Robert Butler
- Directing
- November 16, 1927 · Los Angeles, California, USA
- November 3, 2023
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.
Known for
Filmography
- The Division · Director
- Turbulence · Director
- White Mile · Director
- Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman · Director, Producer
- Sirens · Director
- Sisters · Director, Executive producer
- Midnight Caller · Director
- Out of Time · Director, Executive producer
- Out on a Limb · Director
- Long Time Gone · Director
- Our Family Honor · Director
- Moonlighting · Director
- Concrete Beat · Director
- Up the Creek · Director
- Remington Steele · Director, Creator
- Hill Street Blues · Director
- Underground Aces · Director
- Night of the Juggler · Director
- Hot Lead & Cold Feet · Director
- Lacy and the Mississippi Queen · Director
- A Question of Guilt · Director
- Mayday at 40,000 Feet · Director
- In the Glitter Palace · Director
- James Dean · Director
- Dark Victory · Director
- Strange New World · Director
- Black Bart · Producer, Director
- The Ultimate Thrill · Director
- The Blue Knight · Director
- The Blue Knight · Director
- Kung Fu · Director
- The Waltons · Director
- Now You See Him, Now You Don't · Director
- Death Takes a Holiday · Director
- Nichols · Director
- Columbo · Director
- Scandalous John · Director
- The Barefoot Executive · Director
- The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes · Director
- Then Came Bronson · Director
- Guns in the Heather · Director
- Hawaii Five-O · Director
- Lancer · Director
- The Outcasts · Director
- Judd, for the Defense · Director
- Cimarron Strip · Director
- N.Y.P.D. · Director
- Ironside · Director
- The Invaders · Director
- CBS Playhouse · Director
- Mission: Impossible · Director
- Felony Squad · Director
- Shane · Director
- Star Trek · Director
- Batman · Director
- Blue Light · Director
- Mister Roberts · Director
- Hogan's Heroes · Director
- I Spy · Director
- Kilroy · Director
- Star Trek: The Cage · Director
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre · Director
- Espionage · Director
- The Richard Boone Show · Director
- The Fugitive · Director
- The Lieutenant · Director
- Stoney Burke · Director
- The Virginian · Director
- The Dick Van Dyke Show · Director
- Ben Casey · Director
- Dr. Kildare · Director
- The Dick Powell Show · Director
- The Wonderful World of Disney · Director
- The Defenders · Director
- Peter Loves Mary · Director
- Happy · Director
- The Detectives · Director
- The Twilight Zone · Director
- The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis · Director
- Heart of Darkness · Assistant Director