Richard Compton

Birthday: March 2nd, 1938 Date of Death: August 11th, 2007 Place of Birth: 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 directed movies in the 60s with very limited success before moving to directing for television in the 70s and 80s.