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Richard Levinson (I) (1934–1987)

Writer | Producer | Miscellaneous Crew

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His life-long collaboration with William Link began writing sketches together at summer camp, then at the Univ. of Pennsylvania in their native Philadelphia. See more trivia »

Born:

Richard Leighton Levinson

Died:

(age 52) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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1971-1998 Columbo (TV series)
– Ashes to Ashes (1998) (creator)
– A Trace of Murder (1997) (creator)
– Strange Bedfellows (1995) (creator)
– Undercover (1994) (creator)
– Butterfly in Shades of Grey (1993) (creator)
See all 66 episodes »
 
1997 Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest (TV movie) (creator)
 
1984-1996 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
– Death by Demographics (1996) (creator)
– Mrs. Parker's Revenge (1996) (creator)
– What You Don't Know Can Kill You (1996) (creator)
– Race to Death (1996) (creator)
– Southern Double-Cross (1996) (creator)
See all 264 episodes »
 
1988 Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami (TV movie) (written by)
 
1986 Vanishing Act (TV movie) (teleplay)
 
1986 Blacke's Magic (TV series)
– Breathing Room (Pilot) (1986) (creator / story)
 
1985 Guilty Conscience (TV movie)
 
1984 The Guardian (TV movie)
 
1983 Prototype (TV movie)
 
1982 Take Your Best Shot (TV movie)
 
1982 Rehearsal for Murder (TV movie) (written by)
 
1981 Darkroom (TV series)
 
1981 Crisis at Central High (TV movie)
 
1979 Murder by Natural Causes (TV movie)
 
1979 Stone (TV series)
 
1979 Stone (TV movie) (story)
 
1977 The Storyteller (TV movie)
 
1977 Rollercoaster (screen story / screenplay)
 
1977 Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging (TV movie) (story)
 
1975-1976 Ellery Queen (TV series)
– The Adventure of the Disappearing Dagger (1976) (developed for television by)
– The Adventure of the Hardhearted Huckster (1976) (developed for television by)
– The Adventure of Caesar's Last Sleep (1976) (developed for television by)
– The Adventure of the Tyrant of Tin Pan Alley (1976) (developed for television by)
– The Adventure of the Two-Faced Woman (1976) (developed for television by)
See all 23 episodes »
 
1975 The Hindenburg (screen story)
 
1967-1975 Mannix (TV series)
– Hardball (1975) (creator)
– Search for a Dead Man (1975) (creator)
– Design for Dying (1975) (creator)
– Bird of Prey: Part 2 (1975) (creator)
– Bird of Prey: Part 1 (1975) (creator)
See all 194 episodes »
 
1974 The Gun (TV movie) (screenplay / story)
 
1974 The Execution of Private Slovik (TV movie)
 
1973 Savage (TV movie) (teleplay)
 
1973 Tenafly (TV series)
– Pilot (1973) (writer)
 
1972 The Judge and Jake Wyler (TV movie)
 
1972 That Certain Summer (TV movie)
 
1971 Two on a Bench (TV movie)
 
1971 Sam Hill: Who Killed Mr. Foster? (TV movie)
 
1970 The Psychiatrist (TV series)
– God Bless the Children (Pilot) (1970) (story)
 
1970 San Francisco International Airport (TV series)
– Crisis (1970) (writer)
 
1970 McCloud (TV series)
– Who Killed Miss U.S.A.? (1970) (teleplay)
 
1970 My Sweet Charlie (TV movie) (teleplay)
 
1969 The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (TV series)
– The Whole World Is Watching (1969) (writer)
 
1969 Trial Run (TV movie) (story)
 
1968 Istanbul Express (TV movie) (written by)
 
1968 The Name of the Game (TV series)
– The Taker (1968) (written by)
 
1968 Prescription: Murder (TV movie) (play / teleplay)
 
1966 Jericho (TV series)
– Upbeat and Underground (1966) (writer)
 
1965-1966 Honey West (TV series)
– An Eerie, Airy, Thing (1966) (written by)
– Invitation to Limbo (1965) (written by)
– The Gray Lady (1965) (written by)
 
1964-1965 The Fugitive (TV series)
– Crack in a Crystal Ball (1965) (writer)
– Tiger Left, Tiger Right (1964) (writer)
 
1964-1965 Burke's Law (TV series)
– Who Killed Mother Goose? (1965) (writer)
– Who Killed Merlin the Great? (1964) (writer)
– Who Killed Everybody? (1964) (writer)
 
1964 The Rogues (TV series)
– The Boston Money Party (1964) (writer)
 
1962-1964 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series)
– Murder Case (1964) (teleplay)
– Nothing Ever Happens in Linvale (1963) (teleplay)
– Dear Uncle George (1963) (story and teleplay)
– Day of Reckoning (1962) (teleplay)
– Captive Audience (1962) (teleplay)
 
1964 Arrest and Trial (TV series)
– The Best There Is (1964) (story)
 
1963 The Third Man (TV series)
– Ghost Town (1963) (writer)
– A Diamond in the Rough (1963) (writer)
 
1963 Stoney Burke (TV series)
– A Matter of Percentage (1963) (writer)
 
1962 The Devil and the Ten Commandments (segment "Tu ne deroberas point")
 
1961-1962 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
– Profit-Sharing Plan (1962) (teleplay / story)
– Services Rendered (1961) (teleplay / story)
 
1961-1962 Adventures in Paradise (TV series)
– Hurricane Audrey (1962) (teleplay)
– Show Me a Hero (1961) (writer)
 
1960-1961 Michael Shayne (TV series)
– Four Lethal Ladies (1961) (teleplay)
– Murder in Wonderland (1960) (teleplay)
– This Is It, Michael Shayne (1960) (teleplay)
– Shoot the Works (1960) (teleplay)
 
1960 The Chevy Mystery Show (TV series)
– Enough Rope (1960) (writer)
 
1959-1960 Johnny Ringo (TV series)
– Border Town (1960) (written by)
– The Rain Man (1959) (written by)
– Ghost Coach (1959) (written by)
 
1959 The Rebel (TV series)
– Gun City (1959) (writer)
 
1959 Black Saddle (TV series)
– The Deal (1959) (writer)
 
Show ShowProducer (23 titles)
1988 Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami (TV movie) (co-executive producer)
 
1985 Guilty Conscience (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1984 Murder, She Wrote (TV series) (executive producer - 1 episode)
– The Murder of Sherlock Holmes: Pilot (1984) (executive producer)
 
1983 Prototype (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1982 Take Your Best Shot (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1982 Rehearsal for Murder (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1981 Crisis at Central High (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1979 Murder by Natural Causes (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1977 The Storyteller (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1977 Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
Ellery Queen (TV series) (executive producer - 21 episodes, 1975-1976) (producer - 2 episodes, 1975)
– The Adventure of the Disappearing Dagger (1976) (executive producer)
– The Adventure of the Hardhearted Huckster (1976) (executive producer)
– The Adventure of Caesar's Last Sleep (1976) (executive producer)
– The Adventure of the Tyrant of Tin Pan Alley (1976) (executive producer)
– The Adventure of the Two-Faced Woman (1976) (executive producer)
See all 23 episodes »
 
1975 A Cry for Help (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1974 The Gun (TV movie) (producer)
 
1974 The Execution of Private Slovik (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
Columbo (TV series) (producer - 7 episodes, 1971-1973) (executive producer - 2 episodes, 1971)
– Lovely But Lethal (1973) (producer - uncredited)
– Double Shock (1973) (producer - uncredited)
– Blueprint for Murder (1972) (producer)
– Short Fuse (1972) (producer)
– Lady in Waiting (1971) (executive producer)
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1973 Savage (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1973 Partners in Crime (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1973 Tenafly (TV series) (executive producer - 1 episode)
– Pilot (1973) (executive producer)
 
1972 The Judge and Jake Wyler (TV movie) (producer)
 
1972 That Certain Summer (TV movie) (producer)
 
1971 Two on a Bench (TV movie) (producer)
 
1971 The NBC Tuesday Mystery Movie (TV series) (executive producer)
 
1970 My Sweet Charlie (TV movie) (producer)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (4 titles)
2003 Murder, She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle (TV movie) (creator: (unaccepted in writer's section by WGA - )
 
2000-2003 Columbo (TV series) (creator: "Columbo" - 2 episodes)
– Columbo Likes the Nightlife (2003) (creator: "Columbo")
– Murder with Too Many Notes (2000) (creator: "Columbo")
 
2001 Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man (TV movie) (creator: writing credits locked by WGA)
 
2000 Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For (TV movie) (creator: (unaccepted in writer's section by WGA - )
 
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Alternate Names:

Richard L. Levinson
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Trivia:

His life-long collaboration with William Link began writing sketches together at summer camp, then at the Univ. of Pennsylvania in their native Philadelphia. See more »

Star Sign:

Leo