Harvey Leidman, a veteran television director who directed episodes of such shows as And Tunisia, Matlock and Magnum PHe died on January 3 at the age of 82.
In previous reports before the Hollywood ReporterHis son, Dan Liedman, said his father died of cancer at a nursing facility in Simi Valley, California.
Liedman, who worked as a television director for three decades, was born in 1942 in Cleveland to a librarian mother and an electrical contractor father. As a young man, he spent three formative summers working with the legendary Kenley Players Theater Company in Warren, Ohio, which hosted numerous shows with famous Broadway, film and television stars.
Laidman studied electrical engineering at Kent State University before transferring to the University of Southern California, where he earned a degree in film in 1964. After that, he worked at KTTV and Lorimar Productions and graduated from the Directors Guild of America's Producer Training Program. In 1975 he got his first directorial assignment And Tunisia.
His most productive directorial contributions were to serials Seventh heaven, The Scarecrow and Mrs. KingAnd also mentioned Matlock (33 episodes, per IMDb) and And Tunisia (11 episodes). Laidman also directed parts of Knight Rider, Eight Is Enough, The Fitzpatricks, Family, Hawaii Five-O, The Incredible Hulk, Lou Grant, Knott's Landing, Tales of the Golden Monkey, Falcon Crest, The Dukes of Hazzard, Airwolf, Quantum Leap, G.A.G. And others.
Aside from entertainment, Liedman has had a lifelong passion for science and technology, obtaining his first amateur radio license at the age of twelve. He later returned to school to pursue a doctorate in education, eventually spending some time as a science teacher. From 2011 to last year, he taught film directing at California State University, Northridge.
A service is scheduled at Mount Sinai Hollywood Hills tomorrow at 11:00 AM
