Leonard S. Katzman Biography (c. 1927-1996)

Born c. 1927; died of a heart attack, September 5, 1996, in Malibu, CA.

Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Death Details
September 5, 1996
Malibu, California, United States

Famous Works

  • Credits; Television Producer, Except Where Indicated; Series
  • (With Norman MacDonnell and Joseph Drackow) Gunsmoke, CBS, 1955-75.
  • (With others) The Wild Wild West, CBS, 1965-70.
  • (With others) Hawaii Five-O, CBS, 1968-80.
  • (And director with others) Dirty Sally, CBS, 1974.
  • Petrocelli, NBC, 1974-76.
  • Fantastic Journey, NBC, 1977.
  • Logan's Run, CBS, 1977-78.
  • (Later executive producer; and director with others) Dallas, CBS, 1978-91.
  • Executive producer, Our Family Honor, ABC, 1985-86.
  • Executive producer and creator (with David Paulsen), Dangerous Curves, CBS, 1992-93.
  • Executive producer, Walker, Texas Ranger, CBS, 1994-95.
  • Credits; Television Work; Movies
  • Executive producer and director, Dallas: J. R. Returns (also known as Dallas: The Movie), CBS, 1996.
  • Credits; Film Assistant Director, Except Where Indicated
  • It Came from beneath the Sea, Columbia, 1955.
  • Crash Landing, Columbia, 1957.
  • The Giant Claw (also known as The Mark of the Claw), Columbia, 1957.
  • The World Was His Jury, Columbia, 1957.
  • Second unit director, The Last Blitzkrieg, Columbia, 1958.
  • (And production manager) Diary of a High School Bride, American International Pictures, 1959.
  • Face of a Fugitive, Columbia, 1959.
  • Angel Baby, Allied Artists, 1961.
  • Director and producer, Space Monster (also known as First Woman into Space, Flight beyond the Sun, Space Probe Taurus, and Voyage into the Sun), American International Pictures, 1965.
  • Writings;Television Series
  • (With others) The Wild Wild West, CBS, 1965-70.
  • (With others) Dirty Sally, CBS, 1974.
  • (With others) Fantastic Journey, NBC, 1977.
  • (With others) Logan's Run, CBS, 1977-78.
  • (With others) Dallas, CBS, 1979-89.
  • Private Benjamin, CBS, 1983.
  • The Dukes of Hazzard, CBS, 1984.
  • (With David Paulsen) Dangerous Curves (premiere episode), CBS, 1992.
  • Writings; Television Movies
  • Dallas: J. R. Returns (also known as Dallas: The Movie), CBS, 1996.
  • Writings; Screenplays
  • Space Monster (also known as First Woman into Space, Flight beyond the Sun, Space Probe Taurus, and Voyage into the Sun), American International Pictures, 1965.

Further Reference

Periodicals:

  • Entertainment Weekly, September 20, 1996, p. 16.