Richard A. Colla (born April 18, 1936) (sometimes credited as Dick Colla) is an American

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and

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. On screen he played Tony Merritt on the

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''. His directorial credits include '' The Virginian'', ''

Battlestar Galactica ''Battlestar Galactica'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Glen A. Larson. The franchise began with the Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series), original television series in 1978, and was followed by a short-run sequel se ...

'', '' McCloud'', ''

Miami Vice ''Miami Vice'' is an American crime drama television series created by Anthony Yerkovich and produced by Michael Mann (director), Michael Mann for NBC. The series stars Don Johnson as James "Sonny" Crockett and Philip Michael Thomas as Ricardo ...

'', ''

MacGyver Angus "Mac" MacGyver is the title character and the protagonist in the TV series ''MacGyver''. He is played by Richard Dean Anderson in the 1985 original series. Lucas Till portrays a younger version of MacGyver in the 2016 reboot. In both po ...

'', ''

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''; ''

Murder, She Wrote ''Murder, She Wrote'' is an American crime drama television series, created by Peter S. Fischer, Richard Levinson and William Link, starring Angela Lansbury, and produced and distributed by Universal Television for the CBS network. The series f ...

''; ''

Gunsmoke ''Gunsmoke'' is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman Macdonnell and writer John Meston. It centers on Dodge City, Kansas, in the 1870s, during the settlement of the American West. The central character ...

'', '' Ironside''; ''

Trapper John, M.D. ''Trapper John, M.D.'' is an American medical drama television series and spin-off of the film ''M*A*S*H'' (1970). Pernell Roberts portrayed the title character, a lovable surgeon who became a mentor and father figure in San Francisco, Californi ...

''; and other series. He directed the feature films ''

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'' (1978) starring

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and '' Fuzz'' (1972) starring

Burt Reynolds Burton Leon Reynolds Jr. (February 11, 1936 – September 6, 2018) was an American actor, considered a sex symbol and icon of 1970s American popular culture. Reynolds first rose to prominence when he starred in television series such as ' ...

and ''

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'' (1970) starring

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. He was originally under consideration to direct the film ''

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'' (1971) but was replaced by the film's star

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. For much of the 1990s, he directed a number of television films his last credit being ''

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Filmography

* ''

'' (1970) * '' Fuzz'' (1972) * ''

The Questor Tapes ''The Questor Tapes'' is a 1974 American made-for-television sci-fi drama film about an android (portrayed by Robert Foxworth) with incomplete memory tapes who is searching for his creator and his purpose. Conceived by Gene Roddenberry, who is ...

'' (1974) * ''

Live Again, Die Again ''Live Again, Die Again'' is a 1974 American made-for-television science fiction thriller film starring Cliff Potts, Walter Pidgeon, Donna Mills, Mike Farrell, Geraldine Page and Vera Miles. It is directed by Richard A. Colla from a teleplay writ ...

'' (1974) * ''

The UFO Incident ''The UFO Incident'' is a 1975 American made-for-television biographical film starring James Earl Jones and Estelle Parsons based on the alleged 1961 alien abduction of Barney and Betty Hill. Plot The movie introduces us to Barney and Betty H ...

'' (1975) * ''

'' (1978) * ''

'' (1978) * '' Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige'' (1981) * ''

Something Is Out There ''Something Is Out There'' is a 1988 United States, American science fiction television miniseries that aired on NBC, and a weekly series that followed in the fall of 1988, which lasted from October to December 1988. Plot summary Jack Breslin (Jos ...

'' (1988) * ''

Blind Witness Blind Witness is a Canadian deathcore band from Granby, Quebec. Formed in 2005, the group was signed to Mediaskare Records and released two full-length studio albums. The band broke up in 2012, but reformed in 2014. History Blind Witnes ...

'' (1989) * '' Desperate Rescue: The Cathy Mahone Story'' (1993) * ''

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'' (1994) * '' Love's Deadly Triangle: The Texas Cadet Murder'' (1997) * '' Ultimate Deception'' (1999) * ''

Blue Valley Songbird ''Blue Valley Songbird'' is a 1999 American made-for-television musical drama film directed by Richard A. Colla and starring Dolly Parton. It was filmed in Nashville, Tennessee and originally premiered on Lifetime on November 1, 1999. Plot Do ...

'' (1999) * ''

'' (2000)

References

External links

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Richard A. Colla at BattlestarWiki.org
1936 births Living people American film directors American male soap opera actors American television directors Place of birth missing (living people) {{tv-director-stub