Stephen Talbot

Who is Stephen Talbot?

Stephen Henderson Talbot is an American award-winning TV documentary producer, writer and reporter who had an earlier career as a television child actor in the late 1950s and early 1960s. His father was the veteran film, TV and stage actor Lyle Talbot.

As an actor, Talbot is best known for the late 1950s through early 1960s TV series, Leave It to Beaver, in which he had the semi-regular role as, "Gilbert Bates," friend of, "Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver".

Talbot went on to become an accomplished, Emmy Award-winning "behind the scenes" contributor to the Public Broadcasting Service, "PBS," and its Frontline and "Frontline World" television series. He has produced and written over 40 documentaries for PBS, and worked for KQED-TV in San Francisco, the PBS Newshour and the Center for Investigative Reporting.

He also produces a PBS music show, "Sound Tracks: Music Without Borders," and an online series of music videos called, "Quick Hits."