Director, actor Richard Compton (born Richard Bethel Compher) scored his biggest hit with the outstanding cult classic Macon County Line (1974) He soon focused on directing made-for-TV movies, and episodes of such series as JAG, The Lone Gunmen, Charmed, Babylon 5, The Commish, Home Improvement, Baywatch, Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987), Hill Street Blues, and T.J. Hooker.
| Movie | Deadman's Curve | 1978 |
| Movie | Return to Macon County | 1975 |
| Movie | Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge | 1988 |
| Movie | Macon County Line | 1974 |
| Movie | Ravagers | 1979 |
| Movie | Babylon 5: The Gathering | 1993 |
| Movie | The Gun Runner | 1969 |
| Movie | Welcome Home, Soldier Boys | 1971 |
| Movie | Super Force | 1990 |
| Movie | Assault in Paradise | 1977 |
| Movie | Angels Die Hard | 1970 |
| Movie | Kojak: Fatal Flaw | 1989 |
| Movie | Like Mother Like Daughter | 1969 |
| Movie | Return to Macon County | 1975 |
| Movie | Run, Angel, Run! | 1969 |
| Movie | The California Kid | 1974 |
| Movie | Macon County Line | 1974 |
| Movie | The Fabulous Bastard from Chicago | 1969 |
| Movie | The Gun Runner | 1969 |
| Movie | Angels Die Hard | 1970 |
| Movie | Like Mother Like Daughter | 1969 |