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Leo Penn

Directing

Born August 27, 1921 · Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA

Died September 5, 1998

Also known as Leo Z. Penn

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.

Awards & recognition

  • Theatre World Award · 1954

Filmography44 titles

Columbo

1971Director

Star Trek

1966Director

Little House on the Prairie

1974Director

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962Director

The Veil

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

1964Director

In the Heat of the Night

1988Director

Amazing Stories

1985as Fred

Birdman of Alcatraz

1962as Eddie Kassellis (uncredited)

Magnum, P.I.

1980Director

Starsky & Hutch

1975Director

The Fugitive

1963Director

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957

Kojak

1973Director

Hawaii Five-O

1968Director

Lost in Space

1965Director

Diagnosis: Murder

1993as Leo Pepper

Matlock

1986as Spaulding

Remington Steele

1982Director

Cagney & Lacey

1982Director

The Bionic Woman

1976Director

Police Story

1973Director

Hart to Hart

1979Director

Ironside

1967Director

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

Director

Tales of the Unexpected

1979Director

Mannix

1967Director

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

1955

Not Wanted

1949as Steve Ryan

Gunsmoke

1955Director

Decoy

as Lt. Larry Hayes

Lux Video Theatre

as Father Paul

Marcus Welby, M.D.

1969Director

Hardcastle and McCormick

1983Director

I Spy

1965Director

The Virginian

1962Director

Movin' On

Director

Custer

1967Director

Bret Maverick

1981Director

The Crossing Guard

1995as Hank

St. Elsewhere

1982Director

One Step Beyond

1959as Jed Horvath

Judgment in Berlin

1988Director, Writer

Fall Guy

1947as Tom Cochrane