Norton, Bill L.

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Norton, Bill L.

(B. W. L. Norton, Bill Norton)

PERSONAL

Full name, William Wallace Lloyd Norton; son of William Wallace (a writer and political activist) and Eleanor (a writer and political activist; maiden name, Elias) Norton; married Rosanna (a costume designer),September 8, 1967.

Addresses: Agent— Lee Dintsman, Agency for the Performing Arts, 405 South Beverly Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Career: Director, producer, and writer.

Member: Directors Guild of America, Writers Guild of America, West.

CREDITS

Television Work; Series:

Co–executive producer, Tour of Duty (also known as Operation Vietnam), CBS, 1987–90.

Creator and producer, Grand Slam, CBS, 1990.

Television Director; Miniseries:

False Arrest, ABC, 1991.

Gone in the Night, CBS, 1996.

Television Director; Movies:

(As B. W. L. Norton) Gargoyles, 1972.

Angel of Death (also known as Intimate Terror: Angel of Death), CBS, 1990.

(As Bill Norton) Deadly Whispers, CBS, 1995.

Stolen Innocence, CBS, 1995.

The Women of Spring Break (also known as Welcome to Paradise), CBS, 1995.

Them, UPN, 1996.

Vows of Deception (also known as Deadly Seduction and Tangled Web), CBS, 1996.

Bad to the Bone, ABC, 1997.

Daughters (also known as Our Mother's Murder), USA Network, 1997.

Murder in Mind (also known as A Deadly Vision), HBO, 1997.

Every Mother's Worst Fear, USA Network, 1998.

Thirst, NBC, 1998.

A Crime of Passion, CBS, 1999.

Generation Gap, The Hallmark Channel, 2008.

Television Director; Episodic:

(As B. W. L. Norton) "Teacher's Aide" segment, "Teacher's Aide/Paladin of the Lost Hour," The Twilight Zone (also known as The New Twilight Zone), CBS, 1985.

"Monsters!" segment, "Monsters!/A Small Talent for War/A Matter of Minutes," The Twilight Zone (also known as The New Twilight Zone), CBS, 1986.

Tour of Duty (also known as Operation Vietnam), CBS, multiple episodes, 1987–89.

Premiere episode, Grand Slam, CBS, 1990.

The Boys of Twilight, CBS, 1992.

"Brothers and Sisters," seaQuest DSV (also known as seaQuest 2032), NBC, 1993.

"Give Me Liberte," seaQuest DSV (also known as seaQuest 2032), NBC, 1993.

Route 66, NBC, 1993.

"Second Chance," seaQuest DSV (also known as seaQuest 2032), NBC, 1995.

"Pianissimo," Profiler, NBC, 1996.

"Moment of Truth," Sons of Thunder, CBS, 1999.

"The End of the World," Roswell (also known as Roswell High), The WB, 2000.

The Fugitive, CBS, multiple episodes, 2000–2001.

"Control," Roswell (also known as Roswell High), UPN, 2001.

"Subject: Sunrise at Sunset Streams," FreakyLinks (also known as Fearsum, Freaky Links, and Friikkilinkit), Fox, 2001.

Angel (also known as Angel: The Series, Angel—Jaeger der Finsternis, and Skoteinos angelos), The WB, multiple episodes, 2001–2003.

"Past Imperfect," John Doe (also known as Der Fall John Doe! and Mies vailla nimeae), Fox, 2002.

"Sinners and Saints," Hack, CBS, 2003.

"Amends," The Guardian (also known as El guardia, The Guardian—Retter mit Herz, Le protecteur, O allos mou eaftos, Ochita bengoshi Nick Fallin, Ochita bengoshi Nick Fallin 2, and Oikeuden puolesta), CBS, 2004.

"Remember," The Guardian (also known as El guardia, The Guardian—Retter mit Herz, Le protecteur, Oallos mou eaftos, Ochita bengoshi Nick Fallin, Ochita bengoshi Nick Fallin 2, and Oikeuden puolesta), CBS, 2004.

"Coded," Medium, NBC, 2005.

"A Priest, a Doctor and a Medium Walk into an Execution Chamber," Medium, NBC, 2005.

Directed episodes of other programs, including Crossroads, ABC; directed "Simon Redux," an unaired episode of Haunted, UPN.

Television Director; as Bill Norton; Episodic:

"Justice," Vengeance Unlimited (also known as Mr. Chapel), ABC, 1998.

"Legalese," Vengeance Unlimited (also known as Mr. Chapel), ABC, 1998.

"Den of Thieves," The Invisible Man (also known as I–Man, El hombre, Invisible Man—Der Unsicht-bare, and Naekymaetoen mies), Sci–Fi Channel, 2001.

"Flash to Bang," The Invisible Man (also known as I-Man, El hombre, Invisible Man—Der Unsicht-bare, and Naekymaetoen mies), Sci–Fi Channel, 2001.

"Going Postal," The Invisible Man (also known as I-Man, El hombre, Invisible Man—Der Unsicht-bare, and Naekymaetoen mies), Sci–Fi Channel, 2001.

"Someone to Talk to," Pasadena, Fox, 2002.

"Two to Go," Buffy the Vampire Slayer (also known as BtVS, Buffy, Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Series, Nightfall, Bafi, ubica vampira, Buffy, a vampirok reme, Buffy, cacadora de vampiros, Buffy contre les vampires, Buffy i vampirofonissa, Buffy—Im Bann der Daemonen, Buffy, l'ammazzavampiri, Buffy, la cazavampiros, Buffy och vampyrerna, Buffy—Vampyrdaeberen, Buffy vampyrdoedaren, Buffy—Vampyrenes skrekk, Buffy—Vampyrernes skraek, and Buffy, vampyyrintappaja), UPN, 2002.

"Ex Stasis," Law & Order: Criminal Intent (also known as Law & Order: CI), NBC, 2005.

"Hope and Mercy," Ghost Whisperer, CBS, 2005.

"Pulse," Threshold, CBS, 2005.

"Slither," Law & Order: Criminal Intent (also known as Law & Order: CI), NBC, 2005.

"Country Crossover," Law & Order: Criminal Intent (also known as Law & Order: CI), NBC, 2006.

"Unannounced," The Unit, CBS, 2006.

"Inside Out," The Unit, CBS, 2007.

"Missing," Lincoln Heights, ABC Family Channel, 2007.

"The Old Man and the G," Lincoln Heights, ABC Family Channel, 2007.

"Picking Up Little Things," Heartland, TNT, 2007.

"Silver Star," The Unit, CBS, 2007.

"Two Coins," The Unit, CBS, 2007.

"Three Weddings and a Funeral," Las Vegas (also known as Casino Eye), NBC, 2008.

Television Co–executive Producer; Episodic:

Some sources state that Norton served as the Co–executive producer of episodes of Tour of Duty (also known as Operation Vietnam), CBS; and Grand Slam, CBS, 1990.

Television Director; Pilots:

Tour of Duty (also known as Operation Vietnam), CBS, 1987.

Grand Slam, CBS, 1990.

Hercules and the Amazon Women, syndicated, 1994.

Hercules in the Underworld, syndicated, 1994.

Waterfront, CBS, 2006.

Film Director:

Cisco Pike, Columbia, 1972.

(As B. W. L. Norton) More American Graffiti (also known as American Graffiti 2, American graffiti 2, and Purple Haze), Universal, 1979.

(As B. W. L. Norton) BabySecret of the Lost Legend (also known as DinosaurSecret of the Lost Legend), Buena Vista, 1985.

Three for the Road, New Century Vista, 1987.

Film Camera Operator:

(Uncredited) Girl Happy, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1965.

Film Appearances:

(As B. W. L. Norton) Dead People (also known as Messiah of Evil, Revenge of the Screaming Dead, and The Second Coming), 1973, International Cinefilm, 1975.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

(As Bill Norton) Himself, "Angel": Season 3 Overview, Fox Box, 2004.

Video Game Director:

Law & Order: Criminal Intent (also known as Law & Order: Criminal Intent—The Video Game), 2005.

WRITINGS

Screenplays:

How to Succeed with Girls, Emerson Film Enterprises, 1964.

Cisco Pike, Columbia, 1972.

Outlaw Blues, Warner Bros., 1977.

(As B. W. L. Norton; and story) Convoy, United Artists, 1978.

(As B. W. L. Norton) More American Graffiti (also known as American Graffiti 2, American graffiti 2, and Purple Haze; based on characters from the film American Graffiti), Universal, 1979.

(And story) Losin' It, Embassy Pictures, 1983.

(As B. W. L. Norton; author of story with others) Back to the Beach (also known as Malibu Beach Girls; based on characters from other films), Paramount, 1987.

Teleplays; Episodic:

"Battling Baker Brothers," Tour of Duty (also known as Operation Vietnam), CBS, 1987.

"Brothers, Fathers and Sons," Tour of Duty (also known as Operation Vietnam), CBS, 1987.

Premiere episode, Grand Slam, CBS, 1990.

Teleplays; Pilots:

Grand Slam, CBS, 1990.