Norman Tokar(1919-1979)

Director
Producer
Writer

Norman Tokar (November 25, 1919 - April 6, 1979) was an American director, actor and occasionally writer and producer of serial television and feature films. He directed many of the early episodes of "Leave it to Beaver," but found his greatest success directing over a dozen films for Walt Disney Productions, spanning the 1950s to the 1970s.

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Young Mr. Bobbin

TV Series

Director

Leave It to Beaver

7.6

TV Series

Director

Le chat qui vient de l'espace

6.0

Director(directed by)

1978

Colgate Theatre

7.5

TV Series

Director

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Director

Le monde merveilleux de Disney
8.3
TV Series
- Director
- 1962–1982
Le chat qui vient de l'espace
6.0
- Director (directed by)
- 1978
La course au trésor
6.7
- Director
- 1977
La folle escapade
6.3
- Director
- 1976
Le gang des chaussons aux pommes
6.4
- Director (directed by)
- 1975
Where the Red Fern Grows
6.9
- Director
- 1974
Young Love
6.7
TV Movie
- Director
- 1974
M.A.S.H.
8.5
TV Series
- Director
- 1973
Big Daddy
TV Movie
- Director
- 1973
Si Disney m'était conté
6.5
TV Movie
- Director
- 1973
3 étoiles, 36 chandelles
6.3
- Director
- 1972
My Sister Hank
6.0
TV Movie
- Director
- 1972
Doris comédie
7.2
TV Series
- Director
- 1971–1972
The Chicago Teddy Bears
6.9
TV Series
- Director
- 1971
Me and Benjie
TV Movie
- Director
- 1970

Producer

Le chat qui vient de l'espace
6.0
- co-producer (co-produced by)
- 1978
Young Love
6.7
TV Movie
- producer
- 1974
Big Daddy
TV Movie
- producer
- 1973
My Sister Hank
6.0
TV Movie
- producer
- 1972
Doris comédie
7.2
TV Series
- producer
- 1971
The Comedy Spot
7.2
TV Series
- producer
- 1962
The Tab Hunter Show
7.0
TV Series
- producer
- 1961
Colgate Theatre
7.5
TV Series
- producer
- 1958
My Favorite Husband
6.3
TV Series
- producer
- 1953–1954

Writer

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Born
- November 25, 1919
- Newark, New Jersey, USA
Died
- April 6, 1979
- Los Angeles, California, USA(heart attack)
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Other works
Active on Broadway in the following productions:

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Trivia
Stage and radio child actor in the 1930s. After wartime service in the U.S. Army Signals Corps, Tokar worked in television for several years as regular helmsman for Leave It to Beaver (1957). On the strength of this, he was signed by the Disney Organization in 1963 to handle assorted comedies and light family fare.