Leonard Francis Penn (August 27, 1921 – September 5, 1998) was an American actor and director. He was the father of musician Michael Penn and actors Sean Penn and Chris Penn.

KNOWN FOR

Columbo
1973
Diagnosis: Murder
1995
Hawaii Five-O
1971
Ironside
1967
Star Trek
1966
Magnum, P.I.
1982
Mannix
1974
The Fugitive
1967
Little House on the Prairie
1974
Have Gun, Will Travel
1960
St. Elsewhere
1985
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1964

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
46
Directing
77
Writing
2
1995
The Crossing Guard
as Hank
1995
Diagnosis: Murder
as Leo Pepper
1993
Matlock
as Russ Lewis
1991
Matlock
as Spaulding
1989
Matlock
as Father Fitzgerald
1989
Jake and the Fatman
1986
The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
as Leo
1986
Amazing Stories
as Fred
1984
The Wild Life
as Tom's Dad
1983
The Horse Dealers Daughter
as Dr. Lloyd Sloan
1977
Sixth and Main
as Doc
1963
Don't Call Me Charlie
1963
Ben Casey
as Dr. David McMillan
1962
Birdman of Alcatraz
as Eddie Kassellis (uncredited)
1962
Straightaway
1962
Ben Casey
1961
Cain's Hundred
as Larry Cram
1961
The Aquanauts
as Moe
1961
The Detectives
1961
Harrigan and Son
1961
The Asphalt Jungle
1961
The Gertrude Berg Show
1961
The Law and Mr. Jones
as Eddie Simms
1961
The Asphalt Jungle
as Lonnie Peterson
1960
Have Gun, Will Travel
1960
The Untouchables
as Milton Tannenbaum
1959
The Story on Page One
as Morrie Goetz
1959
One Step Beyond
as Jed Horvath
1959
New York Confidential
1958
Decoy
as Lt. Larry Hayes
1958
The Veil
1957
Navy Log
1957
Robert Montgomery Presents
as Marshall Collins
1957
Studio One
as Peter
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Walter Blake
1955
Studio One
as Morrow
1955
Lux Video Theatre
as Father Paul
1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1953
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Sam Hodgekiss
1952
Dangerous Assignment
1952
Boston Blackie
1951
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1950
The Philco Television Playhouse
1949
The Undercover Man
as Sidney Gordon
1949
Not Wanted
as Steve Ryan
1947
Fall Guy
as Tom Cochrane