Butler, Robert 1927–

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BUTLER, Robert 1927–

PERSONAL

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 Guild of America, 7920 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90046–0907.

Career: Director, producer, and writer.

Member: Directors Guild of America (member of board of directors).

Awards, Honors: Directors Guild of America Award, outstanding directorial achievement in a dramatic series (with others), 1973, for "Dust Bowl Cousins," The Waltons; Emmy awards, best director of a drama series and series director of the year, and Directors Guild of America Award nomination, outstanding directorial achievement in specials, all 1974, for The Blue Knight; Emmy Award, best director of a drama series, 1981, and Directors Guild of America Award, outstanding directorial achievement in a dramatic series (with others), 1982, both for "Hill Street Station," Hill Street Blues; Emmy Award nomination, best director of a drama series, 1984, for "The Second Oldest Profession," Hill Street Blues; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding directing in a comedy series, 1985, for Moonlighting; Emmy Award nomination, best director of a drama series, 1993, for Sisters; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding individual achievement in directing a drama series, 1993, for "What We Talk about When We Talk about Love," Sirens; Emmy Award nomination and Directors Guild of America Award nomination, both outstanding individual achievement in directing a drama series, 1994, for pilot episode, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman; Robert B. Aldrich Achievement Award, Directors Guild of America, 2001; Humanitas Award, Human Family Educational and Cultural Institute, and Image Award, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, both for the series Hill Street Blues.

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.

Television Director; 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.

Television Director; Episodic:

"Broken Ballad," Bonanza (also known as Ponderosa ), 1961.

"Oh How We Met the Night We Danced," The Dick Van Dyke Show (also known 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 as The 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.