Joseph Lawrence Scanlan (August 16, 1929 – December 18, 2020) was an American movie and television director who directed episodes of popular TV shows such as '' Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'', ''

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'', '' Spenser: For Hire'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and the NBC-TV soap operas ''

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'' and '' Another World'' in the early 1970s. He also directed four episodes of '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' during its first and second seasons as well as an episode of Gene Roddenberry's '' Earth: Final Conflict''.

Filmography

* ''

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'' (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 ''Dead Man's Gun'' was a western anthology series on Showtime from 1997 to 1999. The series followed the travels of a gun as it passed to a new character in each episode. The gun would change the life of whoever possessed it. Each episode was n ...

'' (1997, pilot) * ''

Stand Against Fear ''Stand Against Fear'' (also called ''Unlikely Suspects'') is a 1996 American made-for-television drama film starring Sarah Chalke as a cheerleader who takes action when she faces sexual intimidation from football players at her school. The film ...

'' (1996) * '' The Outer Limits'' * '' Poltergeist: The Legacy'' * ''

Dangerous Minds ''Dangerous Minds'' is a 1995 American drama film directed by John N. Smith and produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer. It is based on the autobiography ''My Posse Don't Do Homework'' by retired U.S. Marine LouAnne Johnson, who in 1989 too ...

'' (multiple episodes) * '' Picture Perfect'' * '' Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'' * '' Spenser: A Savage Place'' (1995) * '' Spenser: The Judas Goat'' (1994) * ''

Due South ''Due South'' is a Canadian crime comedy-drama television series created by Paul Haggis, and produced by Alliance Communications from its premiere on April 26, 1994, to its conclusion after four seasons on March 14, 1999. The series starred Pau ...

'' * ''

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'' (three episodes) * '' Kung Fu: The Legend Continues'' * ''

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'' (as Joseph Scanlan) * ''

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'' (1991) * '' Homefront'' * ''

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'' * '' The World's Oldest Living Bridesmaid'' * ''

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'' * ''

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'' * ''

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'' * ''

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'' (1988) * ''

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'' (1987) * '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' * ''

Adderly ''Adderly'' is a Canadian television adventure-drama series which aired from 1986 to 1988. It was broadcast on both Canadian TV and on CBS in the United States. It starred Vancouver-born Winston Rekert as "charming and witty V.H. Adderly," an ope ...

'' * '' Spenser: For Hire'' * ''

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'' (1982) * ''

'' * '' The Starlost: Deception'' (1980) * ''

Knots Landing ''Knots Landing'' is an American prime time television soap opera that aired on CBS from December 27, 1979, to May 13, 1993. A spin-off of ''Dallas'', it was set in a fictitious coastal suburb of Los Angeles and initially centered on the lives of ...

'' * ''

The Littlest Hobo ''The Littlest Hobo'' is a Canadian television series (French title: ''Le Vagabond'') based upon a 1958 well-known film of the same name directed by Charles R. Rondeau. The series first aired from 1963 to 1965 in syndication, and was revived for ...

'' * ''

'' (1 episode) * '' Our Man Flint: Dead on Target'' (1976) * ''

The Starlost ''The Starlost'' is a Canadian-produced science fiction television series created by writer Harlan Ellison and broadcast in 1973 on CTV in Canada and syndicated to local stations in the United States. The show's setting is a huge generational ...

'' * ''

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'' (multiple episodes) (1972) * '' Another World'' (1971) * ''

'' (1970–1973)

Awards and nominations

Scanlan was nominated for a

Gemini Award The Gemini Awards were awards given by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television between 1986–2011 to recognize the achievements of Canada's television industry. The Gemini Awards are analogous to the Emmy Awards given in the United States ...

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.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Scanlan, Joseph L. 2020 deaths People from Brooklyn American television directors 1929 births Film directors from New York City