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Barry Levinson (I)
Barry Levinson was born in Baltimore, Maryland, to Violet (Krichinsky) and Irvin Levinson, who worked in furniture and appliance. He is of Russian Jewish descent. Levinson graduated from high school in 1960, attended college at American University in Washington, DC. He did well, but decided he wanted to go to Los Angeles. In LA, Levinson worked for...
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Producer (57 credits)
Producer (57 credits)
2016-2017
Killing Fields
(TV Series) (executive producer - 7 episodes)
- Scene of the Crime
(2017)
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- The Case Continues
(2016)
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- Judgement Day
(2016)
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- Family Matters
(2016)
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- The Manhunt
(2016)
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2016
Shades of Blue
(TV Series) (executive producer - 12 episodes)
- One Last Lie
(2016)
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- For I Have Sinned
(2016)
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- The Breach
(2016)
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- What Devil Do
(2016)
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- Live Wire Act
(2016)
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2011-2014
Borgia
(TV Series) (executive producer - 38 episodes)
- 1507
(2014)
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- 1505
(2014)
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- 1506
(2014)
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- 1504
(2014)
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- 1503, Part Two
(2014)
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2012-2013
Copper
(TV Series) (executive producer - 12 episodes)
- Good Heart and Willing Hand
(2013)
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- Home, Sweet Home
(2013)
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- A Vast and Fiendish Plot
(2012)
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- A Day to Give Thanks
(2012)
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- Better Times Are Coming
(2012)
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The Philanthropist
(TV Series) (executive producer - 7 episodes, 2009) (producer - 1 episode, 2009)
- Haiti
(2009)
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- Kashmir
(2009)
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- San Diego
(2009)
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- Kosovo
(2009)
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- Nigeria Part II
(2009)
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2006
The Bedford Diaries
(TV Mini-Series) (executive producer - 4 episodes)
- Risky Business
(2006)
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- Abstinence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder
(2006)
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- The Truth About Sex
(2006)
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- I'm Gonna Love College
(2006)
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1997-2003
Oz
(TV Series) (executive producer - 56 episodes)
- Exeunt Omnes
(2003)
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- Junkyard Dawgs
(2003)
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- A Day in the Death...
(2003)
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- 4giveness
(2003)
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- A Failure to Communicate
(2003)
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2000
Falcone
(TV Series) (executive producer - 9 episodes)
- Paying the Piper
(2000)
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- You Can't Always Get What You Want
(2000)
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- But Not Forgotten
(2000)
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- That's Amore
(2000)
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- Lealta
(2000)
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1999-2000
The Hoop Life
(TV Series) (producer - 12 episodes)
- The Second Chance
(2000)
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- The Talented Tenth
(2000)
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- The Back Stretch
(2000)
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- A Little Yen
(2000)
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- End Game
(2000)
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1993-1999
Homicide: Life on the Street
(TV Series) (executive producer - 122 episodes)
- Forgive Us Our Trespasses
(1999)
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- The Why Chromosome
(1999)
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- Lines of Fire
(1999)
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- Identity Crisis
(1999)
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- Self Defense
(1999)
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1987
Harry
(TV Series) (producer - 7 episodes)
- Harry's Big Night
(1987)
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- Rebel with Sort of a Cause
(1987)
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- Mr. Imperfect
(1987)
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- The Great Rat Race
(1987)
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- This Is the Army, Mr. Porschak
(1987)
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Writer (32 credits)
Writer (32 credits)
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Director (40 credits)
Director (40 credits)
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Actor (14 credits)
Actor (14 credits)
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Soundtrack (2 credits)
Soundtrack (2 credits)
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Music department (2 credits)
Music department (2 credits)
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Miscellaneous Crew (2 credits)
Miscellaneous Crew (2 credits)
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Camera and Electrical Department (1 credit)
Camera and Electrical Department (1 credit)
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Thanks (12 credits)
Thanks (12 credits)
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Self (62 credits)
Self (62 credits)
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Archive footage (1 credit)
Archive footage (1 credit)
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Directed several episodes of an original comedy series for HBO right after "The Natural" and just before shooting "Young Sherlock Holmes". The name of the program was "The Investigators" and starred Charles Rocket and Mark King. It was a parody of TV news magazines. It featured up-coming comics like Jerry Seinfeld and Paul ... See more »Official Sites:
Barry Levinson On-LineHeight:
5' 11" (1.8 m)
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[on Toys (1992)] It became a point with people to say, "Oh-ho, I hated the movie and this is what he wanted to do for 12 years". The level of the anger is something I don't know how to relate to. That I wanted to make the movie that badly - should they be angry about that? And maybe there is a very thin line between something you really believe in and something that is a self-indulgence. But if ... See more »Trivia:
His films often take place in the past: Diner (1982); The Natural (1984) ; Good Morning, Vietnam (1987); Bugsy (1991); Avalon (1990); Sleepers (1996) and An Everlasting Piece (2000). See more »Trademark:
Films set in his home town of in Baltimore, Maryland: Diner (1982), Tin Men (1987), Avalon (1990) and Liberty Heights (1999). See more »Star Sign:
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