Don McDougall (born September 28, 1917 – February 7, 1991) was an American television director and screenwriter. McDougall directed numerous episodes of television shows including '' Wanted: Dead or Alive'', '' Rawhide'', ''

Bonanza ''Bonanza'' is an American Western television series that ran on NBC from September 12, 1959, to January 16, 1973. Lasting 14 seasons and 431 episodes, ''Bonanza'' is NBC's longest-running Western, the second-longest-running Western series on ...

'', ''

Mannix ''Mannix'' is an American detective television series that originally aired for eight seasons on CBS from September 16, 1967, to March 13, 1975. The show was created by Richard Levinson and William Link, and developed by executive producer ...

'', '' Ironside'', '' Star Trek: The Original Series'', ''

The Six Million Dollar Man ''The Six Million Dollar Man'' is an American science fiction and action television series, running from 1973 to 1978, about a former astronaut, USAF Colonel Steve Austin, portrayed by Lee Majors. After being seriously injured in a NASA test f ...

'', and '' CHiPs''. He also directed for shows such as ''

The Rifleman ''The Rifleman'' is an American Western television series starring Chuck Connors as rancher Lucas McCain and Johnny Crawford as his son Mark McCain. It was set in the 1880s in the fictional town of North Fork, New Mexico Territory. The show ...

'', '' Mission: Impossible''. ''

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'', '' Kolchak: The Night Stalker'', '' The Dukes of Hazzard'', and ''

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''. In 1974, he directed three episodes of ''

Planet of the Apes ''Planet of the Apes'' is a science fiction media franchise consisting of films, books, television series, comics, and other media about a Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, post-apocalyptic world in which humans and intelligent apes c ...

'' that featured Mark Lenard and were photographed by Jerry Finnerman. McDougall directed the three main stars of ''Star Trek'' in non-''Star Trek'' productions. He directed

Leonard Nimoy Leonard Simon Nimoy ( ; March 26, 1931 – February 27, 2015) was an American actor and director, famous for playing Spock in the ''Star Trek'' franchise for almost 50 years. This includes Development of Spock, originating Spock in Star Trek: T ...

in a 1965 episode of '' The Virginian'' and directed

William Shatner William Shatner (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian actor. In a career spanning seven decades, he is best known for his portrayal of James T. Kirk in the ''Star Trek'' franchise, from his 1966 debut as the captain of the starship USS Enterpri ...

in two episodes of the NBC series ''

Barbary Coast The Barbary Coast (also Barbary, Berbery, or Berber Coast) were the coastal regions of central and western North Africa, more specifically, the Maghreb and the Ottoman borderlands consisting of the regencies in Algiers, Tunis, and Tripoli, a ...

'' in 1975. It is

DeForest Kelley Jackson DeForest Kelley (January 20, 1920 – June 11, 1999) was an American actor, screenwriter, poet, and singer. He was known for his roles in film and television Western (genre), Westerns and achieved international fame as Dr. Leonard McCoy ...

with whom he worked the most, having worked with the actor numerous times in the late 1950s. He directed Kelley in several episodes of the CBS western series '' Trackdown'', as well as a 1957 episode of ''Alcoa Theatre'', a 1958 episode of ''Bonanza'', and a 1959 episode of ''Wanted: Dead or Alive''. Other regular ''Trek'' actors he directed include Diana Muldaur (in an episode of ''Mannix'') and Michael Dorn (on ''CHiPs''). McDougall died in Los Angeles on February 7, 1991."California, Death Index, 1940-1997", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VP9L-2X9 : Tue Feb 25 15:57:19 UTC 2025), Entry for Donald McDougall and Hopkins, 07 Feb 1991.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McDougall, Don 1917 births 1991 deaths Mass media people from San Francisco American television directors