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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Robert Butler Biography (1927-)
Full name, Robert Stanton Butler; born November 17 (some sources cite November 16), 1927, in Los Angeles, CA. Addresses: Agent: William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Contact: c/o Directors Guildof America, 7920 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90046-0907.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Director, producer, writer
- Birth Details
- November 17, 1927
- Los Angeles, California, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Television Work
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Series
- Director, The Untouchables, ABC, multiple episodes, 1962-1963
- Director, Hogan's Heroes, CBS, multiple episodes, 1965-1966
- Director, Batman, ABC, multiples episodes, 1966
- Director, Gunsmoke (also known as Gun Law and Marshal Dillon), CBS, 1967-1972
- Director, Hill Street Blues, NBC, multiple episodes (including "Hill Street Station" and "The Second Oldest Profession"), 1981
- (And creator and producer) Remington Steele, NBC, 1982-1983
- Producer, Midnight Caller, NBC, 1988-1989
- Executive producer, Sisters, NBC, beginning 1991
- Executive producer, Sirens, ABC, 1993
- Executive producer, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (also known as Lois & Clark and The New Adventures of Superman), ABC, 1993
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Television Director
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Pilots
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Star Trek (also known as Star Trek: The Cage), 1965
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Doc Elliot, ABC, 1973
- (And producer) Black Bart, CBS, 1975
- (And producer) One Night Band, CBS, 1983
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Concrete Beat, ABC, 1984
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Moonlighting, ABC, 1985
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Dirty Work, NBC, 1987
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On the Edge, NBC, 1987
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Sisters, NBC, 1990
- (And executive producer) Deadline (also known as Bay City Story and Manhattan Exclusive), ABC, 1991
- (And executive producer) The Brotherhood, ABC, 1991
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Sirens, ABC, 1993
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Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (also known as Lois & Clark and The New Adventures of Superman), ABC, 1993
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The Division (also known as Heart of the City), Lifetime, 2001
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Movies
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Death Takes a Holiday, ABC, 1971
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Columbo: Double Shock, 1973
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Columbo: Publish or Perish, 1974
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Strange New World, ABC, 1975
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Dark Victory, NBC, 1976
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James Dean (also known as The Legend), NBC, 1976
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Mayday at 40,000 Feet!, CBS, 1976
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In the Glitter Palace (also known as A Woman Accused), NBC,1977
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Lacy and the Mississippi Queen, NBC, 1978
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A Question of Guilt, CBS, 1978
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Long Time Gone, ABC, 1986
- (And executive producer) Out of Time, NBC, 1988
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White Mile, HBO, 1994
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Episodic
- "Broken Ballad," Bonanza (also known as Ponderosa), 1961
- "Oh How We Met the Night We Danced," The Dick Van Dyke Show (alsoknown as The Dick Van Dyke Daytime Show and Head of the Family), CBS, 1961
- "The Unwelcome House Guest," The Dick Van Dyke Show (also known asThe Dick Van Dyke Daytime Show and Head of the Family), CBS, 1961
- "The Fifth Caller," The Dick Powell Show (also known as The Dick Powell Theatre), 1961
- "The Princess," The Rifleman, 1962
- "A Very Present Help," Dr. Kildare, 1962
- "Spin a Golden Web," Stoney Burke, 1962
- "Forget No More," Stoney Burke, 1963
- "Sorofino's Treasure," The Richard Boone Show (also known as Have Gun--Will Travel), 1963
- "Fire in a Sacred Fruit Tree," Ben Casey, ABC, 1963
- "The Last Splintered Spoke of the Old Burlesque Wheel," Ben Casey,ABC, 1963
- "My Enemy Is a Bright Green Sparrow," Ben Casey, ABC, 1963
- "The Menagerie: Part 1," Star Trek (also known as Star Trek: TOS), NBC, 1964
- "Caesar and Me," The Twilight Zone, CBS, 1964
- "The Encounter," The Twilight Zone, CBS, 1964
- "Man in a Chariot," The Fugitive, ABC, 1964
- "World's End," The Fugitive, ABC, 1964
- "Physician, Heal Thyself," Mr. Roberts, 1965
- "Don't Look Now ... but Isn't That the War?," Mr. Roberts, 1965
- "Which Way Did the War Go?," Mr. Roberts, 1965
- "Getting There Is Half the Fun," Mr. Roberts, 1965
- "Corner of Hell," The Fugitive, ABC, 1965
- "Last Second of a Big Dream," The Fugitive, ABC, 1965
- "All the Scared Rabbits," The Fugitive, ABC, 1965
- "Day of the Scorpion," The Virginian, 1965
- "The Killer Instinct," Felony Squad, ABC, 1966
- "It's All Done with Mirrors," I Spy, NBC, 1966
- "Sophia," I Spy, NBC, 1966
- "To Florence, with Love: Parts 1 & 2," I Spy, NBC, 1966
- "Stroke of Genius," The Fugitive, ABC, 1966
- "Live Coward, Dead Hero," Felony Squad, ABC, 1967
- "The Enemy," The Invaders, ABC, 1967
- "Panic," The Invaders, ABC, 1967
- "The Trial," The Invaders, ABC, 1967
- "Dead Wrong," Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre, 1967
- "The Other Face of the Law," Judd, for the Defense, ABC, 1967
- "Commitment," Judd, for the Defense, ABC, 1967
- "Matched for Murder," Felony Squad, ABC, 1968
- "Something for Nothing," Ironside (also known as The Raymond Burr Show), 1968
- "Death Bait," Lancer, CBS, 1969
- "The Mind of Stefan Miklos," Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1969
- "Shadow of a Dead Man," Lancer, CBS, 1970
- "Lifeline," Lancer, CBS, 1970
- "What's an Ark without Centaurs?," Then Came Bronson, 1970
- "Dust Bowl Cousins," The Waltons, CBS, 1972
- "Percentage," Hawaii Five-0 (also known as McGarrett), 1973
- "Sun and Cloud Shadow," Kung Fu, ABC, 1973
- "Chains," Kung Fu, ABC, 1973
- "The Stone," Kung Fu, ABC, 1973
- "The Ancient Warrior," Kung Fu, ABC, 1973
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The Waltons, CBS, 1980
- "Twelve Gauge," Midnight Caller, NBC, 1988
- "Moving In, Moving Out, Moving In," Sisters, NBC, 1991
- "80%," Sisters, NBC, 1991
- "PM Turn," Sirens, ABC, 1993
- "What We Talk about When We Talk about Love," Sirens, ABC, 1993
- "The Man of Steel Bars," Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (also known as Lois & Clark and The New Adventures of Superman), ABC, 1993
- Director of episodes of Blue Light, ABC; Cimarron Strip;
The Defenders;
The Detectives;
Espionage;
Insight;
Kilroy;
The Lieutenant, NBC; The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (also known as Dobie Gillis), CBS; Our Family Honor, ABC; and Run for Your Life.
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Miniseries
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The Blue Knight, CBS, 1973
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Out on a Limb, ABC, 1987
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Television Work
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Other
- Creator, Profiles (special), ABC, 1994
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Television Appearances
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Specials
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The Making of "Up the Creek," 1984
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Film Director
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Guns in the Heather (also known as The Secret of Boyne Castle and Spy Busters), Buena Vista, 1968
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The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes, Buena Vista, 1970
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The Barefoot Executive, Buena Vista, 1971
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Scandalous John, Buena Vista, 1971
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Now You See Him, Now You Don't, Buena Vista, 1972
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The Ultimate Thrill (also known as The Ultimate Chase), General Cinema, 1974
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Hot Lead and Cold Feet, Buena Vista, 1978
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Night of the Juggler (also known as New York Killer), Columbia, 1980
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Underground Aces, Filmways, 1981
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Up the Creek, Orion, 1983
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Turbulence, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1997
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WRITINGS
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Television Specials
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Profiles, ABC, 1994
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