Clifford John Bole (November 9, 1937 – February 15, 2014) was a director of a number of American and Canadian television programs.
[1] Bole grew up in the San Fernando Valley and described himself as a "set rat", sneaking into studio backlots to watch the filming taking place.
[1] He was originally referred to the TNG production team by colleague Jeff Hayes, although Bole knew producer Rick Berman from when they both worked at Warner Brothers.
He had previously worked with Avery Brooks, who played Hawk on Spenser: For Hire.
His recollection of working on Deep Space Nine wasn't as warm as The Next Generation, but Voyager was more similar to the earlier Star Trek series.