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Bob Bender(I)

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Director
  • Actor
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Bob Bender is known for The Towering Inferno (1974), Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979) and The Greatest American Hero (1981).
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    Fred Astaire, William Holden, Paul Newman, Richard Chamberlain, Steve McQueen, Faye Dunaway, O.J. Simpson, Robert Vaughn, Robert Wagner, Susan Blakely, and Jennifer Jones in The Towering Inferno (1974)
    The Towering Inferno
    7.0
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 1974
    Gil Gerard and Erin Gray in Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)
    Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    The Greatest American Hero (1981)
    The Greatest American Hero
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977)
    The Island of Dr. Moreau
    5.9
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 1977

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    Second Unit or Assistant Director



    • Dennis Hopper, Michael Paré, and Adam Ant in Sunset Heat (1992)
      Sunset Heat
      4.5
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director
      • 1992
    • Nick Knight (1989)
      Nick Knight
      6.1
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director
      • 1989
    • The Jogger (1988)
      The Jogger
      7.0
      Short
      • first assistant director
      • 1988
    • Richard Jaeckel, John David Bland, Ken Olandt, and Cec Verrell in Supercarrier (1988)
      Supercarrier
      5.1
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 1988
    • Tony Becker, Eric Bruskotter, Stephen Caffrey, Stan Foster, Ramón Franco, Terence Knox, and Miguel A. Núñez Jr. in Tour of Duty (1987)
      Tour of Duty
      8.3
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 1987
    • The Hanoi Hilton (1987)
      The Hanoi Hilton
      6.1
      • first assistant director
      • 1987
    • Ernest Borgnine, Jan-Michael Vincent, and Alex Cord in Airwolf (1984)
      Airwolf
      6.7
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 1985–1986
    • Stormin' Home (1985)
      Stormin' Home
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director
      • 1985
    • Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas in Miami Vice (1984)
      Miami Vice
      7.6
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 1985
    • Desi Arnaz Jr. and Chuck Wagner in Automan (1983)
      Automan
      6.8
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 1984
    • Hadley's Rebellion (1983)
      Hadley's Rebellion
      7.0
      • first assistant director
      • 1983
    • Cracking Up (1983)
      Cracking Up
      5.7
      • first assistant director (as Robert Bender)
      • 1983
    • The Greatest American Hero (1981)
      The Greatest American Hero
      7.3
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 1981–1982
    • Gil Gerard and Erin Gray in Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)
      Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
      6.9
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 1979–1981
    • The White Lions (1981)
      The White Lions
      5.5
      • first assistant director
      • 1981

    Director



    • The Greatest American Hero (1981)
      The Greatest American Hero
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1982
    • Quincy, M.E. (1976)
      Quincy, M.E.
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1981–1982
    • Gil Gerard and Erin Gray in Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)
      Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1980

    Actor



    • The Music Teacher (1988)
      The Music Teacher
      7.2
      • English Critic
      • 1988

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