Directed credits
99
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Bruce Bilson
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.4
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 15Directed series: 84All crew credits: 100
TMDB ID: 151502
Known for: Directing
Born: May 19, 1928
Died: January 16, 2026
Age: 97
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1959 - 2006
Years active: 48
Average TMDB rating: 7.12
Frequent jobs
Director (96)Assistant Director (3)Producer (1)
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.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Bruce Bilson.
6.0
24 Behind the Scenes: The Editing Process
Director
2006 Movie
6.8
The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade
Director
1992 Movie
6.0
Gidget's Summer Reunion
Director
1985 Movie
5.0
Chattanooga Choo Choo
Director
1984 Movie
6.3
The Ghosts of Buxley Hall
Director
1980 Movie
5.8
The Halloween That Almost Wasn't
Director
1979 Movie
6.2
The North Avenue Irregulars
Director
1979 Movie
Pleasure Cove
Director
1979 Movie
B.J. and the Bear
Director
1978 Movie
4.8
The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West
Director
1976 Movie
The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe
Director
1976 Movie
6.0
Dead Man on the Run
Director
1975 Movie
6.0
The Girl Who Came Gift-Wrapped
Director
1974 Movie
6.8
One Potato, Two Potato
Assistant Director
1964 Movie
4.1
Too Soon to Love
Assistant Director
1960 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Bruce Bilson.
5.0
Love Boat: The Next Wave
Director • 1 eps
1998 Series
6.3
Pensacola: Wings of Gold
Director • 1 eps
1997 Series
7.1
The Sentinel
Director • 10 eps
1996 Series
8.3
Deadly Games
Director • 1 eps
1995 Series
7.2
Touched by an Angel
Director • 2 eps
1994 Series
7.4
One West Waikiki
Director • 3 eps
1994 Series
6.1
Viper
Director • 8 eps
1994 Series
5.0
Human Target
Director • 1 eps
1992 Series
7.8
The Torkelsons
Director • 1 eps
1991 Series
5.8
P.S. I Luv U
Director • 1 eps
1991 Series
7.8
Dinosaurs
Director • 17 eps
1991 Series
7.0
They Came from Outer Space
Director • 1 eps
1990 Series
7.4
The Flash
Director • 4 eps
1990 Series
5.7
Hull High
Director • 1 eps
1990 Series
4.0
The Bradys
Director • 3 eps
1990 Series
6.0
The Nutt House
Director • 1 eps
1989 Series
5.0
Nightingales
Director • 1 eps
1989 Series
7.9
Sledge Hammer!
Director • 2 eps
1986 Series
8.3
Life with Lucy
Director • 1 eps
1986 Series
6.1
The Colbys
Director • 1 eps
1985 Series
7.8
The Twilight Zone
Director • 1 eps
1985 Series
6.7
Spenser: For Hire
Director • 2 eps
1985 Series
5.7
Finder of Lost Loves
Director • 4 eps
1984 Series
4.5
Glitter
Director • 1 eps
1984 Series
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Bruce Bilson.
7.9
Sledge Hammer!
Director • 2 eps
1986 Series
7.9
Get Smart
Director • 22 eps
1965 Series
7.9
M*A*S*H
Director • 1 eps
1972 Series
7.9
Bewitched
Director • 1 eps
1964 Series
7.8
Dinosaurs
Director • 17 eps
1991 Series
7.8
The Twilight Zone
Director • 1 eps
1985 Series
7.6
The Andy Griffith Show
Assistant Director • 2 eps
1960 Series
7.6
The Fall Guy
Director • 9 eps
1981 Series
7.5
Knight Rider
Director • 1 eps
1982 Series
7.5
Bonanza
Director • 1 eps
1959 Series
7.5
Hogan's Heroes
Director • 24 eps
1965 Series
7.4
The Flash
Director • 4 eps
1990 Series
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Bruce Bilson.
7.5
Bonanza
Director • 1 eps
1959 Series
7.9
M*A*S*H
Director • 1 eps
1972 Series
7.9
Bewitched
Director • 1 eps
1964 Series
6.3
The Love Boat
Director • 4 eps
1977 Series
6.8
Dallas
Director • 3 eps
1978 Series
7.5
Knight Rider
Director • 1 eps
1982 Series
6.4
Dynasty
Director • 3 eps
1981 Series
7.3
The Six Million Dollar Man
Director • 1 eps
1974 Series
7.6
The Andy Griffith Show
Assistant Director • 2 eps
1960 Series
7.8
The Twilight Zone
Director • 1 eps
1985 Series
7.9
Get Smart
Director • 22 eps
1965 Series
7.1
Hawaii Five-O
Director • 9 eps
1968 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Bruce Bilson.
