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Robert Butler was born on November 16, 1927 in Los Angeles, California, USA as Robert Stanton Butler;. He is known for his work on Remington Steele (1982), Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993) and The Blue Knight (1973). He has been married to Adrienne Hepburn since August 17, 1957. They have two children. See full bio »

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November 16, 1927 in Los Angeles, California, USA

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Known For

Remington Steele

Remington Steele Miscellaneous Crew

(1982-1987)

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Miscellaneous Crew

(1993-1994)

The Blue Knight

The Blue Knight Director

(1973)

Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues Director

(1981)

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Miscellaneous Crew (4 credits)

1991-1996 Sisters (TV Series) (executive consultant - 120 episodes)

- War and Peace: Part 2 (1996) ... (executive consultant)

- War and Peace: Part 1 (1996) ... (executive consultant)

- Taking a Gamble (1996) ... (executive consultant)

- Housecleaning (1996) ... (executive consultant)

- Nothing Personal (1996) ... (executive consultant)

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1993-1994 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (TV Series) (executive consultant - 20 episodes)

- The House of Luthor (1994) ... (executive consultant)

- Barbarians at the Planet (1994) ... (executive consultant)

- Fly Hard (1994) ... (executive consultant)

- Vatman (1994) ... (executive consultant)

- The Rival (1994) ... (executive consultant)

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1989-1991 Midnight Caller (TV Series) (executive consultant - 44 episodes)

- City of Lost Souls: Part 3 (1991) ... (executive consultant)

- City of Lost Souls: Part 2 (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)

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1982-1983 Remington Steele (TV Series) (executive consultant - 20 episodes)

- Steele in Circulation (1983) ... (executive consultant)

- Sting of Steele (1983) ... (executive consultant)

- Steele's Gold (1983) ... (executive consultant)

- Steele in the News (1983) ... (executive consultant)

- Steele Among the Living (1983) ... (executive consultant)

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Director (100 credits)

2009 Where Do the Balloons Go? (Short)

2001 The Division (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Pilot (2001)

1999 St. Michael's Crossing (TV Series)

1998 Glory, Glory (TV Movie)

1997 Turbulence

1994 White Mile (TV Movie)

1993 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- The Man of Steel Bars (1993)

- Pilot (1993)

1993 Sirens (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- Battered (1993)

- P.M. Turn (1993)

1991 Sisters (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- 80% (1991)

- Moving In, Moving Out, Moving On (1991)

1991 The Brotherhood (TV Movie)

1988 Midnight Caller (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Twelve Gauge (1988)

1988 Out of Time (TV Movie)

1987 On the Edge (TV Movie)

1987 Out on a Limb (TV Mini-Series) (2 episodes)

- Episode #1.2 (1987)

- Episode #1.1 (1987)

1966-1986 Star Trek (TV Series) (3 episodes)

- The Cage (1986)

- The Menagerie: Part II (1966) ... (footage from "The Cage")

- The Menagerie: Part I (1966) ... (footage from "The Cage", uncredited)

1986 Long Time Gone (TV Movie)

1985 The Walt Disney Comedy and Magic Revue (Video short) (archive footage)

1985 Our Family Honor (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Pilot (1985)

1985 Moonlighting (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Moonlighting (Pilot) (1985)

1984 Concrete Beat (TV Movie)

1984 Up the Creek

1982-1983 Remington Steele (TV Series) (5 episodes)

- Hearts of Steele (1983)

- Steele Belted (1982)

- Signed, Steeled and Delivered (1982)

- Tempered Steele (1982)

- License to Steele (1982)

1981 Hill Street Blues (TV Series) (6 episodes)

- The Second Oldest Profession (1981)

- Double Jeopardy (1981)

- Can World War III Be an Attitude? (1981)

- Politics as Usual (1981)

- Presidential Fever (1981)

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1967-1981 Insight (TV Series) (4 episodes)

- The Needle's Eye (1981)

- Killer (1972)

- The Oleander Years (1968)

- A Small Statistic (1967)

1981 Underground Aces

1980 Night of the Juggler (directed by)

1978 Hot Lead and Cold Feet

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) (1 episode)

- Two to Make Deadly (1975)

1965-1975 The Magical World of Disney (TV Series) (12 episodes)

- Now You See Him, Now You Don't (1975)

- The Barefoot Executive: Part 2 (1973)

- The Barefoot Executive: Part 1 (1973)

- The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes: Part 2 (1972)

- The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes: Part 1 (1972)

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1975 Strange New World (TV Movie)

1975 Black Bart (TV Movie)

1974 The Ultimate Thrill

1974 McMasters of Sweetwater (TV Movie)

1973-1974 Columbo (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- Publish or Perish (1974)

- Double Shock (1973)

1972-1973 The Waltons (TV Series) (3 episodes)

- The Air Mail Man (1973)

- The Dust Bowl Cousins (1972)

- The Hunt (1972)

1973 The Blue Knight (TV Movie)

1973 Roll Out (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Dear Rocco (1973)

1973 Kung Fu (TV Series) (4 episodes)

- The Ancient Warrior (1973)

- The Stone (1973)

- Chains (1973)

- Sun and Cloud Shadow (1973)

1973 Doc Elliot (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Pilot (1973)

1973 Hawaii Five-O (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Percentage (1973)

1967-1972 Gunsmoke (TV Series) (3 episodes)

- The Sodbusters (1972)

- Mannon (1969)

- Prairie Wolfer (1967)

1972 Now You See Him, Now You Don't

1972 Nichols (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Bertha (1972)

1971 Death Takes a Holiday (TV Movie)

1971 Scandalous John

1971 The Barefoot Executive

1969-1970 Lancer (TV Series) (4 episodes)

- Lifeline (1970)

- The Lion and the Lamb (1970)

- Shadow of a Dead Man (1970)

- Death Bait (1969)

1970 Then Came Bronson (TV Series) (1 episode)

- What's an Ark Without Centaurs? (1970)

1969 The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes

1969 Guns in the Heather

1969 The Outcasts (TV Series) (1 episode)

- The Long Ride (1969)

1969 CBS Playhouse (TV Series) (1 episode)

- The Experiment (1969)

1969 Mission: Impossible (TV Series) (1 episode)

- The Mind of Stefan Miklos (1969)

1966-1968 The Felony Squad (TV Series) (3 episodes)

- Matched for Murder (1968)

- Live Coward, Dead Hero (1967)

- The Killer Instinct (1966)

1968 Cimarron Strip (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- Without Honor (1968)

- The Judgement (1968)

1968 Ironside (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Something for Nothing (1968)

1967 Judd for the Defense (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- Commitment (1967)

- The Other Face of the Law (1967)

1967 N.Y.P.D. (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- The Witness (1967)

- To Catch a Hero (1967)

1967 The Invaders (TV Series) (3 episodes)

- The Trial (1967)

- The Enemy (1967)

- Panic (1967) ... (directed by)

1967 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Dead Wrong (1967)

1966 I Spy (TV Series) (4 episodes)

- To Florence with Love: Part 2 (1966) ... (directed by)

- To Florence with Love: Part 1 (1966) ... (directed by)

- Sophia (1966) ... (directed by)

- It's All Done with Mirrors (1966)

1966 Shane (TV Series) (1 episode)

- The Distant Bell (1966)

1966 Blue Light (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Return of Elm (1966)

1966 Batman (TV Series) (6 episodes)

- Rats Like Cheese (1966)

- Instant Freeze (1966)

- The Penguin's a Jinx (1966)

- Fine Feathered Finks (1966)

- Smack in the Middle (1966)

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1964-1966 The Fugitive (TV Series) (6 episodes)

- Stroke of Genius (1966)

- All the Scared Rabbits (1965)

- Last Second of a Big Dream (1965)

- Corner of Hell (1965)

- World's End (1964)

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1965-1966 Hogan's Heroes (TV Series) (5 episodes)

- Happy Birthday, Adolf (1966)

- The Late Inspector General (1965)

- Kommandant of the Year (1965)

- Hold That Tiger (1965)

- The Informer (1965)

1965 Mister Roberts (TV Series) (4 episodes)

- Just Getting There Is Half the Fun (1965)

- Which Way Did the War Go? (1965)

- Don't Look Now, But Isn't That the War? (1965)

- Physician, Heal Thyself (1965)

1965 The Virginian (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Day of the Scorpion (1965)

1965 Run for Your Life (TV Series) (1 episode)

- The Cold, Cold War of Paul Bryan (1965)

1963-1965 The Defenders (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- A Matter of Law and Disorder (1965)

- The Bagman (1963)

1964 The Twilight Zone (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- The Encounter (1964)

- Caesar and Me (1964)

1964 Arrest and Trial (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Birds of a Feather (1964)

1963-1964 The Lieutenant (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- Lament for a Dead Goldbrick (1964)

- The Art of Discipline (1963)

1964 Espionage (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Do You Remember Leo Winters? (1964)

1963 Ben Casey (TV Series) (3 episodes)

- The Last Splintered Spoke of the Old Burlesque Wheel (1963)

- Fire in a Sacred Fruit Tree (1963)

- My Enemy Is a Bright Green Sparrow (1963)

1963 The Greatest Show on Earth (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- An Echo of Faded Velvet (1963)

- Silent Love, Secret Love (1963)

1963 The Richard Boone Show (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Sorofino's Treasure (1963)

1962-1963 Dr. Kildare (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- The Heart, an Imperfect Machine (1963)

- A Very Present Help (1962)

1962-1963 The Untouchables (TV Series) (7 episodes)

- Line of Fire (1963)

- Jake Dance (1963)

- Search for a Dead Man (1963)

- The Floyd Gibbons Story (1962)

- Elegy (1962)

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1962-1963 Stoney Burke (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- Forget No More (1963)

- Spin a Golden Web (1962)

1961-1962 The Detectives (TV Series) (5 episodes)

- Saturday Edition (1962)

- Night on the Town (1962)

- A Barrel Full of Monkeys (1961)

- Other Cheek (1961)

- Personal Enemy (1961)

1962 Follow the Sun (TV Series) (3 episodes)

- The Irresistible Miss Bullfinch (1962)

- The Dumbest Blonde (1962)

- The Last of the Big Spenders (1962)

1962 The Rifleman (TV Series) (1 episode)

- The Princess (1962)

1961 The Gertrude Berg Show (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- Mrs. G. Meets the Faculty (1961)

- Sam's Car (1961)

1961 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV Series) (1 episode)

- The Fifth Caller (1961)

1961 The Dick Van Dyke Show (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- The Unwelcome Houseguest (1961)

- Oh, How We Met on the Night That We Danced (1961)

1961 Bonanza (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Broken Ballad (1961)

1961 Michael Shayne (TV Series) (1 episode)

- The Trouble with Ernie (1961)

1961 Have Gun - Will Travel (TV Series) (1 episode)

- El Paso Stage (1961)

1961 Peter Loves Mary (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- Wilma's Uncle Charlie (1961)

- Tin Pan Ali (1961)

1960-1961 The DuPont Show with June Allyson (TV Series) (5 episodes)

- The Country Mouse/The Secret Life of James Thurber (1961)

- The Old-Fashioned Way (1961)

- The Guilty Heart (1961)

- End of a Mission (1961)

- The Visitor (1960)

1960 Happy (TV Series) (1 episode)

- The Wedding Anniversary (1960)

1960 The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Put Your Feet in Our Hands (1960)

1959-1960 Hennesey (TV Series) (3 episodes)

- Hennesey Meets Fuji (1960)

- The Baby Sitter (1959)

- Hennesey and the Lady Doctor (1959)

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Writer (2 credits)

1987 On the Edge (TV Movie)

Remington Steele (TV Series) (created by - 93 episodes, 1982 - 1987) (creator - 1 episode, 1984)

- Steeled with a Kiss: Part 2 (1987) ... (creator)

- Steeled with a Kiss: Part 1 (1987) ... (creator)

- Steele Hanging in There: Part 2 (1987) ... (creator)

- Steele Hanging in There: Part 1 (1987) ... (creator)

- The Steele That Wouldn't Die: Part 2 (1987) ... (creator)

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Producer (11 credits)

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)

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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)

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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)

1968 Insight (TV Series) (producer - 1 episode)

- The Oleander Years (1968) ... (producer - as Bob Butler)

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Second Unit Director or Assistant Director (2 credits)

1958-1959 Playhouse 90 (TV Series) (associate director - 3 episodes)

- A Marriage of Strangers (1959) ... (associate director)

- A Quiet Game of Cards (1959) ... (associate director)

- Heart of Darkness (1958) ... (associate director)

1956-1958 Climax! (TV Series) (associate director - 4 episodes)

- The Volcano Seat (1958) ... (associate director)

- Jacob and the Angel (1957) ... (associate director)

- Strange Sanctuary (1957) ... (associate director)

- No Right to Kill (1956) ... (associate director)

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Thanks (1 credit)

2005 From Rivals to Romance: The Making of Lois and Clark (Video short) (special thanks)

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Self (10 credits)

2015 Earl Hamner Storyteller (Documentary)
Himself

2013 Panorama (TV Series documentary)
Himself - Chair, Review of Intelligence on WMD

- Panorama Special: The Spies Who Fooled the World (2013) ... Himself - Chair, Review of Intelligence on WMD (as Lord Butler)

2005 From Rivals to Romance: The Making of Lois and Clark (Video short)
Himself

2005 Taking Flight: The Visual Effects of Lois and Clark (Video short)
Himself

2004 The Interviews: An Oral History of Television (TV Series)
Himself

- Robert Butler (2004) ... Himself

2002 20 Years of Must See TV (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1999 E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Adam West: Batman Unmasked (1999) ... Himself

1984 The Making of 'Up the Creek' (TV Short documentary)
Himself

1981 The 33rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV Special)
Himself - Winner

1974 The 26th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV Special)
Himself - Winner

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Alternate Names:

Bob Butler | Lord Butler

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Personal Quote:

[on making Hill Street Blues (1981)] 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, in the classic Hollywood style that I had begun to hate, and I had to brainwash him to... See more »

Trivia:

Michael Zinberg credits Butler with having the ruthless, adventurous, innovative vision that produced the powerful pilot episode of Hill Street Blues (1981) that sold NBC, and network president Fred Silverman on green-lighting this landmark urban-cop series.

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