Leo Penn
Leo Penn (born August 27, 1921 in Lawrence , Massachusetts , † September 5, 1998 in Los Angeles ) was an American film director , actor , screenwriter and film producer .
Life
Leo Penn, father of actors Sean and Chris and musician Michael Penn , served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II in a B-24 Liberator belonging to the 755th Bomb Squadron and stationed in England as part of the Eighth Air Force was. He has worked as a director for many television series . He has also appeared as a guest actor in a number of series he directed. He wrote the script for an episode of Ben Casey , as well as for episodes of the Studio One series .
He was married twice: first briefly to actress Olive Deering , and from 1958 until his death in 1998 with Eileen Ryan . With her he had three sons. Leo Penn died of lung cancer .
Filmography (selection)
- Director
- 1964: The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series, episode)
- 1962–1965: Ben Casey (TV series, 19 episodes)
- 1964–1965: Dr. Kildare (TV series, eight episodes)
- 1966: Starship Enterprise ( Star Trek ) (TV series, episode)
- 1966–1967: Run for Your Life (TV series, eight episodes)
- 1967: Auf der Flucht ( The Fugitive ) (TV series, episode)
- 1967: Laredo (TV series, an episode)
- 1967: The Boss ( Ironside ) (TV series, episode)
- 1968–1969: The People of Shiloh Ranch ( The Virginian ) (TV series, three episodes)
- 1968–1969: Rauchende Colts ( Gunsmoke ) (TV series, two episodes)
- 1968–1972: Bonanza (TV series, eleven episodes)
- 1973: Kojak deployment in Manhattan
- 1973–1989: Columbo (TV series, three episodes)
- 1974-1975: Our small farm ( Little House on the Prairie ) (TV series, three episodes)
- 1978–1979: Starsky & Hutch ( Starsky and Hutch ) (TV series, three episodes)
- 1979–1982: Hart but cordially ( Hart to Hart ) (TV series, six episodes)
- 1982: Remington Steele (TV series, an episode)
- 1982: Cagney & Lacey (TV series, episode)
- 1982–1985: Trapper John, MD (TV series, nine episodes)
- 1982–1986: Magnum ( Magnum, PI ) (TV series, three episodes)
- 1986–1995: Matlock (TV series, 27 episodes)
- 1988: A Judge for Berlin ( Judgment in Berlin )
- 1988-1992: In the Heat of the Night ( In the Heat of the Night ) (TV series, nine episodes)
- 1989–1991: Jake and McCabe - Through thick and thin ( Jake and the Fatma ) (TV series, two episodes)
- 1994-1995: Diagnosis: Murder ( Diagnosis Murder ) (TV series, two episodes)
- actor
- 1946: The Best Years of Our Lives ( The Best Years of Our Lives )
- 1949: The Undercover Man
- 1949: Seduced ( Not Wanted )
- 1959: Sensation on page 1 ( The Story on Page One )
- 1961: Jump Out of the Clouds ( Ripcord ) (TV series, an episode)
- 1962: The Prisoner of Alcatraz ( Birdman of Alcatraz )
- 1962–1963: Ben Casey (TV series, three episodes)
- 1977: Sixth and Main
- 1984: Wild Life
- 1986: Mike Hammer - The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (Movie made for TV)
- 1986: Amazing Stories ( Amazing Stories ) (TV series, 1.24 Knowledge is power)
- 1989/1992: Jake and McCabe - Through thick and thin ( Jake and the Fatma ) (TV series, two episodes)
- 1989–1993: Matlock (TV series, four episodes)
- 1995: Diagnosis Murder (TV series, an episode)
- 1995: Crossing Guard - It happened on the open road ( The Crossing Guard )
Awards
- 1983: Nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in the category: Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series for The Mississippi (episode "Old Hatreds Die Hard")
Individual evidence
- ↑ Famous B-24 / PB4Y Crew Members . B-24 Best Web. 2011. Retrieved July 25, 2011.
Web links
- Leo Penn in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Penn, Leo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film director, actor, screenwriter, and film producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 27, 1921 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lawrence , Massachusetts |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th September 1998 |
| Place of death | los Angeles |