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Robert Butler (director)
American television and film director (1927–2023)
Robert Butler | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1927-11-16)November 16, 1927 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | November 3, 2023(2023-11-03) (aged 95) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Film and television director |
Robert Stanton Butler (November 16, 1927 – November 3, 2023)[1] was an American film[2] 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, Batman and Hill Street Blues.[3]
Career
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)[3] and then went on to di