Anton Leader

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Anton Leader

Directing December 23, 1913

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Anton Leader (December 23, 1913 – July 1, 1988) was an American radio and television director. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on December 23, 1913. He directed radio dramas…

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Star Trek

Star Trek

8.0 1966 TV Show
The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

8.5 1959 TV Show
Perry Mason

Perry Mason

7.7 1957 TV Show
Get Smart

Get Smart

8.0 1965 TV Show
Ironside

Ironside

6.8 1967 TV Show
Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

7.2 1969 TV Show
The Virginian

The Virginian

6.5 1962 TV Show
Gilligan's Island

Gilligan's Island

7.4 1964 TV Show
Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

7.0 1964 TV Show
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

6.2 1956 TV Show
Lost in Space

Lost in Space

7.3 1965 TV Show
Rawhide

Rawhide

7.2 1959 TV Show

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Anton Leader (December 23, 1913 – 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.

Filmography

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  1. 1974
    Movin' On

    TV show Director

  2. 1971
    Nichols

    TV show Director

  3. 1970
    The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

    Movie Director

  4. 1969
    Hawaii Five-O

    TV show Director

  5. 1967
    Ironside

    TV show Director

  6. 1966
    The Road West

    TV show Director

  7. 1966
    Star Trek

    TV show Director

  8. 1966
    Tarzan

    TV show Director

  9. 1965
    Get Smart

    TV show Director

  10. 1965
    Laredo

    TV show Director

  11. 1965
    Lost in Space

    TV show Director

  12. 1965
    The Legend of Jesse James

    TV show Director

  13. 1964
    Gilligan's Island

    TV show Director

  14. 1964
    Daniel Boone

    TV show Director

  15. 1964
    Children of the Damned

    Movie Director

  16. 1963
    Espionage

    TV show Director

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  1. 1962
    Zero One

    TV show Director

  2. 1962
    The Virginian

    TV show Director

  3. 1961
    Father of the Bride

    TV show Director

  4. 1960
    The Brothers Brannagan

    TV show Director

  5. 1960
    National Velvet

    TV show Director

  6. 1959
    Mr. Lucky

    TV show Director

  7. 1959
    The Twilight Zone

    TV show Director

  8. 1959
    Rawhide

    TV show Director

  9. 1959
    Bold Venture

    TV show Director

  10. 1958
    Lawman

    TV show Director

  11. 1958
    Sea Hunt

    TV show Director

  12. 1957
    Leave It to Beaver

    TV show Director

  13. 1957
    Perry Mason

    TV show Director

  14. 1957
    Sugarfoot

    TV show Director

  15. 1956
    Confession

    Movie Director

  16. 1956
    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    TV show Director

  17. 1956
    Wire Service

    TV show Director

  18. 1956
    The Adventures of Jim Bowie

    TV show Director

  19. 1956
    Once to Every Woman

    Movie Director

  20. 1955
    Celebrity Playhouse

    TV show Director

  21. 1954
    Medic

    TV show Director

  22. 1954
    Go Man Go

    Movie Producer

  23. 1953
    It Happens Every Thursday

    Movie Producer

  24. 1952
    Cavalcade of America

    TV show Director