---
name: "Win Phelps"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/win-phelps"
fi1m_id: "win-phelps"
imdb_id: "nm0679855"
tmdb_id: 75232
wikidata_id: "Q47530115"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "11 June 1943"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 83
average_as: "director"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-24T06:50:34.024563+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Win Phelps

## Identity

Win Phelps

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/win-phelps
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** win-phelps
- **IMDb ID:** nm0679855
- **TMDB ID:** 75232
- **Wikidata ID:** Q47530115
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47530115, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0679855/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/75232

Director. Born 11 June 1943.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 11 June 1943
- **Active:** 1987–1993
- **Frequently works with:** [Cliff Bole](https://film.one/person/cliff-bole.md), [David Carson](https://film.one/person/david-carson.md), [Jeff Vlaming](https://film.one/person/jeff-vlaming.md), [Jim Charleston](https://film.one/person/jim-charleston.md), [Joe Napolitano](https://film.one/person/joe-napolitano.md), [Kim Manners](https://film.one/person/kim-manners.md), [Larry Shaw](https://film.one/person/larry-shaw.md), [Michael Katleman](https://film.one/person/michael-katleman.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 83, as director, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 84 (1), 1990s 83 (2)
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Sci-Fi & Fantasy 3, Drama 2, Mystery 2, Action & Adventure 1, Comedy 1, Crime 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47530115, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0679855/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/75232

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*The X-Files*](https://film.one/tv/the-x-files.md) (84)
- **Paramount+:** [*Star Trek: The Next Generation*](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-the-next-generation.md) (84)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Win Phelps is a television director. He began his career in the 1970s as a second assistant director on feature films including *Logan's Run* (1976) and *The Outlaw Josey Wales* (1976), later working as first assistant director on *...And Justice for All* (1979), *Diner* (1982) and *Best Friends* (1982).

Phelps directed episodes of numerous television series. His credits include one episode of *Star Trek: The Next Generation* (1988), multiple episodes of *L.A. Law* (1988–1994), one episode each of *Northern Exposure* (1993) and *The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.* (1993), and the *The X-Files* episode 'Red Museum' (1994). He received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for outstanding directing in a drama series for his work on *L.A. Law*.

*Sources: imdb.com, memory-alpha.fandom.com, encyclopedia.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *The X-Files* (1993), Fi1m 84, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-x-files.md)
- *Northern Exposure* (1990), Fi1m 82, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/northern-exposure.md)
- *Star Trek: The Next Generation* (1987), Fi1m 84, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-the-next-generation.md)

## Complete filmography (28)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Fame L.A.* (1997), series, Director
- *The Client* (1995), series, Director
- *The Great Defender* (1995), series, Director
- *The Cosby Mysteries* (1994), series, Director
- *Weird Science* (1994), series, Director
- *The X-Files* (1993), series, Director — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-x-files.md)
- *The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.* (1993), series, Director
- *The Commish* (1991), series, Director
- *Northern Exposure* (1990), series, Director — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/northern-exposure.md)
- *Appearances* (1990), Director
- *Equal Justice* (1990), series, Director
- *Mancuso, F.B.I.* (1989), series, Director
- *Doogie Howser, M.D.* (1989), series, Director
- *TV 101* (1988), series, Director
- *Knightwatch* (1988), series, Director
- *Midnight Caller* (1988), series, Director
- *Star Trek: The Next Generation* (1987), series, Director — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-the-next-generation.md)
- *Hooperman* (1987), series, Director
- *The Bronx Zoo* (1987), series, Director
- *L.A. Law* (1986), series, Director
- *Our House* (1986), series, Director
- *Dancing in the Wings* (1985), Associate Producer
- *Fame* (1982), series, Director
- *...And Justice for All* (1979), First Assistant Director
- *F.I.S.T.* (1978), Second Assistant Director
- *The Pack* (1977), Second Assistant Director
- *The Outlaw Josey Wales* (1976), Second Assistant Director
- *Logan's Run* (1976), Second Assistant Director

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