Richard Martin (Canadian director)


Richard Martin is a Canadian television director, film director and film editor.

Personal life

Martin was born in Vancouver, and is one of the two sons of comedian Dick Martin and actress-singer Peggy Connelly.
Martin and his wife, Kim Steer, have one child.

Career

Richard Martin first achieved significant notice in the film industry as an editor, having been nominated in 1986 for a Genie Award for Best Achievement in Film Editing for the independent film biography Samuel Lount. Within a few years, he moved to directing, beginning with the 1990 Canadian murder mystery Matinee, for which he also received a screenwriting credit. His directing career since has primarily involved him in television.
Among others, he has directed episodes of ', Queen of Swords, The Sausage Factory, Mysterious Ways and Young Blades. His direction of the Hollywood Off-Ramp episode "Death by Gossip" won him a 2001 Leo Award for "Best Director of a Music, Comedy or Variety Program or Series."
He has also directed several films, including 1998's ', in which film his father made a brief appearance. Air Bud: Golden Receiver is the sequel to 1997's Air Bud, for which Martin served as second unit director.