Grave Hunter Sheldon Leonard D.O.B.: February 22, 1907 (New York City, NY)  D.O.D.: January 10, 1997 Cause of Death: Natural causes. Location: Hillside Memorial Biographical Notes: As an actor, Leonard specialized in playing gangster characters in films such as Lucky Jordan (1942), Why Girls Leave Home (1945), and Stop, You're Killing Me (1952). But he is more famous as producer of hugely popular television series, including The Danny Thomas Show (1953–64), The Andy Griffith Show (1960–68), The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–66), and I Spy (1965–68)./span>