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Clifford John Bole (November 9, 1937 – February 15, 2014) was a director of a number of American and Canadian television programs. He directed episodes of The Six Million Dollar Man, The Amazing Spider-Man, Vegas, Charlie's Angels, V: The Series, Baywatch, The X-Files, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Star Trek ...
- Clifford John Bole, November 9, 1937, San Francisco, California, US
- February 15, 2014 (aged 76), Palm Desert, California, US
- 1975–2007
- Television director
Cliff Bole. Director: The Six Million Dollar Man. Cliff Bole was born on 9 November 1937 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was a director and producer, known for The Six Million Dollar Man (1974), V (1984) and Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987).
- Cliff Bole
- February 15, 2014
- November 9, 1937
Feb 25, 2014 · StarTrek.com is deeply saddened to report the passing of Cliff Bole, who died peacefully at his home in Palm Desert, CA, on the morning of February 15 at the age of 76. . Bole made a massive mark on the Star Trek franchise, directing 42 hours of Star Trek television, including 25 episodes of The Next Generation (“The Best of Both Worlds, Part I and II” and “Unification Part II” among ...
Feb 25, 2014 · Director-producer Clifford John Bole, who helmed more than 40 episodes of various “Star Trek” series, died Feb. 15 at his home in Palm Desert, Calif. He was 76. Bole directed 25 episodes of ...
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Clifford "Cliff" John Bole (9 November 1937 – 15 February 2014; age 76) directed numerous episodes from Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager between 1987 and 1999.
The Bolian race was named for Cliff Bole (he directed the first episode in which they were featured, TNG: "Conspiracy"), an in-joke that was carried to an even more obvious conclusion in the naming of the Cliffs of Bole – a tourist destination on the Bolian homeworld. (DS9: "Invasive Procedures")
According to actor Wil Wheaton (Wesley Crusher), Cliff Bole was one of many directors who treated him condescendingly on the set. Wheaton elaborated, "Most of them favored grabbing me by the elbow and moving me around the set, rather than, you know, giving me direction like I was a person or a professional or anything like that. The worst offender was this guy Cliff Bole."
Alternately, actor Robert O'Reilly commented, "Cliff Bole was just a wonderful director […] And he's a really nice guy." (The Official Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Magazine issue 16, p. 24)
Bole also directed episodes of other cult series, such as The Six Million Dollar Man, Baywatch, MacGyver and The X-Files. In 1982, he directed the pilot of T. J. Hooker, starring William Shatner and Richard Herd and featuring Ike Eisenmann. Later, he helmed seven additional episodes of that series between 1982 and 1984, some of which also starred James Darren. Bole also directed three episodes of Spenser: For Hire, which starred Avery Brooks and fifteen episodes of Fantasy Island, which starred Ricardo Montalban.
Bole is featured in the "Regeneration: Engaging the Borg" special of the 2013 The Best of Both Worlds (Blu-ray) release.
•"Cliff Bole – Of Redemption & Unification", The Official Star Trek: The Next Generation Magazine issue 17, pp. 27-35, interviewed by Edward Gross
•TNG:
•"Lonely Among Us"
•"Hide And Q"
•"Conspiracy"
•"The Royale"
•"The Emissary"
•Cliff Bole at Wikipedia
•Cliff Bole at the Internet Movie Database
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Feb 22, 2014 · Clifford John Bole11/09/1937 - 02/15/2014Director/Producer Clifford John Bole died peacefully at his home in Palm Desert, Calif., on the morning of February 15, 2014. Born in San Francisco, Calif., Cl
Cliff Bole directed 42 hours of Star Trek television, broken down into 25 episodes of The Next Generation (including “The Best of Both Worlds Part I and II” and “Unification Part II”), seven episodes of Deep Space Nine (including “Defiant” and “Explorers”) and 10 episodes of Voyager (including “The Q and the Grey” and “Dark Frontier Part I”).
