Leonard Goldberg

Leonard Goldberg

Date of Birth: January 24, 1934
Date of Passing: December 04, 2019
Birthplace: New York, New York
Obituary: Hollywood Reporter

Leonard Goldberg was an American film and television producer. He served as head of programming for ABC, and was president of 20th Century Fox.

As a television producer he was known for producing a string of hit television series while in partnership with Aaron Spelling, the best-known being Charlie's Angels, Hart to Hart, Starsky & Hutch, and Fantasy Island.

Leonard Goldberg was an American film and television producer. He served as head of programming for ABC, and was president of 20th Century Fox.

As a television producer he was known for producing a string of hit television series while in partnership with Aaron Spelling, the best-known being Charlie's Angels, Hart to Hart, Starsky & Hutch, and Fantasy Island.

Goldberg served as president of 20th Century Fox, where, under his aegis, the studio produced such critically acclaimed hit films as Broadcast News, Big, Die Hard, Wall Street and Working Girl. Under his own banner, Goldberg produced the successful motion picture features WarGames, Sleeping with the Enemy, Double Jeopardy and Charlie's Angels.

He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Leonard Goldberg was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 2006.

Goldberg died December 4, 2019, in Los Angeles, California. He was 85.

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Awards & Nominations

3 Nominations | 1 Emmy | 1 Honor
Hall of Fame - 2006
  • Winner
  • Leonard Goldberg, as Honoree
Outstanding Drama Series - 1978
  • Nominee
  • Leonard Goldberg
  • Family
  • ABC
Outstanding Drama Series - 1977
  • Nominee
  • Leonard Goldberg
  • Family
  • ABC

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Plaque of Leonard Goldberg
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Plaque of Leonard Goldberg
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Plaque of Leonard Goldberg in the Hall of Fame Garden. Sculpture by Angie Whitson.

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