ROBERT BUTLER
DIRECTING
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..
- The Barefoot Executive 1971
- Now You See Him, Now You Don't 1972
- Turbulence 1997
- Up the Creek 1984
- Hot Lead & Cold Feet 1978
- The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes 1969
- Night of the Juggler 1980
- Scandalous John 1971
- James Dean 1976
- White Mile 1994
- A Question of Guilt 1978
- The Blue Knight 1973
- Death Takes a Holiday 1971
- Mayday at 40,000 Feet 1977
- Strange New World 1975
- The Ultimate Thrill 1974
- In the Glitter Palace 1977
- Star Trek: The Cage 1965
- The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis 1959
- Star Trek 1966
- Sisters 1991
- Remington Steele 1982
- The Twilight Zone 1959
- Gunsmoke 1955
- Columbo 1971
- Lancer 1968
- Hill Street Blues 1981
- Moonlighting 1985
- The Fugitive 1963
- The Virginian 1962
- Hogan's Heroes 1965
- The Dick Van Dyke Show 1961
- Have Gun, Will Travel 1957
- Mission: Impossible 1966
- Midnight Caller 1988
- Batman 1966
- The Defenders 1961
- Hawaii Five-O 1968
- Nichols 1971
- Judd for the Defense 1967
- Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman 1993
- Cimarron Strip 1967
- The Outcasts 1968
- Kung Fu 1972
- Sirens 1993
- Then Came Bronson 1969
- Ironside 1967
- I Spy 1965
- The Waltons 1972
- The Rifleman 1958
- Ben Casey 1961
- The Lieutenant 1963
- Stoney Burke 1962
- The Detectives 1959
- Dr. Kildare 1961
- Out on a Limb 1987
- The Invaders 1967