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In his five-hour interview, Robert Butler (1927-2023) describes breaking into the business as an usher at CBS. He speaks of his experiences in various behind-the-scenes capacities on classic "live" anthology series Climax! and Playhouse 90. He discusses his first break in television directing on the comedy/drama series Hennesey. Butler then details his varied assignments in series television ...
Nov 12, 2023 · Robert Butler, the director behind classic television series’ and pilots including Star Trek and Batman, has died at the age of 95. His death earlier this month was announced in an obituary this ...
Nov 13, 2023 · Robert Butler, the Emmy-winning go-to director who helmed pilot episodes of numerous acclaimed shows, such as Batman, Star Trek, Hill Street Blues, and Moonlighting, has died on November 3. According to The Hollywood Reporter , Butler’s family announced the director’s passing through his obituary in the Los Angeles Times on Saturday.
Photos Robert Butler in the press room for 67th Annual Directors Guild of America DGA Awards - Press Room, The Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, Los Angeles, CA February 7, 2015.
Nov 12, 2023 · A director of film and TV, Butler directed the pilot episodes for both the 1966 Batman series starring the late Adam West and the original live-action Star Trek series in 1988, in turn setting the ...
Nov 11, 2023 · Robert Butler, a television director for the pilot shows for Star Trek, Batman, Hill Street Blues, and Moonlighting, has died.He was 95. Butler’s family announced that the Emmy award-winning ...
Robert Butler (16 November 1927 – 3 November 2023; age 95) was a film and television director who directed the Star Trek: The Original Series first pilot episode, "The Cage". Footage he directed was used in the first season episodes "The Menagerie, Part I" and "The Menagerie, Part II". Butler was uncredited for the former episode, but received sole director credit for the latter one. Butler ...
