James L. Conway (born October 27, 1950, in

New York City New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive w ...

, U.S.) is an American film and television director, producer, and writer, studio executive, and novelist. Movies Conway directed include ''

The Boogens ''The Boogens'' is a 1981 American monster film directed by James L. Conway and starring Rebecca Balding, Fred McCarren, Anne-Marie Martin, Jeff Harlan, John Crawford, Med Flory, Jon Lormer, and Scott Wilkinson. The title refers to scaly turtl ...

'' and '' Hangar 18''. Television series he worked on include ''The Magicians'', ''Aquarius'', ''

Supernatural Supernatural phenomena or entities are those beyond the Scientific law, laws of nature. The term is derived from Medieval Latin , from Latin 'above, beyond, outside of' + 'nature'. Although the corollary term "nature" has had multiple meanin ...

'', ''

Smallville ''Smallville'' is an American superhero fiction, superhero television series developed by writer-producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, based on the DC Comics character Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The series was produce ...

'', ''

Psych ''Psych'' is an American detective comedy-drama television series created by Steve Franks for USA Network. The series stars James Roday as Shawn Spencer, a young crime consultant for the Santa Barbara Police Department whose "heightened o ...

'', '' 90210'', ''

Charmed ''Charmed'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by Constance M. Burge and produced by Aaron Spelling and his production company Spelling Television, with Brad Kern serving as showrunner. The series was originally broadc ...

'', '' Star Trek: Enterprise'', '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'', '' Star Trek: Voyager'', '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', ''

University Hospital A teaching hospital or university hospital is a hospital or medical center that provides medical education and training to future and current health professionals. Teaching hospitals are almost always affiliated with one or more universities a ...

'', '' Burke's Law'' (the 1994 remake), ''

Paradise In religion and folklore, paradise is a place of everlasting happiness, delight, and bliss. Paradisiacal notions are often laden with pastoral imagery, and may be cosmogonical, eschatological, or both, often contrasted with the miseries of human ...

'' and ''

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 ...

''. Conway also directed the TV movies ''Last of the Mohicans'' and ''Incredible Rocky Mountain Race'', as well as the NBC mini-series ''Greatest Heroes of the Bible''. From 1996 to 2002, Conway served as Executive Vice President of Spelling Television, working on many television series including '' 7th Heaven'', ''

Melrose Place ''Melrose Place'' is an American prime-time television soap opera that aired on Fox from July 8, 1992, to May 24, 1999, for seven seasons. The show follows the lives of a group of young adults living in an apartment complex in West Hollywood, ...

'' and ''

Beverly Hills 90210 ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' (often referred to as ''90210'') is an American teen drama television series created by Darren Star and produced by Aaron Spelling via his production company Spelling Television. The series ran for 10 seasons on Fo ...

''. Conway began writing novels in 2012. His novels include ''Dead and Not So Buried'' (2012), ''Sexy Babe'' (2012) and ''In Cold Blonde'' (2013).

Select filmography

Director

* ''

The Orville ''The Orville'' is an American science fiction comedy drama television series created by Seth MacFarlane, who also stars as the protagonist Ed Mercer, an officer in the Planetary Union's line of exploratory space vessels in the 25th century. It ...

'' * '' 90210'' * ''

'' * '' Star Trek: Enterprise'' * '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' * '' Kindred: The Embraced'' * '' Star Trek: Voyager'' * '' Star Trek: Borg'' * ''

Legend A legend is a genre of folklore that consists of a narrative featuring human actions, believed or perceived to have taken place in human history. Narratives in this genre may demonstrate human values, and possess certain qualities that give the ...

'' * ''

'' * '' Burke's Law'' * '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' * ''

Tour of Duty For military personnel, a tour of duty is usually a period of time spent in combat or in a hostile environment. In an army, for instance, soldiers on active duty serve 24 hours a day, seven days a week for the length of their service commitment. ...

'' * ''

Hunter Hunting is the human practice of seeking, pursuing, capturing, and killing wildlife or feral animals. The most common reasons for humans to hunt are to obtain the animal's body for meat and useful animal products ( fur/ hide, bone/tusks, ...

'' * ''

MacGyver Angus "Mac" MacGyver is the title character and the protagonist in the TV series ''MacGyver''. He is played by Richard Dean Anderson in the MacGyver (1985 TV series), 1985 original series. Lucas Till portrays a younger version of MacGyver in Mac ...

'' * ''

Hotel A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. Facilities provided inside a hotel room may range from a modest-quality mattress in a small room to large suites with bigger, higher-quality beds, a dresser, a re ...

'' * ''

Earthbound ''EarthBound'', originally released in Japan as is a 1994 role-playing video game, role-playing video game developed by Ape, Inc., Ape Inc. and HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System as the second e ...

'' (1981) * ''

Beyond and Back ''Beyond and Back'' is a 1978 American documentary/"death-sploitation flick"''Beyond ...

'' (1978) * ''

In Search of Noah's Ark ''In Search of Noah's Ark'' is a 1976 American documentary film based on David W. Balsiger and Charles E. Sellier Jr.'s book of the same name. Released by Sunn Classic Pictures, it explores the alleged final resting place of Noah's Ark. Producti ...

'' (1976) * '' Hangar 18'' (1980)

Producer

* ''

'' (co-executive producer) (season 4-season 8) (consulting producer) (seasons 3–4) * '' All Souls'' (consulting producer) * ''

'' * ''

In Search of Historic Jesus ''In Search of Historic Jesus'' is a 1979 American documentary film based on Lee Roddy and Charles E. Sellier Jr.'s book of the same name. Released by Sunn Classic Pictures, the film speculates on the historical accuracy of the biblical depicti ...

Writer

* ''University Hospital'' * ''Burke's Law'' (developed by) * ''Bodies of Evidence'' (creator) * ''Paradise'' * ''Matt Houston'' * '' Hangar 18'' (1980) (story) * ''

'' (1976)

Star Trek TV directing

Conway directed several ''Star Trek'' shows including for ''TNG'' (3), ''DS9'' (7), ''Voyager'' (4) and ''Enterprise'' (4). ;''TNG'' * "

Justice In its broadest sense, justice is the idea that individuals should be treated fairly. According to the ''Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy'', the most plausible candidate for a core definition comes from the ''Institutes (Justinian), Inst ...

" * " The Neutral Zone" * " Frame of Mind" ;''DS9'' * "

Duet A duet (italian language, Italian: ''duo'') is a musical composition for two Performing arts, performers in which the performers have equal importance to the piece, often a composition involving two singers or two pianists. It differs from a har ...

" * "

Necessary Evil A necessary evil is an evil that someone believes must be done or accepted because it is necessary to achieve a better outcome—especially because possible alternative courses of action or inaction are expected to be worse. It is the "lesser evi ...

" * " The Way of the Warrior" * "

Little Green Men Little green men is the stereotypical portrayal of extraterrestrials as little humanoids with green skin and sometimes antennae on their heads. The term "little green men" came into popular usage in reference to aliens during the reports of ...

" * " Shattered Mirror" * " For the Cause" * "

Apocalypse Rising "Apocalypse Rising" is the 99th episode of the television series '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'', the first episode of the fifth season. The episode was directed by James L. Conway, and written by Ira Steven Behr and Robert Hewitt Wolfe. Set ...

" ;''Voyager'' * " The 37's" * "

Persistence of Vision Persistence of vision is the optical illusion that occurs when the visual perception of an object does not cease for some time after the Light ray, rays of light proceeding from it have ceased to enter the eye. The illusion has also been descr ...

" * " Death Wish" * "

Innocence Innocence is a lack of guilt, with respect to any kind of crime, or wrongdoing. In a legal context, innocence is prior to the sense of legal guilt and is a primal emotion connected with the sense of self. It is often confused as being the op ...

" ;''Enterprise'' * " Broken Bow" * "

Judgment Judgement (or judgment) is the evaluation of given circumstances to make a decision. Judgement is also the ability to make considered decisions. In an informal context, a judgement is opinion expressed as fact. In the context of a legal trial ...

" * "

Damage Damage is any change in a thing, often a physical object, that degrades it away from its initial state. It can broadly be defined as "changes introduced into a system that adversely affect its current or future performance".Farrar, C.R., Sohn, H., ...

" * "

In a Mirror, Darkly "In a Mirror, Darkly" is the eighteenth and nineteenth episodes of the Star Trek: Enterprise season 4, fourth season of the American science fiction television series ''Star Trek: Enterprise'', and originally aired on UPN on April 22 and&n ...

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