Bill L. Norton is a film director, writer and producer. 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.Sometimes he is credited as B.W.L. Norton, Bill Norton or William Lloyd Norton.
[on giving Kris Kristofferson his first star part in a film]: I knew his songs, but I had no idea he had such a commanding presence. I felt, if he could convey his own personality on film, he could be a star.
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Venice, California [October 2010]
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Son of screenwriter, William W. Norton and his first wife, Betty Conklin. Brother of Joan Norton and Sally Norton both of Los Angeles, California; Brother of adopted sister, Teresa Norton Wolverson, of Boston, Massachusetts from his father's second marriage to Eleanor Elias Norton of Santa Barbara, California.
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Lincoln Heights
2007-2009
TV Series 4 episodes
The Unit
2006-2009
TV Series 5 episodes
Generation Gap
2008
TV Movie as Bill L. Norton
Las Vegas
2008
TV Series 1 episode
Heartland
2007
TV Series 1 episode
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2005-2006
TV Series 3 episodes
Ghost Whisperer
2005
TV Series 1 episode
Threshold
2005
TV Series 1 episode
Medium
2005
TV Series 2 episodes
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2005
Video Game as Bill L. Norton
The Guardian
2004
TV Series 2 episodes
Angel
2001-2003
TV Series 6 episodes
Hack
2003
TV Series 1 episode
John Doe
2002
TV Series 1 episode
Haunted
2002
TV Series 1 episode
Pasadena
2002
TV Series 1 episode
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
2002
TV Series 1 episode
Roswell
2000-2001
TV Series 2 episodes
The Invisible Man
2001
TV Series 3 episodes
FreakyLinks
2001
TV Series 1 episode
The Fugitive
2000
TV Series 1 episode
Profiler
2000
TV Series 2 episodes
A Crime of Passion
1999
TV Movie as Bill L. Norton
Sons of Thunder
1999
TV Series 1 episode
Vengeance Unlimited
1998-1999
TV Series 2 episodes
Thirst
1998
TV Movie as Bill L. Norton
Every Mother's Worst Fear
1998
TV Movie as Bill L. Norton
Bad to the Bone
1997
TV Movie as Bill L. Norton
Our Mother's Murder
1997
TV Movie as Bill L. Norton
A Deadly Vision
1997
TV Movie as Bill L. Norton
Vows of Deception
1996
TV Movie as Bill L. Norton
Them
1996
TV Movie as Bill L. Norton
Gone in the Night
1996
TV Movie as Bill L. Norton
Stolen Innocence
1995
TV Movie as Bill L. Norton
Deadly Whispers
1995
TV Movie
The Women of Spring Break
1995
TV Movie as Bill L. Norton
Hercules in the Underworld
1994
TV Movie as Bill L. Norton
Hercules and the Amazon Women
1994
TV Movie as Bill L. Norton
SeaQuest 2032
1993
TV Series 2 episodes
Crossroads
1992
TV Series as Bill L. Norton
The Boys of Twilight
1992
TV Series as Bill L. Norton
False Arrest
1991
TV Movie as Bill L. Norton
Angel of Death
1990
TV Movie as Bill L. Norton
Grand Slam
1990
TV Series 1 episode
Grand Slam
1990
TV Movie as Bill L. Norton
Tour of Duty
1987-1989
TV Series 10 episodes
Three for the Road
1987
as B.W.L. Norton
The Twilight Zone
1985-1986
TV Series 2 episodes
Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend
1985
as B.W.L. Norton
More American Graffiti
1979
as B.W.L. Norton
Gargoyles
1972
TV Movie as B.W.L. Norton
Cisco Pike
1972
as B.L. Norton
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Grand Slam
1990
TV Series executive producer - 1 episode
Tour of Duty
1987-1988
TV Series co-executive producer - 21 episodes
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Tour of Duty
TV Series written by - 2 episodes, 1987 story - 1 episode, 1987 teleplay - 1 episode, 1987
Back to the Beach
1987
story - as B.W.L. Norton
Losin' It
1983
screenplay - as B.W.L. Norton / story - as B.W.L. Norton
$100,000
