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Leon Benson (1909–1977)

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in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

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(age 68) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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1972 Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (TV series)
– Love Child (1972)
 
1971 Mission: Impossible (TV series)
– The Merchant (1971)
 
1967-1971 The High Chaparral (TV series)
– The New Lion of Sonora (1971)
– Friends and Partners (1970)
– The Journal of Death (1970)
– A Piece of Land (1969)
– The Brothers Cannon (1969)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1970 The Flying Nun (TV series)
– When Generations Gap (1970)
 
1967-1970 Bonanza (TV series)
– The Gold Mine (1970)
– The Lady and the Mark (1970)
– The Trouble with Amy (1970)
– Old Friends (1969)
– To Stop a War (1969)
See all 35 episodes »
 
1967 The Wild Wild West (TV series)
– The Night of the Cadre (1967)
 
1967 The Rat Patrol (TV series)
– The Wild Goose Raid (1967)
 
1965-1966 Laredo (TV series)
– The Deadliest Kid in the West (1966)
– It's the End of the Road, Stanley (1966)
– Which Way Did They Go? (1965)
 
1965-1966 The Virginian (TV series)
– Men with Guns (1966)
– Show Me a Hero (1965)
– The Awakening (1965)
– Farewell to Honesty (1965)
 
1965 The Loner (TV series)
– The Kingdom of McComb (1965)
– The Vespers (1965)
 
1965 Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV series)
– Connery's Hands (1965)
– Twixt the Cup and the Lip (1965)
– The Long Ravine (1965)
– The Last Clear Chance (1965)
– Streetcar, Do You Read Me? (1965)
 
1965 Ben Casey (TV series)
– Minus That Rusty Old Hacksaw (1965)
 
1964 Flipper (TV series)
– My Brother Flipper (1964)
– Not Necessarily Gospel (1964)
– Dolphin for Sale (1964)
– S.O.S Dolphin (1964)
– The Red Hot Car (1964)
 
1964 The Outer Limits (TV series)
– I, Robot (1964)
 
1964 Flipper's New Adventure
 
1964 Arrest and Trial (TV series)
– The Best There Is (1964)
 
1963-1964 The Lieutenant (TV series)
– Green Water Green Flag (1964)
– Captain Thomson (1963)
 
1964 The Eleventh Hour (TV series)
– Cannibal Plants, They Eat You Alive (1964)
 
1963 Redigo (TV series)
– The Blooded Bull (1963)
 
1963 Empire (TV series)
– Duet for Eight Wheels (1963)
– Down There, the World (1963)
 
1961-1963 Ripcord (TV series)
– The Last Chapter (1963)
– The Money Mine (1963)
– Expose (1963)
– Flight to Terror (1963)
– Infiltration (1963)
See all 29 episodes »
 
1958-1961 Sea Hunt (TV series)
– Round Up (1961)
– Crime at Sea (1961)
– Starting Signal (1961)
– Roustabout (1961)
– Superman (1961)
See all 95 episodes »
 
1960 Lock Up (TV series)
– The Case of Dan Gray (1960)
 
1959 This Man Dawson (TV series)
 
1959 The Rough Riders (TV series)
– The Highgraders (1959)
– Gunpoint Persuasion (1959)
– The Double Dealers (1959)
 
1955-1959 Highway Patrol (TV series)
– Auto Press (1959)
– Deaf Mute (1958)
– Insulin (1958)
– Policewoman (1958)
– Witness Wife (1957)
See all 12 episodes »
 
1957-1958 Tombstone Territory (TV series)
– The Youngest Gun (1958)
– Ambush at Gila Gulch (1957)
– Ride Out at Noon (1957)
– Reward for a Gunslinger (1957)
 
1957 Harbor Command (TV series)
– The Assassin (1957)
– Boat Bomb (1957)
– Murder on Pier 7 (1957)
 
1957 Dr. Christian (TV series)
– The Farm (1957)
 
1956 West Point (TV series)
– His Highness and the Halfback (1956)
– The Honor Code (1956)
 
1956 The Man Called X (TV series)
– Local Hero (1956)
 
1955-1956 Science Fiction Theatre (TV series)
– Are We Invaded? (1956)
– Barrier of Silence (1955)
– Y.O.R.D. (1955)
 
1954-1955 I Led 3 Lives (TV series)
– Sacrificed (1955)
– Camera (1954)
– Charity (1954)
– Day Camp (1954)
– Deportation (1954)
See all 9 episodes »
 
1953-1954 Your Favorite Story (TV series)
– The Lost Years (1954)
– Inside Out (1954)
– The Magic Egg (1954)
– Vengeance (1954)
– The Little Regiment (1954)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1954 Mr. District Attorney (TV series)
– Hit and Run (1954)
 
1954 Meet Corliss Archer (TV series)
– Harry and the Soap Opera Queen (1954)
– The Vase That Came for Dinner (1954)
– Friends Forever
 
Show ShowProducer (12 titles)
1974 Chosen Survivors (producer)
 
1970 Tarzan's Deadly Silence (producer)
 
1966-1967 Tarzan (TV series) (producer - 6 episodes)
– The Blue Stone of Heaven: Part 1 (1967) (producer)
– The Figurehead (1966) (producer)
– The Deadly Silence: Part 2 (1966) (producer)
– The Deadly Silence: Part 1 (1966) (producer)
– The Three Faces of Death (1966) (producer)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1966 The Virginian (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– Men with Guns (1966) (producer)
 
1965 Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV series) (producer - 2 episodes)
– Connery's Hands (1965) (producer)
– The Trains of Silence (1965) (producer)
 
1964 Flipper (TV series) (producer - 9 episodes)
– My Brother Flipper (1964) (producer)
– Countdown for Flipper (1964) (producer)
– Not Necessarily Gospel (1964) (producer)
– Dolphin for Sale (1964) (producer)
– City Boy (1964) (producer)
See all 9 episodes »
 
1963 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– Forecast: Low Clouds and Coastal Fog (1963) (producer)
 
1961-1963 Ripcord (TV series) (producer - 14 episodes)
– The Inventor (1963) (producer)
– Where Do Elephants Go to Die? (1963) (producer)
– Elegy for a Hero (1962) (producer)
– Escape (1962) (producer)
– Ransom Drop (1962) (producer)
See all 14 episodes »
 
Sea Hunt (TV series) (producer - 77 episodes, 1960-1961) (associate producer - 25 episodes, 1959)
– Round Up (1961) (producer)
– Crime at Sea (1961) (producer)
– Skipper (1961) (producer)
– Starting Signal (1961) (producer)
– P.T. Boat (1961) (producer)
See all 102 episodes »
 
1956 West Point (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– His Highness and the Halfback (1956) (producer)
 
1954 Your Favorite Story (TV series) (supervising producer - 1 episode)
– The Lost Years (1954) (supervising producer)
 
1947 KTLA Premiere (TV movie) (producer)
 
Show ShowProduction Manager (3 titles)
1954 Meet Corliss Archer (TV series) (production supervisor - 3 episodes)
– Harry and the Soap Opera Queen (1954) (production supervisor)
– The Vase That Came for Dinner (1954) (production supervisor)
– Friends Forever (production supervisor)
 
1953 Boston Blackie (TV series) (production supervisor - 1 episode)
– The Motorcycle Kid (1953) (production supervisor)
 
1953 The Cisco Kid (TV series) (production supervisor - 3 episodes)
– The Photo Studio (1953) (production supervisor)
– Fear (1953) (production supervisor)
– The Runaway Kid (1953) (production supervisor)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (2 titles)
1952-1953 The Cisco Kid (TV series) (story supervisor - 5 episodes)
– Fear (1953) (story supervisor - uncredited)
– The Fire Engine (1953) (story supervisor)
– Gun Totin' Papa (1953) (story supervisor)
– Dead by Proxy (1952) (story supervisor)
– Thunderhead (1952) (story supervisor)
 
1953 Boston Blackie (TV series) (story supervisor - 1 episode)
– The Heist Job (1953) (story supervisor)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1955 Science Fiction Theatre (TV series)
– Y.O.R.D. (1955) (screenplay)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1967) Unsold pilot: Produced a pilot for a proposed CBS dramatic series called "Dhondo" which tracked the adventures of a ten-year-old elephant boy played by Jean-Michel Michenaud.
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Star Sign:

Scorpio