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Norman Tokar(1919-1979)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Writer
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Norman Tokar (November 25, 1919 - April 6, 1979) was an American director, actor and occasionally writer and producer of serial television and feature films. He directed many of the early episodes of "Leave it to Beaver," but found his greatest success directing over a dozen films for Walt Disney Productions, spanning the 1950s to the 1970s.
BornNovember 25, 1919
DiedApril 6, 1979(59)
BornNovember 25, 1919
DiedApril 6, 1979(59)
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Known for

Young Mr. Bobbin
TV Series
  • Director
Tony Dow and Jerry Mathers in Leave It to Beaver (1957)
Leave It to Beaver
7.6
TV Series
  • Director
Colgate Theatre (1958)
Colgate Theatre
7.5
TV Series
  • Director
The Cat from Outer Space (1978)
The Cat from Outer Space
6.0
  • Director(directed by)
  • 1978

Credits

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Director



  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1962–1982
  • The Cat from Outer Space (1978)
    The Cat from Outer Space
    6.0
    • Director (directed by)
    • 1978
  • Candleshoe (1977)
    Candleshoe
    6.7
    • Director
    • 1977
  • David Niven, Kim Richards, Herschel Bernardi, Barbara Feldon, Don Knotts, Darren McGavin, and Brad Savage in No Deposit, No Return (1976)
    No Deposit, No Return
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1976
  • Slim Pickens, Bill Bixby, Susan Clark, Tim Conway, Don Knight, Don Knotts, John McGiver, Harry Morgan, Clay O'Brien, and David Wayne in The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975)
    The Apple Dumpling Gang
    6.4
    • Director (directed by)
    • 1975
  • Where the Red Fern Grows (1974)
    Where the Red Fern Grows
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1974
  • Young Love
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1974
  • Alan Alda, David Ogden Stiers, Gary Burghoff, William Christopher, Jamie Farr, Mike Farrell, Harry Morgan, and Loretta Swit in M*A*S*H (1972)
    M*A*S*H
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1973
  • Big Daddy
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1973
  • Walt Disney's 50th Anniversary Show (1973)
    Walt Disney's 50th Anniversary Show
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1973
  • Snowball Express (1972)
    Snowball Express
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1972
  • My Sister Hank
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1972
  • The Doris Day Show (1968)
    The Doris Day Show
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1971–1972
  • The Chicago Teddy Bears (1971)
    The Chicago Teddy Bears
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1971
  • Me and Benjie
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1970

Producer



  • The Cat from Outer Space (1978)
    The Cat from Outer Space
    6.0
    • co-producer (co-produced by)
    • 1978
  • Young Love
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1974
  • Big Daddy
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1973
  • My Sister Hank
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1972
  • The Doris Day Show (1968)
    The Doris Day Show
    7.2
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1971
  • The Comedy Spot (1960)
    The Comedy Spot
    7.1
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1962
  • Tab Hunter in The Tab Hunter Show (1960)
    The Tab Hunter Show
    7.0
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1961
  • Colgate Theatre (1958)
    Colgate Theatre
    7.5
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1958
  • Barry Nelson in My Favorite Husband (1953)
    My Favorite Husband
    6.4
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1953–1954

Writer



  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1962
  • New Comedy Showcase
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1960
  • Goodyear Theatre (1957)
    Goodyear Theatre
    7.0
    TV Series
    • writer
    • teleplay
    • 1959–1960
  • Tony Dow and Jerry Mathers in Leave It to Beaver (1957)
    Leave It to Beaver
    7.6
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1957
  • Young Mr. Bobbin
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1951

Personal details

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  • Born
    • November 25, 1919
    • Newark, New Jersey, USA
  • Died
    • April 6, 1979
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouses
      Ann Frances KassMay 14, 1961 - September 1968 (divorced)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Stage and radio child actor in the 1930s. After wartime service in the U.S. Army Signals Corps, Tokar worked in television for several years as regular helmsman for Leave It to Beaver (1957). On the strength of this, he was signed by the Disney Organization in 1963 to handle assorted comedies and light family fare.

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