Norman Tokar

Director

Norman Tokar

Born November 25, 1919 in Newark, New Jersey, USADied April 6, 197918 films

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Norman Tokar (November 25, 1919 in Newark, New Jersey - April 6, 1979 in Hollywood) was a prolific director (and occasionally 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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Candleshoe posterFirst watchCandleshoe19776.9Their style at its most typical, and among their best-rated work.When ex-con artist Harry claims that a secret treasure is hidden inside Candleshoe, an English estate, he creates an elaborate plan to find and steal the prize.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Ugly Dachshund poster6.7The Ugly Dachshund1966The Apple Dumpling Gang poster6.6The Apple Dumpling Gang1975The Cat from Outer Space poster6.0The Cat from Outer Space1978No Deposit, No Return poster6.3No Deposit, No Return1976Where the Red Fern Grows poster6.9Where the Red Fern Grows1974

Filmography

18 films as director
  1. 1978The Cat from Outer SpaceDirector
  2. 1977CandleshoeDirector
  3. 1976No Deposit, No ReturnDirector
  4. 1975The Apple Dumpling GangDirector
  5. 1974Where the Red Fern GrowsDirector
  6. 1972Snowball ExpressDirector
  7. 1970The BoatniksDirector
  8. 1969RascalDirector
  9. 1968The Horse in the Gray Flannel SuitDirector
  10. 1967A Boy Called Nuthin’Director
  11. 1967The Happiest MillionaireDirector
  12. 1966Follow Me, Boys!Director
  13. 1966The Ugly DachshundDirector
  14. 1964Those CallowaysDirector
  15. 1964A Tiger WalksDirector
  16. 1963Savage SamDirector
  17. 1962Sammy, the Way-Out SealDirector
  18. 1962Big RedDirector