Bill L. Norton

American film director

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Bill L. Norton is an American film director, writer and producer. Among many projects, he is the writer-director of Cisco Pike and More American Graffiti.

## Career[edit]

Norton is most notable as a film director, including his first feature film, Cisco Pike in 1972, which he also wrote.[1][2][3] He worked as a screenwriter in the 1970s and '80s, writing the scripts for Convoy and Outlaw Blues, among other films.[4]

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 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.[5]

Sometimes he is credited as B.W.L. Norton, Bill Norton or William Lloyd Norton.

## Filmography[edit]

### Films[edit]

Year  | Title  | Director | Writer

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1964  | How to Succeed with Girls | No  | Yes
1972  | Cisco Pike | Yes  | Yes
1977  | Outlaw Blues | No  | Yes
1978  | Convoy | No  | Yes
1979  | More American Graffiti | Yes  | Yes
1983  | Losin' It | No  | Yes
1985  | Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend | Yes  | No
1987  | Back to the Beach | No  | Story
Three for the Road | Yes  | No
Other credits  Year  | Title  | Role

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1965  | Girl Happy | Uncredited camera operator
1966  | The Chase
The Fortune Cookie
1973  | Messiah of Evil | Actor

### Television[edit]

As Director  Title  | Year(s)  | Episode  | Notes

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Gargoyles | 1972  | —  | TV movie
The Twilight Zone | 1985-1986  | "Teacher's Aide"  |
''Monsters!"  |
Tour of Duty | 1987-1989  | ''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 Slam | 1990  | ''Grand Slam''  |
''Chop Shop''  |
Angel of Death | —  | TV movies
False Arrest | 1991  | —
The Boys of Twilight | 1992  | "A Bend in the River"  |
Crossroads | Unknown episodes  |
Seaquest DSV | 1993  | ''Brothers and Sisters''  |
''Give Me Liberte''  |
Hercules: The Legendary | 1994  | ''Hercules and the Amazon Women''  |
''Hercules in the Underworld''  |
The Women of Spring Break | 1995  | —  | TV movies
Deadly Whispers | —
Stolen Innocence | —
Gone in the Night | 1996  | —
Them | —
Vows of Deception | —
A Deadly Vision | 1997  | —
Our Mother's Murder | —
Bad to the Bone | —
Every Mother's Worst Fear | 1998  | —
Thirst | —
Vengeance Unlimited | 1998-1999  | ''Justice''  |
''Legalese''  |
Sons of Thunder | 1999  | ''Moment of Truth''  |
A Crime of Passion | —  | TV movie
Profiler | 2000  | ''Quid Pro Quo''  |
''Pianissimo''  |
The Fugitive | ''Sanctuary''  |
Roswell | 2000-2001  | ''The End of the World''  |
''Control''  |
FreakyLinks | 2001  | ''Subject: Sunrise at Sunset Streams''  |
The Invisible Man | ''Going Postal''  |
''Den of Thieves''  |
''Flash to Bang''  |
Angel | 2001-2003  | ''Happy Anniversary''  |
''That Vision Thing''  |
''Provider''  |
''Supersymmetry''  |
''Calvary''  |
''Life of the Party''  |
Buffy the Vampire Slayer | 2002  | ''Two to Go''  |
Pasadena | ''Someone to Talk To''  |
Haunted | ''Last Call''  |
John Doe | ''Past Imperfect''  |
Hack | 2003  | ''Sinners and Saints''  |
The Guardian | 2004  | ''Amends''  |
''Remember''  |
Medium | 2005  | ''Coded''  |
''A Priest, a Doctor and a Medium Walk Into an Execution Chamber''  |
Threshold | ''Pulse''  |
Ghost Whisperer | ''Hope and Mercy''  |
Law & Order: Criminal Intent | 2005-2006  | ''Ex Stasis''  |
''Slither''  |
''Country Crossover''  |
The Unit | 2006-2009  | ''Unannounced''  |
''Silver Star''  |
''Two Coins''  |
''Inside Out''  |
''Bad Beat''  |
Heartland | 2007  | ''Picking Up Little Things''  |
Lincoln Heights | 2007-2009  | ''Missing''  |
''The Old Man and the G''  |
''Ode to Joy''  |
''Persons of Interest''  |
Las Vegas | 2008  | ''Three Weddings and a Funeral: Part 1''  |
Generation Gap | —  | TV movie
As Producer only  Title  | Year(s)  | Episode  | Notes

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Tour of Duty | 1987-1988  | ''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 Slam | 1990  | ''Who's Crazy?''  | Executive producer

### Video Game[edit]

* Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2005, director)

## References[edit]

1. ^ Canby, Vincent (1972-01-15). "' Cisco Pike':Tale of Has-Been Rock Star Opens at Forum". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
2. ^ "The Celluloid Time Capsule". Los Angeles Times. 2006-05-28. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
3. ^ Horwath, Alexander; Elsaesser, Thomas; King, Noel (2004). The Last Great American Picture Show: New Hollywood Cinema in the 1970s. Amsterdam University Press. ISBN 978-90-5356-631-2.
4. ^ Taylor, Tadhg (October 27, 2015). Masters of the Shoot-'Em-Up: Conversations with Directors, Actors and Writers of Vintage Action Movies and Television Shows. McFarland. ISBN 9781476620985 - via Google Books.
5. ^ Woo, Elaine (October 10, 2010). "William W. 'Bill' Norton dies at 85; screenwriter became gunrunner". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles. Retrieved September 17, 2017.

## External links[edit]

* Bill L. Norton at IMDb

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Films directed by Bill L. Norton

* Cisco Pike (1972)
* Gargoyles (1972)
* More American Graffiti (1979)
* Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend (1985)
* Three for the Road (1987)
* False Arrest (1991)
* Hercules and the Amazon Women (1994)
* Hercules in the Underworld (1994)
* Deadly Whispers (1995)
* Gone in the Night (1996)
* Our Mother's Murder (1997)
* Every Mother's Worst Fear (1998)

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