American film and television director (1925–2014) who directed The Corbomite Maneuver, the first regular episode of the original Star Trek to go before the cameras after the two pilots.
Joseph Sargent was an American director whose single Star Trek credit is The Corbomite Maneuver, written by Jerry Sohl. Although it was broadcast tenth, it was the first regular episode of The Original Series to be filmed once the series had been ordered, so Sargent was the first to direct the full regular cast together, including DeForest Kelley, Nichelle Nichols and Grace Lee Whitney.
The episode established much of the rhythm of life on the bridge of the Enterprise and introduced Clint Howard as the childlike alien Balok.
Sargent went on to a long career in features and television films, including Colossus: The Forbin Project and The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, and won several Emmy and Directors Guild awards for his television work.