Bruce Bilson (born May 19, 1928) is an American film director and television director. He is most notable for his work as a regular director on the spy spoof ''

Get Smart ''Get Smart'' is an American comedy television series parodying the Spy fiction, secret agent genre that had become widely popular in the first half of the 1960s with the release of the ''James Bond'' films. It was created by Mel Brooks and Bu ...

''. 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".

Life and career

Bilson was born in Brooklyn to Jewish parents. His mother, Hattie Bilson (née Dratwa; 1907–2004), was an American screenwriter, and his father, George Bilson (1902–1981), was a British producer/writer/director of Ashkenazi Jewish descent who was born in Leeds, England. His brother, Malcolm is a fortepianist and professor of piano at Cornell University. Bilson graduated from UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television in 1950.

Family

Bilson married Mona Weichman on August 31, 1955; they divorced in 1976. They had two children, Danny Bilson (born 1956), a film and video game writer/producer and father of actress Rachel Bilson, and Julie Ahlberg, a film producer. Bilson married Renne Jarrett in 1981.

Filmography

Film

*''Pate Katelin en Buenos Aires'' (1969) *'' The Girl Who Came Gift-Wrapped'' (1974) *'' The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West'' (1976) *'' The North Avenue Irregulars'' (1979) *'' Chattanooga Choo Choo'' (1984)

Television

*'' The Andy Griffith Show'' (assistant director 1960–1963) *'' Please Don't Eat the Daisies'' (TV series, 1965) *'' The Patty Duke Show'' (TV series, 1965, 1 episode) *'' Gidget'' (TV series) (1965) *'' Hogan's Heroes'' (TV series, 1965) *'' Camp Runamuck'' (TV series, 1966, 1 episode) *'' Bewitched'' (TV series, 1968, 1 episode) *'' The Ghost & Mrs. Muir'' (TV series, 1968) *'' Blondie'' (TV series, 1968) *'' The Doris Day Show'' (TV series, 1968, 1 episode) *''

'' (TV series, 1965–1968, 22 episodes) *'' Nanny and the Professor'' (TV series, 1970) *''

Bonanza ''Bonanza'' is an American Western television series that ran on NBC from September 12, 1959, to January 16, 1973. Lasting 14 seasons and 431 episodes, ''Bonanza'' is NBC's longest-running Western, the second-longest-running Western series on ...

'' (TV series, 1970, 1 episode) *'' Arnie'' (TV series, 1970) *'' Barefoot in the Park'' (TV series, 1970) *''

The Mary Tyler Moore Show ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' (also known simply as ''Mary Tyler Moore'') is an American television sitcom created by James L. Brooks and Allan Burns and starring actress Mary Tyler Moore. The show originally aired on CBS from September 19, 1970 ...

'' (TV series, 1971–1977) *'' The Odd Couple'' (TV series, 1970–1971, 5 episodes) *'' Green Acres'' (TV series, 1971, 1 episode) *'' Love, American Style'' (TV series, 1969–1971, 8 episodes) *'' Alias Smith and Jones'' (TV series, 1972, 1 episode) *'' The Paul Lynde Show'' (TV series, 1972, 1 episode) *'' Temperatures Rising'' (TV series, 1972, 1 episode) *'' M*A*S*H'' (TV series, 1972, 1 episode) *''

The Brady Bunch ''The Brady Bunch'' is an American sitcom created by Sherwood Schwartz that aired five seasons from September 26, 1969, to March 8, 1974, on ABC. The series revolves around a large blended family of six children, with three boys and three gir ...

'' (TV series, 1973, 1 episode) *'' The Six Million Dollar Man'' (TV series, 1974) *'' Dusty's Trail'' (TV series, 1974, 1 episode) *'' Sierra'' (TV series, 1974) *'' The Rookies'' (TV series, 1974–1975, 3 episodes) *''Dead Man on the Run'' (TV movie, 1975) *'' When Things Were Rotten'' (TV series, 1975) *'' Emergency!'' (TV series, 1975, 1 episode) *'' Barbary Coast'' (TV series, 1975, 1 episode) *'' Hawaii Five-O'' (TV series, 1974–1976, 5 episodes) *'' S.W.A.T.'' (TV series, 1975–1976, 3 episodes) *''

Wonder Woman Wonder Woman is a superheroine who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in ''All Star Comics'' Introducing Wonder Woman, #8, published October 21, 1941, with her first feature in ''Sensation Comic ...

'' (TV series, 1976) *'' Tabitha'' (TV series, 1976, 1 episode) *'' The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe'' (TV movie, 1976) *'' Alice'' (TV series, 1976) *'' Barney Miller'' (TV series, 1976–1981, 10 episodes) *'' Hunter'' (TV series, 1977) *'' The Feather and Father Gang'' (TV series, 1977, 1 episode) *'' The Love Boat'' (TV series, 1977) *''

Quark A quark () is a type of elementary particle and a fundamental constituent of matter. Quarks combine to form composite particles called hadrons, the most stable of which are protons and neutrons, the components of atomic nucleus, atomic nuclei ...

'' (TV series, 1978, 1 episode) *'' B.J. and the Bear'' (TV movie, 1978) *'' Pleasure Cove'' (TV movie, 1979) *''

Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (sometimes initialized as DCC, and officially nicknamed "America's Sweethearts") are the National Football League Cheerleading, National Football League cheerleading squad representing the Dallas Cowboys team. The ...

'' (TV movie, 1979) *'' Delta House'' (TV series, 1979) *'' Turnabout'' (TV series, 1979, 1 episode) *'' The Bad News Bears'' (TV series, 1979) *'' The Ghosts of Buxley Hall'' (TV movie: '' Disney's Wonderful World'', 1980) *'' Harper Valley PTA'' (1981, 3 episodes) *'' Half Nelson'' (1985, pilot episode) *'' The Bradys'' (1990, 3 episodes) *''

The Flash The Flash is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Harry Lampert, the original Flash first appeared in ''Flash Comics'' #1 (cover date, cover-dated Jan ...

'' (TV series, 1991)

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