Arnold Laven

Arnold Laven
Born	(1922-02-03)February 3, 1922 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	September 13, 2009(2009-09-13) (aged 87) Tarzana, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Television and motion picture director and producer
Spouse	Wallace Earl Laven (1951-his death)

Arnold Laven (February 3, 1922 – September 13, 2009) 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 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.