Question: Who directed  television miniseries that originally aired for CBS in 1987 that starred an actor best known for his roles as Tom Frank in Robert Altman's "Nashville"?
Context: Murder Ordained is a television miniseries that originally aired for CBS in 1987, starring Keith Carradine, JoBeth Williams, and Kathy Bates.  It was co-written and directed by Mike Robe.  Based on actual events that occurred in Emporia, Kansas, in 1983, the film tells the story of State Trooper John Rule (Carradine), who investigates what appears to be a traffic accident resulting in the death of a local minister's wife.  His investigation leads him to believe foul play was involved.  Much of the principal photography and filming occurred on location in Kansas, and some of the dialogue comes directly from court transcripts. Peter and Paul is a television miniseries that originally aired on CBS in two 2-hour parts on April 12, 1981 and April 14, 1981.  This biblical drama featured Anthony Hopkins as Paul of Tarsus and Robert Foxworth as Peter the Fisherman, David Gwillim as Mark and Jon Finch as Luke.  It was directed by Robert Day.  The historically-based miniseries covers much of the Book of Acts in its Biblical re-telling of chapters 8 through 28, including the apostolic missionary journeys and interactions of Peter and Paul. Lou Lombardo (February 15, 1932 – May 8, 2002) was an American filmmaker whose editing of the 1969 film "The Wild Bunch" has been called "seminal".  In all, Lombardo is credited on more than twenty-five feature films.  Noted mainly for his work as a film and television editor, he also worked as a cameraman, director, and producer.  In his obituary, Stephen Prince wrote, "Lou Lombardo's seminal contribution to the history of editing is his work on "The Wild Bunch" (1969), directed by Sam Peckinpah.  The complex montages of violence that Lombardo created for that film influenced generations of filmmakers and established the modern cinematic textbook for editing violent gun battles."  Several critics have remarked on the "strange, elastic quality" of time in the film, and have discerned the film's influence in the work of directors John Woo, Quentin Tarantino, Kathryn Bigelow, and the Wachowskis, among others.  While Lombardo's collaboration with Peckinpah lasted just a few years, his career was intertwined with that of director Robert Altman for more than thirty years.  Lombardo edited Altman's 1971 film "McCabe & Mrs. Miller" (1971), which had "a radical approach to the use of dialogue and indeed other sound, both in and beyond the frame."  Towards the end of his career Lombardo edited "Moonstruck" (1987) and two other films directed by Norman Jewison.  While his editing is now considered "revolutionary" and "brilliant", Lombardo was never nominated for editing awards during his career. Robert DoQui (April 20, 1934 – February 9, 2008) was an American actor who starred in film and on television.  He is best known for his roles as King George in the 1973 film "Coffy", starring Pam Grier; as Wade in Robert Altman's 1975 film "Nashville"; and as Sgt. Warren Reed in the 1987 science fiction film "RoboCop", the 1990 sequel "RoboCop 2", and the 1993 sequel "RoboCop 3".  He starred on television and is also known for his voice as Pablo Roberts on the cartoon series "Harlem Globetrotters" from 1970-1973. Michael George Murphy (born May 5, 1938) is an American film, television and stage actor.  He often plays unethical or morally ambiguous characters in positions of authority, including politicians, executives and lawyers.  He is also known for his frequent collaborations with director Robert Altman, having appeared in twelve films, TV series and miniseries directed by Altman from 1963 to 2004, including the title role in the miniseries "Tanner '88". Joan Tewkesbury (born April 8, 1936) is an American film and television director, screenwriter, producer and actress.  She had a long association with the celebrated director Robert Altman, and wrote the screenplays for two of his films, "Thieves Like Us" (1974) and "Nashville" (1975).  "Nashville" has been called "Altman's masterpiece", and Tewkesbury's screenplay was widely honored including a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay.  Beyond the work with Altman, Tewkesbury has directed and written many television movies and episodes for television series. David Arkin (December 24, 1941 – January 14, 1991) was an American actor, known for his numerous supporting appearances in the films of Robert Altman.  These roles were part of Altman's frequent ensemble and included Staff Sergeant Vollmer in "MASH" (where he also wrote and voiced the PA announcements), Harry in "The Long Goodbye" (1973), Norman in "Nashville" (1975), and The Mailman/The Police Officer in "Popeye" (1980). Martin Starger (born May 8, 1932) is an American entertainment entrepreneur. ) He led ABC Entertainment (a wing of the American Broadcasting Company) during its boom period in the 1970s, pioneering the creation of television shows such as "ABC Movie of the Week", "Marcus Welby, M.D." and "Happy Days".  He also pushed the limits of television broadcast presiding over pioneering miniseries and specials such as "Roots" and "Rich Man, Poor Man".  He made his way into films as the executive producer of Robert Altman's 1975 film "Nashville" before becoming tied to the film production department of Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment starting with Stanley Donen's 1978 film "Movie Movie".  Working with Grade, Starger became the president of Associated Film Distribution, the distributor of ITC's films which tied him to the production of films both successful ("Autumn Sonata", "The Muppet Movie", "On Golden Pond", "Sophie's Choice") as well as the bombs that destroyed the company ("Raise the Titanic! ", "Saturn 3").  After the fall of AFD, Starger continued to produce films such as Peter Bogdanovich's 1985 film "Mask". Keith Ian Carradine (born August 8, 1949) is an American actor, singer and songwriter who has had success on stage, film and television.  He is perhaps best known for his roles as Tom Frank in Robert Altman's "Nashville", Wild Bill Hickok in the HBO series "Deadwood", FBI agent Frank Lundy in "Dexter" and US President Conrad Dalton in "Madam Secretary".  In addition, he is a Golden Globe- and Academy Award-winning songwriter.  As a member of the Carradine family, he is part of an acting dynasty that began with his father, John Carradine. Paul Lawrence Smith (June 24, 1936 – April 25, 2012), most frequently credited as Paul Smith or Paul L. Smith, was an American actor.  Burly, bearded and imposing, he appeared in films and occasionally on television since the 1970s, generally playing "heavies" and bad guys.  His most notable roles include Hamidou, the vicious prison guard in "Midnight Express" (1978), Bluto in Robert Altman's "Popeye" (1980), Gideon in the ABC miniseries "Masada" (1981) and Glossu Rabban in David Lynch's "Dune" (1984).
Answer: Mike Robe