Bruce Bilson
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- May 19, 1928
- Died
- January 16, 2026 (aged 97)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Bruce Bilson (May 19, 1928 – January 16, 2026) was an American film and television director. He is most notable for his work as a regular director on the spy spoof Get Smart. He won the 1967–1968 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series for the third season Get Smart episode "Maxwell Smart, Private Eye". Description above from the Wikipedia article Bruce Bilson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
24 Behind the Scenes: The Editing Process
Movie · Director
Love Boat: The Next Wave
TV · Director · 1 ep
Pensacola: Wings of Gold
TV · Director · 1 ep
The Sentinel
TV · Director · 10 eps
Deadly Games
TV · Director · 1 ep
Touched by an Angel
TV · Director · 2 eps
Viper
TV · Director · 8 eps
One West Waikiki
TV · Director · 3 eps
The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade
Movie · Director
Human Target
TV · Director · 1 ep
Dinosaurs
TV · Director · 17 eps
The Torkelsons
TV · Director · 1 ep
P.S. I Luv U
TV · Director · 1 ep
The Flash
TV · Director · 4 eps
The Bradys
TV · Director · 3 eps
They Came from Outer Space
TV · Director · 1 ep
Hull High
TV · Director · 1 ep
The Nutt House
TV · Director · 2 eps
Nightingales
TV · Director · 1 ep
Sledge Hammer!
TV · Director · 2 eps
Life with Lucy
TV · Director · 1 ep
Gidget's Summer Reunion
Movie · Director
The Twilight Zone
TV · Director · 1 ep
Spenser: For Hire
TV · Director · 2 eps
The Colbys
TV · Director · 1 ep
Chattanooga Choo Choo
Movie · Director
Glitter
TV · Director · 1 ep
Finder of Lost Loves
TV · Director · 4 eps
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
TV · Director · 1 ep
Just Our Luck
TV · Director · 1 ep
Hotel
TV · Director · 20 eps
The Powers of Matthew Star
TV · Director · 1 ep
Knight Rider
TV · Director · 1 ep
Bring 'Em Back Alive
TV · Director · 2 eps
Dynasty
TV · Director · 3 eps
Harper Valley
TV · Director · 3 eps
Simon & Simon
TV · Director · 2 eps
The Fall Guy
TV · Director · 9 eps
Aloha Paradise
TV · Director · 2 eps
Private Benjamin
TV · Director · 5 eps
The Ghosts of Buxley Hall
Movie · Director
Too Close for Comfort
TV · Director · 1 ep
Skag
TV · Director · 1 ep
The North Avenue Irregulars
Movie · Director
The Halloween That Almost Wasn't
Movie · Director
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
Movie · Director
Pleasure Cove
Movie · Director
Delta House
TV · Director · 1 ep
House Calls
TV · Director · 6 eps
The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo
TV · Director · 1 ep
B. J. and the Bear
TV · Director · 6 eps
B.J. and the Bear
Movie · Director
Dallas
TV · Director · 3 eps
The Love Boat
TV · Director · 4 eps
Tabitha
TV · Director · 1 ep
Quark
TV · Director · 2 eps
The Feather And Father Gang
TV · Director · 2 eps
Hunter
TV · Director · 1 ep
The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe
Movie · Director
The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West
Movie · Director
Alice
TV · Director · 2 eps
Spencer's Pilots
TV · Director · 2 eps
Dead Man on the Run
Movie · Director
Barney Miller
TV · Director · 10 eps
When Things Were Rotten
TV · Director · 1 ep
Wonder Woman
TV · Director · 1 ep
S.W.A.T.
TV · Director · 3 eps
Barbary Coast
TV · Director · 1 ep
Matt Helm
TV · Director · 1 ep
The Girl who Came Gift Wrapped
Movie · Director
The Six Million Dollar Man
TV · Director · 1 ep
Dusty's Trail
TV · Director · 6 eps
Emergency!
TV · Director · 1 ep
Temperatures Rising
TV · Director · 1 ep
M*A*S*H
TV · Director · 1 ep
The Rookies
TV · Director · 3 eps
The Paul Lynde Show
TV · Director · 3 eps
Sanford and Son
TV · Director · 1 ep
Alias Smith and Jones
TV · Director · 1 ep
The Odd Couple
TV · Director · 6 eps
Barefoot in the Park
TV · Director · 2 eps
Nanny and the Professor
TV · Director · 8 eps
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
TV · Director · 1 ep
Love, American Style
TV · Director · 27 eps
The Brady Bunch
TV · Director · 4 eps
Hawaii Five-O
TV · Director · 9 eps
Blondie
TV · Director · 2 eps
The Doris Day Show
TV · Director · 12 eps
The Ghost & Mrs. Muir
TV · Director · 1 ep
The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
TV · Director · 3 eps
That Girl
TV · Director · 1 ep
Green Acres
TV · Director · 1 ep
Camp Runamuck
TV · Director · 1 ep
Hogan's Heroes
TV · Director · 24 eps
Get Smart
TV · Director · 22 eps
Gidget
TV · Director · 3 eps
One Potato, Two Potato
Movie · Assistant Director
Bewitched
TV · Director · 1 ep
The Patty Duke Show
TV · Director · 12 eps
Too Soon to Love
Movie · Assistant Director
The Andy Griffith Show
TV · Assistant Director · 2 eps
Bonanza
TV · Director · 1 ep
University U.S.A.
Movie · Director