Ralph Senensky
Ralph Senensky | |
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Born | |
Occupation | Television director and writer |
Years active | 1947–88 |
Known for | Star Trek, The Waltons |
Website | senensky |
Ralph Senensky (born May 1, 1923) is an American television director and writer. He studied at the Pasadena Playhouse and worked as a stage director before directing for television.
He directed multiple episodes for dozens of television shows from 1961 to 1988, including The Fugitive, the original series of Star Trek, The Partridge Family and The Waltons.
Filmography[]
Films[]
Year | Film | Credit | Notes |
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1970 | The Cliff | Director | Television Movie |
1973 | A Dream for Christmas | Director | Television Movie |
Winesburg, Ohio | Director | Television Movie | |
1974 | The Family Kovac | Director | |
Death Cruise | Director | Television Movie | |
1975 | The Family Nobody Wanted | Director | Television Movie |
1976 | Jeremiah of Jacob's Neck | Director | Television Movie |
1978 | Harper Valley PTA | Director (Uncredited) | |
The New Adventures of Heidi | Director | Television Movie | |
1980 | Dan August: Once Is Never Enough | Director | |
Dan August: Murder, My Friend | Director | ||
Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes | Director | ||
1981 | Big Bend Country | Director | Television Movie |
2013 | The Right Regrets | Director | Short |
Television[]
Year | TV Series | Credit | Notes |
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1958-59 | Playhouse 90 | Production Supervisor, Production Coordinator | 4 Episodes |
1961-65 | Dr. Kildare | Director | 5 Episodes |
1962 | Checkmate | Director | 1 Episode |
1963 | Channing | Director | 1 Episode |
East Side/West Side | Director | 1 Episode | |
Naked City | Director | 3 Episodes | |
Route 66 | Director | 2 Episodes | |
The Twilight Zone | Director | 1 Episode | |
1963-64 | Arrest and Trial | Director | 2 Episodes |
Breaking Point | Director | 3 Episodes | |
The Doctors and The Nurses | Director | 2 Episodes | |
1963-65 | Kraft Suspense Theatre | Director | 3 Episodes |
1964-65 | The Fugitive | Director | 4 Episodes |
1965 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Director | 1 Episode |
The Long, Hot Summer | Director | 1 Episode | |
Slattery's People | Director | 1 Episode | |
12 O'Clock High | Director | 4 Episodes | |
1966 | The Big Valley | Director | 1 Episode |
The Wild Wild West | Director | 2 Episodes | |
1966-72 | The F.B.I. | Director | 16 Episodes |
1967 | The High Chaparral | Director | 1 Episode |
Judd, for the Defense | Director | 1 Episode | |
Mission Impossible | Director | 1 Episode | |
1967-68 | Ironside | Director | 2 Episodes |
Star Trek | Director | 6 Episodes | |
1968 | I Spy | Director | 1 Episode |
Mannix | Director | 1 Episode | |
The Name of the Game | Director | 1 Episode | |
1969 | Then Came Bronson | Director | 1 Episode |
1969-70 | The Bill Cosby Show | Director | 4 Episodes |
The Courtship of Eddie's Father | Director | 6 Episodes | |
1969-80 | Insight | Director | 15 Episodes |
1970 | The Interns | Director | 1 Episode |
Matt Lincoln | Director | 1 Episode | |
1970-71 | Nanny and the Professor | Director | 6 Episodes |
The Partridge Family | Director | 7 Episodes | |
1971 | Dan August | Director | 5 Episodes |
Getting Together | Director | 3 Episodes | |
1972 | Banyon | Director | 3 Episodes |
Night Gallery | Director | 1 Episode | |
1972-73 | The Rookies | Director | 2 Episodes |
1973 | Search | Director | 1 Episode |
1973-75 | Barnaby Jones | Director | 3 Episodes |
1973-78 | The Waltons | Director | 12 Episodes |
1974 | Planet Of The Apes | Director | 1 Episode |
1975 | The Blue Knight | Director | 1 Episode |
The Family Holvak | Director | 2 Episodes | |
Medical Story | Director | 1 Episode | |
Three For The Road | Director | 2 Episodes | |
1976 | City Of Angels | Director | 1 Episode |
1977 | Eight Is Enough | Director | 1 Episode |
Family | Director | 1 Episode | |
Westside Medical | Director | 1 Episode | |
1978 | James At 16 | Director | 1 Episode |
1979 | How The West Was Won | Director | 1 Episode |
Trapper John, M.D. | Director | 1 Episode | |
1979-84 | Hart to Hart | Director | 7 Episodes |
1980 | Lou Grant | Director | 1 Episode |
Young Maverick | Director | 1 Episode | |
1981 | Dynasty | Director | 4 Episodes |
1983 | Casablanca | Director | 2 Episodes |
1984 | Paper Dolls | Director | 3 Episodes |
1985-86 | The Paper Chase | Director | 7 Episodes |
References[]
External links[]
- Ralph Senensky at IMDb
- Interview with Ralph Senensky at StarTrekHistory.com
- Ralph's Trek - personal blog
- Ralph's Cinema Trek: A Journey in Film - senensky.com - personal website
- Ralph Senensky at The Interviews: An Oral History of Television
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