SHELDON LEONARD, CREATOR & EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Sheldon Leonard was born in New York City in 1907. After a formal education at Syracuse University, Sheldon started his career as an actor on stage and screen. He was well known for playing tough-man roles in over 100 feature films, among them, Another Thin Man, To Have and Have Not, It's A Wonderful Life, Guys and Dolls and Here Come the Nelsons. He also appeared in countless television shows throughout the years, but is best known for his work as Producer and Director. Most notable among those are; The Danny Thomas Show, The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Jimmy Durante Show, My World and Welcome to It, The Andy Griffith Show, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., I Spy, Mayberry R.F.D., My Favorite Martian and Make Room for Daddy.

Sheldon Leonard won Emmy Awards for his work on The Danny Thomas Show, The Dick Van Dyke Show, and My World... and Welcome to It. He was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 1992 along with Andy Griffith, Ted Turner, Bill Cosby, Dinah Shore and Ted Koppel by host, Milton Berle.