Bill L. Norton (born August 13, 1943) is an American film and television director, writer, and producer. Among many projects, he is the writer-director of the films Cisco Pike (1971) and More American Graffiti (1979).
Life and career Norton is most notable as a film director, including his first feature film, Cisco Pike in 1971, which he also wrote. He worked as a screenwriter in the 1970s and '80s, writing the scripts for Convoy and Outlaw Blues, among other films.
He also has directed many television series, among them Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, John Doe, Hack, Las Vegas, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Lincoln Heights and Roswell.
He was married to costume designer Rosanna Norton. He is the son of screenwriter William W. Norton, who was convicted in 1986 of importing arms to Northern Ireland for the IRA and the INLA.
Sometimes, he is credited as B.W.L. Norton, Bill Norton or William Lloyd Norton.
Filmography
Films +YearTitleDirectorWriter1964How to Succeed with Girls1971Cisco Pike1977Outlaw Blues1978Convoy1979More American Graffiti1982Losin' It1985Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend1987Back to the BeachThree for the Road +Other creditsYearTitleRole1965Girl HappyUncredited camera operator1966The ChaseThe Fortune Cookie1973Messiah of EvilActor
Television + As DirectorTitleYear(s)EpisodeNotesGargoyles1972TV movieThe Twilight Zone1985-1986"Teacher's Aide"''Monsters!"Tour of Duty1987-1989''Pilot''Also co-executive producer''Notes from the Underground''Also writer & co-executive producer''Brothers, Fathers, and Sons''''Battling Baker Brothers''''Pushin' Too Hard''Also co-executive producer''Soldiers''''Angel of Mercy''''Saigon: Part 1''''Saigon: Part 2"''Popular Forces''Grand Slam1990''Grand Slam''''Chop Shop''Angel of DeathTV moviesFalse Arrest1991The Boys of Twilight1992"A Bend in the River"CrossroadsSeaquest DSV1993''Brothers and Sisters''''Give Me Liberte''Hercules: The Legendary1994''Hercules and the Amazon Women''''Hercules in the Underworld''The Women of Spring Break1995TV moviesDeadly WhispersStolen InnocenceGone in the Night1996ThemVows of DeceptionA Deadly Vision1997Our Mother's MurderBad to the BoneEvery Mother's Worst Fear1998ThirstVengeance Unlimited1998-1999''Justice''''Legalese''Sons of Thunder1999''Moment of Truth''A Crime of PassionTV movieProfiler2000''Quid Pro Quo''''Pianissimo''The Fugitive''Sanctuary''Roswell2000-2001''The End of the World''''Control''FreakyLinks2001''Subject: Sunrise at Sunset Streams''The Invisible Man''Going Postal''''Den of Thieves''''Flash to Bang''Angel2001-2003''Happy Anniversary''''That Vision Thing''''Provider''''Supersymmetry''''Calvary''''Life of the Party''Buffy the Vampire Slayer2002''Two to Go''Pasadena''Someone to Talk To''Haunted''Last Call''John Doe''Past Imperfect''Hack2003''Sinners and Saints''The Guardian2004''Amends''''Remember''Medium2005''Coded''''A Priest, a Doctor and a Medium Walk Into an Execution Chamber''Threshold''Pulse''Ghost Whisperer''Hope and Mercy''Law & Order: Criminal Intent2005-2006''Ex Stasis''''Slither''''Country Crossover''The Unit2006-2009''Unannounced''''Silver Star''''Two Coins''''Inside Out'' ''Bad Beat''Heartland2007''Picking Up Little Things''Lincoln Heights2007-2009''Missing''''The Old Man and the G''''Ode to Joy''''Persons of Interest''Las Vegas2008''Three Weddings and a Funeral: Part 1''Generation GapTV movie +As Producer onlyTitleYear(s)EpisodeNotesTour of Duty1987-1988''Dislocations''Co-executive producer''War Lover''''Sitting Ducks''''Burn Baby, Burn''''The Good, the Bad, and the Dead''''Nowhere to Run''''Roadrunner''''USO Down''''Under Siege''''Gray-Brown Odyssey''''Blood Brothers''''The Short Timer''''Paradise Lost''''The Hill''Grand Slam1990''Who's Crazy?''Executive producer
Video game
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2005, director)
References
External links Bill L. Norton - encyclopedia.com