Leonard Goldberg

Leonard Goldberg, who produced the popular television series “Charlie’s Angels” and “Fantasy Island” with Aaron Spelling in the 1970s and late in life conceived the hit police drama “Blue Bloods,” died on December 4 2019 in a hospital in Los Angeles. He was 85. His wife, Wendy Howard Goldberg, said the cause was injuries from a fall at his home. Mr. Goldberg has been President of Mandy Films, Inc. and Panda Productions, Inc., both television and film production companies, since 1984. He was President of Twentieth Century Fox from 1987 to 1989. In addition, from 1972 to 1984, he partnered with producer Aaron Spelling to launch various television series and made-for-television movies. Prior to that, Mr. Goldberg served as Vice President of Production at Screen Gems (now Columbia Pictures Television) from 1969 to 1972. During the years 1961 to 1969, he served in various positions with the ABC Network, advancing to Head of Programming. Mr. Goldberg was born on Jan. 24, 1934, in Brooklyn. His father, William, made women’s coats and suits, and his mother, Jean (Smith) Goldberg, was a homemaker who also raised money for the B’nai B’rith and other charitable organizations. After graduating from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in 1955 with a bachelor’s degree in economics, Mr. Goldberg spent six months in the executive training program at Bloomingdale’s. He disliked it and left after six months, finding a job at ABC in its research department. He then moved briefly to NBC before joining the advertising agency Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn. In addition to his wife, Mr. Goldberg is survived by his daughter, Amanda Goldberg Raskind; his stepsons, Richard and John Mirisch; five grandchildren; and his brother, Stanley.