Richard A. Colla
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| Richard A. Colla | |
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| Biographical information | |
| Birth date |
April 18, 1936 USA |
| Gender | |
| Nationality | American |
| Professional information | |
| Occupation | Director |
| Years active | 1961—2000 |
| BSG-related information | |
| Related film | Battlestar Galactica |
| Occupation | Director |
Richard A. Colla (born April 18, 1936) is a retired American director. He directed the Original Series pilot episode "Saga of a Star World" as well as its 1978 theatrical version, Battlestar Galactica. Yet he left the set four days before the end of shooting and was replaced by Alan J. Levi (who has been uncredited for this).
Biography
Involvement in the Battlestar Galactica universe
- Director (Battlestar Galactica, TOS: "Saga of a Star World")
Filmography
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| Year | Title | Function | Role | Notes |
| 2000 | Growing Up Brady | director | TV Movie | |
| 1999 | Blue Valley Songbird | director | TV Movie | |
| 1999 | Ultimate Deception | director | TV Movie | |
| 1998 | When Husbands Cheat | director | TV Movie | |
| 1997 | Love's Deadly Triangle: The Texas Cadet Murder | director | TV Movie | |
| 1996 | Her Last Chance | director | TV Movie | |
| 1996 | Hidden in Silence | director | TV Movie | |
| 1995 | Dazzle | director | TV Movie | |
| 1995 | Zoya | director | TV Movie | |
| 1994 | Roseanne and Tom: Behind the Scenes | director | TV Movie | |
| 1994 | Web of Deception | director | TV Movie | |
| 1993 | Desperate Rescue: The Cathy Mahone Story | director | TV Movie | |
| 1992 | Getting Up and Going Home | co-executive producer | TV Movie | |
| 1991 | Deadly Medicine | director | TV Movie | |
| 1990 | Storm and Sorrow | director producer |
TV Movie | |
| 1990 | Sparks: The Price of Passion | director producer |
TV Movie | |
| 1989 | Blind Witness | director producer |
TV Movie | |
| 1989 | Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer | director | TV Movie | |
| 1989 | Naked Lie | director | TV Movie | |
| 1988 | Something Is Out There | director (6 episodes) | TV Mini-Series | |
| 1988/I | Something Is Out There | director | TV Series | |
| 1988 | Werewolf | director (2 episodes) | TV Series | |
| 1985-1987 | Spenser: For Hire | director (5 episodes) | TV Series | |
| 1987 | Houston Knights | director (1 episode) | TV Series | |
| 1987 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | director (1 episode) | TV Series | |
| 1986 | That Secret Sunday | director | TV Movie | |
| 1986 | Kay O'Brien | director (1 episode) | TV Series | |
| 1985 | MacGyver | director (1 episode) | TV Series | |
| 1985 | Hunter | director (3 episodes) | TV Series | |
| 1985 | The Equalizer | director (1 episode) | TV Series | |
| 1985 | Stingray | Director | TV Movie | |
| 1985 | Hardcastle and McCormick | director (1 episode) | TV Series | |
| 1984 | Cover Up | director (2 episodes) | TV Series | |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | director (1 episode) | TV Series | |
| 1984 | Miami Vice | director (1 episode) | TV Series | |
| 1983 | The Shaft of Love | executive producer directed for stage |
TV Movie | |
| 1983 | Wizards and Warriors | director (1 episode) | TV Series | |
| 1982 | CHiPs | director (1 episode) | TV Series | |
| 1981-1982 | Shannon | director (2 episodes) | TV Series | |
| 1981 | Trapper John, M.D. | director (1 episode) | TV Series | |
| 1981 | Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige | director | TV Movie | |
| 1980 | Jake's Way | director | TV Movie | |
| 1978 | Battlestar Galactica | director (1 episode) | TV Series | |
| 1978 | Battlestar Galactica | director | Film | |
| 1978 | Olly, Olly, Oxen Free | director story producer |
Film | |
| 1975 | The UFO Incident | director executive producer |
TV Movie | |
| 1974 | The Tribe | director | TV Movie | |
| 1974 | Live Again, Die Again | director | TV Movie | |
| 1974 | The Questor Tapes | director | TV Movie | |
| 1973 | Tenafly | director (1 episode) | TV Series | |
| 1972 | Fuzz | director | Film | |
| 1968-1971 | Ironside | director (4 episodes) executive producer (1 episode) |
TV Series | |
| 1971 | Sarge | director (1 episode) executive producer (1 episode) |
TV Series | |
| 1970 | The Other Man | director | TV Movie | |
| 1970 | Zig Zag | director | Film | |
| 1970 | McCloud | director (1 episode) | TV Series | |
| 1969 | The Whole World Is Watching | director | TV Movie | |
| 1968 | The Name of the Game | director (1 episode) | TV Series | |
| 1968 | The Virginian | director (1 episode) | TV Series | |
| 1968 | Judd for the Defense | director (2 episodes) | TV Series | |
| 1966 | Gunsmoke | director (1 episode) | TV Series | |
| 1965-1966 | Days of Our Lives | actor (24 episodes) | Tony Merritt | TV Series |
| 1966 | The Legend of Jesse James | director (1 episode) writer (1 episode) |
TV Series | |
| 1962 | The Soldier | director | Short | |
| 1961 | Like Father, Like Son | actor | Ginny's Date (uncredited) | Film |
Notes
- Colla did not end the directing of "Saga of a Star World". Four days before ending the shooting, he left the show as he was in conflict with Glen Larson about the way of making the movie. He has been replaced by Alan J. Levi. [1]
See also
External links
Richard A. Colla on Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Richard A. Colla on the Internet Movie Database- Interview of Richard A. Colla on Galactica.tv (2008-04-29)
References
- ↑ Mike Egnor (April 29, 2008). "Richard Colla GALACTICA.TV interview". galactica.tv. Retrieved January 2, 2019.