Joseph L. Scanlan

American television director (1929–2020)

Joseph L. Scanlan
Born	Joseph Lawrence Scanlan (1929-08-16)August 16, 1929^[1] Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died	December 18, 2020(2020-12-18) (aged 91) Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
Occupation	Television director
Years active	1954–2002

Joseph Lawrence Scanlan (August 16, 1929 – December 18, 2020)^[2] was an American television director^[3] who early in his career was the primary director (1,665 of 1,710 episodes) of the NBC-TV soap opera Somerset (1970–76). He went on to direct individual episodes of numerous TV shows, TV movies, and one feature film. His last credit was a 2002 episode of Flatland.

Filmography

Somerset (primary director, 1,665 episodes, 1970–76)
Another World (multiple episodes, 1971)
The Secret Storm (multiple episodes, 1972)
The Starlost (6 episodes, 1973–74)
Our Man Flint: Dead on Target (TV Movie, 1976)
Land of the Lost (7 episodes, 1976)
What's Happening!! (1 episode, 1979)
The Littlest Hobo (15 episodes, 1980–82)
The Starlost: Deception (TV movie, 1980)
Spring Fever (film, 1982)
Knots Landing (22 episodes, 1985–91)
Adderly (1 episode, 1986)
Falcon Crest (6 episodes, 1987–89)
Nightstick (TV movie, 1987)
The Return of Ben Casey (TV movie, 1988)
Star Trek: The Next Generation (4 episodes, 1988–89)
Paradise (2 episodes, 1988)
Island Son (unknown episodes, 1989–90)
War of the Worlds (1 episode, 1990)
Quantum Leap (1 episode, 1990)
The Young Riders (6 episodes, 1990–92)
The World's Oldest Living Bridesmaid (TV movie, 1990)
I Still Dream of Jeannie (TV movie, 1991)
Homefront (4 episodes, 1992)
The Hidden Room (1 episode, 1993)
North of 60 (as Joseph Scanlan) (2 episodes, 1993)
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (3 episodes, 1993–94)
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (3 episodes, 1994)
Due South (1 episode, 1994)
Spenser: The Judas Goat (TV movie, 1994)
Spenser: A Savage Place (TV movie, 1995)
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1 episode, 1995)
Picture Perfect (TV movie, 1995)
The Outer Limits (7 episodes, 1995–96)
Dangerous Minds (multiple episodes, 1996)
Poltergeist: The Legacy (1 episode, 1996)
Stand Against Fear (TV movie, 1996)
Dead Man's Gun (TV pilot, 1997)
Players (2 episodes, 1997–98)
La Femme Nikita (6 episodes, 1997–2000)
Earth: Final Conflict (1 episode, 1998)
Broken Silence: A Moment of Truth Movie (TV movie, 1998)
Strange World (1 episode, 1999)
Largo Winch (TV pilot, 2001)
Flatland (1 episode, 2002)

Awards and nominations

Scanlan was nominated for a Gemini Award 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

^ ref check at birthdatabase.com/intelius.com
^ "Joseph L. Scanlan". Legacy.com. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
^ Maslin, Janet (January 15, 1983). "The Last American Virgin (1982) FROLICS IN FLORIDA AND OTHER ANTICS". The New York Times.