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Robert Z. Leonard (1889–1968)

Director | Actor | Producer

Chicago-born Robert Z. Leonard studied law at the University of Colorado, but the legal profession proved not to be his forte and he dropped out in favour of a career in the theatre. When his family moved to Hollywood in 1907, Leonard sought work in the fledgling film industry, starting as an actor with Selig Polyscope... See full bio »

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Robert Zigler Leonard
in Chicago, Illinois, USA

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(age 78) in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
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1957 Kelly and Me
 
1955 Beautiful But Dangerous
 
1955 The King's Thief
 
1954 Her Twelve Men
 
1954 The Great Diamond Robbery
 
1953 The Clown
 
1952 Everything I Have Is Yours
 
1951 Too Young to Kiss
 
1951 Grounds for Marriage
 
1950 Duchess of Idaho
 
1950 Nancy Goes to Rio
 
1949 In the Good Old Summertime
 
1949 The Bribe
 
1948 B.F.'s Daughter
 
1947 Cynthia
 
1946 The Secret Heart
 
1945 Week-End at the Waldorf
 
1944 Marriage Is a Private Affair
 
1943 The Man from Down Under
 
1942 Stand by for Action
 
1942 We Were Dancing
 
1941 When Ladies Meet
 
1941 Ziegfeld Girl
 
1940 Third Finger, Left Hand
 
1940 Pride and Prejudice
 
1940 New Moon
 
1939 Broadway Serenade
 
1938 Sweethearts (fill-in director - uncredited)
 
1938 The Girl of the Golden West
 
1937 The Firefly
 
1937 Maytime
 
1936 Piccadilly Jim
 
1936 Small Town Girl (uncredited)
 
1936 The Great Ziegfeld
 
1935 A Tale of Two Cities (fill-in director - uncredited)
 
1935 Escapade
 
1935 Naughty Marietta (uncredited)
 
1935 After Office Hours
 
1934 Outcast Lady
 
1933 Dancing Lady
 
1933 When Ladies Meet ( - uncredited / retakes)
 
1933 Peg o' My Heart (uncredited)
 
1932 Strange Interlude (uncredited)
 
1932 The Son-Daughter (uncredited)
 
1932 Lovers Courageous (uncredited)
 
1931 Susan Lenox <Her Fall and Rise> (uncredited)
 
1931 Five and Ten (uncredited)
 
1931 It's a Wise Child
 
1931 The Bachelor Father (uncredited)
 
1930 Let Us Be Gay (uncredited)
 
1930 In Gay Madrid (uncredited)
 
1930 The Divorcee (uncredited)
 
1929/I Marianne
 
1929/II Marianne
 
1928 A Lady of Chance
 
1928 The Cardboard Lover
 
1928 Baby Mine
 
1928 The Five O'Clock Girl
 
1927 Tea for Three
 
1927 Adam and Evil
 
1927 The Demi-Bride
 
1927 A Little Journey
 
1926 The Waning Sex
 
1926 Mademoiselle Modiste
 
1926 Dance Madness
 
1925 Bright Lights
 
1925 Time, the Comedian
 
1925 Cheaper to Marry
 
1924 Love's Wilderness
 
1924 Circe, the Enchantress
 
1924 Mademoiselle Midnight
 
1923 Fashion Row
 
1923 The French Doll
 
1923 Jazzmania
 
1922 Broadway Rose
 
1922 Fascination
 
1922 Peacock Alley
 
1921 Heedless Moths
 
1921 The Gilded Lily
 
1920 The Restless Sex
 
1920 April Folly
 
1920 Stronger Than Death
 
1919 The Miracle of Love
 
1919 The Way of a Woman
 
1919 Big Little Person
 
1919 What Am I Bid?
 
1919 The Delicious Little Devil
 
1919 The Scarlet Shadow
 
1918 Danger, Go Slow
 
1918 Modern Love (as Robert Leonard)
 
1918 Her Body in Bond
 
1918 The Bride's Awakening
 
1917 Face Value
 
1917 Princess Virtue
 
1917 The Punishment (short)
 
1917 At First Sight
 
1917 The Primrose Ring
 
1917 The Forest Nymph (short)
 
1917 A Mormon Maid
 
1917 Please Be My Wife (short) (as Robert Leonard)
 
1917 Racing Death (short)
 
1917 The Human Flame (short)
 
1917 On Record
 
1917 The Sin Unatoned (short)
 
1917 Robinson Crusoe (short)
 
1917 Life's Pendulum (short)
 
1917 The Diamond Thieves (short)
 
1916 The Eagle's Wings
 
1916 The Plow Girl
 
1916 The Evidence (short)
 
1916 The Unfinished Case (short)
 
1916 Little Eve Edgarton (as Robert Leonard)
 
1916 The Love Girl
 
1916 The Silent Man of Timber Gulch (short)
 
1916 The Woman Who Followed Me (short)
 
1916 The Crippled Hand (as Robert Leonard)
 
1916 The Winning of Miss Construe (short)
 
1916 Yust from Sweden (short)
 
1916 Secret Love (as Robert Leonard)
 
1916 The Silent Member (short)
 
1916 The Boob's Victory (short)
 
1915 Christmas Memories (short)
 
1915 Idols of Clay (short)
 
1915 Judge Not; or The Woman of Mona Diggings (as Robert Leonard)
 
1915 Both Sides of Life (short)
 
1915 The Little Blonde in Black (short)
 
1915 Heritage (as Robert Leonard)
 
1915 Betty's Dream Hero (short)
 
1915 A Boob's Romance (short)
 
1915 The Silent Command (as Robert Leonard)
 
1915 Shattered Memories (short)
 
1915 Mavis of the Glen (short)
 
1914 The Master Key
 
1914 The Boob's Legacy (short)
 
1914 The Mistress of Deadwood Basin (short)
 
1914 The Boob's Nemesis (short)
 
1914 For the Secret Service (short)
 
1914 The Bowl of Roses (short)
 
1914 When Fate Disposes (short)
 
1914 The House Discordant (short)
 
1914 The Sherlock Boob (short)
 
1914 A Law Unto Himself (short)
 
1914 Swede Larson (short)
 
1914 Shadowed Lives (short)
 
1914 A Boob There Was (short)
 
1914 A Man, a Girl and Another Man (short)
 
1914 Mountain Law (short)
 
1914 A Boob Incognito (short)
 
1914 The Ruby Circle (short)
 
1914 In the Eye of the Law (short)
 
1914 The Senator's Bill (short)
 
1914 For the Family Honor (short)
 
1914 The Boob's Honeymoon (short)
 
1914 A Race with Death (short)
 
1914 The Fourth Proposal (short)
 
1914 From Father to Son (short)
 
1914 The Mud Bath Elopement (short)
 
1914 Michael Arnold and Doctor Lynn (short)
 
1913 The Diamond Makers (short)
 
1913 Sally Scraggs: Housemaid (short)
 
1913 When the Prince Arrived (short)
 
1913 A Woman's Folly (short)
 
Show ShowActor (120 titles)
1945 Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
Robert Leonard (uncredited)
 
1937 The Firefly
Café Patron (uncredited)
 
1917 The Punishment (short)
 
1917 Please Be My Wife (short) (as Robert Leonard)
 
1917 Racing Death (short)
 
1917 The Human Flame (short)
 
1917 The Sin Unatoned (short)
Bob
 
1917 Robinson Crusoe (short)
 
1917 Life's Pendulum (short)
 
1917 The Diamond Thieves (short)
 
1916 The Unfinished Case (short)
 
1916 The Silent Man of Timber Gulch (short)
 
1916 The Crippled Hand
The Rich Man (as Robert Leonard)
 
1916 The Winning of Miss Construe (short)
 
1916 Yust from Sweden (short)
 
1916 The Silent Member (short)
 
1916 The Boob's Victory (short)
 
1915 Christmas Memories (short)
 
1915 Idols of Clay (short)
 
1915 The Little Blonde in Black (short)
Bob - a Clubman
 
1915 Heritage
Big Bill McMahon (as Robert Leonard)
 
1915 Betty's Dream Hero (short)
Bob
 
1915 A Boob's Romance (short)
The Boob
 
1915 The Silent Command
The Father (as Robert Leonard)
 
1915 Shattered Memories (short)
Jasper Wells
 
1915 Mavis of the Glen (short)
Robert Graham
 
1914 His Uncle's Will (short)
 
1914 The Master Key
John Dore
 
1914 The Wall Between (short)
Smith's Nephew
 
1914 The Decision (short)
 
1914 Olaf Erickson, Boss (short)
Olaf Erickson
 
1914 The Boob's Legacy (short)
 
1914/II The Little Sister (short)
 
1914 The Mistress of Deadwood Basin (short)
 
1914 The Boob's Nemesis (short)
 
1914 For the Secret Service (short)
 
1914 The Bowl of Roses (short)
 
1914 The Hedge Between (short)
 
1914 The Symphony of Souls (short)
Earl Dean
 
1914 An Awkward Cinderella (short)
 
1914 At the Foot of the Stairs (short)
 
1914/I Out of the Darkness (short)
 
1914 When Fate Disposes (short)
 
1914 The House Discordant (short)
John Brunton - the Father
 
1914 The Sherlock Boob (short)
The Sherlock Boob
 
1914 A Law Unto Himself (short)
The Detective
 
1914/I The Awakening (short)
 
1914 Swede Larson (short)
Swede Larson
 
1914 Shadowed Lives (short)
 
1914 The Fox (short)
John
 
1914 A Boob There Was (short)
 
1914 Aurora of the North (short)
The Stranger
 
1914 A Man, a Girl and Another Man (short)
 
1914 Mountain Law (short)
Bob Hawkins
 
1914 A Boob Incognito (short)
Allen
 
1914 The Ruby Circle (short)
Robert Carlton
 
1914 In the Eye of the Law (short)
Robert Carleton - Amateur Detective
 
1914 The Senator's Bill (short)
Senator Ludlowe
 
1914 The House Across the Street (short)
Mayor Walton
 
1914 For the Family Honor (short)
Bob
 
1914 The Boob's Honeymoon (short)
Bill Simpkins
 
1914 A Race with Death (short)
The Automobile Mechanic
 
1914 The Fourth Proposal (short)
Robert
 
1914 From Father to Son (short)
Corbin Jr.
 
1914 The Mud Bath Elopement (short)
Bob Hart
 
1914 Michael Arnold and Doctor Lynn (short)
Michael Arnold
 
1914 The Cycle of Adversity (short)
Robert Cummings
 
1914 An Arrowhead Romance (short)
Bob - the Hotel Guide
 
1913 His Faithful Servant (short)
The Woodcuter
 
1913 The Dream (short)
The Drunkard
 
1913 By Fate's Decree (short)
The Yeggman
 
1913 The Boob's Dream Girl (short)
Bob Hicks - the Boob
 
1913 A Tale of the Lonely Coast (short)
Ben
 
1913 His Old-Fashioned Dad (short)
Bob
 
1913 The Missionary Box (short)
Rev. Robert Marsh
 
1913 The Primeval Test (short)
Bob Stannard
 
1913 The Thumb Print (short)
Clayton
 
1913 Like Darby and Joan (short)
The Old Fisherman
 
1913 Shon the Piper (short)
Shon the Piper
 
1913 Paying the Price (short)
Robert Marsden, Attorney
 
1913 The Fight Against Evil (short)
Dr. Lawson
 
1913 The Diamond Makers (short)
Detective Felix Westerly
 
1913 The Evil Power (short)
Dr. Kaishian (as Robert Leonard)
 
1913 A Woman's Stratagem (short)
Bob Asquith (as Robert Leonard)
 
1913 The Sea Urchin (short)
The Stranger
 
1913 Sally Scraggs: Housemaid (short)
Frank Norcross
 
1913 When the Prince Arrived (short)
John Dalton - the Acrobat
 
1913 The Power of Heredity (short)
The Butler
 
1913 Robinson Crusoe (short)
Robinson Crusoe
 
1913 A Wrong Road (short)
Bob
 
1913 A Woman's Folly (short)
Doctor Denton
 
1913 Draga, the Gypsy (short)
Jack Harlow
 
1913 The Stolen Idol (short)
Professor Westerly
 
1913 The Shadow (short)
 
1913 The World at Large (short)
The Husband (unconfirmed)
 
1913 The Boob (short)
Bill Harkins
 
1913 In Slavery Days (short)
Robert Thornton
 
1913 The Turn of the Tide (short)
Jack - the Sailor
 
1913 The Wayward Sister (short)
Jim Hollis
 
1913 A Friend of the Family (short)
Bob - a Lifeguardsman
 
1913 Until Death (short)
Second Brother (as Robert Leonard)
 
1913 The Great Ganton Mystery (short)
Prof. Felix Westerly - the Detective
 
1912 The Old Folks' Christmas (short)
Mr. Bradley (unconfirmed)
 
1912 The Hand of Mystery (short)
Bassett
 
1911 Over the Hills (short)
 
1911 The Rose's Story (short)
Undetermined Role
 
1911 The Brothers (short)
Father Curran
 
1911 The Novice (short)
 
1911 The Piece of String (short)
The Village Blacksmith
 
1911 The Still Alarm (short)
 
1911 The Scarlet Letter (short)
Undetermined Role
 
1911 The Code of Honor (short)
 
1911 The Padre
The Foundling
 
1910 The Common Enemy (short)
 
1910 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (short)
Scarecrow
 
1910 The Roman (short)
 
1910 The Courtship of Miles Standish (short)
 
1909 The Christian Martyrs (short)
 
1909 In the Sultan's Power (short)
 
1908 Damon and Pythias (short)
 
Show ShowProducer (45 titles)
1945 Week-End at the Waldorf (producer - uncredited)
 
1943 The Man from Down Under (producer)
 
1942 Stand by for Action (producer)
 
1942 We Were Dancing (producer)
 
1941 When Ladies Meet (producer)
 
1940 Third Finger, Left Hand (producer - uncredited)
 
1940 New Moon (producer)
 
1939 Broadway Serenade (producer)
 
1938 The Girl of the Golden West (producer - uncredited)
 
1937 The Firefly (producer - uncredited)
 
1937 Maytime (producer)
 
1936 Piccadilly Jim (producer)
 
1935 Escapade (producer)
 
1935 After Office Hours (producer)
 
1934 Outcast Lady (producer - uncredited)
 
1933 Peg o' My Heart (producer)
 
1932 Strange Interlude (producer - uncredited)
 
1932 Lovers Courageous (producer - uncredited)
 
1931 Susan Lenox <Her Fall and Rise> (producer)
 
1931 Five and Ten (producer - uncredited)
 
1931 It's a Wise Child (producer)
 
1931 The Bachelor Father (producer)
 
1930 Let Us Be Gay (producer - uncredited)
 
1930 In Gay Madrid (producer - uncredited)
 
1930 The Divorcee (producer)
 
1930 Peacock Alley (producer)
 
1929/I Marianne (producer - uncredited)
 
1928 A Lady of Chance (producer - uncredited)
 
1928 Baby Mine (producer)
 
1927 Tea for Three (producer)
 
1927 The Demi-Bride (producer)
 
1927 A Little Journey (producer)
 
1926 Dance Madness (producer)
 
1925 Bright Lights (producer)
 
1925 Time, the Comedian (producer)
 
1924 Mademoiselle Midnight (producer)
 
1923 Fashion Row (producer)
 
1923 The French Doll (producer)
 
1923 Jazzmania (producer)
 
1922 Fascination (producer)
 
1922 Peacock Alley (producer)
 
1921 The Gilded Lily (producer)
 
1916 The Silent Man of Timber Gulch (short) (producer)
 
1915 Christmas Memories (short) (producer)
 
1915 Judge Not; or The Woman of Mona Diggings (producer - as Robert Leonard)
 
Show ShowWriter (30 titles)
1922 Peacock Alley
 
1921 Heedless Moths
 
1918 Danger, Go Slow (writer)
 
1918 Modern Love (as Robert Leonard / story)
 
1917 Face Value (story)
 
1917 Please Be My Wife (short) (as Robert Leonard / scenario)
 
1916 Little Eve Edgarton (as Robert Leonard / scenario)
 
1916 The Love Girl (scenario)
 
1916 The Silent Man of Timber Gulch (short) (scenario)
 
1916 The Woman Who Followed Me (short) (scenario)
 
1916 The Crippled Hand (story)
 
1916 The Winning of Miss Construe (short) (scenario)
 
1916 Yust from Sweden (short) (scenario)
 
1916 Secret Love (scenario)
 
1916 The Silent Member (short) (scenario)
 
1916 The Boob's Victory (short) (scenario)
 
1915 Christmas Memories (short) (scenario)
 
1915 Idols of Clay (short) (scenario)
 
1915 Judge Not; or The Woman of Mona Diggings (scenario / as Robert Leonard)
 
1915 The Little Blonde in Black (short) (scenario)
 
1915 Heritage (story / as Robert Leonard)
 
1915 A Boob's Romance (short) (scenario)
 
1915 The Silent Command (as Robert Leonard)
 
1914 The Master Key (screenplay)
 
1914 The Wall Between (short) (scenario)
 
1914 The House Discordant (short) (scenario)
 
1914 The Sherlock Boob (short)
 
1914 The Senator's Bill (short) (scenario)
 
1914 For the Family Honor (short) (scenario)
 
1914 From Father to Son (short) (scenario)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (5 titles)
1934 Riptide (fill-in director - uncredited)
 
1924 Circe, the Enchantress (presenter)
 
1924 Mademoiselle Midnight (presenter)
 
1923 Jazzmania (presenter)
 
1922 Broadway Rose (presenter)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (documentary) (acknowledgement: the special style and content of the musical sequences were created by)
 
Show ShowSelf (3 titles)
1928 Show People
Himself (uncredited)
 
1924 Married Flirts
Himself, Guest at party
 
1914 The Great Universal Mystery (documentary short)
Himself
 

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Alternate Names:

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6' 1" (1.85 m)
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