Anton Leader

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Anton "Tony" Leader
Anton Morris Leader, American television director of the mid-20th century.jpg
Born
Anton Morris Leader

(1913-12-23)December 23, 1913
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedJuly 1, 1988(1988-07-01) (aged 74)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Spouse(s)Rosalind Palca
Children2, including Zachary

Anton Leader (December 23, 1913 – July 1, 1988) was an American television director. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts on December 23, 1913. He directed radio dramas in New York in the 1940s and moved to Los Angeles in 1948. Subsequently, he worked as a free-lancer for Universal Studios and Columbia Pictures, among others.[1] From the middle 1950s to the middle 1970s he directed many episodes of the popular television series of that era.[2] Known as "Tony" to friends and colleagues, his screen credits alternated between "Tony Leader" and the more formal "Anton M. Leader." He died in Los Angeles, California on July 1, 1988.[1]

Family[]

Leader was married to his wife, Rosalind née Palca, for 43 years. He was father to a son, Zachary and a daughter, Zoe.[1][3]

Years in Radio[]

Leader directed multiple episodes of popular dramatic radio series of the 1940s, including "Murder at Midnight," "Words at War," and others.[4]

Filmography, TV and Film Director[]

Year Title # Episodes
1954 The Web 1
1955 The Man Behind the Badge 2
1955 Medic 1
1955 TV Reader's Digest 1
1955 Damon Runyon Theater 5
1955–56 Celebrity Playhouse 8
1956 The Millionaire 1
1956 Four Star Playhouse 2
1956 Playhouse 90 1
1956–57 Cavalcade of America 3
1955–57 The Ford Television Theater 14
1957 The Web 1
1957 1
1957 The O. Henry Playhouse 1
1957–58 The Adventures of Jim Bowie 14
1958 Perry Mason 3
1958 Lawman 1
1959 Zane Grey Theater 1
1959 Schlitz Playhouse 1
1959 Sugarfoot 1
1959 Mr. Lucky 1
1959 Bold Venture 5
1958–60 Sea Hunt 4
1960 National Velvet 2
1960–61 The Brothers Brannagan 5
1960–61 The Twilight Zone 2
1961–62 Leave It To Beaver 2
1962 Father of the Bride 1
1962–63 Zero One 5
1964 Children of the Damned Film
1964 Espionage 1
1961–65 Rawhide 4
1965 Lost in Space 2
1965 Laredo 1
1966 The Legend of Jesse James 1
1966 Daniel Boone 1
1965–66 Gilligan's Island 6
1966 It's About Time 1
1966 I Spy 1
1966–67 Tarzan 3
1967 Mr. Terrific 1
1967 1
1967 Iron Horse 2
1968 Star Trek 1
1969 It Takes a Thief 1
1969 The Survivors 1
1967–69 Ironside 8
1970 Get Smart 2
1965–70 The Virginian 14
1970 Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County Film
1970–71 Hawaii 5-O 3
1972 Nichols 1
1976 Movin' On 1

Filmography, Producer[]

Year Title Notes
1953 It Happens Every Thursday Film

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Stolberg, Sheryl (4 July 1988). "Anton Leader, 74; TV, Film Director, Producer". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Anton Leader". British Film Institute. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Isidor Palca, 83, Leader In the Diamond Industry". The New York Times. 16 February 1972. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Mr. Palca, who retired 10 years ago, leaves his wife, the former Eva Lipka; a son, Alfred, a screen writer and producer; a daughter, Mrs Rosalind Leader of Los Angeles; two brothers, Jack of Montreal, and Arthur of New York, and four grandchildren.
  4. ^ "Anton M. Leader". RUSC. Retrieved 3 October 2020.[dead link]

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