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Profile of Sheldon Leonard
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Sheldon Leonard |
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22nd February 1907 |
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New York, New York, USA |
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From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia
Sheldon Leonard (February 22, 1907 – January 10, 1997) was a pioneering film and television producer, director, writer, and actor.
As an actor, Leonard specialized in playing supporting characters, and many times gangsters, in films such as It's A Wonderful Life (1946), To Have and Have Not (1944), and Open Secret (1948).
But he is more famous as producer of hugely popular television series, including The Danny Thomas Show (1953–64), The Andy Griffith Show (1960–68), The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–66), and I Spy (1965–68).
Leonard died at 89 and was buried at Hillside Cemetery in Culver City, California.
Noted filmography
Producer
- The Andy Griffith Show
- The Dick Van Dyke Show
- I Spy
Director
- The Andy Griffith Show
- The Dick Van Dyke Show
- My Favorite Martian
- I Spy
Actor
- Another Thin Man
- It's a Wonderful Life
- Sinbad the Sailor
- Guys and Dolls
External link
- Leonard, Sheldon at the Internet Movie Database
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