Biography
Anton Leader (December 23, 1913 β July 1, 1988) was an American radio and 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. From the middle 1950s to the middle 1970s he directed many episodes of the popular television series of that era. 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.
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Filmography
all 42
Director 39
TV Shows 36
Movies 6
Producer 3
Director
Movin' On (1974)
TV
Director
Nichols (1971)
TV
Director
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County (1970)
Movie
Director
Hawaii Five-O (1968)
TV
5.45
Director
Ironside (1967)
TV
6
Director
The Road West (1966)
TV
Director
Tarzan (1966)
TV
6
Director
Star Trek (1966)
TV
7.9
Director
Get Smart (1965)
TV
6.3
Director
Laredo (1965)
TV
6
Director
Lost in Space (1965)
TV
2
Director
The Legend of Jesse James (1965)
TV
Director
Gilligan's Island (1964)
TV
7.5
Director
Daniel Boone (1964)
TV
5.75
Director
Children of the Damned (1964)
Movie
5
Director
Espionage (1963)
TV
Director
Zero One (1962)
TV
Director
The Virginian (1962)
TV
Director
Father of the Bride (1961)
TV
Director
The Brothers Brannagan (1960)
TV
Director
National Velvet (1960)
TV
Director
Mr. Lucky (1959)
TV
Director
The Twilight Zone (1959)
TV
8
Director
Rawhide (1959)
TV
4
Director
Bold Venture (1959)
TV
Director
Lawman (1958)
TV
Director
Sea Hunt (1958)
TV
Director
Leave It to Beaver (1957)
TV
Director
Perry Mason (1957)
TV
4.33
Director
Sugarfoot (1957)
TV
Director
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
TV
Director
Wire Service (1956)
TV
Director
The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1956)
TV
Director
Once to Every Woman (1956)
Movie
Director
Celebrity Playhouse (1955)
TV
Director
Medic (1954)
TV
Producer
Go Man Go (1954)
Movie
Producer
It Happens Every Thursday (1953)
Movie
Director
Cavalcade of America (1952)
TV
Associate Producer
Sally and Saint Anne (1952)
Movie
Director
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
TV
Director
The Web (1950)
TV
Ratings
Average 6.41
Based on 285 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1950
1956
1960
1959
1974
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Information
Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1913-12-23
Deathday1988-07-01 (74 years old)
Birth PlaceBoston, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsAnton M. Leader
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Image credit: Nobody knows, but it wasn't a pro. The subject died in 1988. There is no copyright holder., CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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