Leonard J. Goldberg (born
January 24,
1934 in
New York) is an
American film producer and
television producer. He has his own production company,
Mandy Films.
He has served as Head of Programming for
ABC, and was president of
20th Century Fox. As a television producer he is known for producing several highly acclaimed
television films, including the
Peabody Award-winning
Brian's Song (1971) and
The Boy in the Plastic Bubble (1976); the latter helping to launch
John Travolta's career. He also produced a string of hit television series while in partnership with
Aaron Spelling; the best-known being
Charlie's Angels,
Hart to Hart,
Starsky and Hutch, and
Family. He produced the Oscar-Nominated movie
WarGames.
He also produced the
Emmy Award-winning television film
Something About Amelia, which aired on ABC in 1984. It was one of the highest rated television films; watched by around 60-70 million people.
He has a star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6901
Hollywood Boulevard.
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