Joseph Pevney Joseph " Joe " Pevney was an American film and television director from New York City who directed many episodes of . Pevney helmed several episodes that are widely regarded as being among the best of the series , including , , and . He is tied with Marc Daniels for the most TOS episodes directed ( when counting Daniels ' and as a single production ) . His directorial efforts on TOS won him three Hugo Award nominations , all in 1968 , one of which he won . Pevney was known for his very fast and efficient directing , which made him highly appreciated by the " Star Trek " production staff , especially Robert Justman . His first episode , was scheduled to be filmed in seven days ( one day extra ) , however Pevney finished it in the usual six . Justman and Herb Solow wrote about Pevney : " " Some former actors become good directors ; some become hack directors . Pevney was the former , but more than just ' good . " ' " ( " " ) Along with Daniels , Pevney was made one of the two rotating directors during the second season ( with Ralph Senensky filling in , if neither of them would be available ) , however he left the series mid - season after completing , because he thought the on - set behavior of the actors went awry after producer Gene Coon left . ( " " ) Pevney recommended Walter Koenig for the role of Pavel Chekov to Gene Roddenberry , although he noted that Koenig " has the worst Russian accent he ever heard " . ( " " ) Pevney was interviewed in the November 1998 documentary , " Inside Star Trek - The Real Story " . Career outside " Star Trek " . The son of a Jewish watchmaker , Pevney began his career in entertainment as a boy soprano on vaudeville in the 1920s . He began studying medicine at New York University , but soon abandoned it in favor of his stage ambitions . In the 1930s and 1940s he acted in numerous stage plays , including several Broadway productions . His Broadway credits included the original runs of the controversial " Native Son " , directed by Orson Welles , " Johnny Johnson " , and " Home of the Brave " and a revival of " Counselor - at - Law " . Pevney also served as a staff sergeant in the US Army Signal Corps in Europe during World War II , making him one of the many " Trek " personnel with a military service record . Afterward , Pevney began acting in motion pictures , making his debut in the 1946 film - noir " Nocturne " . He then starred in a trio of film - noir classics : 1947 ' s " Body and Soul " , 1948 ' s " The Street with No Name " , and " Thieves ' Highway " in 1949 . He ultimately made his directorial debut with a " noir " film , 1950 ' s " Shakedown " , starring Lawrence Tierney . Pevney also had a role in this film , but it would be his last acting credit – he began focusing almost exclusively on directing . In the late - 1940s , Pevney was targeted by the House UnAmerican Activities committee because of his connections to several blacklisted artists and participation in several left - wing plays ( see above ) , however he escaped the accusations . Throughout the 1950s , Pevney directed at least 26 feature films . Some of his more notable directorial efforts during this period include the 1951 horror film " The Strange Door " ( featuring Morgan Farley ) , the 1955 mystery " Female on the Beach " ( featuring Charles Drake ) , the 1956 war drama " Away All Boats " ( featuring Keith Andes , Hal Baylor , and Don Keefer ) , the 1957 musical romantic comedy " Tammy and the Bachelor " , the Academy Award - nominated biographical drama " Man of a Thousand Faces " ( featuring Celia Lovsky ) , the 1958 war drama " Torpedo Run " ( featuring Don Keefer ) , and the 1960 romantic drama " Cash McCall " ( also featuring Keefer ) . After directing the 1961 film " Portrait of a Mobster " , starring Leslie Parrish , Pevney moved on to directing for television . He would return to features only once when he directed the 1966 adventure film , " The Night of the Grizzly " . Pevney directed episodes of such popular television series as " Wagon Train " , " Bewitched " , " The Munsters " , " Mission : Impossible " , " The Virginian " , " Bonanza " , " Emergency ! " , " Fantasy Island " , " The Incredible Hulk " , " The Rockford Files " , and " Trapper John , M . D . " While directing these programs and many others , Pevney worked with numerous " Star Trek " performers outside of the franchise , including Stanley Adams , John Anderson , Barry Atwater , Paul Baxley , Lee Bergere , Whit Bissell , William Campbell , Darleen Carr , Joanna Cassidy , Kim Cattrall , Rosalind Chao , Elisha Cook , Jr . , Henry Darrow , Charles Drake , Fionnula Flanagan , Mariette Hartley , Sid Haig , Richard Hale , Rex Holman , Skip Homeier , Vince Howard , John Hoyt , Jeffrey Hunter , Robert Ito , Stan Ivar , Roy Jenson , Walter Koenig , Paul Lambert , Mark Lenard , Joanne Linville , Keye Luke , Ken Lynch , Stephen Macht , Arlene Martel , Ricardo Montalban , Byron Morrow , Bill Mumy , George Murdock , David Opatoshu , Alan Oppenheimer , Brock Peters , Robert Pine , Andrew Prine , Bert Remsen , Alfred Ryder , Charles Seel , William Shatner , Madge Sinclair , Warren Stevens , Kevin Tighe , Harry Townes , John Warburton , Beverly Washburn , William Windom , John Winston , Ian Wolfe , and Bill Zuckert . Pevney worked frequently with his " Amok Time " actress , Celia Lovsky . In addition to the aforementioned " Man of a Thousand Faces " , Pevney cast Lovsky in his films " Foxfire " ( 1955 ) and " Twilight of the Gods " ( 1958 ) , as well as the " Surprise " episode of the TV series " Emergency ! " ( which co - starred Bill Quinn and Kenneth Tobey ) . Pevney also worked repeatedly with guest star Don Keefer , with the aforementioned " Away All Boats " , " Torpedo Run " , and " Cash McCall " being three of at least six collaborations . In addition , Pevney worked with composer Leonard Rosenman on the " Alfred Hitchcock Presents " episode " One of the Family , " which featured Kathryn Hays . Pevney and Rosenman had previously collaborated on two films released in 1960 : " The Crowded Sky " and " The Plunderers " . Pevney also produced the latter film . Pevney retired in the 1980s , having directed over 35 films and hundreds of television episodes . He died of age - related causes at his home in Palm Desert , California . He is survived by his wife , Margo ; his two sons , Jay and Joel ; and his daughter , Jan . Hugo Awards . The following Hugo Award win and nominations were received by Pevney as director in the category Best Dramatic Presentation ,