Robert Butler (born November 16, 1927) is an American film and Emmy
Award-winning television director. He is best known for his work in
television, where he directed the pilots for a number of series
including Star Trek, Hogan's Heroes and Hill Street Blues.Butler
graduated from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he
majored in English. He was first in an army band, before his career as
a stage manager and an assistant before launching his directing career
with an episode of Hennesey (starring Jackie Cooper and including a
young Ron Howard) and then went on to direct such shows as The
Untouchables, Dr. Kildare, The Dick Van Dyke Show, Batman, The
Fugitive and The Twilight Zone.Butler shot pilots for many TV series
including the original Star Trek, Hogan's Heroes, Batman, The Blue
Knight, Hill Street Blues, Remington Steele (a show which he also
co-created), Moonlighting, Sisters, and Lois & Clark: The New
Adventures of Superman.Butler has also directed episodes for many
other shows, including I Spy, Blue Light, The Invaders, Gunsmoke, The
Outcasts, Mission: Impossible, Kung Fu, Hawaii Five-O, Columbo:
Publish or Perish, Columbo: Double Shock, and Midnight Caller.
Award-winning television director. He is best known for his work in
television, where he directed the pilots for a number of series
including Star Trek, Hogan's Heroes and Hill Street Blues.Butler
graduated from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he
majored in English. He was first in an army band, before his career as
a stage manager and an assistant before launching his directing career
with an episode of Hennesey (starring Jackie Cooper and including a
young Ron Howard) and then went on to direct such shows as The
Untouchables, Dr. Kildare, The Dick Van Dyke Show, Batman, The
Fugitive and The Twilight Zone.Butler shot pilots for many TV series
including the original Star Trek, Hogan's Heroes, Batman, The Blue
Knight, Hill Street Blues, Remington Steele (a show which he also
co-created), Moonlighting, Sisters, and Lois & Clark: The New
Adventures of Superman.Butler has also directed episodes for many
other shows, including I Spy, Blue Light, The Invaders, Gunsmoke, The
Outcasts, Mission: Impossible, Kung Fu, Hawaii Five-O, Columbo:
Publish or Perish, Columbo: Double Shock, and Midnight Caller.
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