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"Sliders" (1995): Season 3: Episode 23 -- The sliders (Jerry O'Connell, Sabrina Lloyd, Cleavant Derricks, Kari Wuhrer) return to the world where they lost Arturo, only to find the land terrorized by dinosaurs; Col. Rickman feeds off the settlers' DNA.
Macon County Line (1974) -- Open-ended Trailer from Anchor Bay Entertainment
"Sliders" (1995): Season 3: Episode 9 -- Remmy (Cleavant Derricks) finds himself with child when the Sliders land on a world where men carry babies for the last 20 weeks of gestation. With John Rhys-Davies.
"Sliders" (1995): Season 3: Episode 2 -- On an Earth nearly depleted of natural resources, a group of people discovers an evil use for the secret of sliding. With John Rhys-Davies, Jerry O'Connell, Sabrina Lloyd and Cleavant Derricks.
"Sliders" (1995): Season 3: Episode 10 -- The Sliders (John Rhys-Davies, Sabrina Lloyd, Cleavant Derricks) find themselves in a world where Quinn (Jerry O'Connell) must settle a legal dispute on a televised game show. Guest star: Don Most.

Overview

Date of Birth:

2 March 1938, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA more

Date of Death:

11 August 2007, Los Angeles, California, USA more

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Writer/director/producer Richard Compton was born on March 2, 1938, in... more

Trivia:

Brother-in-law of Angela Cartwright and Steve Gullion. more

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Down 8% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

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Obscure Pa film to find: 1979's The Ravagers starring Richard Harris
 (From QuietEarth. 9 June 2009, 8:04 AM, PDT)

Alternate Names:

Dick Compton | Dick Dangerfield

Filmography

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Director
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Home for the Holidays (2005) (TV) 2005 - 5.9 (64)
- 2. "JAG" (1995)   (3 episodes, 2002-2005) 2005 - 6.7 (2,713)
AKAs:
  • JAG: Judge Advocate General (Australia)
3 TV episodes:
- 3. "Peacemakers" (2003) (unknown episodes) 2003 - 8.5 (1,581)
- 4. "The Lone Gunmen" (2001)   (2 episodes, 2001) 2001 - 7.9 (1,060)
2 TV episodes:
- 5. "The X Files" (1993)   (2 episodes, 2000-2001) 2001 - 9.1 (22,839)
AKAs:
  • The X-Files (USA)
2 TV episodes:
- 6. "The Fugitive" (2000)   (1 episode, 2000) 2000 - 7.1 (209)
1 TV episode:
- 7. "The District" (2000)   (1 episode, 2000) 2000 - 6.9 (435)
1 TV episode:
- 8. "Profiler" (1996)   (5 episodes, 1999-2000) 2000 - 7.2 (669)
5 TV episodes:
- 9. "Charmed" (1998)   (3 episodes, 1998-1999) 1999 - 6.9 (9,721)
3 TV episodes:
- 10. "Get Real" (1999) (unknown episodes) 1999 - 7.4 (163)
- 11. "Sliders" (1995)   (11 episodes, 1996-1999) 1999 - 7.7 (2,941)
11 TV episodes: 6 episodes not shown.
- 12. "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys" (1995)   (1 episode, 1998) 1998 - 6.7 (2,779)
1 TV episode:
- 13. "The Sentinel" (1996)   (2 episodes, 1998) 1998 - 7.0 (375)
2 TV episodes:
- 14. "Players" (1997) (unknown episodes) 1997 - 7.8 (97)
- 15. "Soldier of Fortune, Inc." (1997)   (unknown episodes) 1997 - 7.0 (156)
AKAs:
  • S.O.F. Special Ops Force (USA: second season title)
  • S.O.F., Inc.
  • SOF, Inc.
- 16. "The Burning Zone" (1996) (unknown episodes) 1996 - 6.8 (55)
- 17. "Pointman" (1995)   (3 episodes, 1995) 1995 - 8.1 (28)
- 18. "Diagnosis Murder" (1993)   (1 episode, 1994) 1994 - 6.9 (1,127)
1 TV episode:
- 19. "Hawkeye" (1994) (unknown episodes) 1994 - 9.1 (50)
- 20. "M.A.N.T.I.S." (1994) (unknown episodes) 1994 - 5.8 (122)
- 21. "Babylon 5" (1994)   (5 episodes, 1994) 1994 - 8.8 (5,422)
AKAs:
  • B5 (USA: promotional abbreviation)
5 TV episodes:
- 22. Babylon 5: The Gathering (1993) (TV)   1993 - 6.4 (3,819)
AKAs:
  • B5 (USA: promotional abbreviation)
  • Babylon 5 (USA: alternative title)
- 23. The Keys (1992) (TV) 1992 - 4.3 (21)
- 24. "L.A. Law" (1986)   (2 episodes, 1990-1992) 1992 - 6.9 (565)
2 TV episodes:
- 25. "The Commish" (1991) (unknown episodes) 1991 - 7.2 (311)
- 26. "Home Improvement" (1991) (unknown episodes) 1991 - 7.6 (6,136)
- 27. "Over My Dead Body" (1990) (unknown episodes) 1990 - 10.0 (7)
- 28. "Super Force" (1990) (unknown episodes) 1990 - 6.8 (76)
- 29. "Miami Vice" (1984)   (8 episodes, 1987-1990) 1990 - 7.8 (3,704)
8 TV episodes: 3 episodes not shown.
- 30. Kojak: It's Always Something (1990) (TV) 1990 - 6.2 (54)
- 31. "Baywatch" (1989)   (1 episode, 1989) 1989 - 4.9 (3,683)
AKAs:
  • Baywatch Hawaii (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 32. Kojak: Fatal Flaw (1989) (TV) 1989 - 6.2 (63)
- 33. Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge (1988) (TV) 1988 - 4.7 (42)
- 34. "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987)   (1 episode, 1987) 1987 - 8.8 (11,334)
AKAs:
  • Star Trek: TNG (USA: promotional abbreviation)
1 TV episode:
- 35. "CBS Summer Playhouse" (1987)   (1 episode, 1987) 1987 - 4.9 (19)
1 TV episode:
- 36. "Kay O'Brien" (1986)   (1 episode, 1986) 1986 - 7.0 (5)
1 TV episode:
- 37. "The Equalizer" (1985)   (8 episodes, 1985-1986) 1986 - 7.6 (667)
8 TV episodes: 3 episodes not shown.
- 38. "Otherworld" (1985)   (1 episode, 1985) 1985 - 6.7 (96)
1 TV episode:
- 39. "Street Hawk" (1985) (unknown episodes) 1985 - 6.9 (404)
- 40. "Call to Glory" (1984)   (1 episode, 1984) 1984 - 7.2 (33)
1 TV episode:
- 41. "Scarecrow and Mrs. King" (1983)   (1 episode, 1984) 1984 - 6.9 (332)
1 TV episode:
- 42. "Hill Street Blues" (1981)   (1 episode, 1984) 1984 - 8.3 (1,190)
1 TV episode:
- 43. "Hotel" (1983)   (unknown episodes) 1983 - 5.7 (234)
AKAs:
  • Arthur Hailey's Hotel
- 44. "T.J. Hooker" (1982) (unknown episodes) 1982 - 5.8 (455)
- 45. "Wild Times" (1980) 1980 - 6.5 (80)
- 46. Ravagers (1979) 1979 - 3.9 (116)
- 47. Deadman's Curve (1978) (TV) 1978 - 6.8 (180)
- 48. The Ransom (1977)   1977 - 3.8 (59)
AKAs:
  • Assault on Paradise
  • Maniac! (USA: reissue title)
  • Ransom (USA: alternative title)
  • The Town That Cried Terror
- 49. Return to Macon County (1975)   1975 - 5.2 (230)
AKAs:
  • The Last Escape (Philippines: English title)
- 50. "Get Christie Love!" (1974)   (1 episode, 1974) 1974 - 7.6 (30)
1 TV episode:
- 51. Macon County Line (1974) 1974 - 6.8 (309)
- 52. Welcome Home, Soldier Boys (1972)   1972 - 6.0 (32)
AKAs:
  • Five Days Home (USA: alternative title)
- 53. Angels Die Hard (1970)   1970 - 5.5 (54)
AKAs:
  • Rough Boys (Europe: English title: video title)
- 54. Gun Runner (1969)   1969 - -
AKAs:
  • The Gunrunners (USA: alternative title)
Producer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "Sliders" (1995) producer (unknown episodes) 1995 - 7.7 (2,941)
- 2. "Babylon 5" (1994)   co-producer (22 episodes, 1994) 1994 - 8.8 (5,422)
AKAs:
  • B5 (USA: promotional abbreviation)
22 TV episodes: 17 episodes not shown.
- 3. Like Mother Like Daughter (1968)   (producer) 1968 - -
AKAs:
  • Sins of the Daughter (USA: alternative title)
Actor
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Bury Me an Angel (1972) Pool Player 1972 - 6.2 (64)
- 2. Angels Die Hard (1970)   (uncredited) Restaurant owner 1970 - 5.5 (54)
AKAs:
  • Rough Boys (Europe: English title: video title)
- 3. The Fabulous Bastard from Chicago (1969)   1969 - 2.3 (7)
AKAs:
  • The Fabulous Kid from Chicago (USA: bowdlerized title)
- 4. Run, Angel, Run! (1969) (uncredited) Rich 1969 - 4.8 (73)
- 5. Wanda, the Sadistic Hypnotist (1969)   (as Dick Dangerfield) Sylvester 1969 - 4.2 (52)
AKAs:
  • The Sadistic Hypnotist (USA: alternative title)
  • Wanda the Hypnotist (USA: short title)
- 6. Diamond Stud (1969) 1969 - -
- 7. "Star Trek" (1966)   Technical Officer / Washburn (2 episodes, 1967-1968) 1968 - 8.6 (8,329)
AKAs:
  • Star Trek: TOS (USA: promotional abbreviation)
  • Star Trek: The Original Series (USA: informal title)
2 TV episodes:
- 8. "Felony Squad" (1966)   Intern (1 episode, 1967) 1967 - 8.7 (25)
1 TV episode:
Writer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Return to Macon County (1975)   (writer) 1975 - 5.2 (230)
AKAs:
  • The Last Escape (Philippines: English title)
- 2. The California Kid (1974) (TV) (writer) 1974 - 6.4 (263)
- 3. Macon County Line (1974) (writer) 1974 - 6.8 (309)
- 4. Angels Die Hard (1970)   (writer) 1970 - 5.5 (54)
AKAs:
  • Rough Boys (Europe: English title: video title)
- 5. The Fabulous Bastard from Chicago (1969)   (writer) 1969 - 2.3 (7)
AKAs:
  • The Fabulous Kid from Chicago (USA: bowdlerized title)
- 6. Run, Angel, Run! (1969) (story) 1969 - 4.8 (73)
- 7. Like Mother Like Daughter (1968)   (writer) 1968 - -
AKAs:
  • Sins of the Daughter (USA: alternative title)
Production Manager
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. La muerte viviente (1971)   (production supervisor) (as Dick Compton) 1971 - 2.6 (422)
AKAs:
  • Isle of the Living Dead
  • Isle of the Snake People (USA)
  • Snake People
Camera and Electrical Department
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Cry Blood, Apache (1970) (grip) 1970 - 2.0 (250)
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Wanda, the Sadistic Hypnotist (1969)   (assistant director) 1969 - 4.2 (52)
AKAs:
  • The Sadistic Hypnotist (USA: alternative title)
  • Wanda the Hypnotist (USA: short title)
Self
 Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Macon County Line: 25 Years Down the Road (2000) (V) Himself 2000 - -

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