DIRECTOR · FROM NEW YORK CITY, USA
Bruce Bilson
1928–2026100 credits since 1950
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ABOUT BRUCE
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".
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born19 May 1928
Died16 January 2026
BirthplaceNew York City, USA
Known forDirecting
On Cineora53 of 100 titles
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SeriesCareer
IMDb rating of each title they made on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 53
- Average IMDb
- 7.1
- Highest rated
- M*A*S*HIMDb 8.5
- Working since
- 1950
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 2000s
1 title
Director
The 1990s
16 titles · IMDb 6.6 on average
Director · 1 episode
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Director
The 1980s
26 titles · IMDb 6.8 on average
Director · 2 episodes
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The 1970s
40 titles · IMDb 7.2 on average
Director · 6 episodes
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The 1960s
15 titles · IMDb 7.3 on average
SeriesDirector · 27 episodes
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Blondie
Not on CineoraDirector · 2 episodes
SeriesDirector · 12 episodes
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Director · 3 episodes
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The 1950s
2 titles · IMDb 7.3 on averageSeriesDirector · 1 episode
University U.S.A.
Not on CineoraDirector · Writer
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Bruce’s titles.
Glen A. LarsonCreator · Knight Rider, The Fall Guy and 3 more
Paul De MeoCreator · The Flash, The Sentinel and 1 more
Danny BilsonCreator · The Flash, The Sentinel and 1 more
James BrolinHotel and Pensacola: Wings of Gold
Cloris LeachmanThe Mary Tyler Moore Show and The North Avenue Irregulars
Mel BrooksCreator · Get Smart and When Things Were Rotten
Kate JacksonScarecrow and Mrs. King and The Rookies
Bernie KopellThe Love Boat and When Things Were Rotten
