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Director • Born 1913

Anton Leader

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About

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.

Known for

Perry Mason posterPerry MasonSeries • 1957Star Trek posterStar TrekSeries • 1966Hawaii Five-O posterHawaii Five-OSeries • 1969Ironside posterIronsideSeries • 1967Get Smart posterGet SmartSeries • 1965The Virginian posterThe VirginianSeries • 1962The Twilight Zone posterThe Twilight ZoneSeries • 1959Leave It to Beaver posterLeave It to BeaverSeries • 1957Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre posterDick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries • 1956Rawhide posterRawhideSeries • 1959Daniel Boone posterDaniel BooneSeries • 1964Lost in Space posterLost in SpaceSeries • 1965Lawman posterLawmanSeries • 1958Gilligan's Island posterGilligan's IslandSeries • 1964Sea Hunt posterSea HuntSeries • 1958Laredo posterLaredoSeries • 1965Sugarfoot posterSugarfootSeries • 1957Tarzan posterTarzanSeries • 1966The Adventures of Jim Bowie posterThe Adventures of Jim BowieSeries • 1956Cavalcade of America posterCavalcade of AmericaSeries • 1952Mr. Lucky posterMr. LuckySeries • 1959The Legend of Jesse James posterThe Legend of Jesse JamesSeries • 1965Espionage posterEspionageSeries • 1963Nichols posterNicholsSeries • 1971