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After a childhood of acting in Leave It to Beaver, Twilight Zone. Lassie, Perry Mason and many other TV shows, Stephen Talbot became a reporter, writer and producer of documentaries for public television. He has made more than 30 documentaries for PBS, including two Peabody Award winners early in his career... See full bio »

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Filmography

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1963 The Lucy Show (TV series)
Cadet Clark
Lucy and the Military Academy (1963) … Cadet Clark
 
1963 Arrest and Trial (TV series)
Pete
A Shield Is for Hiding Behind (1963) … Pete (uncredited)
 
1959-1963 Leave It to Beaver (TV series)
Gilbert Bates / Gilbert / Gilbert Gates / …
The Poor Loser (1963) … Gilbert Bates
 
1962 Saints and Sinners (TV series)
Eliot
Three Columns of Anger (1962) … Eliot
 
1961-1962 Twilight Zone (TV series)
Howie Gutliff / The Boy
The Fugitive (1962) … Howie Gutliff
Static (1961) … The Boy
 
1961 The Donna Reed Show (TV series)
Lenny
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1961) … Lenny
 
1960 Route 66 (TV series)
Allen Christopher
A Fury Slinging Flame (1960) … Allen Christopher
 
1960 The Barbara Stanwyck Show (TV series)
Mike Randall
The Secret of Mrs. Randall (1960) … Mike Randall
 
1960 The Blue Angels (TV series)
Corky
Don't Scream at a Jet (1960) … Corky
 
1960 The DuPont Show with June Allyson (TV series)
Ronnie Kramer
I Hit and Ran (1960) … Ronnie Kramer
 
1960 Perry Mason (TV series)
Jimmie Kendall
The Case of the Wandering Widow (1960) … Jimmie Kendall
 
1960 M Squad (TV series)
Bobby Nichols
Two Days for Willy (1960) … Bobby Nichols
 
1960/I No Place Like Home (TV movie)
Brad
 
1960 Because They're Young
Eric Hendry
 
1960 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
Jonathan
Set-Up (1960) … Jonathan
 
1960 Law of the Plainsman (TV series)
Stevie Mullen
Fear (1960) … Stevie Mullen
 
1959 Men Into Space (TV series)
Tommy Gordon
Water Tank Rescue (1959) … Tommy Gordon
 
1959 Lassie (TV series)
Steve Talbot
Growing Pains (1959) … Steve Talbot
 
1959 Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV series)
Rufe Meecham
The Matchmaker (1959) … Rufe Meecham
 
1959 The D.A.'s Man (TV series)
Tommy
Corky (1959) … Tommy
 
1959 Sugarfoot (TV series)
Ab Martin
The Twister (1959) … Ab Martin
 
1959 Lawman (TV series)
Jamie Rollins
The Visitor (1959) … Jamie Rollins
 
Show ShowProducer (11 titles)
???? The Buddhas of Aynak (documentary) (executive producer) (filming)
 
2012 Sound Tracks: Music Without Borders (documentary) (executive producer)
 
2011 The Price of Sex (documentary) (executive producer)
 
2010 Sound Tracks: Music Without Borders (TV documentary) (executive producer)
 
Frontline/World (TV series documentary) (series editor - 27 episodes, 2002-2007) (senior producer - 15 episodes, 2005-2008) (producer - 1 episode, 2005)
Mexico: Tortillanomics: Food or Fuel? (2008) (senior producer)
Posithiv: Aids in Sub-Saharan Africa (2007) (senior producer)
Uganda: The Return (2007) (senior producer)
China: The New Wave (2007) (senior producer)
Putin vs. NGOs (2007) (senior producer)
 
2007 What's Happening to the News (TV documentary) (producer)
 
1992-2007 Frontline (TV series documentary) (producer - 11 episodes)
The Long Road to War (2003) (producer)
Battle Over School Choice (2000) (producer)
Justice for Sale (1999) (producer)
Spying on Saddam (1999) (producer)
 
1994 The Odyssey of John Dos Passos (TV documentary) (producer)
 
1989 Crossing Borders: The Journey of Carlos Fuentes (TV movie) (co-producer)
 
1986 World Without Walls (TV movie) (producer)
 
1982 The Case of Dashiell Hammett (TV documentary) (producer)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
Frontline/World (TV series documentary) (series editor - 9 episodes, 2007-2008) (contributor - 3 episodes, 2005)
Asia and Africa: Living on the Edge (2008) (series editor)
India: Design Like You Give a Damn (2008) (series editor)
Jesus in China (2008) (series editor)
Posithiv: Aids in Sub-Saharan Africa (2007) (series editor)
Uganda: The Return (2007) (series editor)
 
Show ShowWriter (7 titles)
2007 What's Happening to the News (TV documentary)
 
1996-2007 Frontline (TV series documentary)
Battle Over School Choice (2000) (writer)
Justice for Sale (1999) (writer)
The Long March of Newt Gingrich (1996) (writer)
 
2005 The Sixties: The Years That Shaped a Generation (TV documentary) (writer)
 
2002 Frontline/World (TV series documentary)
 
1986 World Without Walls (TV movie)
 
1982 The Case of Dashiell Hammett (TV documentary)
 
Show ShowDirector (5 titles)
2012 Sound Tracks: Music Without Borders (documentary)
 
2010 Sound Tracks: Music Without Borders (TV documentary)
 
1992 Frontline (TV series documentary)
 
1982 The Case of Dashiell Hammett (TV documentary)
 
Show ShowEditorial Department (1 title)
Frontline/World (TV series documentary) (senior editor - 2 episodes, 2007) (editorial - 1 episode, 2002)
Putin vs. NGOs (2007) (senior editor)
Russia: Island on the Edge (2007) (senior editor)
 
Show ShowEditor (1 title)
2005 Frontline/World (TV series documentary)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
1996-2004 Frontline (TV series documentary)
Himself / Host
Diet Wars (2004) … Host
Why America Hates the Press (1996) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
1986 The New Leave It to Beaver (TV series)
 

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Twilight Zone: Season 2: Episode 20 -- An old radio is taking bitter bachelor Ed Lindsay back to a happier time before what he considers worthless tripe on television when he starts picking up radio programs from the 1930's and 1940's. Twilight Zone: Season 3: Episode 25 -- Little Jenny wears a brace on her leg. Her best friend, an old man named Old Ben, brightens her life by performing magic -- he can turn into anything he wants. Leave It to Beaver: Season 6: Episode 31 -- Ward's dilemma over which son to take to a major league baseball game after he's only given two tickets seems solved when Beaver decides to go with Gilbert to the movies...
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Personal Details


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Alternate Names:

Steven Talbot

Height:

5' 11" (1.80 m)
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Personal Quote:

In 1968, Steve was speaking at a town meeting in Connecticut against the Vietnam war, along with other SDS members and some Black Panthers. Someone in the audience asked, "Hey weren't you Gilbert on "Leave it to Beaver"? As Steve recalled, "All heads onstage turned to stare at me. One Panther from Newark lowered his shades to get a better look... See more »

Trivia:

Steve's youngest sister, Margaret Talbot, a staff writer for The New Yorker, has written a family memoir and a biography of their father, actor Lyle Talbot, entitled, "The Entertainer: Movies, Magic and My Father's Twentieth Century" (2012). See more »

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