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Anton Leader(1913-1988)

  • Director
  • Production Manager
  • Producer
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Anton Leader was born on 23 December 1913 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was a director and production manager, known for The Virginian (1962), Star Trek (1966) and The Twilight Zone (1959). He was married to Rosalind Palca. He died on 1 July 1988 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornDecember 23, 1913
DiedJuly 1, 1988(74)
BornDecember 23, 1913
DiedJuly 1, 1988(74)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

Known for

James Drury, Doug McClure, and John McIntire in The Virginian (1962)
The Virginian
7.6
TV Series
  • Director
Walter Koenig, Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, James Doohan, DeForest Kelley, Ricardo Montalban, George Takei, John Colicos, Maurishka, Nichelle Nichols, Ned Romero, Charles Stewart, Vic Tayback, and George Allen in Star Trek (1966)
Star Trek
8.4
TV Series
  • Director(as Tony Leader)
Rod Serling in The Twilight Zone (1959)
The Twilight Zone
9.0
TV Series
  • Director
Don Adams in Get Smart (1965)
Get Smart
8.2
TV Series
  • Director(as Tony Leader)

Credits

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Director

  • Claude Akins, Frank Converse, and Merle Haggard in Movin' On (1974)
    Movin' On
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director (as Anton M. Leader)
    • 1976
  • Nichols (1971)
    Nichols
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1972
  • Kam Fong, Al Harrington, Jack Lord, and James MacArthur in Hawaii Five-O (1968)
    Hawaii Five-O
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Director (as Tony Leader)
    • 1970–1971
  • Jim Backus, Noah Beery Jr., Jack Elam, Mickey Rooney, Iron Eyes Cody, Don 'Red' Barry, Dan Blocker, Wally Cox, Nanette Fabray, Henry Jones, and Stubby Kaye in The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County (1970)
    The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
    6.3
    • Director (as Tony Leader)
    • 1970
  • James Drury, Doug McClure, and John McIntire in The Virginian (1962)
    The Virginian
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1965–1970
  • Don Adams in Get Smart (1965)
    Get Smart
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Director (as Tony Leader)
    • 1970
  • Raymond Burr and Barbara Sigel in Ironside (1967)
    Ironside
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Director (as Tony Leader)
    • 1967–1969
  • The Survivors (1969)
    The Survivors
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director (as Tony Leader)
    • 1969
  • Robert Wagner in It Takes a Thief (1968)
    It Takes a Thief
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Director (as Tony Leader)
    • 1969
  • Walter Koenig, Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, James Doohan, DeForest Kelley, Ricardo Montalban, George Takei, John Colicos, Maurishka, Nichelle Nichols, Ned Romero, Charles Stewart, Vic Tayback, and George Allen in Star Trek (1966)
    Star Trek
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Director (as Tony Leader)
    • 1968
  • Iron Horse (1966)
    Iron Horse
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1967
  • The Road West (1966)
    The Road West
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1967
  • Mr. Terrific (1967)
    Mr. Terrific
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1967
  • Ron Ely in Tarzan (1966)
    Tarzan
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Director (as Tony Leader)
    • 1966–1967
  • Bill Cosby and Robert Culp in I Spy (1965)
    I Spy
    7.2
    TV Series
    • directed by (as Tony Leader)
    • 1966

Production Management

  • Lori Martin in National Velvet (1960)
    National Velvet
    7.7
    TV Series
    • unit production manager
    • 1960–1961

Producer

  • Go Man Go (1954)
    Go Man Go
    6.4
    • producer (as Anton M. Leader)
    • 1954
  • John Forsythe, Jane Darwell, Edgar Buchanan, Gladys George, Frank McHugh, and Loretta Young in It Happens Every Thursday (1953)
    It Happens Every Thursday
    6.4
    • producer
    • 1953
  • Ann Blyth, Frances Bavier, Edmund Gwenn, Kathleen Hughes, Otto Hulett, John McIntire, Hugh O'Brian, and Gregg Palmer in Sally and Saint Anne (1952)
    Sally and Saint Anne
    6.2
    • associate producer
    • 1952

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Anton M. Leader
  • Born
    • December 23, 1913
    • Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  • Died
    • July 1, 1988
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Rosalind Palca1944 - July 1, 1988 (his death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    Radio: Wrote/directed episodes of "The Whistler".

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Won the 1965 Western Heritage Award for the direction of The Virginian (1962) episode known as "The Horse Fighter".

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