Leonard Goldberg

Leonard J. Goldberg (January 24, 1934 – December 4, 2019) was an American film and television producer. He had his own production company, Panda Productions (formerly Mandy Films, and earlier Daydream Productions when he was working with Jerry Weintraub). He served as head of programming for ABC, and was president of 20th Century Fox. Goldberg was also the executive producer of the CBS series Blue Bloods.

Early life and education Goldberg was born on January 24, 1934, to a Jewish family, the son of Jean (née Smith) and William Goldberg. He was a graduate of New Utrecht High School in Brooklyn and the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania where he received a B.S. in economics in 1955. He also partnered with producer Jerry Weintraub in the late 1970s, working on the television show When the Whistle Blows, and had development contracts with ABC and Universal Pictures. In 1981, he received an agreement with MGM/UA Entertainment Co. to produce and distribute TV shows as well as feature films under the Mandy Productions (later Mandy Films) company. He subsequently left MGM in 1984 to sign with Paramount Pictures to produce films and TV shows.

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 of the year, watched by around 60–⁠70 million people.

Goldberg served as president of 20th Century Fox from 1987 to 1989, during which time the studio produced such 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 the Charlie's Angels films series. He also produced Unknown, starring Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger, January Jones and Frank Langella, released in theaters in February 2011. After he left 20th Century Fox in 1989, he moved to The Walt Disney Studios to serve as a film producer, before going back to Fox to sign a feature film production contract. In the late 1990s, he worked at Universal Studios as a film producer.

He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6901 Hollywood Boulevard and was inducted into the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame in 2007. He was a member of Wilshire Boulevard Temple.

Goldberg served on the CBS Board of Directors from 2007 to 2018.

Personal life and death In 1972, he married Wendy Howard.

Filmography He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film Year Film Credit Notes 1974 California Split Executive producer 1976 Baby Blue Marine 1977 The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training 1981 All Night Long 1983 WarGames Executive producer 1986 SpaceCamp Executive producer 1991 Sleeping with the Enemy 1992 The Distinguished Gentleman 1993 Aspen Extreme 1999 Double Jeopardy 2000 Charlie's Angels 2003 Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle 2011 Unknown 2019 Charlie's Angels Executive producer Final film as a producer

As an actor

Year Film Role Notes 2007 The Underdog's Tale Hank Direct-to-video

Television Year Title Credit Notes 1972 The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Executive producer Television film No Place to Run Executive producer Television film Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole Television film The Bounty Man Television film Home for the Holidays Executive producer Television film Every Man Needs One Executive producer Television film 1973 A Cold Night's Death Executive producer Television film Snatched Executive producer Television film The Great American Beauty Contest Executive producer Television film The Letters Executive producer Television film The Bait Executive producer Television film Satan's School for Girls Television film Hijack Television film Letters from Three Lovers Television film The Affair Executive producer Television film 1974 The Death Squad Television film Firehouse Executive producer Chopper One Executive producer The Girl Who Came Gift-Wrapped Television film Cry Panic Television film Savages Television film Death Sentence Television film Hit Lady Television film Death Cruise Television film Only with Married Men Executive producer Television film The Fireman's Ball Executive producer Television film 1975 The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return Executive producer Television film The Fireman's Ball Executive producer Television pilot Murder on Flight 502 Executive producer Television film The Legend of Valentino Television film 1976 One of My Wives Is Missing Executive producer Television film The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe Executive producer Television film Death at Love House Executive producer Television film 33 Hours in the Life of God Television film The Sad and Lonely Sundays Executive producer Television film The Boy in the Plastic Bubble Executive producer Television film 1972−76 The Rookies Executive producer 1975−76 S.W.A.T. Executive producer 1977 Little Ladies of the Night Executive producer Television film Delta County, U.S.A. Executive producer Television film 1979 Beach Patrol Executive producer Television film 1975−79 Starsky & Hutch Executive producer 1980 When the Whistle Blows Executive producer Blue Jeans Executive producer Television film 1976−80 Family Executive producer 1981 This House Possessed Executive producer Television film 1976−81 Charlie's Angels Executive producer 1982 Fantasies Executive producer Television film Paper Dolls Executive producer Television film 1983 Deadly Lessons Executive producer Television film 1982−83 Gavilan Executive producer 1984 Something About Amelia Executive producer Television film Sins of the Past Executive producer Television film Paper Dolls Executive producer 1977−84 Fantasy Island Executive producer 1979−84 Hart to Hart Executive producer 1985 Royal Match Executive producer Television film Beverly Hills Cowgirl Blues Television film 1986 Alex: The Life of a Child Executive producer Television film 1982−86 T. J. Hooker Executive producer 1987 Home Executive producer Television film 1988 The Cavanaughs Executive producer 1993 Class of '96 Executive producer 1999 Love Letters Executive producer Television film 2000 Runaway Virus Executive producer Television film 2002 Critical Assembly Executive producer Television film 2009 Limelight Executive producer Television film 2011 Charlie's Angels Executive producer 2018 Untitled Paul Attanasio Project Executive producer Television pilot 2010−20 Blue Bloods Executive producer

Thanks

Year Title Role 2019 Blue Bloods In loving memory of our founder and mentor