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Leslie Goodwins(1899-1969)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Actor
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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. Like many of his "B" picture colleagues, he turned to directing television in the early 1950s, and finished his career there.
BornSeptember 17, 1899
DiedJanuary 8, 1969(69)
BornSeptember 17, 1899
DiedJanuary 8, 1969(69)
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Known for

Dragnet (1947)
Dragnet
6.4
  • Director
  • 1947
Iris Adrian, Jack Haley, and Anne Jeffreys in Vacation in Reno (1946)
Vacation in Reno
5.3
  • Director
  • 1946
Wendy Barrie, Richard Dix, Edmund Lowe, and Kent Taylor in Men Against the Sky (1940)
Men Against the Sky
5.6
  • Director
  • 1940
Lupe Velez in Ladies' Day (1943)
Ladies' Day
5.5
  • Director
  • 1943

Credits

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Director



  • George Furth, Frank McGrath, Denver Pyle, and Debbie Watson in Tammy and the Millionaire (1967)
    Tammy and the Millionaire
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1967
  • It's About Time (1966)
    It's About Time
    6.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1966–1967
  • Jim Backus, Bob Denver, Alan Hale Jr., Tina Louise, Russell Johnson, Natalie Schafer, and Dawn Wells in Gilligan's Island (1964)
    Gilligan's Island
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1965–1967
  • Douglas Fowley, Ruth McDevitt, Ann Sheridan, and Carole Wells in Pistols 'n' Petticoats (1966)
    Pistols 'n' Petticoats
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1966
  • F Troop (1965)
    F Troop
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Tammy (1965)
    Tammy
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1965
  • My Favorite Martian (1963)
    My Favorite Martian
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1963–1965
  • Valentine's Day (1964)
    Valentine's Day
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Karen (1964)
    Karen
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Walter Brennan in The Tycoon (1964)
    The Tycoon
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1965
  • A Comedy Tale of Fanny Hill
    Short
    • Director
    • 1964
  • The Littlest Hobo (1963)
    The Littlest Hobo
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1964
  • Robert Conrad, Anthony Eisley, Poncie Ponce, and Connie Stevens in Hawaiian Eye (1959)
    Hawaiian Eye
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1962
  • Pete and Gladys (1960)
    Pete and Gladys
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1962
  • Cheyenne (1955)
    Cheyenne
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1959–1962

Writer



  • Chevron Hall of Stars (1956)
    Chevron Hall of Stars
    6.8
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • 1956
  • Your Favorite Story (1953)
    Your Favorite Story
    7.3
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • 1953
  • Wally Brown, Jack Kirkwood, and Christine McIntyre in From Rogues to Riches (1951)
    From Rogues to Riches
    Short
    • screenplay
    • 1951
  • Tinhorn Troubadors
    Short
    • screenplay
    • 1951
  • Vince Barnett, Leon Errol, and Dorothy Granger in Sweet Cheat (1949)
    Sweet Cheat
    6.2
    Short
    • story
    • 1949
  • Leon Errol in Bachelor Blues (1948)
    Bachelor Blues
    6.9
    Short
    • writer
    • 1948
  • Wall Street Blues
    7.2
    Short
    • story
    • 1946
  • Alibi Baby
    Short
    • story
    • 1945
  • Seeing Nellie Home
    7.5
    Short
    • scenario
    • 1943
  • Radio Runaround
    6.3
    Short
    • story
    • 1943
  • Gem-Jams
    6.6
    Short
    • story
    • 1943
  • Leon Errol and Lupe Velez in Mexican Spitfire's Elephant (1942)
    Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
    6.1
    • story
    • 1942
  • Framing Father (1942)
    Framing Father
    6.3
    Short
    • story
    • 1942
  • A Western Welcome
    Short
    • original screenplay
    • 1938
  • Billy Franey, Robert Emmett Keane, and Edgar Kennedy in Fool Coverage (1938)
    Fool Coverage
    Short
    • original screen play
    • 1938

Actor



  • Lupe Velez in Ladies' Day (1943)
    Ladies' Day
    5.5
    • Director of Film-within-the-Film (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Al Shean in Symphony of Living (1935)
    Symphony of Living
    6.7
    • Oboe Player (as Les Goodwin)
    • 1935
  • Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in The Gay Divorcee (1934)
    The Gay Divorcee
    7.3
    • Baggage Man (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Derby Decade
    Short
    • (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, and Marjorie White in Woman Haters (1934)
    Woman Haters
    6.6
    Short
    • Bald Man in Bar (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • A Roaming Romeo
    Short
    • (as Les Goodwin)
    • 1933
  • Feeling Rosy
    Short
    • Office Worker (as Les Goodwins)
    • 1933
  • Tired Feet
    5.9
    Short
    • (as Les Goodwin)
    • 1933
  • The Wolf
    Short
    • Zeb Speffer
    • 1926
  • Al Alt, Bartine Burkett, and Hilliard Karr in Pretty Plungers (1924)
    Pretty Plungers
    Short
    • 1924
  • Pal the Dog in Checking Out (1924)
    Checking Out
    Short
    • 1924

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Leslie Goodwin
  • Born
    • September 17, 1899
    • London, England, UK
  • Died
    • January 8, 1969
    • Hollywood, California, USA(pneumonia and Hong Kong Flu)
  • Spouse
    • Ercell WoodsSeptember 19, 1943 - ? (divorced)
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    • 1 Article

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