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Leo Penn(1921-1998)

  • Director
  • Actor
  • Writer
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Leo Penn was born on 27 August 1921 in Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA. He was a director and actor, known for Ben Casey (1961), Remington Steele (1982) and Star Trek (1966). He was married to Eileen Ryan and Olive Deering. He died on 5 September 1998 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornAugust 27, 1921
DiedSeptember 5, 1998(77)
BornAugust 27, 1921
DiedSeptember 5, 1998(77)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 nomination total

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Known for

Ben Casey (1961)
Ben Casey
7.1
TV Series
  • Director
Pierce Brosnan and Stephanie Zimbalist in Remington Steele (1982)
Remington Steele
7.3
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
The Mississippi (1982)
The Mississippi
6.3
TV Series
  • Director

Credits

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Director

  • Andy Griffith in Matlock (1986)
    Matlock
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1986–1995
  • Dick Van Dyke and Barry Van Dyke in Diagnosis Murder (1993)
    Diagnosis Murder
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1994–1995
  • Nasty Boys, Part 2: Lone Justice (1993)
    Nasty Boys, Part 2: Lone Justice
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1993
  • Carroll O'Connor in In the Heat of the Night (1988)
    In the Heat of the Night
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1988–1992
  • William Conrad and Joe Penny in Jake and the Fatman (1987)
    Jake and the Fatman
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1989–1991
  • Nasty Boys (1990)
    Nasty Boys
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1990
  • Christine Cromwell (1989)
    Christine Cromwell
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1990
  • Peter Falk in Columbo (1971)
    Columbo
    8.3
    TV Series
    • directed by
    • Director
    • 1973–1989
  • Peter Falk, Anthony Andrews, Anthony Zerbe, Dana Andersen, Karen Austin, and Alan Fudge in Columbo: Columbo Goes to the Guillotine (1989)
    Columbo: Columbo Goes to the Guillotine
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1989
  • Sean Penn and Martin Sheen in Judgment in Berlin (1988)
    Judgment in Berlin
    5.8
    • Director
    • 1988
  • Tom Selleck in Magnum, P.I. (1980)
    Magnum, P.I.
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1982–1986
  • Debbie Allen, Lee Curreri, Cynthia Gibb, Erica Gimpel, Bill Hufsey, Carlo Imperato, Valerie Landsburg, and Gene Anthony Ray in Fame (1982)
    Fame
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Denzel Washington, Ed Begley Jr., David Morse, Howie Mandel, Cynthia Sikes Yorkin, Ellen Bry, William Daniels, and Ed Flanders in St. Elsewhere (1982)
    St. Elsewhere
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Pernell Roberts in Trapper John, M.D. (1979)
    Trapper John, M.D.
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1982–1985
  • Paper Dolls (1984)
    Paper Dolls
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1984

Actor

  • Dick Van Dyke and Barry Van Dyke in Diagnosis Murder (1993)
    Diagnosis Murder
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Leo Pepper
    • 1995
  • Jack Nicholson, Robin Wright, Anjelica Huston, Piper Laurie, and Priscilla Barnes in The Crossing Guard (1995)
    The Crossing Guard
    6.3
    • Hank
    • 1995
  • Andy Griffith in Matlock (1986)
    Matlock
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Russ Lewis
    • Spaulding
    • Father Fitzgerald
    • 1989–1993
  • William Conrad and Joe Penny in Jake and the Fatman (1987)
    Jake and the Fatman
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Charlie Stray
    • Nelson Linhau
    • 1989–1992
  • Kevin Costner, Harvey Keitel, Charlie Sheen, Christopher Lloyd, and John Lithgow in Amazing Stories (1985)
    Amazing Stories
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Fred
    • 1986
  • Stacy Keach in The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1986)
    The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Leo
    • 1986
  • North Beach and Rawhide (1985)
    North Beach and Rawhide
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Mr. Donnelly
    • 1985
  • Eric Stoltz, Lea Thompson, Chris Penn, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, and Jenny Wright in The Wild Life (1984)
    The Wild Life
    6.0
    • Tom's Dad
    • 1984
  • The Horse Dealer's Daughter
    6.8
    Short
    • Dr. Lloyd Sloan
    • 1983
  • Sixth and Main (1977)
    Sixth and Main
    6.3
    • Doc
    • 1977
  • Bill Cosby and Robert Culp in I Spy (1965)
    I Spy
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Dr. Binores
    • 1967
  • Ben Casey (1961)
    Ben Casey
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Dr. David McMillan
    • Dr.David McMillan
    • Dr. Ralph Ferris
    • 1962–1963
  • Don't Call Me Charlie (1962)
    Don't Call Me Charlie
    4.3
    TV Series
    • Lorenzo Johnson
    • 1963
  • Sam Benedict (1962)
    Sam Benedict
    7.6
    TV Series
    • George Klaus
    • 1962
  • "Birdman of Alcatraz" (Saul Bass Poster) 1962
    Birdman of Alcatraz
    7.8
    • Eddie Kassellis (uncredited)
    • 1962

Writer

  • Sean Penn and Martin Sheen in Judgment in Berlin (1988)
    Judgment in Berlin
    5.8
    • screenplay
    • 1988
  • Ben Casey (1961)
    Ben Casey
    7.1
    TV Series
    • story by
    • 1963
  • Marsha Hunt and John Rodney in Studio One (1948)
    Studio One
    7.6
    TV Series
    • adaptation
    • 1955
  • Danger (1950)
    Danger
    7.1
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1951
  • Starlight Theatre (1950)
    Starlight Theatre
    6.6
    TV Series
    • adaptation
    • 1951

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Clifford Penn
  • Height
    • 5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
  • Born
    • August 27, 1921
    • Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA
  • Died
    • September 5, 1998
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(lung cancer)
  • Spouses
      Eileen Ryan1958 - September 5, 1998 (his death, 3 children)
  • Children
      Michael Penn
  • Parents
      Maurice Daniel Penn (Moischa Pinon)
  • Relatives
      Hopper Penn(Grandchild)
  • Other works
    Lady in Waiting (1940). Comedy. Written by Margery Sharp. Directed by Antoinette Perry. Martin Beck Theatre: 27 Mar 1940- 8 Jun 1949 (87 performances). Cast: Albert Allen, Stephen Ker Appleby, Anita Sharp-Bolster, Michelette Burani, Lenore Chippendale, Carol Curtis-Brown, James Decker, Paul Foley, Gladys George, Mary Heberden, Walter Moore, Ethel Morrison, Alan Napier (as "Sir William Warring"), Leonard Penn (as "Fred Genocchio"), Guy Spaull. Produced by Brock Pemberton.
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    • 1 Interview
    • 1 Article

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  • Trivia
    Father of actors Sean Penn and Chris Penn and musician Michael Penn

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