Arnold Laven

Director, Producer, Actor

February 23, 1922 — September 13, 2009 (87 years)
Arnold Laven was an American film and television director and producer. He was one of the founders and principals of the American film and television production company Levy-Gardner-Laven. Laven was a producer of, among other things, the long-running western television series The Rifleman and The Big Valley. He also directed motion pictures, including Without Warning!, The Rack, The Monster That Challenged the World, Geronimo, Rough Night in Jericho, and Sam Whiskey. In the 1970s and early 1980s, Laven directed dozens of episodes of television series, including episodes of Mannix, The A-Team, Hill Street Blues, The Six Million Dollar Man, Fantasy Island, The Rockford Files and CHiPs.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • D.O.A.
    D.O.A.1949
  • The Greatest American Hero
    The Greatest American Hero3 seasons
  • Hunter
    Hunter7 seasons
  • The Rifleman
    The Rifleman5 seasons
  • Hollow Triumph
    Hollow Triumph1948
  • The F.B.I.
    The F.B.I.9 seasons
  • Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1984)
    Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1984)4 seasons
  • The Glory Guys
    The Glory Guys1965
  • Anna Lucasta
    Anna Lucasta1958
  • Tenspeed and Brown Shoe
    Tenspeed and Brown Shoe1 season

Known For

  • The A-Team
    The A-Team5 seasons
  • The Greatest American Hero
    The Greatest American Hero3 seasons
  • D.O.A.
    D.O.A.1949
  • The Hunting Party
    The Hunting Party1971
  • The Monster That Challenged the World
    The Monster That Challenged the World1957
  • Gator
    Gator1976
  • The Big Valley
    The Big Valley4 seasons
  • Sam Whiskey
    Sam Whiskey1969
  • The Rifleman
    The Rifleman5 seasons
  • The Rack
    The Rack1956
  • Down Three Dark Streets
    Down Three Dark Streets1954
  • Rough Night in Jericho
    Rough Night in Jericho1967
  • White Lightning
    White Lightning1973
  • Vice Squad
    Vice Squad1953
  • The Vampire
    The Vampire1957
  • Geronimo
    Geronimo1962
  • Planet of the Apes
    Planet of the Apes1 season
  • The Six Million Dollar Man
    The Six Million Dollar Man5 seasons
  • Clambake
    Clambake1967
  • The Glory Guys
    The Glory Guys1965

Filmography

1948
Canon City · as Reporter

1962
Geronimo · as Story
1951
He Ran All the Way · as Dialogue
1951
Teresa · as Script Supervisor
1949
D.O.A. · as Script SupervisorOn Plex
1948
Hollow Triumph · as Script SupervisorOn Plex
1948
Mickey · as Script Supervisor