Goat (1994)
- Due South
- The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (three episodes)
- Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
- North of 60 (as Joseph Scanlan)
- I Still Dream of Jeannie (1991)
- Homefront
- The Hidden Room
- The World's Oldest Living Bridesmaid
- The Young Riders
- Island Son
- Quantum Leap
- Paradise
- War of the Worlds
- The Return of Ben Casey (1988)
- Nightstick (1987)
- Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Adderly
- Spenser: For Hire
- Spring Fever (1982)
- Falcon Crest
- The Starlost: Deception (1980)
- Knots Landing
- The Littlest Hobo
- Land of the Lost
- What's Happening!! (1 episode)
- Our Man Flint: Dead on Target (1976)
- The Starlost
- The Secret Storm (multiple episodes) (1972)
- Another World (1971)
- Somerset (1970–1973)
Awards and nominations
Scanlan was nominated for a Gemini Award for Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series (The Outer Limits) in 1995. He directed "The Big Goodbye" (Star Trek: The Next Generation) which won a Peabody award in 1987.
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