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Lee Madden, best known for directing Hell’s Angels ‘69, died of complications from pneumonia on April 9 in Camarillo, a town north of Los Angeles. He was 82. The American International Pictures release Hell’s Angels ‘69, the tale of two brothers who plan on robbing Las Vegas’ Caesar’s Palace, was the Brooklyn-born Madden’s first feature. According to The Hollywood Reporter, it is the only fiction film in which the Oakland Hell’s Angels, including leader Sonny Barger, appeared. Madden’s other features were the bikers vs. rednecks adaptation of The Magnificent Seven, Angel Unchained (1970), starring Tyne Daly and Don Stroud, and which Madden also wrote and produced; The Night God Screamed (1971), starring 1940s Fox star Jeanne Crain as a woman pursued by Christian fanatics; and Night Creature (1978), a horror thriller featuring Donald Pleasence, Nancy Kwan, and a killer leopard. Madden also directed episodes of a handful of television series in the ’70s,...

Filmmaker Lee Madden, who directed cult movie Hells Angels '69, has died. He was 82.

Madden passed away on Thursday in Camarillo, California after suffering complications from pneumonia.

He shot to fame with his 1969 debut, which starred the real Oakland Hell's Angels and was the only fiction film in which the gang ever participated.

His other directing credits included 1970's Angel Unchained and 1971's The Night God Screamed.

Among Madden's survivors is a son, David.

Director Lee Madden has died at age 82. The filmmaker passed away in Camarillo, California on Thursday, April 9 after suffering complications from pneumonia.

Madden was famous for directing cult movie "Hells Angels '69" for American International Pictures. It was his debut film which featured the real Oakland's Hell's Angels and was the only movie the gang ever partook in.

Madden's other film credits include "Angel Unchained," "The Night God Screamed" and "Night Creature." He also directed several episodes of the 1970s TV series "Cade's County" starring Glenn Ford, "Bearcats!" and "The Most Deadly Game" featuring Ralph Bellamy.

Madden's company, Lee Madden Associates, worked as a major supplier of television commercials and industrial films, with his major clients being automobile companies.

Lee Madden, who directed the cult film "Hell's Angels '69," died of complications from pneumonia on Thursday in Camarillo, Calif. He was 82.

Madden's first film was the 1969 release "Hell's Angels" for American International Pictures. The film starred the real Oakland Hell's Angels, including Sonny Barger, then the president of the Angels. It was the only fiction film in which the gang ever participated.

The film has been recently redeveloped as a potential remake at Sony.

Among Madden's other feature directing credits were 1970's "Angel Unchained," a biker remake of "The Magnificent Seven" that starred Tyne Daly and Don Stroud that he also wrote and produced; "The Night God Screamed" (1971), starring 1940s icon Jeanne Crain; and "Night Creature" (1978), starring Donald Pleasence.

The Brooklyn native also directed episodes of 1970s TV series including "Cade's County" starring Glenn Ford, "Bearcats!" starring Rod Taylor and "The Most Deadly Game" starring Ralph Bellamy.

His company,...