Robert Stevens

Robert Stevens (December 2, 1920 – August 7, 1989) was an American director and producer, primarily television, during a career of nearly four decades.

He was most active throughout the 1950s and 1960s on classic anthology TV shows. His most famous and notable works include his works as the producer/director of Suspense, as a frequent director of Alfred Hitchcock Presents and The Alfred Hitchcock Hour and as the director of the movie Change of Mind (1969). He also directed the pilot of The Twilight Zone, "Where Is Everybody?" (1959).

Work became slow for Stevens after the 1970s. His last work was as the director of an episode of Amazing Stories in 1987.

In 1989, Stevens was robbed and beaten in his rented Westport, Connecticut home where he had retired to in 1987. He died shortly thereafter of cardiac arrest on August 7, 1989, in Westport. He was 68 years old.

Filmography

As director

Year Title Notes 1948 Talent Scout 1 episode 1949 Theatre of Romance 5 episodes 1949-1952 Suspense 105 episodes 1950 Starlight Theatre 1 episode 1953 Medallion Theatre 1 episode Willys Theatre Presenting Ben Hecht's Tales of the City 7 episodes 1954 The Mask 1 episode 1954-1955 Armstrong Circle Theatre 2 episodes Justice 13 episodes 1955 Appointment with Adventure 2 episodes 1955-61 Alfred Hitchcock Presents 44 episodes 1957 The Big Caper Climax! 1 episode 1957-58 Suspicion 4 episodes 1958 The United States Steel Hour 1 episode Never Love a Stranger Rendezvous, later retitled Schilling Playhouse 1 episode 1959 The Twilight Zone 2 episodes General Electric Theater 1 episode 1959-60 Playhouse 90 6 episodes 1960 Startime 2 episodes Moment of Fear 1 episode 1962 I Thank a Fool 1963 In the Cool of the Day 1963-65 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour 5 episodes 1964 Breaking Point 1 episode The Great Adventure 1 episode The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre TV movie 1964-1965 The Nurses 5 episodes 1965 For the People 1 episode The Defenders 2 episodes 1966 Journey Into Fear 1 episode The Long, Hot Summer (TV series) 1 episode Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre 1 episode 1967 Coronet Blue 1 episode 1968 Journey to the Unknown 2 episodes 1969 Change of Mind 1975 Ladies of the Corridor TV movie 1977 Vision 1 episode The Best of Families TV miniseries 1987 Amazing Stories 1 episode

As producer

Year Title Notes 1949 Theatre of Romance 5 episodes 1949-1952 Suspense 102 episodes 1950 Starlight Theatre 1 episode 1954 The Mask 15 episodes 1955 Appointment with Adventure 1 episode 1960 Moment of Fear 7 episodes

As writer

Year Title Notes 1952 Suspense 2 episodes 1983 It's Not Easy 1 episode