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

  • CREDITS
  • Television Work
  • 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
  • Television Director
  • Pilots
  • Star Trek (also known as Star Trek: The Cage), 1965
  • Doc Elliot, ABC, 1973
  • (And producer) Black Bart, CBS, 1975
  • (And producer) One Night Band, CBS, 1983
  • Concrete Beat, ABC, 1984
  • Moonlighting, ABC, 1985
  • Dirty Work, NBC, 1987
  • On the Edge, NBC, 1987
  • 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
  • Sirens, ABC, 1993
  • Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (also known as Lois & Clark and The New Adventures of Superman), ABC, 1993
  • The Division (also known as Heart of the City), Lifetime, 2001
  • Movies
  • Death Takes a Holiday, ABC, 1971
  • Columbo: Double Shock, 1973
  • Columbo: Publish or Perish, 1974
  • Strange New World, ABC, 1975
  • Dark Victory, NBC, 1976
  • James Dean (also known as The Legend), NBC, 1976
  • Mayday at 40,000 Feet!, CBS, 1976
  • In the Glitter Palace (also known as A Woman Accused), NBC,1977
  • Lacy and the Mississippi Queen, NBC, 1978
  • A Question of Guilt, CBS, 1978
  • Long Time Gone, ABC, 1986
  • (And executive producer) Out of Time, NBC, 1988
  • White Mile, HBO, 1994
  • 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
  • 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.
  • Miniseries
  • The Blue Knight, CBS, 1973
  • Out on a Limb, ABC, 1987
  • Television Work
  • Other
  • Creator, Profiles (special), ABC, 1994
  • Television Appearances
  • Specials
  • The Making of "Up the Creek," 1984
  • Film Director
  • Guns in the Heather (also known as The Secret of Boyne Castle and Spy Busters), Buena Vista, 1968
  • The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes, Buena Vista, 1970
  • The Barefoot Executive, Buena Vista, 1971
  • Scandalous John, Buena Vista, 1971
  • Now You See Him, Now You Don't, Buena Vista, 1972
  • The Ultimate Thrill (also known as The Ultimate Chase), General Cinema, 1974
  • Hot Lead and Cold Feet, Buena Vista, 1978
  • Night of the Juggler (also known as New York Killer), Columbia, 1980
  • Underground Aces, Filmways, 1981
  • Up the Creek, Orion, 1983
  • Turbulence, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1997
  • WRITINGS
  • Television Specials
  • Profiles, ABC, 1994