Biography
Leonard Francis Penn (August 27, 1921 β September 5, 1998) was an American actor and director. He was the father of musician Michael Penn and actors Sean Penn and Chris Penn.
Filmography
all 112
TV Shows 95
Director 76
Movies 17
Writer 1
Leo Pepper / Director

Diagnosis: Murder (1993)
TV
6.46
Director

Nasty Boys (1989)
TV
Director

Judgment in Berlin (1988)
Movie
Director

Jake and the Fatman (1987)
TV
Director

Matlock (1986)
TV
6
Tom's Dad

The Wild Life (1984)
Movie
Director

Paper Dolls (1984)
TV
Director

Mike Hammer (1984)
TV
6
Director

Boone (1983)
TV
Director

The Mississippi (1983)
TV
Director

St. Elsewhere (1982)
TV
Director

Remington Steele (1982)
TV
6
Director

Cagney & Lacey (1982)
TV
Director

Fame (1982)
TV
Director

Bret Maverick (1981)
TV
Director

Father Murphy (1981)
TV
Director

Mr. Merlin (1981)
TV
Director

Hellinger's Law (1981)
Movie
Director

Magnum, P.I. (1980)
TV
5.61
Director

Trapper John, M.D. (1979)
TV
6
Director

Hart to Hart (1979)
TV
6.32
Director

Eischied (1979)
TV
Director

Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
TV
Director

Mrs. Columbo (1979)
TV
Director

Murder in Music City (1979)
Movie
Director

Little Women (1978)
TV
Director

The Bionic Woman (1976)
TV
6.67
Director

Starsky & Hutch (1975)
TV
10
Director

Doctors' Hospital (1975)
TV
Director

Switch (1975)
TV
Director

Lucas Tanner (1974)
TV
Director

Movin' On (1974)
TV
Director

Kojak (1973)
TV
6
Director

The New Perry Mason (1973)
TV
Director

Police Story (1973)
TV
Director

Ghost Story (1972)
TV
Director

Columbo (1971)
TV
5.78
Director

Cannon (1971)
TV
6
Director

The Interns (1970)
TV
Director

Quarantined (1970)
Movie
Director

Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)
TV
4.8
Director

Room 222 (1969)
TV
6
Director

Lancer (1968)
TV
Director

The Outcasts (1968)
TV
Director

Hawaii Five-O (1968)
TV
5.45
Director

The Name of the Game (1968)
TV
Director

Mannix (1967)
TV
6.38
Director

Judd for the Defense (1967)
TV
Director

Dundee and the Culhane (1967)
TV
Director

Custer (1967)
TV
Director

Deadlock (1967)
Movie
Director

Ironside (1967)
TV
6
Director

Star Trek (1966)
TV
7.9
Director

A Man Called Adam (1966)
Movie
Director

Blue Light (1966)
TV
Director

Laredo (1965)
TV
6
Director

Lost in Space (1965)
TV
2
Director

I Spy (1965)
TV
6.5
Director

The Fugitive (1963)
TV
3.5
Director

The Eleventh Hour (1962)
TV
Director

The Virginian (1962)
TV
Eddie Kassellis (uncredited)

Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
Movie
5.33
Director

Ben Casey (1961)
TV
4.75
Director

Dr. Kildare (1961)
TV
6
Larry Cram

Cain's Hundred (1961)
TV
Eddie Simms

The Law and Mr. Jones (1960)
TV
Morrie Goetz

The Story on Page One (1959)
Movie
Jed Horvath

One Step Beyond (1959)
TV
Joel Connors

New York Confidential (1959)
TV
Director

77 Sunset Strip (1958)
TV
Lt. Larry Hayes

Decoy (1957)
TV
Walter Blake

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
TV
Director

Gunsmoke (1955)
TV
6
Adaptation

Julius Caesar (1955)
Movie
Sam Hodgekiss

Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
TV
8.33
Father Paul

Lux Video Theatre (1950)
TV
Marshall Collins

Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)
TV
Steve Ryan

Not Wanted (1949)
Movie
Sydney Gordon

The Undercover Man (1949)
Movie
Morrow / Peter / Writer

Studio One (1948)
TV
Tom Cochrane

Fall Guy (1947)
Movie
Information
Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1921-08-27
Deathday1998-09-05 (77 years old)
Birth NameLeonard Francis Penn
Birth PlaceLawrence, United States of America
RelationshipsEileen Ryan (1958 - 1998)
ChildrenSean Penn, Michael Penn, Chris Penn
CitizenshipsUnited States
AwardsTheatre World Award
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