Chuck Norris (left) and Cathy Podewell in “Blue Movies,” one of eighty episodes of Walker: Texas Ranger directed by Michael Preece
Howard Keel (left) played D.L. Dade, a ruthless, J.R. Ewing-like mogul in “Blue Movies”
Michael Preece on directing Dallas and Walker: Texas Ranger
Original Airdates: Apr. 3-6, 2026
TVC 731.7: TV Confidential concludes its remembrance of Chuck Norris by bringing you a clip of our 2012 conversation with longtime television director Michael Preece (Dallas, Walker: Texas Ranger, The Streets of San Francisco, MacGyver). Preece helmed about eighty episodes of Walker; prior to that, he directed more episodes of Dallas than any other director. Topics this segment include how Preece first came to direct Walker: Texas Ranger, including a few memories of “Blue Movies,” an episode of Walker from 1995 that also featured Dallas stars Howard Keel and Cathy Podewell in “Blue Movies.”
