
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.
Awards & recognition
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series · 1968
Filmography45 titles

The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe

Sledge Hammer!

Emergency!

M*A*S*H

Get Smart

Bewitched

Dinosaurs

The Odd Couple

The Fall Guy

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Hogan's Heroes

The Andy Griffith Show

Knight Rider

Sanford and Son

Bonanza

The Flash

Barney Miller

The Six Million Dollar Man

Touched by an Angel

Hawaii Five-O

Green Acres

Alice

S.W.A.T.

Wonder Woman

Spenser: For Hire

The Rookies

Dallas

Gidget

Simon & Simon

The Brady Bunch

Pensacola: Wings of Gold

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

Dynasty

The Ghosts of Buxley Hall

The North Avenue Irregulars

Too Close for Comfort

The Love Boat

The Patty Duke Show

Dusty's Trail

That Girl

The Doris Day Show

Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders

The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Too Soon to Love

The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West