Leonard Freeman (October 31, 1920 – January 20, 1974) was an American television writer and producer who is best remembered as the creator of the CBS series Hawaii Five-O in 1968.
Hawaii Five-O ran for twelve seasons, at the time a record for a crime drama.
In 1967, he produced the Clint Eastwood western film, Hang 'Em High.
A decade earlier, he wrote scripts for the syndicated Men of Annapolis.
Freeman died in 1974 during the sixth season of Hawaii Five-O of complications related to heart surgery.