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Michael Zinberg credits Butler with having the ruthless, adventurous, innovative vision that produced the powerful pilot episode of Hill Street Blues that sold NBC, and network president Fred Silverman on green-lighting this landmark urban-cop series.
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Filmography

Hide HideDirector (98 titles)
2009 Where Do the Balloons Go? (short)
 
2001 The Division (TV series)
Pilot (2001)
 
1999 St. Michael's Crossing (TV series)
 
1998 Glory, Glory (TV movie)
 
1997 Turbulence
 
1994 White Mile (TV movie)
 
1993 Sirens (TV series)
Battered (1993)
P.M. Turn (1993)
 
1991 Sisters (TV series)
80% (1991)
 
1991 The Brotherhood (TV movie)
 
1988 Midnight Caller (TV series)
Twelve Gauge (1988)
 
1988 Out of Time (TV movie)
 
1987 Out on a Limb (TV movie)
 
1987 On the Edge (TV movie)
 
1986 Long Time Gone (TV movie)
 
1966-1986 Star Trek (TV series)
The Cage (1986)
The Menagerie: Part II (1966) (footage from "The Cage")
The Menagerie: Part I (1966) (footage from "The Cage" - uncredited)
 
1985 The Walt Disney Comedy and Magic Revue (video short) (archive footage)
 
1985 Our Family Honor (TV series)
Pilot (1985)
 
1985 Moonlighting (TV series)
 
1984 Concrete Beat (TV movie)
 
1984 Up the Creek
 
1982-1983 Remington Steele (TV series)
Hearts of Steele (1983)
Steele Belted (1982)
Tempered Steele (1982)
License to Steele (1982)
 
1966-1981 Insight (TV series)
The Needle's Eye (1981)
Killer (1972)
A Small Statistic (1967)
The Oleander Years (1966)
 
1978 Lacy and the Mississippi Queen (TV movie)
 
1978 A Question of Guilt (TV movie)
 
1977 In the Glitter Palace (TV movie)
 
1976 Mayday at 40,000 Feet! (TV movie)
 
1976 James Dean (TV movie)
 
1976 Dark Victory (TV movie)
 
1975 The Blue Knight (TV series)
Two to Make Deadly (1975)
 
1975 Strange New World (TV movie)
 
1975 Black Bart (TV movie)
 
1974 McMasters of Sweetwater (TV movie)
 
1973-1974 Columbo (TV series)
Publish or Perish (1974)
Double Shock (1973)
 
1972-1973 The Waltons (TV series)
The Air Mail Man (1973)
The Hunt (1972)
 
1973 The Blue Knight (TV movie)
 
1973 Roll Out (TV series)
Dear Rocco (1973)
 
1973 Kung Fu (TV series)
The Ancient Warrior (1973)
The Stone (1973)
Chains (1973)
 
1973 Doc Elliot (TV series)
Pilot (1973)
 
1973 Hawaii Five-O (TV series)
Percentage (1973)
 
1967-1972 Gunsmoke (TV series)
The Sodbusters (1972)
Mannon (1969)
Prairie Wolfers (1967)
 
1972 Nichols (TV series)
Bertha (1972)
 
1971 Death Takes a Holiday (TV movie)
 
1971 Scandalous John
 
1969-1970 Lancer (TV series)
Lifeline (1970)
Death Bait (1969)
 
1970 Then Came Bronson (TV series)
 
1968-1969 The Outcasts (TV series)
The Long Ride (1969)
The Outcasts (1968)
 
1969 Mission: Impossible (TV series)
 
1966-1968 Felony Squad (TV series)
Matched for Murder (1968)
The Killer Instinct (1966)
 
1968 Cimarron Strip (TV series)
Without Honor (1968)
The Judgement (1968)
 
1968 Ironside (TV series)
 
1967 Judd for the Defense (TV series)
Commitment (1967)
 
1967 N.Y.P.D. (TV series)
The Witness (1967)
To Catch a Hero (1967)
 
1967 The Invaders (TV series)
The Trial (1967)
The Enemy (1967)
Panic (1967)
 
1967 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
Dead Wrong (1967)
 
1966 I Spy (TV series)
Sophia (1966)
 
1966 Shane (TV series)
The Distant Bell (1966)
 
1966 Blue Light (TV series)
The Return of Elm (1966)
 
1966 Batman (TV series)
Rats Like Cheese (1966)
Instant Freeze (1966)
Smack in the Middle (1966)
 
1964-1966 The Fugitive (TV series)
Stroke of Genius (1966)
Corner of Hell (1965)
World's End (1964)
 
1965-1966 Hogan's Heroes (TV series)
Hold That Tiger (1965)
The Informer (1965)
 
1965 The Virginian (TV series)
Day of the Scorpion (1965)
 
1965 Run for Your Life (TV series)
 
1963-1965 The Defenders (TV series)
The Bagman (1963)
 
1964 Twilight Zone (TV series)
The Encounter (1964)
Caesar and Me (1964)
 
1964 Arrest and Trial (TV series)
Birds of a Feather (1964)
 
1963-1964 The Lieutenant (TV series)
 
1964 Espionage (TV series)
 
1963 The Richard Boone Show (TV series)
Sorofino's Treasure (1963)
 
1962-1963 The Untouchables (TV series)
Line of Fire (1963)
Jake Dance (1963)
Elegy (1962)
 
1962-1963 Stoney Burke (TV series)
Forget No More (1963)
Spin a Golden Web (1962)
 
1961-1962 The Detectives (TV series)
Saturday Edition (1962)
Night on the Town (1962)
Other Cheek (1961)
Personal Enemy (1961)
 
1962 Dr. Kildare (TV series)
A Very Present Help (1962)
 
1962 The Rifleman (TV series)
The Princess (1962)
 
1961 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)
The Fifth Caller (1961)
 
1961 Bonanza (TV series)
Broken Ballad (1961)
 
1961 Michael Shayne (TV series)
 
1961 Have Gun - Will Travel (TV series)
El Paso Stage (1961)
 
1960-1961 The DuPont Show with June Allyson (TV series)
The Guilty Heart (1961)
End of a Mission (1961)
The Visitor (1960)
 
1961 Peter Loves Mary (TV series)
Tin Pan Ali (1961)
 
1960 Happy (TV series)
 
1959 Hennesey (TV series)
The Baby Sitter (1959)
 
Show ShowWriter (2 titles)
1982-1987 Remington Steele (TV series)
Steeled with a Kiss: Part 1 (1987) (creator)
Steeled with a Kiss: Part 2 (1987) (creator)
Steele Hanging in There: Part 2 (1987) (creator)
Steele Hanging in There: Part 1 (1987) (creator)
 
1987 On the Edge (TV movie)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (4 titles)
1996 Sisters (TV series) (executive consultant - 1 episode)
War and Peace: Part 2 (1996) (executive consultant)
 
1993 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (TV series) (executive consultant - 9 episodes)
Pheromone, My Lovely (1993) (executive consultant)
The Man of Steel Bars (1993) (executive consultant)
The Green, Green Glow of Home (1993) (executive consultant)
Smart Kids (1993) (executive consultant)
I've Got a Crush on You (1993) (executive consultant)
 
1989-1991 Midnight Caller (TV series) (executive consultant - 44 episodes)
City of Lost Souls: Part 2 (1991) (executive consultant)
City of Lost Souls: Part 3 (1991) (executive consultant)
City of Lost Souls: Part 1 (1991) (executive consultant)
The Leopard (1991) (executive consultant)
A Cry in the Night (1991) (executive consultant)
 
1982-1983 Remington Steele (TV series) (executive consultant - 21 episodes)
Steele in Circulation (1983) (executive consultant)
Sting of Steele (1983) (executive consultant)
Steele's Gold (1983) (executive consultant)
Vintage Steele (1983) (executive consultant)
Steele in the News (1983) (executive consultant)
 
Show ShowProducer (11 titles)
1999 St. Michael's Crossing (TV series) (executive producer)
 
1998 Glory, Glory (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1993 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (TV series) (executive producer - 1 episode)
Pilot (1993) (executive producer)
 
1992 Bay City Story (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1991 Sisters (TV series) (executive producer - 7 episodes)
Some Tuesday in July (1991) (executive producer)
Deja Vu All Over Again (1991) (executive producer)
Of Mice and Women (1991) (executive producer)
Devoted Husband, Loving Father (1991) (executive producer)
A Thousand Sprinkles (1991) (executive producer)
 
1988-1989 Midnight Caller (TV series) (executive producer - 17 episodes)
Blues for Mr. Charlie (1989) (executive producer)
Wait Until Midnight (1989) (executive producer)
Baby Chase (1989) (executive producer)
Ethan's Call (1989) (executive producer)
The Fall (1989) (executive producer)
 
1988 Out of Time (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1987 On the Edge (TV movie) (producer)
 
1982 Remington Steele (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
Tempered Steele (1982) (producer)
 
1975 Black Bart (TV movie) (producer)
 
1966 Insight (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
The Oleander Years (1966) (producer - as Bob Butler)
 
1957 Climax! (TV series) (associate director - 1 episode)
Strange Sanctuary (1957) (associate director)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2005 From Rivals to Romance: The Making of Lois and Clark (video short) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (4 titles)
1984 The Making of 'Up the Creek' (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
1981 The 33rd Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Directing in a Drama Series
 

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[on making Hill Street Blues] I was tired of clean speeches, where people waited until others stopped talking, tired of clean shots-I didn't fucking want it. In my mind, the show came from the congestion of the material, the congestion of the characters. I remember the camera operator cleaning up shots... See more »

Trivia:

Michael Zinberg credits Butler with having the ruthless, adventurous, innovative vision that produced the powerful pilot episode of Hill Street Blues that sold NBC, and network president Fred Silverman on green-lighting this landmark urban-cop series. See more »

Nickname:

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Star Sign:

Scorpio