Leo Penn

Leo Penn

Leonard Francis Penn

Born August 27, 1921· Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA

† Died September 5, 1998

12Roles★ 6.9Average rating

Born in Lawrence, Massachusetts to immigrant parents of Russian-Jewish and Lithuanian-Jewish descent, Leo Penn served as a B-24 bomber crewman in the Army Air Forces during World II before turning to the stage, where his membership in The Actors Studio earned him the Theatre World Award in 1954 for his performance in The Girl on the Via Flaminia. He quickly became a familiar face on early televisi…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

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Filmography

Also behind the camera

The films and series they directed.

Full directing filmography
St. Elsewhere★ 5.7
St. Elsewhere1982
Magnum, P.I.★ 7.3
Magnum, P.I.1980