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Philip Leacock

Directing 72 (deceased) years old London, United Kingdom ★ 0.7
Born: October 8, 1917
Died: July 14, 1990

Biography

Philip David Charles Leacock (8 October 1917 – 14 July 1990) was an English television and film director and producer. His brother was documentary filmmaker Richard Leacock.

Born in London, England, Leacock spent his childhood in the Canary Islands. He began his career directing documentaries and later turned to fiction films.

He was known for his films about children, particularly The Kidnappers (US: The Little Kidnappers, 1953), which gained Honorary Juvenile Acting Oscars for two of its performers, and The Spanish Gardener (1956) starring Dirk Bogarde. He also directed Innocent Sinners (1958) with Flora Robson, The Rabbit Trap (1959) with Ernest Borgnine, and The War Lover (1962) with Steve McQueen, based on John Hersey's novel about a World War II pilot.

He began to work mainly in Hollywood, where he made Take a Giant Step (1959) about a black youth's encounter with racism and Let No Man Write My Epitaph (1960) about an aspiring young pianist whose mother is a drug addict. Around this time, he began to work in television, directing episodes of Gunsmoke, Route 66, The Waltons, The Defenders, and The New Land. He also directed many segments of the American series Eight Is Enough (1977–1981).

He retired in 1987 after directing a three-part television drama about the Salem witch hunts titled Three Sovereigns for Sister Sarah, which starred Vanessa Redgrave.

Leacock died while on vacation with his family in London on 14 July 1990.

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Known For

Falcon Crest
Falcon Crest Director 1981
The Waltons
The Waltons Director 1972
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O Director 1968
Dynasty
Dynasty Director 1981
Hotel
Hotel Director 1982

Jimmy's Seen (1)

New Jack City
New Jack City Director 1991

Filmography

Directing Credits (72)

Bridges to Cross
Bridges to Cross Director 1986
Three Sovereigns for Sarah
Three Sovereigns for Sarah Director 1985
Berrenger's
Berrenger's Director 1985
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote Director 1984
Finder of Lost Loves
Finder of Lost Loves Director 1984
The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch
The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch Director 1982
Hotel
Hotel Director 1982
Falcon Crest
Falcon Crest Director 1981
The Two Lives of Carol Letner
The Two Lives of Carol Letner Director 1981
Nurse
Nurse Director 1981
Dynasty
Dynasty Director 1981
Angel City
Angel City Director 1980
The Waltons: A Decade of the Waltons
The Waltons: A Decade of the Waltons Director 1980
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb Director 1980
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Director 1979
Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected Director 1979
Mrs. Columbo
Mrs. Columbo Director 1979
$weepstake$
$weepstake$ Director 1979
The Paper Chase
The Paper Chase Director 1978
Wild and Wooly
Wild and Wooly Director 1978
Fantasy Island
Fantasy Island Director 1978
Killer on Board
Killer on Board Director 1977
Eight Is Enough
Eight Is Enough Director 1977
Family
Family Director 1976
The New Land
The New Land Director 1974
Key West
Key West Director 1973
The Birdmen
The Birdmen Director 1973
Dying Room Only
Dying Room Only Director 1973
Baffled!
Baffled! Director 1973
Summer Holiday
Summer Holiday Director 1973
The Waltons
The Waltons Director 1972
The Daughters of Joshua Cabe
The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Director 1972
Search
Search Director 1972
The Rookies
The Rookies Director 1972
The Great Man's Whiskers
The Great Man's Whiskers Director 1972
When Michael Calls
When Michael Calls Director 1972
Cannon
Cannon Director 1971
Adam's Woman
Adam's Woman Director 1970
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Marcus Welby, M.D. Director 1969
The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad Director 1968
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O Director 1968
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I. Director 1965
The Great Adventure
The Great Adventure Director 1963
Tamahine
Tamahine Director 1963
The War Lover
The War Lover Director 1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour Director 1962
The Virginian
The Virginian Director 1962
Reach for Glory
Reach for Glory Director 1962
13 West Street
13 West Street Director 1962
The Defenders
The Defenders Director 1961
Hand in Hand
Hand in Hand Director 1961
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
Let No Man Write My Epitaph Director 1960
Route 66
Route 66 Director 1960
Dan Raven
Dan Raven Director 1960
Danger Man
Danger Man Director 1960
Take a Giant Step
Take a Giant Step Director 1959
The Rabbit Trap
The Rabbit Trap Director 1959
Rawhide
Rawhide Director 1959
Innocent Sinners
Innocent Sinners Director 1958
High Tide at Noon
High Tide at Noon Director 1957
The Spanish Gardener
The Spanish Gardener Director 1956
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke Director 1955
Escapade
Escapade Director 1955
The Kidnappers
The Kidnappers Director 1953
Appointment in London
Appointment in London Director 1953
The Brave Don't Cry
The Brave Don't Cry Director 1952
The Festival in London
The Festival in London Director 1951
Life in Her Hands
Life in Her Hands Director 1951
Out of True
Out of True Director 1951
Riders of the New Forest
Riders of the New Forest Director 1948
Island People
Island People Director 1940
Secrets of Kew Gardens
Secrets of Kew Gardens Director 1937

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