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Leon Benson(1909-1977)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Production Manager
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Leon Benson was born on 9 November 1909 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Sea Hunt (1958), West Point (1956) and Science Fiction Theatre (1955). He died on 27 December 1977 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornNovember 9, 1909
DiedDecember 27, 1977(68)
BornNovember 9, 1909
DiedDecember 27, 1977(68)
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Known for

Lloyd Bridges in Sea Hunt (1958)
Sea Hunt
7.7
TV Series
  • Director
West Point (1956)
West Point
7.0
TV Series
  • Director
Science Fiction Theatre (1955)
Science Fiction Theatre
8.1
TV Series
  • Director
Ripcord (1961)
Ripcord
7.4
TV Series
  • Director

Credits

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Director

  • Arthur Hill in Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (1971)
    Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1972–1974
  • Barbara Bain, Martin Landau, Peter Graves, Peter Lupus, and Greg Morris in Mission: Impossible (1966)
    Mission: Impossible
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1971
  • Leif Erickson, Linda Cristal, Henry Darrow, Cameron Mitchell, and Mark Slade in The High Chaparral (1967)
    The High Chaparral
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1967–1971
  • Sally Field in The Flying Nun (1967)
    The Flying Nun
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1970
  • Bonanza (1959)
    Bonanza
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1967–1970
  • The Rat Patrol (1966)
    The Rat Patrol
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1967
  • Robert Conrad and Ross Martin in The Wild Wild West (1965)
    The Wild Wild West
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1967
  • Laredo (1965)
    Laredo
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1965–1966
  • James Drury, Doug McClure, and John McIntire in The Virginian (1962)
    The Virginian
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1965–1966
  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Lloyd Bridges in The Loner (1965)
    The Loner
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963)
    Kraft Suspense Theatre
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Ben Casey (1961)
    Ben Casey
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Flipper in Flipper (1964)
    Flipper
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1964
  • The Outer Limits (1963)
    The Outer Limits
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1964

Producer

  • Chosen Survivors (1974)
    Chosen Survivors
    5.4
    • producer
    • 1974
  • Tarzan's Deadly Silence (1970)
    Tarzan's Deadly Silence
    5.7
    • producer
    • 1970
  • Tarzan (1966)
    Tarzan
    7.0
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1966–1967
  • James Drury, Doug McClure, and John McIntire in The Virginian (1962)
    The Virginian
    7.6
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1966
  • Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963)
    Kraft Suspense Theatre
    7.7
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1965
  • Flipper in Flipper (1964)
    Flipper
    6.3
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1964
  • Ripcord (1961)
    Ripcord
    7.4
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1961–1963
  • Alfred Hitchcock in The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
    8.5
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1963
  • Lloyd Bridges in Sea Hunt (1958)
    Sea Hunt
    7.7
    TV Series
    • producer
    • associate producer
    • 1959–1961
  • West Point (1956)
    West Point
    7.0
    TV Series
    • in charge of production
    • producer
    • associate producer
    • 1956–1957
  • Mr. District Attorney (1954)
    Mr. District Attorney
    7.5
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1954–1955
  • Your Favorite Story (1953)
    Your Favorite Story
    7.3
    TV Series
    • supervising producer
    • 1954
  • KTLA Premiere
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1947

Production Manager

  • West Point (1956)
    West Point
    7.0
    TV Series
    • in charge of production
    • 1956–1957
  • I Led 3 Lives (1953)
    I Led 3 Lives
    7.9
    TV Series
    • production supervisor
    • 1953–1955
  • The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater (1955)
    The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater
    7.6
    TV Series
    • production supervisor
    • 1955
  • Your Favorite Story (1953)
    Your Favorite Story
    7.3
    TV Series
    • production supervisor
    • 1954–1955
  • Mary Brian, Ann Baker, and John Eldredge in Meet Corliss Archer (1954)
    Meet Corliss Archer
    7.4
    TV Series
    • production supervisor
    • 1954
  • Mr. District Attorney (1954)
    Mr. District Attorney
    7.5
    TV Series
    • production supervisor
    • 1954
  • Kent Taylor in Boston Blackie (1951)
    Boston Blackie
    7.5
    TV Series
    • production supervisor
    • 1953
  • Duncan Renaldo in The Cisco Kid (1950)
    The Cisco Kid
    7.1
    TV Series
    • production supervisor
    • 1953

Personal details

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  • Born
    • November 9, 1909
    • Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
  • Died
    • December 27, 1977
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Other works
    Unsold pilot: Produced a pilot for a proposed CBS dramatic series called "Dhondo" which tracked the adventures of a ten-year-old elephant boy played by Jean-Michel Michenaud.

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