---
name: "Christopher Hibler"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/christopher-hibler"
fi1m_id: "christopher-hibler"
imdb_id: "nm0382541"
tmdb_id: 101771
wikidata_id: "Q16028538"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "2 August 1942"
died: "8 December 2010"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 79
average_as: "director"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-23T11:59:13.577961+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Christopher Hibler

## Identity

Christopher Hibler

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/christopher-hibler
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** christopher-hibler
- **IMDb ID:** nm0382541
- **TMDB ID:** 101771
- **Wikidata ID:** Q16028538
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16028538, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0382541/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/101771

Director. Born 2 August 1942 in Los Angeles. Died 8 December 2010.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 2 August 1942, Los Angeles
- **Died:** 8 December 2010
- **Active:** 1985–1997
- **Also known as:** Chris Hibler
- **Frequently works with:** [Artie Mandelberg](https://film.one/person/artie-mandelberg.md), [Burt Brinckerhoff](https://film.one/person/burt-brinckerhoff.md), [Carl Sautter](https://film.one/person/carl-sautter.md), [Christian I. Nyby II](https://film.one/person/christian-i-nyby-ii.md), [Dan Attias](https://film.one/person/dan-attias.md), [David Semel](https://film.one/person/david-semel.md), [James Whitmore Jr.](https://film.one/person/james-whitmore-jr.md), [Jonathan Lemkin](https://film.one/person/jonathan-lemkin.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 79, as director, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 82 (1), 1990s 77 (2)
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Comedy 2, Crime 1, Mystery 1, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16028538, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0382541/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/101771

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Moonlighting*](https://film.one/tv/moonlighting.md) (82), [*Buffy the Vampire Slayer*](https://film.one/tv/buffy-the-vampire-slayer.md) (80)
- **Paramount+:** [*Beverly Hills, 90210*](https://film.one/tv/beverly-hills-90210.md) (74)

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## Biography

Christopher Hibler (also credited as Chris Hibler) was an American television director. Born in Los Angeles in 1942, he began his career at Walt Disney Studios, where he worked for 18 years as an assistant director on feature films including *Bedknobs and Broomsticks* (1971) and as an associate producer on titles such as *Gus* (1976) and *Hot Lead and Cold Feet* (1978). He was the son of Disney Legend Winston Hibler.

Hibler later directed numerous episodes of American television series. His credits include 40 episodes of *Matlock* (1986–1995), 31 episodes of *Diagnosis: Murder* (1994–2001) and the 2002 TV movie *Diagnosis Murder: Town Without Pity*, ten episodes of *Beverly Hills, 90210* (1992–1999), episodes of *Moonlighting* (1985), *Remington Steele* (1982), *Quantum Leap* (1989), *Weird Science* (1994) and one episode of *Buffy the Vampire Slayer* (1997). He died in Los Angeles in 2010.

*Sources: imdb.com, rottentomatoes.com, legacy.com, buffy.fandom.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Buffy the Vampire Slayer* (1997), Fi1m 80, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/buffy-the-vampire-slayer.md)
- *Beverly Hills, 90210* (1990), Fi1m 74, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/beverly-hills-90210.md)
- *Moonlighting* (1985), Fi1m 82, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/moonlighting.md)

## Complete filmography (30)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Tangled* (2010), Thanks — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/tangled.md)
- *Diagnosis Murder: Town Without Pity* (2002), Director
- *Buffy the Vampire Slayer* (1997), series, Director — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/buffy-the-vampire-slayer.md)
- *Deadly Games* (1995), series, Director
- *Weird Science* (1994), series, Director
- *Burke's Law* (1994), series, Director
- *Diagnosis: Murder* (1993), series, Director
- *Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder* (1992), Director
- *Sisters* (1991), series, Director
- *Beverly Hills, 90210* (1990), series, Director — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/beverly-hills-90210.md)
- *Max Monroe: Loose Cannon* (1990), series, Director
- *Quantum Leap* (1989), series, Director
- *Father Dowling Mysteries* (1989), series, Director
- *Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery* (1987), Director
- *Jake and the Fatman* (1987), series, Director
- *A Different World* (1987), series, Director
- *Matlock* (1986), series, Director
- *Moonlighting* (1985), series, Director — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/moonlighting.md)
- *Cover Up* (1984), series, Director
- *Up the Creek* (1984), Second Unit Director
- *Scarecrow and Mrs. King* (1983), series, Director
- *Remington Steele* (1982), series, Director
- *Hot Lead & Cold Feet* (1978), Producer
- *The Ghost of Cypress Swamp* (1977), Producer
- *Gus* (1976), Associate Producer
- *Return of the Big Cat* (1974), Second Unit Director, Associate Producer
- *The Castaway Cowboy* (1974), Associate Producer, Second Unit Director
- *Disneyland Showtime* (1970), Assistant Director
- *Secrets of the Pirate's Inn* (1969), Assistant Director
- *My Dog, the Thief* (1969), Assistant Director

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