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Leslie Goodwins (1899–1969)

Director | Writer | Actor

London-born Leslie Goodwins broke into Hollywood in the 1930s as a gag writer for two-reel comedies, and later directed several of them. He started directing features in 1936, specializing in knockabout comedies. Goodwins spent much of his career at RKO, and was responsible for the Leon Errol / Lupe Velez "Mexican Spitfire" series... See full bio »

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in London, England, UK

Died:

(age 69) in Hollywood, California, USA
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1967 Tammy and the Millionaire
 
1966-1967 It's About Time (TV series)
– The Stone Age Diplomats (1967)
– Which Doctor's Witch? (1967)
– The Broken Idol (1966)
– Have I Got a Girl for You (1966)
– Mark Your Ballots (1966)
 
1965-1967 Gilligan's Island (TV series)
– The Hunter (1967)
– The Invasion (1966)
– Man with a Net (1966)
– Pass the Vegetables, Please (1966)
– Ghost-a-Go-Go (1966)
See all 11 episodes »
 
1966 Pistols 'n' Petticoats (TV series)
– Shootout at O'Day Corral (1966)
 
1965 F Troop (TV series)
– O'Rourke vs. O'Reilly (1965)
– She's Only a Build in a Girdled Cage (1965)
– Dirge for the Scourge (1965)
– The Return of Bald Eagle (1965)
– The Phantom Major (1965)
 
1965 Tammy (TV series)
– The Riverfyin' of Billy Joe Morgan (1965)
 
1963-1965 My Favorite Martian (TV series)
– Never Trust a Naked Martian (1965)
– Won't You Come Home, Uncle Martin, Won't You Come Home? (1964)
– To Make a Rabbit Stew, First Catch a Martian (1964)
– Don't Rain on My Parade (1964)
– Has Anybody Seen My Electro-Magnetic Neutron Converting Gravitator? (1964)
See all 19 episodes »
 
1965 Valentine's Day (TV series)
– A Muffin Is Not a Tart (1965)
– Tell Me in English (1965)
– All Right, Louie, Drop That Blue Pencil (1965)
– Which Witch? (1965)
 
1965 The Tycoon (TV series)
– Walter on a Pedestal (1965)
 
1964 The Littlest Hobo (TV series)
– The Great Manhunt (1964)
 
1962 Hawaiian Eye (TV series)
– 'V' for Victim (1962)
 
1962 Pete and Gladys (TV series)
– The Prize (1962)
– Garden Wedding (1962)
– Who Was That Man? (1962)
 
1959-1962 Cheyenne (TV series)
– The Wedding Rings (1962)
– Lone Patrol (1961)
– The Frightened Town (1961)
– Duel at Judas Basin (1961)
– Prisoner of Moon Mesa (1959)
 
1961 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)
– The Deadly Solo (1961)
– The Cold Cash Caper (1961)
 
1961 Surfside 6 (TV series)
– Laugh for the Lady (1961)
– Daphne, Girl Detective (1961)
 
1960-1961 Lock Up (TV series)
– Two Wrongs (1961)
– Like Father, Like Son (1961)
– End of a Titan (1961)
– A Case of Arson (1961)
– Compulsive Killer (1960)
See all 8 episodes »
 
1959-1960 Sugarfoot (TV series)
– Man from Medora (1960)
– Shadow Catcher (1960)
– The Captive Locomotive (1960)
– Funeral at Forty Mile (1960)
– Blue Bonnet Story (1960)
See all 11 episodes »
 
1959-1960 Maverick (TV series)
– The Maverick Line (1960)
– The Witch of Hound Dog (1960)
– The Resurrection of Joe November (1960)
– Iron Hand (1960)
– The People's Friend (1960)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1959-1960 Bronco (TV series)
– Shadow of Jesse James (1960)
– Night Train to Denver (1959)
– The Soft Answer (1959)
 
1959 The Alaskans (TV series)
 
1959 Man Without a Gun (TV series)
– Hangtree Inn (1959)
 
1959 The Texan (TV series)
– Badlands (1959) (as Les Goodwins)
– Blood Money (1959)
 
1958 Cannonball (TV series)
– Pills (1958)
– Sights on Safety (1958)
 
1958 Sea Divers (TV movie)
 
1956-1958 Hey, Jeannie! (TV series)
– The Rainmaker (1958)
– Three's a Crowd (1957)
– Jeannie Plays Cupid (1957)
– Jeannie the Policewoman (1957)
– Jeannie the Hostage (1957)
See all 21 episodes »
 
1957 The Adventures of Tugboat Annie (TV series)
– Annie Finds a Baby Tug
– The Romance of Horatio Bullwinkle
 
1957 The Man Called X (TV series)
– Business Empire (1957)
 
1957 The New Adventures of Charlie Chan (TV series)
– Blind Man's Bluff (1957)
 
1955-1956 The Cisco Kid (TV series)
– Tangled Trails (1956)
– Magician of Jamesville (1956)
– West of the Law (1956)
– He Couldn't Quit (1956)
– Roundup (1956)
See all 14 episodes »
 
1956 The Go-Getter
 
1953-1956 I Led 3 Lives (TV series)
– Eva Purged (1956) (as Les Goodwin)
– Exchange Student (1955)
– Army Infiltration (1953)
– Civil Defense (1953)
– Gun Running (1953)
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1955 Highway Patrol (TV series)
– Phony Insurance (1955)
– Gambling (1955)
 
1955 Paris Follies of 1956
 
1955 Navy Log (TV series)
 
1954-1955 Topper (TV series)
– Topper's Desert Island (1955)
– Henrietta Sells the House (1954)
 
1955 Science Fiction Theatre (TV series)
– The Brain of John Emerson (1955)
 
1954-1955 Lassie (TV series)
– The Well (1955)
– Inheritance (1954)
 
1954 Fireman Save My Child
 
1954 The Bing Crosby Special (TV movie)
 
1953-1954 Your Favorite Story (TV series)
– Face of Paris (1954)
– Born Unto Trouble (1953)
 
1954 The New Adventures of China Smith (TV series)
– The Bible of Mr. Quaile (1954)
– The Talons of Tongking (1954)
– The Manchu Emeralds
 
1954 Meet Corliss Archer (TV series)
– Boat Builders (1954)
– Dexter's Surprise Party (1954)
– Harry the Dictator (1954)
– Janet Goes to College (1954)
– The Fortune Teller (1954)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1953 Merry Mirthquakes (segment "Liberace" / segment "Lord Epping Returns")
 
1952-1953 My Hero (TV series)
– Surprise Party (1953)
– The Duel (1953)
– Cinderella's Revenge (1953)
– Salt Water Daffy (1953)
– Jimmy Valentine (1953)
See all 12 episodes »
 
1953 The Life of Riley (TV series)
– Riley's Business Venture (1953)
 
1952 Gold Fever
 
1952 China Smith (TV series)
 
1951 Too Many Wives (short)
 
1951 Lord Epping Returns (short)
 
1951 Punchy Pancho (short)
 
1951 Tinhorn Troubadors (short)
 
1951 From Rogues to Riches (short)
 
1950 The Life of Riley (TV series)
– Riley's Quarrel (1950)
 
1950 Brooklyn Buckaroos (short)
 
1948 Bachelor Blues (short)
 
1948 Pal's Return (short)
 
1947 The Lone Wolf in London
 
1947 Dragnet
 
1946 Vacation in Reno
 
1946 Genius at Work
 
1946 Riverboat Rhythm
 
1945 An Angel Comes to Brooklyn
 
1945 Radio Stars on Parade
 
1945 I'll Tell the World
 
1945 What a Blonde
 
1944 The Mummy's Curse
 
1944 Hi, Beautiful
 
1944 Murder in the Blue Room
 
1944 The Singing Sheriff
 
1944 Goin' to Town
 
1944 Casanova in Burlesque
 
1943 Rookies in Burma
 
1943 The Adventures of a Rookie
 
1943 Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event
 
1943 Gals, Incorporated
 
1943 Ladies' Day
 
1943 Silver Skates
 
1942 Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
 
1942 Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost
 
1942 Mexican Spitfire at Sea
 
1941 Mexican Spitfire's Baby
 
1941 Parachute Battalion
 
1941 They Met in Argentina
 
1941 Let's Make Music
 
1940 Mexican Spitfire Out West
 
1940 Men Against the Sky
 
1940 Pop Always Pays
 
1940 Millionaire Playboy
 
1940 Mexican Spitfire
 
1939 Sued for Libel
 
1939 The Day the Bookies Wept
 
1939 Way Down South
 
1939 The Girl from Mexico
 
1939 Almost a Gentleman
 
1938 Tarnished Angel
 
1938 Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
 
1938 Stage Fright (short)
 
1938 Fugitives for a Night
 
1938 A Western Welcome (short)
 
1938 Fool Coverage (short)
 
1938 Crime Ring
 
1938 The Jitters (short)
 
1938 Kennedy's Castle (short)
 
1938 Twenty Girls and a Band (short)
 
1938 False Roomers (short)
 
1938 His Pest Friend (short)
 
1938 Ears of Experience (short)
 
1937 Young Dynamite
 
1937 Harris in the Spring (short)
 
1937 Edgar & Goliath (short)
 
1937 Morning, Judge (short)
 
1937 Should Wives Work? (short)
 
1937 Tramp Trouble (short)
 
1937 Anything for a Thrill (as Les Goodwins)
 
1937 Dumb's the Word (short)
 
1937 Wrong Romance (short)
 
1937 Locks and Bonds (short)
 
1937 Headline Crasher (as Les Goodwins)
 
1937 Bad Housekeeping (short)
 
1937 The Hillbilly Goat (short)
 
1937 The Devil Diamond (as Les Goodwins)
 
1937 Mississippi Moods
 
1937 Deep South (short)
 
1936 Grandma's Bouys (short)
 
1936 With Love and Kisses (as Les Goodwins)
 
1936 One Live Ghost (short)
 
1936 Vocalizing (short)
 
1936 Camp Meetin' (short)
 
1936 Framing Father (short)
 
1936 Who's Looney Now (short)
 
1936 Swing It (short)
 
1936 Mary of Scotland (uncredited)
 
1936 Dummy Ache (short)
 
1936 High Beer Pressure (short)
 
1936 Fight is Right (short)
 
1936 Radio Barred (short)
 
1929 Springtime Saps (short)
 
1929 Sock and Run (short)
 
1929 The Hollywood Dressmaker (short)
 
1928 Deaf, Dumb and Blonde (short)
 
1928 Thick and Thin (short)
 
1928 Why Detectives Go Wrong (short)
 
1928 Why Babies Leave Home (short) (as Les Goodwins)
 
1928 She Said No (short)
 
1928 Holding His Own (short) (as Les Goodwins)
 
1928 Help Wanted (short) (as Les Goodwins)
 
1928 The Cockeyed Family (short) (as Les Goodwins)
 
1928 Better Behave (short)
 
1928 Idle Eyes (short)
 
1928 Seein' Things (short) (as Les Goodwins)
 
1928 Once Over (short)
 
1928 The Eyes Have It (short) (as Les Goodwins)
 
1927 Ups and Downs (short)
 
Show ShowWriter (54 titles)
1954 Your Favorite Story (TV series)
– Face of Paris (1954) (teleplay)
 
1951 Tinhorn Troubadors (short) (screenplay)
 
1951 From Rogues to Riches (short) (screenplay)
 
1949 Sweet Cheat (short) (story)
 
1948 Bachelor Blues (short) (writer)
 
1946 Wall Street Blues (short) (story)
 
1945 Alibi Baby (short) (story)
 
1943 Seeing Nellie Home (short) (scenario)
 
1943 Radio Runaround (short) (story)
 
1943 Gem-Jams (short) (original screenplay)
 
1942 Mexican Spitfire's Elephant (story)
 
1942 Framing Father (short) (story - uncredited)
 
1938 A Western Welcome (short) (original screenplay)
 
1938 Fool Coverage (short) (story)
 
1938 The Jitters (short) (writer)
 
1938 Twenty Girls and a Band (short) (original screenplay)
 
1938 False Roomers (short) (story)
 
1938 His Pest Friend (short) (writer)
 
1938 Ears of Experience (short) (original screenplay)
 
1937 Should Wives Work? (short)
 
1937 Tramp Trouble (short) (story)
 
1937 Wrong Romance (short)
 
1937 Locks and Bonds (short) (story)
 
1937 Bad Housekeeping (short) (story)
 
1937 The Hillbilly Goat (short) (story)
 
1936 Grandma's Bouys (short) (original screenplay)
 
1936 One Live Ghost (short) (story)
 
1936 Vocalizing (short) (screenplay)
 
1936 Camp Meetin' (short) (screenplay)
 
1936 Framing Father (short)
 
1936 Who's Looney Now (short)
 
1936 Dummy Ache (short) (story)
 
1936 High Beer Pressure (short)
 
1936 Fight is Right (short) (screenplay)
 
1936 All Business (short) (story and screenplay)
 
1936 Radio Barred (short) (story and screenplay)
 
1936 Too Many Surprises (short) (story and screenplay)
 
1935 The Rainmakers (screen play)
 
1935 A Quiet Fourth (short) (story)
 
1935 The Nitwits (contributor to comedy construction - uncredited)
 
1935 Raised and Called (short) (story)
 
1935 Hunger Pains (short) (story)
 
1935 Horse Heir (short) (story)
 
1935 Brick-a-Brac (short) (story)
 
1934 The Dancing Millionaire (short)
 
1934 Poisoned Ivory (short) (story)
 
1934 The Big Mouthpiece (short) (story)
 
1934 A Blasted Event (short) (story)
 
1933 A Merchant of Menace (short) (story)
 
1929 Springtime Saps (short) (scenario)
 
1928 Why Detectives Go Wrong (short) (story)
 
1928 Better Behave (short) (writer)
 
1926 Papa's Pest (short) (story)
 
1924 Delivering the Goods (short) (story)
 
Show ShowActor (10 titles)
1943 Ladies' Day
Director of Film-within-the-Film (uncredited)
 
1935 Symphony of Living
Oboe Player (as Les Goodwin)
 
1934 The Gay Divorcee
Baggage Man (uncredited)
 
1934 Death on the Diamond
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
1934 Derby Decade (short) (uncredited)
 
1934 Woman Haters (short)
Bit Part (uncredited)
 
1933 Roaming Romeo (short) (as Les Goodwin)
 
1933 Feeling Rosy (short)
Office Worker (as Les Goodwins)
 
1933 Tired Feet (short) (as Les Goodwin)
 
1926 The Wolf (short)
Zeb Speffer
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1946 Vacation in Reno (producer)
 
1938 Carefree (second unit director - uncredited)
 

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