Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

March 2, 1938(69)

Day of Death

August 11, 2007

Place of Birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Also Known As

Richard Bethel Compher

IMDb

Richard Compton

Directing

Biography

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 directed movies in the 60s with very limited success before moving to directing for television in the 70s and 80s.