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Bill Hobin(1924-1998)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Bill Hobin was born in 1924 in Evanston, Illinois, USA. Bill was a director and producer, known for The Bill Cosby Special (1968), Maude (1972) and The Tim Conway Comedy Hour (1970). Bill died on 15 February 1998 in Tucson, Arizona, USA.
Born1924
DiedFebruary 15, 1998
Born1924
DiedFebruary 15, 1998
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 win & 4 nominations total

Known for

The Bill Cosby Special
TV Special
  • Director
  • 1968
Bea Arthur in Maude (1972)
Maude
7.3
TV Series
  • Director
The Tim Conway Comedy Hour (1970)
The Tim Conway Comedy Hour
7.2
TV Series
  • Director
The Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner, Howard Morris Special (1967)
The Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner, Howard Morris Special
7.6
TV Special
  • Director
  • 1967

Credits

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Director

  • My Night at the Grammys
    TV Movie
    • segment director
    • 2007
  • Steve Guttenberg, Bill Dana, Brianne Leary, Jerry Maren, and Fran Ryan in No Soap, Radio (1982)
    No Soap, Radio
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1982
  • Bob Hope on Campus
    TV Special
    • Director
    • 1979
  • Jeff Nixon in Bob Hope All Star Christmas Special (1978)
    Bob Hope All Star Christmas Special
    TV Special
    • Director
    • 1978
  • Bob Hope Salutes the Ohio Jubilee
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1978
  • John Ritter, Suzanne Somers, and Joyce DeWitt in Three's Company (1976)
    Three's Company
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1976–1978
  • Welcome Back, Kotter (1975)
    Welcome Back, Kotter
    7.1
    TV Series
    • contributing director
    • Director
    • 1976–1977
  • Barbi Benton, Marianne Black, and Didi Carr in Sugar Time! (1977)
    Sugar Time!
    5.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1977
  • Stick Around (1977)
    Stick Around
    5.1
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1977
  • Polly Holliday, Beth Howland, Linda Lavin, Philip McKeon, and Vic Tayback in Alice (1976)
    Alice
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1976
  • Jay Robinson in Dr. Shrinker (1976)
    Dr. Shrinker
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1976
  • The Krofft Supershow (1976)
    The Krofft Supershow
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director (segment "Dr. Shrinker")
    • 1976
  • Edward Andrews, McLean Stevenson, and Madge West in The McLean Stevenson Show (1976)
    The McLean Stevenson Show
    5.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1976
  • The George Burns Special (1976)
    The George Burns Special
    6.1
    TV Special
    • Director
    • 1976
  • Monty Hall's Variety Hour
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1976

Producer

  • Jeff Nixon in Bob Hope All Star Christmas Special (1978)
    Bob Hope All Star Christmas Special
    TV Special
    • producer
    • 1978
  • Monty Hall's Variety Hour
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1976
  • Bobby Goldsboro in The Bobby Goldsboro Show (1973)
    The Bobby Goldsboro Show
    5.9
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1973–1975
  • Your Hit Parade
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1974
  • Make Mine Red, White and Blue
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1972
  • The CBS Newcomers
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1971
  • The Tim Conway Comedy Hour (1970)
    The Tim Conway Comedy Hour
    7.2
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1970
  • Red Skelton in The Red Skelton Hour (1951)
    The Red Skelton Hour
    8.1
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1968–1970
  • The Bill Cosby Special
    TV Special
    • producer
    • 1968
  • The Lawrence Welk Show (1955)
    The Lawrence Welk Show
    7.0
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1963
  • Sing Along with Mitch (1961)
    Sing Along with Mitch
    7.5
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1961–1963
  • Startime (1959)
    Startime
    6.6
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1960
  • The Bell Telephone Hour (1959)
    The Bell Telephone Hour
    7.7
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1959–1960
  • Kraft Mystery Theatre (1947)
    The United States Steel Hour
    8.0
    TV Series
    • associate producer
    • 1960
  • The Golden Circle
    TV Special
    • producer
    • 1959

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Babes in Toyland (1955)
    Babes in Toyland
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • associate director
    • 1955
  • Max Liebman Spectaculars (1954)
    Max Liebman Spectaculars
    5.0
    TV Series
    • associate director
    • 1954

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • William Hobin
  • Born
    • 1924
    • Evanston, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • February 15, 1998
    • Tucson, Arizona, USA

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