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Norman Tokar

American film director, actor (1919-1979) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 59

Norman Tokar was an American director, actor and occasional writer and producer of serial television and feature films, who directed many of the early episodes of Leave it to Beaver, and found his greatest success directing over a dozen films for Walt Disney Productions, spanning the 1950s to the 1970s.

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A typical day, 30 days to 11 October 2026

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1979Died6 April 19791978The Cat from Outer SpaceFilm, Director1977CandleshoeFilm, Director1976No Deposit, No ReturnFilm, Director1975The Apple Dumpling GangFilm, Director1974Where the Red Fern GrowsFilm, Director1972M*A*S*HSeries, DirectorSnowball ExpressFilm, 1972Director1970The BoatniksFilm, Director1969RascalFilm, Director1968The Doris Day ShowSeries, DirectorThe Horse in the Gray Flannel SuitFilm, 1968Director1967A Boy Called Nuthin'Film, Director1966Follow Me, Boys!Film, Director1964A Tiger WalksFilm, Director1963Savage SamFilm, Director1962Big RedFilm, Director1960The Tab Hunter ShowSeries, Director1958Naked CitySeries, DirectorThe Donna Reed ShowSeries, 1958Director1957Leave It to BeaverSeries, Director, Writer1955Those Whiting GirlsSeries, Director1919Born25 November 1919

People around Norman

  • Candleshoe 1977
  • Where the Red Fern Grows 1974
  • The Ugly Dachshund 1966
  • The Apple Dumpling Gang 1975
  • No Deposit, No Return 1976

Filmography 18

28 credits on file

Television 7

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1919 to 1979 · aged 59