Biography
Joseph Lawrence Scanlan (August 16, 1929 β December 18, 2020) was an American television director who early in his career was the primary director (1,665 of 1,710 episodes) of the NBC-TV soap opera Somerset (1970β76). 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
all 34
Director 34
TV Shows 22
Movies 12
Director
![Flatland](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/525073-flatland.jpg)
Flatland (2002)
TV
Director
![Flatland](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/443502-flatland.jpg)
Flatland (2002)
Movie
Director
![Race Against Fear](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/94626-race-against-fear.jpg)
Race Against Fear (1998)
Movie
Director
![Earth: Final Conflict](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/85180-earth-final-conflict.jpg)
Earth: Final Conflict (1997)
TV
Director
![La Femme Nikita](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/18183-la-femme-nikita.jpg)
La Femme Nikita (1997)
TV
5.67
Director
![Stand Against Fear](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Stand Against Fear (1996)
Movie
Director
![Picture Perfect](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/96863-picture-perfect.jpg)
Picture Perfect (1995)
Movie
Director
![The Outer Limits](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/14767-the-outer-limits.jpg)
The Outer Limits (1995)
TV
6
Director
![Due South](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/100492-due-south.jpg)
Due South (1994)
TV
6.55
Director
![True Blue](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/304339-true-blue.jpg)
True Blue (1989)
TV
Director
![The Young Riders](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/28152-the-young-riders.jpg)
The Young Riders (1989)
TV
7
Director
![Island Son](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Island Son (1989)
TV
Director
![Quantum Leap](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/11515-quantum-leap.jpg)
Quantum Leap (1989)
TV
5.84
Director
![Paradise](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/565390-paradise.jpg)
Paradise (1988)
TV
Director
![War of the Worlds](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/118717-war-of-the-worlds.jpg)
War of the Worlds (1988)
TV
1
Director
![Nightstick](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/50927-nightstick.jpg)
Nightstick (1987)
Movie
Director
![The Campbells](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/660098-the-campbells.jpg)
The Campbells (1986)
TV
Director
![Spring Fever](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/121940-spring-fever.jpg)
Spring Fever (1982)
Movie
Director
![Falcon Crest](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/57729-falcon-crest.jpg)
Falcon Crest (1981)
TV
Director
![Knots Landing](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/8282-knots-landing.jpg)
Knots Landing (1979)
TV
5.33
Director
![The Littlest Hobo](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/145191-the-littlest-hobo.jpg)
The Littlest Hobo (1979)
TV
Director
![What's Happening!!](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/11511-what-s-happening.jpg)
What's Happening!! (1976)
TV
6
Director
![Dead on Target](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/2240-dead-on-target.jpg)
Dead on Target (1976)
Movie
Director
![The Starlost](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/97097-the-starlost.jpg)
The Starlost (1973)
TV
Ratings
Average 6.12
Based on 272 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1973
1987
1990
1989
2002
Information
Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1929-08-16
Deathday2020-12-18 (91 years old)
Birth PlaceBrooklyn, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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