James Sheldon

James Sheldon

Known for: Directing
Biography: 1920-11-12
Deathday: 2016-03-12 (95 years old)

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Biography

Leonard James Schleifer (November 12, 1920 – March 12, 2016) was an American television director.Sheldon directed for television programs including The Twilight Zone, The Fugitive, The Donna Reed Show, The Millionaire, Death Valley Days, Route 66, The Love Boat, M*A*S*H, The Dukes of Hazzard, Gunsmoke, Bridget Loves Bernie, Room 222, Harbor Command, Love, American Style, The Waltons, The Virginian, That Girl. The Man from U.N.C.L.E., My Three Sons, Petticoat Junction, Naked City and Sledge Hammer!. He died in March 2016 at his home in Manhattan, New York from complications of cancer, at the age of 95.In an interview with novelist Matthew Rettenmund in 2015, Sheldon spoke candidly about his bisexuality, his relationships with actress Loretta Young and actor Clark Gable's daughter Judy Lewis and Ernst Lubitsch's daughter Nicola Lubitsch, discovering Troy Donohue, and his friendships with Tony Randall and James Dean.

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Filmography

all 65

Director 64

TV Shows 55

Movies 10

Director
Sledge Hammer!

Sledge Hammer! (1986)

TV
6
Director
The Equalizer

The Equalizer (1985)

TV
7.33
Director
Partners in Crime

Partners in Crime (1984)

TV
Director
Jessie

Jessie (1984)

TV
Director
No Earthly Reason

No Earthly Reason (1984)

Movie
Director
Whiz Kids

Whiz Kids (1983)

TV
Director
Lottery !

Lottery ! (1983)

TV
Director
Small & Frye

Small & Frye (1983)

TV
Director
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1982)

TV
Director
McClain's Law

McClain's Law (1981)

TV
Director
Code Red

Code Red (1981)

TV
Director
The Gossip Columnist

The Gossip Columnist (1980)

Movie
Director
Knots Landing

Knots Landing (1979)

TV
5.33
Director
240-Robert

240-Robert (1979)

TV
Director
With This Ring

With This Ring (1978)

Movie
Director
The Love Boat

The Love Boat (1977)

TV
6.85
Director
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II

Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II (1976)

TV
Director
Alice

Alice (1976)

TV
7.17
Director
Family

Family (1976)

TV
Director
Good Heavens

Good Heavens (1976)

TV
Director
Ellery Queen

Ellery Queen (1975)

TV
Director
Petrocelli

Petrocelli (1974)

TV
4.5
Director
Apple's Way

Apple's Way (1974)

TV
Director
Doc Elliot

Doc Elliot (1973)

TV
Director
M*A*S*H

M*A*S*H (1972)

TV
5.65
Director
Anna and the King

Anna and the King (1972)

TV
Director
Sanford and Son

Sanford and Son (1972)

TV
10
Director
McMillan and Wife

McMillan and Wife (1971)

TV
1
Director
Longstreet

Longstreet (1971)

TV
Director
Gidget Grows Up

Gidget Grows Up (1969)

Movie
Director
Love, American Style

Love, American Style (1969)

TV
Director
My World and Welcome to It

My World and Welcome to It (1969)

TV
Director
Room 222

Room 222 (1969)

TV
6
Director
Julia

Julia (1968)

TV
Original Music Composer
Single Room Furnished

Single Room Furnished (1968)

Movie
Director
Ironside

Ironside (1967)

TV
6
Director
Atta Girl, Kelly!

Atta Girl, Kelly! (1967)

Movie
Director
Gallegher Goes West

Gallegher Goes West (1966)

Movie
Director
Felony Squad

Felony Squad (1966)

TV
Director
Family Affair

Family Affair (1966)

TV
6.2
Director
That Girl

That Girl (1966)

TV
6
Director
Batman

Batman (1966)

TV
5
Director
My Mother the Car

My Mother the Car (1965)

TV
Director
The Brazen Bell

The Brazen Bell (1964)

Movie
Director
Espionage

Espionage (1963)

TV
Director
Petticoat Junction

Petticoat Junction (1963)

TV
6
Director
The Fugitive

The Fugitive (1963)

TV
3.5
Director
The Devil's Children

The Devil's Children (1962)

Movie
Director
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)

TV
5
Director
The Virginian

The Virginian (1962)

TV
Director
The Defenders

The Defenders (1961)

TV
Director
Route 66

Route 66 (1960)

TV
Director
My Three Sons

My Three Sons (1960)

TV
6
Director
The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone (1959)

TV
8
Director
Law of the Plainsman

Law of the Plainsman (1959)

TV
Director
Black Saddle

Black Saddle (1959)

TV
Director
The Donna Reed Show

The Donna Reed Show (1958)

TV
6
Director
Alcoa Theatre

Alcoa Theatre (1957)

TV
Director
Perry Mason

Perry Mason (1957)

TV
4.33
Director
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke (1955)

TV
6
Director
The Millionaire

The Millionaire (1955)

TV
Director
The Bells of Cockaigne

The Bells of Cockaigne (1953)

Movie
Director
Armstrong Circle Theatre

Armstrong Circle Theatre (1950)

TV
Director
Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)

TV
Director
Studio One

Studio One (1948)

TV

Ratings

Average 6.33
Based on 308 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
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Information

Known For
Directing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1920-11-12

Deathday
2016-03-12 (95 years old)


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