Robert Butler
Born: 1927-11-17 in Los Angeles, California, USA
Died: 2023-11-03
Known For: Directing
Biography
Robert Butler (November 17, 1927 - November 3, 2023), the revered director known for steering the debut episodes of iconic series like Batman, Star Trek, Hill Street Blues, and Moonlighting, passed away on November 3 in Los Angeles at the age of 95. Butler also played a role in co-creating Remington Steele, featuring Pierce Brosnan, and directed its inaugural episode. His legacy extends to directing the premiere of Hogan’s Heroes in 1965, setting the stage and directing pivotal episodes for Glenn Gordon Caron’s Moonlighting, Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Sisters, and The Division.
Filmography
2001
- The Division ... (Director)
1997
- Turbulence ... (Director)
1994
- White Mile ... (Director)
1993
- Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman ... (Director)
- Sirens ... (Director)
1991
- Sisters ... (Director)
1988
- Midnight Caller ... (Director)
- Out of Time ... (Director)
1987
- Out on a Limb ... (Director)
1986
- Long Time Gone ... (Director)
1985
- Moonlighting ... (Director)
- Our Family Honor ... (Director)
1984
- Up the Creek ... (Director)
- Concrete Beat ... (Director)
1982
- Remington Steele ... (Director)
1981
- Hill Street Blues ... (Director)
- Underground Aces ... (Director)
1980
- Night of the Juggler ... (Director)
1978
- Hot Lead & Cold Feet ... (Director)
- A Question of Guilt ... (Director)
- Lacy and the Mississippi Queen ... (Director)
1977
- In the Glitter Palace ... (Director)
- Mayday at 40,000 Feet ... (Director)
1976
- James Dean ... (Director)
- Dark Victory ... (Director)
1975
- Black Bart ... (Producer)
- Strange New World ... (Director)
1974
- The Ultimate Thrill ... (Director)
1973
- The Blue Knight ... (Director)
- The Blue Knight ... (Director)
1972
- The Waltons ... (Director)
- Kung Fu ... (Director)
- Now You See Him, Now You Don't ... (Director)
1971
- Columbo ... (Director)
- Nichols ... (Director)
- The Barefoot Executive ... (Director)
- Scandalous John ... (Director)
- Death Takes a Holiday ... (Director)
1969
- Then Came Bronson ... (Director)
- The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes ... (Director)
- Guns in the Heather ... (Director)
1968
- Hawaii Five-O ... (Director)
- Lancer ... (Director)
- The Outcasts ... (Director)
1967
- Ironside ... (Director)
- The Invaders ... (Director)
- Judd, for the Defense ... (Director)
- Cimarron Strip ... (Director)
- N.Y.P.D. ... (Director)
1966
- Star Trek ... (Director)
- Batman ... (Director)
- Mission: Impossible ... (Director)
- Felony Squad ... (Director)
- CBS Playhouse ... (Director)
- Shane ... (Director)
- Blue Light ... (Director)
- Star Trek: The Menagerie ... (Director)
1965
- Hogan's Heroes ... (Director)
- I Spy ... (Director)
- Mister Roberts ... (Director)
- Star Trek: The Cage ... (Director)
- Kilroy ... (Director)
1963
- The Fugitive ... (Director)
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre ... (Director)
- The Lieutenant ... (Director)
- Espionage ... (Director)
- The Richard Boone Show ... (Director)
1962
- The Virginian ... (Director)
- Stoney Burke ... (Director)
1961
- Ben Casey ... (Director)
- Dr. Kildare ... (Director)
- The Dick Van Dyke Show ... (Director)
- The Defenders ... (Director)
- The Dick Powell Show ... (Director)
- The Wonderful World of Disney ... (Director)
1960
- Peter Loves Mary ... (Director)
- Happy ... (Director)
1959
- The Twilight Zone ... (Director)
- The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis ... (Director)
- The Detectives ... (Director)
1958
- The Rifleman ... (Director)
- Heart of Darkness ... (Assistant Director)
1957
- Have Gun, Will Travel ... (Director)
1956
- No Right to Kill ... (Assistant Director)
1955
- Gunsmoke ... (Director)