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Clifford John Bole (November 9, 1937 – February 15, 2014) was a director of a number of American and Canadian
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s. He directed episodes of ''
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'', ''
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'', '' Vegas'', ''
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'', '' V: The Series'', ''
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'', ''
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'', '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'', and '' Star Trek: Voyager'' among others. The Star Trek alien race called the '' Bolians'' is named after him.


Career

Bole grew up in the
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and described himself as a "set rat", sneaking into studio
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s to watch the filming taking place. He went on to train as a script clerk and as a production assistant before moving into directing. One of his earlier roles was as script supervisor on ''
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'' in 1964. Bole is perhaps best known for his directing work in the ''
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'' franchise which began with the first season episode " Lonely Among Us" of '' Star Trek: The Next Generation''. He went on to direct a further 24 episodes of that series, as well as seven episodes of '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' and ten episodes of '' Star Trek: Voyager''. He was originally referred to the ''TNG'' production team by colleague Jeff Hayes, although Bole knew producer
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from when they both worked at
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. Bole directed the ''TNG'' episode "
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", which featured the first appearance of the alien race called the '' Bolians'', who were named after Bole. He subsequently described working on ''The Next Generation'' as "the biggest joy and ensemble I've ever worked with". His work on ''Deep Space Nine'' was delayed following a disagreement with
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over working practices. However, his first directing position in that series was in the 18th episode, "
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". He had previously worked with Avery Brooks, who played Hawk on '' Spenser: For Hire''. His recollection of working on ''Deep Space Nine'' wasn't as warm as ''The Next Generation'', but ''Voyager'' was more similar to the earlier ''Star Trek'' series. Rick Berman brought him in for ''Voyager'', which resulted in Bole directing, amongst others, " The Q and the Grey", one of the best-received episodes of ''Voyager''. His final episode for ''Voyager'' and the franchise was the first part of the
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episode " Dark Frontier". Bole was recognized with a Golden Palm Star on the
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Walk of Stars at 255 South Palm Canyon Drive in 2005. He died at his home in Palm Desert, California on February 15, 2014.


Selected filmography

* ''
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'' (12 episodes) * ''
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'' (6 episodes) * '' Vega$'' (12 episodes) * '' Strike Force'' (4 episodes) * '' Fantasy Island'' (20 episodes) * ''
Matt Houston ''Matt Houston'' is an American crime drama television series starring Lee Horsley as the title character, a wealthy oilman who holds a side job as a private investigator. Created by Lawrence Gordon and produced by Aaron Spelling, it origin ...
'' (9 episodes) * '' V'' (3 episodes) * ''
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'' (17 episodes) * ''
Scarecrow and Mrs. King ''Scarecrow and Mrs. King'' is an American television series that aired from October 3, 1983, to May 28, 1987, on CBS. The music underscore was composed by Arthur B. Rubinstein. The show starred Kate Jackson and Bruce Boxleitner, as divorced ...
'' (4 episodes) * '' Spenser: For Hire'' (3 episodes) * ''
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'' (16 episodes) * '' Mission: Impossible'' (1988) (3 episodes) * ''
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'' (4 episodes) * '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' (25 episodes) * ''
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'' (5 episodes) * '' Pointman'' (2 episodes) * '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' (7 episodes) * '' M.A.N.T.I.S.'' (3 episodes) * '' Star Trek: Voyager'' (10 episodes) * ''
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'' (4 episodes)


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bole, Cliff American television directors Canadian television directors 2014 deaths 1937 births Mass media people from San Francisco