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TV
Directing
Leo Penn
- Born
- Died
- (aged 77)
- Birthplace
- Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA
- Credits
- 114 titles
Biography
Leonard Francis Penn (August 27, 1921 – September 5, 1998) was an American actor and director. He was the father of musician Michael Penn and actors Sean Penn and Chris Penn.
Signature work
Known For
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TV
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Little House on the Prairie
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TV
Columbo
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TV
Magnum, P.I.
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Movie
The Crossing Guard
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TV
The Bionic Woman
7.5
TV
Amazing Stories
7.4
TV
Starsky & Hutch
7.2
TV
Hawaii Five-O
7.3
TV
Kojak
7.1
TV
Remington Steele
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Matlock
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The Untouchables
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TV
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
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TV
Lost in Space
6.9
TV
Hart to Hart
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TV
Diagnosis: Murder
6.7
TV
Gunsmoke
Acting credits 41
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | The Crossing Guard Film | Hank |
| 1993 | Diagnosis: Murder TV | Leo Pepper (1 ep) |
| 1987 | Jake and the Fatman TV | (2 ep) |
| 1986 | The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer Film | Leo |
| 1986 | Matlock TV | Father Fitzgerald, Russ Lewis, Spaulding (1 ep) |
| 1985 | Amazing Stories TV | Fred (1 ep) |
| 1984 | The Wild Life Film | Tom's Dad |
| 1983 | The Horse Dealers Daughter Film | Dr. Lloyd Sloan |
| 1977 | Sixth and Main Film | Doc |
| 1962 | Don't Call Me Charlie TV | (1 ep) |
| 1962 | Birdman of Alcatraz Film | Eddie Kassellis (uncredited) |
| 1961 | Straightaway TV | (1 ep) |
| 1961 | The Gertrude Berg Show TV | (1 ep) |
| 1961 | Ben Casey TV | Dr. David McMillan (6 ep) |
| 1961 | Cain's Hundred TV | Larry Cram (1 ep) |
| 1961 | The Asphalt Jungle TV | Lonnie Peterson (1 ep) |
| 1960 | Harrigan and Son TV | (1 ep) |
| 1960 | The Law and Mr. Jones TV | Eddie Simms (1 ep) |
| 1960 | The Aquanauts TV | Moe (1 ep) |
| 1959 | The Story on Page One Film | Morrie Goetz |
| 1959 | The Detectives TV | (1 ep) |
| 1959 | The Untouchables TV | Milton Tannenbaum (1 ep) |
| 1959 | One Step Beyond TV | Jed Horvath (1 ep) |
| 1959 | New York Confidential TV | (2 ep) |
| 1958 | The Veil TV | (1 ep) |
| 1957 | Decoy TV | Lt. Larry Hayes (1 ep) |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel TV | (1 ep) |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre TV | Walter Blake (1 ep) |
| 1955 | Navy Log TV | (1 ep) |
| 1955 | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp TV | (2 ep) |
| 1952 | Dangerous Assignment TV | (1 ep) |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame TV | Sam Hodgekiss (1 ep) |
| 1951 | Boston Blackie TV | (1 ep) |
| 1951 | The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok TV | (2 ep) |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre TV | Father Paul (1 ep) |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents TV | Marshall Collins (1 ep) |
| 1949 | Not Wanted Film | Steve Ryan |
| 1949 | The Undercover Man Film | Sidney Gordon |
| 1948 | Studio One TV | Morrow, Peter (1 ep) |
| 1948 | The Philco Television Playhouse TV | (4 ep) |
| 1947 | Fall Guy Film | Tom Cochrane |
Crew credits 78
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Diagnosis: Murder TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 1990 | Nasty Boys TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1990 | Nasty Boys, Part 2: Lone Justice Film | Director |
| 1988 | Judgment in Berlin Film | Director, Writer |
| 1988 | In the Heat of the Night TV | Director (10 ep) |
| 1987 | Jake and the Fatman TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 1986 | Matlock TV | Director (27 ep) |
| 1984 | Paper Dolls TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 1984 | Mike Hammer TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 1983 | Boone TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1983 | Hardcastle and McCormick TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1983 | The Mississippi TV | Director (8 ep) |
| 1982 | St. Elsewhere TV | Director (3 ep) |
| 1982 | Remington Steele TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1982 | Cagney & Lacey TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1982 | Fame TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1981 | Bret Maverick TV | Director (3 ep) |
| 1981 | Father Murphy TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 1981 | Mr. Merlin TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 1981 | Hellinger's Law Film | Director |
| 1980 | Magnum, P.I. TV | Director (3 ep) |
| 1979 | Trapper John, M.D. TV | Director (9 ep) |
| 1979 | Hart to Hart TV | Director (6 ep) |
| 1979 | Eischied TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1979 | Tales of the Unexpected TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 1979 | Mrs. Columbo TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1979 | Murder in Music City Film | Director |
| 1978 | Little Women TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1978 | The Dark Secret of Harvest Home TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 1977 | What Really Happened to the Class of '65? TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1976 | The Bionic Woman TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 1975 | Doctors' Hospital TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1975 | Starsky & Hutch TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 1975 | Switch TV | Director (4 ep) |
| 1974 | Movin' On TV | Director (3 ep) |
| 1974 | Little House on the Prairie TV | Director (3 ep) |
| 1974 | Lucas Tanner TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 1973 | Kojak TV | Director (7 ep) |
| 1973 | Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 1973 | The New Perry Mason TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1973 | The Girl with Something Extra TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1973 | Police Story TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1972 | Ghost Story TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1971 | Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 1971 | Columbo TV | Director (3 ep) |
| 1971 | Cannon TV | Director (5 ep) |
| 1970 | The Interns TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1970 | Quarantined Film | Director |
| 1969 | Marcus Welby, M.D. TV | Director (10 ep) |
| 1969 | Room 222 TV | Director (3 ep) |
| 1969 | Hawaii Five-O TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 1968 | Lancer TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 1968 | The Outcasts TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1968 | The Name of the Game TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 1967 | Mannix TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1967 | Judd, for the Defense TV | Director (9 ep) |
| 1967 | Dundee and the Culhane TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1967 | Custer TV | Director (5 ep) |
| 1967 | Deadlock Film | Director |
| 1967 | Ironside TV | Director (1 ep) |