Robert Butler

American television and film director (1927–2023)

Robert Stanton Butler was 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, Batman, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman and Hill Street Blues.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 13 films (1967–1986) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 6 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▼ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1986 The Cage Gene Roddenberry, Robert Butler 1 min 16mm Color
1984 Up The Creek Robert Butler 92 min 16mm Color
1982 Up The Creek ODN Productions 92 min 16mm Color sound
1978 Hot lead and cold feet Robert Butler 90 min Color
1978 Hot Lead and Cold Feet Robert Butler 90 min Color
1978 Mayday At 40,000 Feet! Warner Brothers, cMCMLXXVI 120 min Color sound
1973 The Blue Knight Lorimar Productions, Inc 200 min Color sound
1972 Now You See Him, Now You Don't Robert Butler 88 min Color
1971 Scandalous John Walt Disney Productions 113 min Color sound
1969 Guns In The Heather Walt Disney Productions. 144 min 16mm sound
1969 The Computer wore tennis shoes Robert Butler 90 min Color
1968 The Outcasts Screen Gems, Inc 60 min Color sound
1967 The Invaders Lewis Allen, Richard Benedict, Joseph Sargent, Robert Butler, Don Medford, Jesse Hibbs, Paul Wendkos 60 min