Leo Penn
Known for directing · Born 27 August 1921 · Died 5 September 1998 · aged 77 · Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA
119 credits
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.
Known for
Little House on the Prairie
1974
Star Trek
1966
Columbo
1971
Matlock
1986
Magnum, P.I.
1980
The Bionic Woman
1976
Kojak
1973
Hart to Hart
1979
Starsky & Hutch
1975
Hawaii Five-O
1969
In the Heat of the Night
1988
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
Acting (41)
1995The Crossing GuardHankFilm
1993Diagnosis: MurderLeo PepperSeries
1987Jake and the Fatman · 2 episodesSeries
1986MatlockFather Fitzgerald, Russ Lewis, SpauldingSeries
1986The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike HammerLeoFilm
1985Amazing StoriesFredSeries
1984The Wild LifeTom's DadFilm
1983The Horse Dealers DaughterDr. Lloyd SloanFilm
1977Sixth and MainDocFilm
1962Birdman of AlcatrazEddie Kassellis (uncredited)Film
1962Don't Call Me CharlieSeries
1961Ben Casey · 6 episodes, Dr. David McMillanSeries
1961Cain's HundredLarry CramSeries
1961StraightawaySeries
1961The Asphalt Jungle, Lonnie PetersonSeries
1961The Gertrude Berg ShowSeries
1960The Law and Mr. JonesEddie SimmsSeries
1960The AquanautsMoeSeries
1960Harrigan and SonSeries
1959The UntouchablesMilton TannenbaumSeries
1959One Step BeyondJed HorvathSeries
1959The DetectivesSeries
1959The Story on Page OneMorrie GoetzFilm
1959New York Confidential · 2 episodesSeries
1958The VeilSeries
1957Have Gun, Will TravelSeries
1957DecoyLt. Larry HayesSeries
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreWalter BlakeSeries
1955The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp · 2 episodesSeries
1955Navy LogSeries
1952Dangerous AssignmentSeries
1951Hallmark Hall of FameSam HodgekissSeries
1951The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok · 2 episodesSeries
1951Boston BlackieSeries
1950Robert Montgomery PresentsMarshall CollinsSeries
1950Lux Video TheatreFather PaulSeries
1949The Undercover ManSidney GordonFilm
1949Not WantedSteve RyanFilm
1948Studio OneMorrow, PeterSeries
1948The Philco Television Playhouse · 4 episodesSeries
1947Fall GuyTom CochraneFilm
Directing (77)
1993Diagnosis: MurderDirectorSeries
1990Nasty BoysDirectorSeries
1990Nasty Boys, Part 2: Lone JusticeDirectorFilm
1988In the Heat of the NightDirectorSeries
1988Judgment in BerlinDirector, WriterFilm
1987Jake and the FatmanDirectorSeries
1986MatlockDirectorSeries
1984Mike HammerDirectorSeries
1984Paper DollsDirectorSeries
1983Hardcastle and McCormickDirectorSeries
1983BooneDirectorSeries
1983The MississippiDirectorSeries
1982Remington SteeleDirectorSeries
1982St. ElsewhereDirectorSeries
1982Cagney & LaceyDirectorSeries
1982FameDirectorSeries
1981Bret MaverickDirectorSeries
1981Father MurphyDirectorSeries
1981Mr. MerlinDirectorSeries
1981Hellinger's LawDirectorFilm
1980Magnum, P.I.DirectorSeries
1979Hart to HartDirectorSeries
1979Tales of the UnexpectedDirectorSeries
1979Trapper John, M.D.DirectorSeries
1979Mrs. ColumboDirectorSeries
1979EischiedDirectorSeries
1979Murder in Music CityDirectorFilm
1978The Dark Secret of Harvest HomeDirectorSeries
1978Little WomenDirectorSeries
1977What Really Happened to the Class of '65?DirectorSeries
1976The Bionic WomanDirectorSeries
1975Starsky & HutchDirectorSeries
1975SwitchDirectorSeries
1975Doctors' HospitalDirectorSeries
1974Little House on the PrairieDirectorSeries
1974Movin' OnDirectorSeries
1974Lucas TannerDirectorSeries
1973KojakDirectorSeries
1973Police StoryDirectorSeries
1973The New Perry MasonDirectorSeries
1973The Girl with Something ExtraDirectorSeries
1973Bob & Carol & Ted & AliceDirectorSeries
1972Ghost StoryDirectorSeries
1971ColumboDirectorSeries
1971CannonDirectorSeries
1971Owen Marshall: Counselor at LawDirectorSeries
1970QuarantinedDirectorFilm
1970The InternsDirectorSeries
1969Hawaii Five-ODirectorSeries
1969Marcus Welby, M.D.DirectorSeries
1969Room 222DirectorSeries
1968The Name of the GameDirectorSeries
1968LancerDirectorSeries
1968The OutcastsDirectorSeries
1967IronsideDirectorSeries
1967MannixDirectorSeries
1967CusterDirectorSeries
1967Judd, for the DefenseDirectorSeries
1967Dundee and the CulhaneDirectorSeries
1967DeadlockDirectorFilm
1966Star TrekDirectorSeries
1966A Man Called AdamDirectorFilm
1966The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.DirectorSeries
1966Blue LightDirectorSeries
1965Lost in SpaceDirectorSeries
1965I SpyDirectorSeries
1965LaredoDirectorSeries
1964Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaDirectorSeries
1963The FugitiveDirectorSeries
1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreDirectorSeries
1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourDirectorSeries
1962The VirginianDirectorSeries
1962The Eleventh HourDirectorSeries
1961Dr. KildareDirectorSeries
1961Ben CaseyDirectorSeries
195877 Sunset StripDirectorSeries
1955GunsmokeDirectorSeries
Writing (1)
1948Studio OneWriterSeries