Winrich Kolbe
| Winrich Kolbe | |
|---|---|
| Born |
August 9, 1940 Germany |
| Died | September , 2012 (aged 71–72) |
| Other names | Rick Kolbe |
| Occupation |
Television director Television producer |
| Years active | 1973–2003 |
| Awards | 1995 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation (long form) |
Winrich Kolbe (1940–2012) was a German-born American television director and producer, best known for directing 48 episodes of Star Trek across four television series. These included the Hugo Award winning "All Good Things...". He also directed the series premiere Star Trek: Voyager, "Caretaker", and was involved in the casting of the series.
Winrich Kolbe was born in Germany. Kolbe came to United States of America to study architecture, later he was drafted during the Vietnam War. He served as an artillery spotter in the army.
Following his service in the Military he began his career in television during the 1970s, and he was the associate producer for Battlestar Galactica. He also directed an episode of the series, "Baltar's Escape". Prior to his work on Star Trek, he worked on a variety of series including episodes of Knight Rider and Spenser: For Hire starring Avery Brooks, who he would go on to direct once again in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Kolbe directed 48 episodes of Star Trek across four series, including The Next Generation, Voyager, Deep Space Nine and Enterprise. These included the series finale of TNG, "All Good Things...", which was awarded the 1995 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation (long form).
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