Joseph Sargent Joseph Sargent , born Giuseppe Danielle Sorgente , was a prolific film and television director . He started out as a Broadway chorus performer and actor before turning to directing . Among his many credits is , for which he directed the first regular episode , . He has also directed episodes of such classic television series as " Bonanza " , " Gunsmoke " , " The Fugitive " ( 1965 , with William Shatner and Nichelle Nichols ' son Kyle Johnson ) , " The Man from U . N . C . L . E . " , and " The Invaders " . Sargent was nominated for nine Emmy awards , winning four . His first nomination came for his direction of the 1970 TV movie " Tribes " . His second nomination , for 1973 ' s " The Marcus - Nelson Murders " - - which served as the pilot for the television series " Kojak " - - earned him his first win . This movie featured guest star Lawrence Pressman and TOS guest star Bill Zuckert in the cast . Sargent also won Emmys for 1985 ' s " Love Is Never Silent " , 1990 ' s " Caroline ? " , and 1992 ' s " Miss Rose White " ( with Thomas Kopache ) . He earned additional nominations for 1980 ' s " Amber Waves " , 1999 ' s " A Lesson Before Dying " , 2004 ' s " Something the Lord Made " ( with Gabrielle Union ) , and 2005 ' s " Warm Springs " ( with Matt Malloy ) . Twenty - five years after directing " The Corbomite Maneuver " , Sargent reteamed with TOS actor Leonard Nimoy for the 1991 TV movie " Never Forget " . He also directed DS9 actress Louise Fletcher in 1989 ' s " The Karen Carpenter Story " , actress Alfre Woodard in 1997 ' s " Miss Evers ' Boys " , and frequent " Star Trek " guest actress Fionnula Flanagan in 2000 ' s " For Love or Country : The Arturo Sandoval Story " . Other TV movies he directed include " Sunshine " ( 1973 , with Cliff DeYoung , Meg Foster , Bill Mumy , and Noble Willingham ) , " Terrible Joe Moran " ( 1984 , with James Cagney giving his final performance , as well as Lawrence Tierney , ) " Day One " ( 1989 , with David Ogden Stiers ) , and " Out of the Ashes " ( 2003 , with Bruce Davison ) . Sargent also has several feature films to his credit , most notably the 1970 science fiction classic " Colossus : The Forbin Project " ( featuring TOS guest actors William Schallert , Willard Sage , and Byron Morrow ) and the 1974 comic crime thriller " The Taking of Pelham One Two Three " ( with Bill Cobbs ) . He also directed " Trek " alumni Robert DoQui , Gilbert Green , Vince Howard , Janet MacLachlan , Barry Russo , Garry Walberg , and William Windom in the 1972 drama " The Man " . Other films he directed include " The Hell with Heroes " ( 1968 , with William Marshall and Sid Haig ) , " White Lightning " ( 1973 ) , " MacArthur " ( 1977 , with Kenneth Tobey and Garry Walberg ) , and " Jaws : The Revenge " ( 1987 ) . He was married to actress Carolyn Nelson from 1970 until his death , and directed her in several of his projects , including the aforementioned " The Marcus - Nelson Murders " and " The Taking of Pelham One Two Three " . He was previously married to guest star Mary Carver . The " Star Trek " production staff was well - satisfied with Sargent ' s work and tried to bring him back to direct further episodes , but he was not available , as he already started to " aim higher " and direct TV - movies and feature films . ( " " ) Sargent was a personal friend of Grace Lee Whitney . ( " " , p . 89 ) Sargent died on 22 December 2014 at his home in Malibu from complications from heart disease .