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| occupation = Television director, producer, writer
| known_for = The Magicians, The Orville, Smallville, and Charmed
| website = https://jameslconway.com/
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'''James L. Conway''' (born October 27, 1950 in New York City, US) is an American film and television director, producer and writer, studio executive and novelist.
'''James L. Conway''' (born October 27, 1950, in [[New York City]], U.S.) is an American film and television director, producer, and writer, studio executive, and novelist.


Movies Conway directed include ''The Boogens'' and ''Hangar 18''. Television series he worked on include ''The Magicians, Aquarius, Supernatural, Smallville, Psych, 90210, Charmed, Star Trek: Enterprise, Deep Space Nine, Voyager'' and ''Next Generation, University Hospital, Burkes Law, Paradise'', and ''Matt Houston''. Conway also directed the TV movies ''Last of the Mohicans'' and ''Incredible Rocky Mountain Race'' and the NBC mini-series ''Greatest Heroes of the Bible''.
Movies Conway directed include ''[[The Boogens]]'' and ''[[Hangar 18 (film)|Hangar 18]]''. Television series he worked on include ''The Magicians'', ''Aquarius'', ''[[Supernatural (U.S. TV series)|Supernatural]]'', ''[[Smallville]]'', ''[[Psych]]'', ''[[90210 (TV series)|90210]]'', ''[[Charmed]]'', ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'', ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'', ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'', ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'', ''[[University Hospital (TV series)|University Hospital]]'', ''[[Burke's Law (1994 TV series)|Burke's Law]]'' (the 1994 remake), ''[[Paradise (American TV series)|Paradise]]'' and ''[[Matt Houston]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=dicegeeks |date=2021-06-23 |title=Interview with Director James L. Conway (Star Trek TNG, DS9, VOY, ENT, Smallville, Charmed) |url=https://www.dicegeeks.com/interview-with-director-james-l-conway/ |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=dicegeeks |language=en-US}}</ref> 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 1996–2002 Conway served as Executive Vice President of Spelling Television, working on many television series including ''[[7th Heaven (TV series)|7th Heaven]]'', ''[[Melrose Place]]'' and ''[[Beverly Hills 90210]]''.
From 1996 to 2002, Conway served as Executive Vice President of Spelling Television, working on many television series including ''[[7th Heaven (TV series)|7th Heaven]]'', ''[[Melrose Place]]'' and ''[[Beverly Hills 90210]]''.


Conway began writing novels in 2012. His novels include ''Dead and Not So Buried'' (2012), ''Sexy Babe'' (2012) and ''In Cold Blonde'' (2013).
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 ==
== Select filmography ==
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* ''[[Hunter (1984 U.S. TV series)|Hunter]]''
* ''[[Hunter (1984 U.S. TV series)|Hunter]]''
* ''[[MacGyver]]''
* ''[[MacGyver (1985 TV series)|MacGyver]]''
* ''[[Hotel (U.S. TV series)|Hotel]]''
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=== Producer ===
=== Producer ===
* ''[[Charmed]]'' (co-executive producer) (season 4-season 8) (consulting producer) (seasons 3–4)<ref>Eramo, Steven. (2006). Conway's sisters: Producer/director James L. Conway reveals what dangers the Charmed Ones will face in the latter part of Season Eight. Cult Times 125. Available: http://www.visimag.com/culttimes//c125_feat01.htm. Accessed February 21, 2012.</ref>
* ''[[Charmed]]'' (co-executive producer) (season 4-season 8) (consulting producer) (seasons 3–4)<ref>Eramo, Steven. (2006). Conway's sisters: Producer/director James L. Conway reveals what dangers the Charmed Ones will face in the latter part of Season Eight. Cult Times 125. Available: http://www.visimag.com/culttimes//c125_feat01.htm {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303233317/http://www.visimag.com/culttimes//c125_feat01.htm |date=March 3, 2016 }}. Accessed February 21, 2012.</ref>
* ''[[All Souls (TV series)|All Souls]]'' (consulting producer)
* ''[[All Souls (TV series)|All Souls]]'' (consulting producer)
* ''[[Paradise (TV series)|Paradise]]''
* ''[[Paradise (American TV series)|Paradise]]''
* ''[[In Search of Historic Jesus]]''
* ''[[In Search of Historic Jesus]]''


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* ''[[Hangar 18 (film)|Hangar 18]]'' (1980) (story)
* ''[[Hangar 18 (film)|Hangar 18]]'' (1980) (story)
* ''[[In Search of Noah's Ark]]'' (1976)
* ''[[In Search of Noah's Ark]]'' (1976)

==Star Trek TV directing==
Conway directed several ''Star Trek'' shows including for ''TNG'' (3), ''DS9'' (7), ''Voyager'' (4) and ''Enterprise'' (4).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tor.com/2012/11/30/star-trek-the-next-generation-qframe-of-mindq/|title=Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: "Frame of Mind"|first=Keith R. A.|last=DeCandido|date=November 30, 2012|website=Tor.com|access-date=August 28, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=February 16, 2012 |title=Catching Up With Director James L. Conway, Part 1 |url=https://www.startrek.com/article/catching-up-with-director-james-l-conway-part-1 |website=StarTrek.com }}</ref>
;''TNG''
* "[[Justice (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Justice]]"
* "[[The Neutral Zone (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|The Neutral Zone]]"
* "[[Frame of Mind (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Frame of Mind]]"
;''DS9''
* "[[Duet (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)|Duet]]"
* "[[Necessary Evil (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)|Necessary Evil]]"
* "[[The Way of the Warrior (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)|The Way of the Warrior]]"
* "[[Little Green Men (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)|Little Green Men]]"
* "[[Shattered Mirror (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)|Shattered Mirror]]"
* "[[For the Cause (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)|For the Cause]]"
* "[[Apocalypse Rising]]"
;''Voyager''
* "[[The 37's]]"
* "[[Persistence of Vision (Star Trek: Voyager)|Persistence of Vision]]"
* "[[Death Wish (Star Trek: Voyager)|Death Wish]]"
* "[[Innocence (Star Trek: Voyager)|Innocence]]"
;''Enterprise''
* "[[Broken Bow (Star Trek: Enterprise)|Broken Bow]]"
* "[[Judgment (Star Trek: Enterprise)|Judgment]]"
* "[[Damage (Star Trek: Enterprise)|Damage]]"
* "[[In a Mirror, Darkly]]"


==References==
==References==
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James L. Conway
Occupation(s)Television director, producer, writer
Known forThe Magicians, The Orville, Smallville, and Charmed
Websitehttps://jameslconway.com/

James L. Conway (born October 27, 1950, in New York City, U.S.) is an American film and television director, producer, and writer, studio executive, and novelist.

Movies Conway directed include The Boogens and Hangar 18. Television series he worked on include The Magicians, Aquarius, Supernatural, Smallville, Psych, 90210, Charmed, Star Trek: Enterprise, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: The Next Generation, University Hospital, Burke's Law (the 1994 remake), Paradise and Matt Houston.[1] 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 and Beverly Hills 90210.

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

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Star Trek TV directing

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Conway directed several Star Trek shows including for TNG (3), DS9 (7), Voyager (4) and Enterprise (4).[3][4]

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Voyager
Enterprise

References

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  1. ^ dicegeeks (June 23, 2021). "Interview with Director James L. Conway (Star Trek TNG, DS9, VOY, ENT, Smallville, Charmed)". dicegeeks. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  2. ^ Eramo, Steven. (2006). Conway's sisters: Producer/director James L. Conway reveals what dangers the Charmed Ones will face in the latter part of Season Eight. Cult Times 125. Available: http://www.visimag.com/culttimes//c125_feat01.htm Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. Accessed February 21, 2012.
  3. ^ DeCandido, Keith R. A. (November 30, 2012). "Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: "Frame of Mind"". Tor.com. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  4. ^ "Catching Up With Director James L. Conway, Part 1". StarTrek.com. February 16, 2012.
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