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Allan Kroeker

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Cinematographer
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Allan Kroeker
Documentary cameraman/editor for Office National du Film (aka NFB Canada), under Michael Scott, Wolf Koenig, John Spotton and Roman Kroiter. Contributing cameraman on Paul Cowan's "Going The Distance" (Oscar Nomination 1980: Best Documentary Feature), also cameraman/editor on Halya Kuchmij's "Strongest Man In The World" (Genie Award 1981: Best Theatrical Short). Indebted to Robert Altman for citing short film "God Is Not a Fish Inspector" in an interview (Edmonton Journal).

Also writer/director adapting short works of fiction to film, by authors Leo Tolstoy, Heinrich Böll, Governor General's Award Winners Rudy Wiebe, Gabrielle Roy and Guy Vanderhaeghe, Also W.D. Valgardson, and most significantly Alistair MacLeod. Most adaptations were for producer Stan Thomas (CanWest CKND), winning over 50 awards (as CKND Drama Project): New York, San Francisco, Houston, Columbus, Gabriel Awards, etc.

Director of episodic television and some MOW's since 1987.

Shooting non-fiction recently for charitable organizations: addictions/recovery and disaster relief (re-construction after Hurricanes Katrina & Sandy, Detroit Flood 2014).

Member: Directors Guild of America (DGA) Directors Guild of Canada (DGC) Writers Guild of Canada (WGC)
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      • 5 nominations total

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    Known for

    Tramp at the Door (1985)
    Tramp at the Door
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1985
    Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene, Dominic Keating, Anthony Montgomery, Connor Trinneer, and Linda Park in Star Trek: Enterprise (2001)
    Star Trek: Enterprise
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    Forever Knight (1992)
    Forever Knight
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    Avonlea (1990)
    Avonlea
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Director

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    Director



    • Lynn Whitfield, Keith David, Merle Dandridge, and Yolanda Robinson in Greenleaf (2016)
      Greenleaf
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2016–2019
    • Motive (2013)
      Motive
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Salem (2014)
      Salem
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Tom Ellis in Rush (2014)
      Rush
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Dominion (2014)
      Dominion
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Julie Benz, Grant Bowler, and Stephanie Leonidas in Defiance (2013)
      Defiance
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2013–2014
    • Megan Follows, Rachel Skarsten, and Adelaide Kane in Reign (2013)
      Reign
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Kristin Kreuk and Jay Ryan in Beauty and the Beast (2012)
      Beauty and the Beast
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2014
    • David Giuntoli in Grimm (2011)
      Grimm
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Matthew Davis, Robert Knepper, Jessica Lucas, and Alona Tal in Cult (2013)
      Cult
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2013
    • David Strathairn, Ryan Cartwright, Laura Mennell, Malik Yoba, Warren Christie, and Azita Ghanizada in Alphas (2011)
      Alphas
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Piper Perabo in Covert Affairs (2010)
      Covert Affairs
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2010–2012
    • Fairly Legal (2011)
      Fairly Legal
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Zachary Levi and Yvonne Strahovski in Chuck (2007)
      Chuck
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2007–2011
    • Hunt for the I-5 Killer (2011)
      Hunt for the I-5 Killer
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2011

    Writer



    • Lonesome Dove: The Series (1994)
      Lonesome Dove: The Series
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • writer
      • 1995
    • Red Shoes
      7.6
      Short
      • Writer
      • 1986
    • Tramp at the Door (1985)
      Tramp at the Door
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • written by
      • 1985
    • Hunting Season
      Short
      • Writer
      • 1985
    • Reunion
      Short
      • Writer
      • 1984
    • In the Fall
      Short
      • script
      • 1984
    • The Pedlar (1982)
      The Pedlar
      6.3
      • screenplay
      • 1982
    • Budd Knapp in Tudor King (1979)
      Tudor King
      Short
      • screenplay
      • 1979

    Cinematographer



    • Laughter in My Soul (1983)
      Laughter in My Soul
      7.0
      Short
      • photography
      • 1983
    • Darts in the Dark: An Introduction to W.O. Mitchell (1981)
      Darts in the Dark: An Introduction to W.O. Mitchell
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 1981
    • W.O. Mitchell in W.O. Mitchell: Novelist in Hiding (1980)
      W.O. Mitchell: Novelist in Hiding
      • Cinematographer
      • 1980
    • The Strongest Man in the World (1980)
      The Strongest Man in the World
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 1980
    • The Top Few Inches
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 1979
    • Budd Knapp in Tudor King (1979)
      Tudor King
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 1979
    • A House on the Prairie (1978)
      A House on the Prairie
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 1978
    • The System: Out of Sight, Out of Mind (1978)
      The System: Out of Sight, Out of Mind
      Short
      • cinematography
      • 1978

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Alan Kroeker
    • Born
      • Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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      Directed the series finales of three different "Star Trek" series: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993), Star Trek: Voyager (1995) and Star Trek: Enterprise (2001).

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