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Harvey Laidman Dies: ‘The Waltons’ And ‘Matlock’ Director Was 82
Harvey Laidman, a veteran television director who helmed episodes of such shows like The Waltons, Matlock and Magnum P.I., has died at the age of 82.
Laidman, who worked as a TV director across three decades, was born in 1942 in Cleveland to a librarian mother and an electrical contractor father. In his youth, he spent three formative summers working with the legendary Kenley Players theater company in Warren, Ohio, which hosted numerous productions with big-name Broadway, film and TV stars. Laidman additionally helmed installments of Knight Rider, Eight is Enough, The Fitzpatricks, Family, Hawaii Five-O, The Incredible Hulk, Lou Grant, Knots Landing, Tales of the Gold Monkey, Falcon Crest, The Dukes of Hazzard, Airwolf, Quantum Leap, JAG and others.
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