Goldberg, Leonard 1934-

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Goldberg, Leonard 1934-

PERSONAL

Born January 24, 1934, in New York, NY; son of William and Jean (maiden name, Smith) Goldberg; married Wendy Howard, November 26, 1972; children: Amanda Erin (a producer and former fashion consultant), John Mirisch (step-son; a film distributor), Richard Mirisch (step-son; a production assistant). Education: Attended New Utrecht High School, Brooklyn, NY; University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Finance and Commerce, B.S., economics, 1955. Religion: Jewish. Avocational Interests: Tennis, basketball.

Addresses:

Office—Mandy Films, 9201 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 206, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Career:

Producer. American Broadcasting Company (ABC-TV), New York City, member of research department, 1956; National Broadcasting Company (NBC-TV), New York City, supervisor of special projects in research department, 1957-61; Batten, Barton, Durstine, and Osborne, in charge of daytime television and overall broadcasting coordinator, 1961-63; ABC-TV, manager of program development, 1963-64, director of program development and vice president in charge of daytime programming (introduced Newlywed Game, Dating Game, and Dark Shadows), 1964-66, vice president of network programming (introduced the made-for-TV movie format with "ABC Movie of the Week"), 1966-69; Screen Gems (now Columbia Television), Los Angeles, vice president in charge of production, 1969-72; Spelling-Goldberg Productions, Los Angeles, co-owner and operator, 1972—; Leonard Goldberg Productions (now Leonard Goldberg Co.), owner and operator, 1972—; Mandy Films, president and owner, 1981—; Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation, Beverly Hills, CA, president and chief operating officer, 1986-89. Member of boards of directors, Cedars Sinai Hospital, Activision, Spectradyne Inc., and SPI Holding Inc.

Member:

Producers Association, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Hollywood Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Hollywood Radio and Television Society.

Awards, Honors:

Emmy Award nominations, outstanding drama series, 1977, 1978, and 1980, Critics Circle Award, and Outstanding Service Award, National Association for Retarded Citizens, all for Family; George Foster Peabody Broadcasting Award, University of Georgia, 1984, Image Award, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and Award of Excellence, Film Advisory Board, all for Brian's Song; Excellence Award, Film Advisory Board, Emmy Award, outstanding drama special, Grand Award, International Film and Television Festival of New York, 1984, Best Family Film, Youth in Film Awards, National Committee for Prevention of Child Abuse Award, and Humanitarian Award, National Conference of Christians and Jews, 1987, all for Something about Amelia; Humanitas Award; Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, television.

CREDITS

Television Executive Producer (with Aaron Spelling); Series:

The Rookies, ABC, 1972-76.

Chopper One, ABC, 1974.

(And with Dick Berg) Firehouse, ABC, 1974.

S.W.A.T., ABC, 1975-77.

Starsky and Hutch, ABC, 1975-79.

(And with Mike Nichols) Family, ABC, 1976-80.

Charlie's Angels, ABC, 1976-81.

Fantasy Island, ABC, 1978-84.

Hart to Hart, ABC, 1979-84.

T. J. Hooker, ABC, 1982-85, CBS, 1985-87.

Television Executive Producer; Series:

(With Jerry Weintraub) When the Whistle Blows, ABC, 1980.

Gavilan, NBC, 1982-83.

Paper Dolls, ABC, 1984.

Royal Match, CBS, 1985.

(With Bob Moloney) The Cavanaughs, CBS, 1986.

Home (also known as The Costigans), ABC, 1987.

Class of '96, Fox, 1993.

Television Executive Producer (with Aaron Spelling); Movies:

Home for the Holidays (also known as Deadly Desires), ABC, 1972.

Every Man Needs One, ABC, 1972.

The Chill Factor (also known as A Cold Night's Death), ABC, 1972.

The Great American Beauty Contest, ABC, 1973.

Snatched, ABC, 1973.

The Affair, ABC, 1973.

The Girl Who Came Gift-Wrapped, ABC, 1974.

Only with Married Men, ABC, 1974.

Murder on Flight 502, ABC, 1975.

One of My Wives Is Missing, ABC, 1976.

The Boy in the Plastic Bubble, ABC, 1976.

Death at Love House (also known as The Shrine of Lorna Love), ABC, 1976.

Little Ladies of the Night (also known as Diamond Alley), ABC, 1977.

Television Executive Producer; Movies:

Brian's Song, ABC, 1971.

No Place to Run, ABC, 1972.

Rolling Man, ABC, 1972.

The Fireman's Ball, 1975.

This House Possessed, ABC, 1981.

Fantasies (also known as The Studio Murders), ABC, 1982.

Something about Amelia, ABC, 1984.

Alex: The Life of a Child, ABC, 1986.

T. J. Hooker: Blood Sport (also known as Blood Sport), CBS, 1986.

She Woke Up, ABC, 1992.

Love Letters, ABC, 1999.

Runaway Virus, ABC, 2000.

Critical Assembly (also known as Ground Zero), NBC, 2003.

Television Producer (with Aaron Spelling); Movies:

The Bounty Man, ABC, 1972.

Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole, ABC, 1972.

Hijack!, ABC, 1973.

Satan's School for Girls, 1973.

The Death Squad, ABC, 1974.

Cry Panic, ABC, 1974.

Hit Lady, ABC, 1974.

Death Sentence (also known as Murder One), ABC, 1974.

Savages, ABC, 1974.

Death Cruise, ABC, 1974.

The Legend of Valentino, ABC, 1975.

Television Producer; Movies:

Deadly Lessons, ABC, 1983.

Sins of the Past (also known as Forbidden Secrets), ABC, 1984.

Beverly Hills Cowgirl Blues (also known as Beverly Hill Connection), CBS, 1985.

Television Executive Producer (with Aaron Spelling); Pilots:

The Daughters of Joshua Cabe, ABC, 1972.

The Bait, ABC, 1973.

The Letters, ABC, 1973.

The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return, ABC, 1975.

Starsky and Hutch, ABC, 1975.

The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe, ABC, 1976.

Charlie's Angels, ABC, 1976.

Return to Fantasy Island (also known as Fantasy Island II), ABC, 1978.

Beach Patrol, ABC, 1979.

Hart to Hart, ABC, 1979.

Toni's Boys (broadcast as an episode of Charlie's Angels), ABC, 1980.

Hard Knocks (broadcast as an episode of Fantasy Island), ABC, 1981.

Television Executive Producer; Pilots:

Delta County U.S.A., ABC, 1977.

(With Weintraub) Blue Jeans, ABC, 1980.

Paper Dolls, ABC, 1982.

T. J. Hooker, 1982.

Royal Match, CBS, 1985.

Hollywood Starr, ABC, 1985.

Home, ABC, 1987.

Television Producer (with Aaron Spelling); Pilots:

Letters from Three Lovers, ABC, 1973.

The Oath: 33 Hours in the Life of God, ABC, 1976.

The Oath: The Sad and Lonely Sundays (also known as The Sad and Lonely Sundays), ABC, 1976.

Fantasy Island, ABC, 1977.

Television Appearances; Specials:

The Television Academy Hall of Fame, 1987.

"Fantasy Island" Tragedy—Herve Villechaize: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 1999.

(Uncredited) Himself, Hello, He Lied & Other Truths from the Hollywood Trenches (also known as Hello, He Lied), AMC, 2002.

TVography: "Charlie's Angels"—Girls with Guns, Arts and Entertainments, 2002.

"Charlie's Angels": TV Tales, E! Entertainment Television, 2002.

"Charlie's Angels" Uncensored, MTV, 2003.

The E! True Hollywood Story: Heather Locklear, E! Entertainment Television, 2004.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

"Charlie's Angels," Inside TV Land, TV Land, 2000.

"Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle," HBO First Look, HBO, 2003.

TV Land Moguls, TV Land, 2004.

Film Executive Producer:

California Split (also known as Jackpot!), Columbia, 1974.

Winter Kills, 1979.

WarGames, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1983.

SpaceCamp, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1986.

Film Producer:

(With Spelling) Baby Blue Marine, Columbia, 1975.

Bad News Bears in Breaking Training (also known as Breaking Training), Paramount, 1977.

(With Weintraub) All Night Long, Universal, 1981.

Sleeping with the Enemy, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1991.

(With Michael Peyser) The Distinguished Gentleman, Buena Vista, 1992.

Aspen Extreme, Buena Vista, 1993.

Double Jeopardy (also known as Double and condemnation and Doppelmord), Paramount, 1999.

Charlie's Angels (also known as 3 Engel fur Charlie), Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2000.

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, Columbia, 2003.

Film Appearances:

Himself, Angels Forever, 2000.

Himself, The Last Mogul (documentary; also known as The Last Mogul: Life and Times of Lew Wasserman), THINKFilm, 2005.

Hank, The Underdog's Tale, Starz Home Entertainment, 2007.

SIDELIGHTS

Favorite production: Leonard Goldberg commented: "My favorite production was Something about Amelia, which brought the problem of incest to the public attention and helped thousands of people."