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Leo Penn (1921–1998)

Director | Actor | Writer

Leo Penn married actress Eileen Ryan. He was blacklisted during the McCarthy era. His three sons are: Sean Penn (actor), Chris Penn, and Michael Penn (musician). See full bio »

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in Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA

Died:

(age 77) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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1986-1995 Matlock (TV series)
– The Heist (1995)
– The Verdict (1995)
– The Getaway (1995)
– The Dare (1994)
– The Crook (1994)
See all 27 episodes »
 
1994-1995 Diagnosis Murder (TV series)
– How to Murder Your Lawyer (1995)
– Sister Michael Wants You (1994)
 
1988-1992 In the Heat of the Night (TV series)
– Random's Child (1992)
– An Eye for an Eye (1991)
– Unfinished Business (1991)
– An Execution of Trust (1991)
– Shine on Sparta Moon (1991)
See all 9 episodes »
 
1989-1991 Jake and the Fatman (TV series)
– I May Be Wrong (1991)
– The Way You Look Tonight (1989)
 
1989 Christine Cromwell (TV series)
 
1973-1989 Columbo (TV series)
– Columbo Goes to the Guillotine (1989)
– The Conspirators (1978)
– Any Old Port in a Storm (1973)
 
1988 Judgment in Berlin
 
1982-1986 Magnum, P.I. (TV series)
– This Island Isn't Big Enough.... (1986)
– Torah, Torah, Torah (1985)
– Heal Thyself (1982)
 
1986 Fame (TV series)
– Such Good Friends (1986)
 
1985 St. Elsewhere (TV series)
– Santa Claus Is Dead (1985)
– The Naked and the Dead (1985)
– Any Portrait in a Storm (1985)
 
1982-1985 Trapper John, M.D. (TV series)
– The Wunderkind (1985)
– Friends and Lovers (1985)
– Just Around the Coroner (1985)
– The Unholy Ghost (1985)
– My Son the Doctor (1984)
See all 9 episodes »
 
1984 Paper Dolls (TV series)
– Episode #1.12 (1984)
– Episode #1.10 (1984)
– Episode #1.8 (1984)
 
1984 The New Mike Hammer (TV series)
– Dead Card Down (1984)
– Negative Image (1984)
 
1984 Hardcastle and McCormick (TV series)
– Outlaw Champion (1984)
 
1984 Tales of the Unexpected (TV series)
– Number Eight (1984)
– The Dirty Detail (1984)
 
1983 The Mississippi (TV series)
– The Big Leagues (1983)
– G.I. Blues (1983)
– Cradle to Grave (1983)
– Old Hatreds Never Die (1983)
– We Remember, We Revere (1983)
 
1982 Cagney & Lacey (TV series)
– Hot Line (1982)
 
1982 Remington Steele (TV series)
– Thou Shalt Not Steele (1982)
 
1979-1982 Hart to Hart (TV series)
– On a Bed of Harts (1982)
– Slow Boat to Murder (1981)
– Murder Is a Drag (1981)
– The Raid (1980)
– Max in Love (1979)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1982 Bret Maverick (TV series)
– Faith, Hope and Clarity: Part 2 (1982)
– Faith, Hope and Clarity: Part 1 (1982)
– The Not So Magnificent Six (1982)
 
1982 Mr. Merlin (TV series)
– How to Help a Gymnast... in a Foreign Country (1982)
– Getting to Know You (1982)
 
1981 Father Murphy (TV series)
– Establish Thou the Works of Our Hands (1981)
 
1981 Hellinger's Law (TV movie)
 
1981 Concrete Cowboys (TV series)
– The Wind Bags (1981)
– On the Run (1981)
 
1979 Eischied (TV series)
– Fire for Hire (1979)
 
1979 The Thirteenth Day: The Story of Esther (TV movie)
 
1975-1979 Barnaby Jones (TV series)
– Indoctrination in Evil (1979)
– Stages of Fear (1978)
– A Frame for Murder (1978)
– Deadly Sanctuary (1978)
– Prisoner of Deceit (1977)
See all 9 episodes »
 
1979 Mrs. Columbo (TV series)
 
1978-1979 Starsky and Hutch (TV series)
– Ninety Pounds of Trouble (1979)
– Blindfold (1978)
– The Game (1978)
 
1979 The Country Western Murders (TV movie)
 
1978 Kaz (TV series)
 
1978 What Really Happened to the Class of '65? (TV series)
– The Most Likely to Succeed (1978)
 
1978 The Dark Secret of Harvest Home (TV mini-series)
 
1974-1977 Kojak (TV series)
– Cry for the Kids (1977)
– The Queen of Hearts Is Wild (1977)
– The Best Judge Money Can Buy (1974)
– Therapy in Dynamite (1974)
– Down a Long and Lonely River (1974)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1977 Testimony of Two Men (TV mini-series)
 
1976-1977 Switch (TV series)
– The Hemline Heist (1977)
– Eyewitness (1977)
– The 100,000 Ruble Rumble (1976)
– Fleece of Snow (1976)
 
1969-1976 Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV series)
– Vanity Case (1976)
– Public Secrets (1975)
– I've Promised You a Father: Part 2 (1974)
– Angela's Nightmare (1974)
– Each Day a Miracle (1974)
See all 17 episodes »
 
1976 The Bionic Woman (TV series)
– Jaime's Mother (1976)
 
1975-1976 Movin' On (TV series)
– Full Fathom Five (1976)
– General Delivery (1975)
– The Elephant Story (1975)
 
1972-1975 Cannon (TV series)
– To Still the Voice (1975)
– The Wedding March (1975)
– The Melted Man (1975)
– Press Pass to the Slammer (1973)
– Stakeout (1972)
 
1975 Doctors' Hospital (TV series)
– Point of Maximum Pressure (1975)
 
1975 The Blue Knight (TV series)
 
1974-1975 Lucas Tanner (TV series)
– The Noise of a Quiet Weekend (1975)
– Winners and Losers (1974)
 
1974-1975 Little House on the Prairie (TV series)
– Money Crop (1975)
– The Voice of Tinker Jones (1974)
– Ma's Holiday (1974)
 
1974 Mannix (TV series)
– A Fine Day for Dying (1974)
 
1974 Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (TV series)
– I've Promised You a Father: Part 2 (1974)
 
1974 Police Story (TV series)
– Chain of Command (1974)
 
1973 The Girl with Something Extra (TV series)
– And Baby Makes Two (1973)
 
1973 Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (TV series)
– Pilot (1973)
 
1973 The New Perry Mason (TV series)
– The Case of the Wistful Widower (1973)
– The Case of the Horoscope Homicide (1973)
 
1968-1972 Bonanza (TV series)
– First Love (1972)
– New Man (1972)
– Search in Limbo (1972)
– Shanklin (1972)
– A Home for Jamie (1971)
See all 11 episodes »
 
1972 Circle of Fear (TV series)
– The Summer House (1972)
 
1972 Cade's County (TV series)
– The Fake (1972)
 
1971-1972 Hawaii Five-O (TV series)
– R & R & R (1972)
– Nine, Ten, You're Dead (1971)
 
1969-1972 Medical Center (TV series)
– The Choice (1972)
– Emergency in Ward E (1969)
 
1970-1971 The Name of the Game (TV series)
– The Savage Eye (1971)
– The King of Denmark (1970)
 
1970 The Interns (TV series)
– Dancy (1970)
 
1970 Quarantined (TV movie)
 
1969-1970 Room 222 (TV series)
– Ralph (1970)
– Arizona State Loves You (1969)
– The Flu (1969)
 
1969 Lancer (TV series)
– Zee (1969)
– Blind Man's Bluff (1969)
 
1968-1969 Gunsmoke (TV series)
– The Prisoner (1969)
– Slocum (1968)
 
1967-1969 Judd for the Defense (TV series)
– Runaway (1969)
– The View from the Ivory Tower (1969)
– The Holy Ground: Part 2 - The Killers (1969)
– The Holy Ground: Part 1 - The Killing (1969)
– The Poisoned Tree (1969)
See all 9 episodes »
 
1968-1969 The Virginian (TV series)
– Last Grave at Socorro Creek (1969)
– The Heritage (1968)
– Stacey (1968)
 
1968 The Outcasts (TV series)
– Take Your Lover in the Ring (1968)
 
1967 Iron Horse (TV series)
– The Prisoners (1967)
– Leopards Try, But Leopards Can't (1967)
 
1967 Custer (TV series)
– Dangerous Prey (1967)
– Death Hunt (1967)
– Pursued (1967)
 
1967 Dundee and the Culhane (TV series)
– The Duelist Brief (1967)
 
1967 Ironside (TV series)
– The Leaf in the Forest (1967)
 
1967 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
– Deadlock (1967)
 
1966-1967 Run for Your Life (TV series)
– Tell It to the Dead (1967)
– Baby, the World's on Fire (1967)
– A Rage for Justice: Part 2 (1967)
– Tears from a Glass Eye (1966)
– A Game of Violence (1966)
See all 8 episodes »
 
1967 Laredo (TV series)
– A Question of Guilt (1967)
 
1967 The Fugitive (TV series)
– The One That Got Away (1967)
 
1966 The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series)
– The Little John Doe Affair (1966)
 
1966 Star Trek (TV series)
– The Enemy Within (1966)
 
1966 A Man Called Adam
 
1966 Blue Light (TV series)
– How to Kill a Toy Soldier (1966)
 
1965 I Spy (TV series)
– No Exchange on Damaged Merchandise (1965)
– Dragon's Teeth (1965)
– A Cup of Kindness (1965)
– So Long, Patrick Henry (1965)
 
1965 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series)
– The Cyborg (1965)
 
1965 Lost in Space (TV series)
– There Were Giants in the Earth (1965)
 
1964-1965 Dr. Kildare (TV series)
– She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not: Part 2 (1965)
– She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not: Part 1 (1965)
– Please Let My Baby Live (1965)
– What's Different About Today? (1964)
– The Hand That Hurts, the Hand That Heals (1964)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1962-1965 Ben Casey (TV series)
– When I Am Grown to Man's Estate (1965)
– But Who Shall Beat the Drums? (1964)
– The Lonely Ones (1964)
– The Sound of One Hand Clapping (1964)
– Goodbye to Blue Elephants and Such (1964)
See all 19 episodes »
 
1965 Slattery's People (TV series)
– Question: What Did You Do All Day, Mr. Slattery? (1965)
– Question: What's a Requiem for a Loser? (1965)
 
1964 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series)
– Anyone for Murder? (1964)
 
1963 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)
– Bonus Baby (1963)
 
1963 Wipe-out (TV movie)
 
Show ShowActor (56 titles)
1995 Diagnosis Murder (TV series)
Leo Pepper
– All American Murder (1995) … Leo Pepper
 
1995 The Crossing Guard
Hank
 
1989-1993 Matlock (TV series)
Spaulding / Father Fitzgerald / Russ Lewis
– The Competition (1993) … Russ Lewis
– The Trial: Part 2 (1991) … Spaulding
– The Trial: Part 1 (1991) … Spaulding
– The Priest (1989) … Father Fitzgerald
 
1989-1992 Jake and the Fatman (TV series)
Charlie Stray / Nelson Linhau
– Come Closer to Me (1992) … Charlie Stray
– The Lady in Red (1989) … Nelson Linhau
 
1986 Amazing Stories (TV series)
Fred
– One for the Books (1986) … Fred
 
1986 The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (TV movie)
Leo
 
1985 North Beach and Rawhide (TV movie)
Mr. Donnelly
 
1984 The Wild Life
Tom's Dad
 
1983 The Horse Dealer's Daughter (short)
Dr. Sloan
 
1977 Sixth and Main
Doc
 
1967 I Spy (TV series)
Dr. Binores
– A Room with a Rack (1967) … Dr. Binores
 
1962-1963 Ben Casey (TV series)
Dr. David McMillan / Dr. Ferris / Dr.David McMillan
– From Too Much Love of Living (1963) … Dr. David McMillan
– He Thought He Saw an Albatross (1963) … Dr.David McMillan
– Pack Up All My Cares and Woes (1962)
– The Fireman Who Raised Rabbits (1962) … Dr. David McMillan
– Of All Save Pain Bereft (1962) … Dr. David McMillan
See all 6 episodes »
 
1963 Don't Call Me Charlie (TV series)
Lorenzo Johnson
– Lorenzo Johnson, D.V.M., Retired (1963) … Lorenzo Johnson
 
1962 Birdman of Alcatraz
Eddie Kassellis (uncredited)
 
1962 The Defenders (TV series)
Jay Astor
– The Hickory Indian (1962) … Jay Astor
 
1961-1962 The Gertrude Berg Show (TV series)
Jerry / Jerry Green
– High Finance (1962) … Jerry
– Mrs. G.'s Private Telephone (1961) … Jerry
– The Baby Affair (1961) … Jerry Green
 
1962 Straightaway (TV series)
– The Ledge (1962)
 
1961 The Detectives (TV series)
Joe Coil
– Song of the Guilty Heart (1961) … Joe Coil
 
1961 Cain's Hundred (TV series)
Larry Kramin
– Penitent (1961) … Larry Kramin
 
1961 Checkmate (TV series)
Allen
– The Button Down Break (1961) … Allen
 
1961 The Asphalt Jungle (TV series)
Lonnie Peterson
– The Sniper (1961) … Lonnie Peterson
 
1961 Harrigan and Son (TV series)
Robert Fenton
– The Man Who Wouldn't Stay Dead (1961) … Robert Fenton
 
1961 The Islanders (TV series)
Tiko
– The World Is Her Oyster (1961) … Tiko
 
1961 The Law and Mr. Jones (TV series)
Eddie Simms
– Cold Turkey (1961) … Eddie Simms
 
1961 The Aquanauts (TV series)
Moe
– The Armored Truck Adventure (1961) … Moe
 
1961 Ripcord (TV series)
Johnny
– Crime Jump (1961) … Johnny
 
1960 The Untouchables (TV series)
Milton Tannenbaum
– The Tommy Karpeles Story (1960) … Milton Tannenbaum
 
1960 Have Gun - Will Travel (TV series)
Cavage
– The Poker Fiend (1960) … Cavage
 
1960 This Man Dawson (TV series)
Harmon
– Accessory to Murder (1960)
– Loose Cannon (1960) … Harmon
 
1959 The Story on Page One
Morrie Goetz
 
1959 Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond (TV series)
Jed Horvath
– Make Me Not a Witch (1959) … Jed Horvath
 
1959 Brenner (TV series)
Harry Marple
– The Bluff (1959) … Harry Marple
 
1959 New York Confidential (TV series)
Joel Connors / Stan Adams
– Death in Pursuit (1959) … Joel Connors
– Sudden Money (1959) … Stan Adams
 
1959 Deadline (TV series)
Norman
– The Face of a Thief (1959) … Norman
 
1958 Decoy (TV series)
Larry Hayes
– The Lieutenant Had a Son (1958) … Larry Hayes
 
1958 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
– A Cup of Kindness (1958)
 
1958 The Veil (TV series)
Charles Montcour
– The Crystal Ball (1958) … Charles Montcour (as Leonard Penn)
 
1957 Navy Log (TV series)
– One If by Sea (1957)
 
1955-1957 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Morrow / Peter
– Rudy (1957) … Peter
– For the Defense (1955) … Morrow
 
1957 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
Marshall Collins
– Crisis at Sand Cave (1957) … Marshall Collins
 
1956 Crossroads (TV series)
Mr. Rico
– Ringside Padre (1956) … Mr. Rico
 
1950-1955 Danger (TV series)
– No Passport for Death (1955)
– Prodigal Returns (1953)
– The Black Tie (1952)
– See No Evil (1950)
 
1954 Janet Dean, Registered Nurse (TV series)
Roger Cole
– The Putnam Case (1954) … Roger Cole
 
1953 McCoy of Abilene (TV movie)
Sam Hodgekiss (as Leonard Penn)
 
1953 The Gulf Playhouse (TV series)
– Crip (1953)
 
1953 Boston Blackie (TV series)
Fernando
– Death Does a Rumba (1953) … Fernando
 
1952 Short Short Dramas (TV series)
– The Light Touch (1952)
 
1952 The Big Story (TV series)
Emile Gauvreau
– Emile Gauvreau of the New Haven Journal (1952) … Emile Gauvreau
 
1950-1951 The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV series)
– Justice and Mr. Pleznik (1951)
– The Touch of a Stranger (1950)
– High Tor (1950)
 
1951 Starlight Theatre (TV series)
Paul Fincher
– Julie (1951) … Paul Fincher
 
1950 Somerset Maugham TV Theatre (TV series)
– Episode (1950)
 
1949 Oboler Comedy Theatre (TV series)
– Love, Love, Love (1949)
 
1949 Not Wanted
Steve Ryan
 
1949 The Undercover Man
Sydney Gordon
 
1947 Fall Guy
Tom Cochrane (as Clifford Penn)
 
1946 The Best Years of Our Lives
ATC Corporal (uncredited)
 
Show ShowWriter (3 titles)
1988 Judgment in Berlin (screenplay)
 
1963 Ben Casey (TV series)
– Will Everyone Who Believes in Terry Dunne Please Applaud (1963) (story)
 
1955 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
– Julius Caesar (1955) (adaptation)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2000 Cement (dedicated to the memory of)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
1958 The Veil (TV movie)
Charles Montcourt
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Lady in Waiting (1940). Comedy. Written by Margery Sharp. Directed by Antoinette Perry. Martin Beck Theatre: 27 Mar 1940- 8 Jun 1949 (87 performances). Cast: Albert Allen, Stephen Ker Appleby, Anita Sharp-Bolster, Michelette Burani, Lenore Chippendale, Carol Curtis-Brown, James Decker, Paul Foley, Gladys George... See more »

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Alternate Names:

Clifford Penn | Leonard Penn

Height:

5' 6" (1.68 m)
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His father, whose original surname was Piñon, had distant Spanish ancestry. See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo