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| birth_date = 12/03/1932
| birth_place = Trenton, New Jersey [[United States]]
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| occupation = Film director, television director, theatre director
| occupation = Film director, television director, theatre director
| years_active = 1967–present
| years_active = 1967–2012
| spouse = Audrey Davis Levin
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Since 1967, Levin has amassed a large number of credits directing episodic television and television films. Some of his television series credits include ''[[Love Is a Many Splendored Thing (TV series)|Love Is a Many Splendored Thing]]'', ''[[James at 15]]'', ''[[The Paper Chase (TV series)|The Paper Chase]]'', ''[[Family (1976 TV series)|Family]]'', ''[[Starsky & Hutch]]'', ''[[Lou Grant (TV series)|Lou Grant]]'', ''[[Fame (1982 TV series)|Fame]]'', ''[[Cagney & Lacey]]'', ''[[Law & Order]]'' and ''[[Judging Amy]]''.<ref name="Film Reference">[http://www.filmreference.com/film/33/Peter-Levin.html Peter Levin Biography ((?)-)] Film Reference</ref>
Since 1967, Levin has amassed a large number of credits directing episodic television and television films. Some of his television series credits include ''[[Love Is a Many Splendored Thing (TV series)|Love Is a Many Splendored Thing]]'', ''[[James at 15]]'', ''[[The Paper Chase (TV series)|The Paper Chase]]'', ''[[Family (1976 TV series)|Family]]'', ''[[Starsky & Hutch]]'', ''[[Lou Grant (TV series)|Lou Grant]]'', ''[[Fame (1982 TV series)|Fame]]'', ''[[Cagney & Lacey]]'', ''[[Law & Order]]'' and ''[[Judging Amy]]''.<ref name="Film Reference">[http://www.filmreference.com/film/33/Peter-Levin.html Peter Levin Biography ((?)-)] Film Reference</ref>


Some of his television film credits include ''[[Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case]]'' (1980), ''[[A Reason to Live (1985 film)|A Reason to Live]]'' (1985), ''[[Popeye Doyle (film)|Popeye Doyle]]'' (1986), ''[[A Killer Among Us]]'' (1990), ''[[Queen Sized]]'' (2008) and among other films.<ref name="Film Reference"/>
Some of his television film credits include ''[[Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case]]'' (1980), ''[[A Reason to Live (1985 film)|A Reason to Live]]'' (1985), ''[[Popeye Doyle (film)|Popeye Doyle]]'' (1986), ''[[A Killer Among Us]]'' (1990), ''[[Queen Sized]]'' (2008) and among other films.<ref name="Film Reference"/. He directed "Heart in Hiding", written by his wife Audrey Davis Levin, for which she received an Emmy for Best Day Time Special in the 1970s.


Prior to becoming a director, Levin worked as an actor in several [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] productions. He costarred with Susan Strasberg in "[The Diary of Ann Frank]" but had to leave the production when he was drafted into the Army. He trained at the [[Carnegie Mellon University]]. Eventually becoming a theatre director, he directed productions at the [[Long Wharf Theatre]] and the [[Pacific Resident Theatre]] Company. He also co-founded the off-off-Broadway Theatre [the Hardware Poets Playhouse] and was also an associate artist of The Interact Theatre Company.<ref>[http://www.tnt.tv/movies/movietitle/?oid=26832 Peter Levin biography] at Movies on [[Turner Network Television|TNT]]</ref>
Prior to becoming a director, Levin worked as an actor in several [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] productions. He costarred with Susan Strasberg in "[The Diary of Ann Frank]" but had to leave the production when he was drafted into the Army. He trained at the [[Carnegie Mellon University]]. Eventually becoming a theatre director, he directed productions at the [[Long Wharf Theatre]] and the [[Pacific Resident Theatre]] Company. He also co-founded the off-off-Broadway Theatre [the Hardware Poets Playhouse] with his wife Audrey Davis Levin and was also an associate artist of The Interact Theatre Company.<ref>[http://www.tnt.tv/movies/movietitle/?oid=26832 Peter Levin biography] at Movies on [[Turner Network Television|TNT]]</ref>


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Revision as of 21:52, 31 May 2023

{{Infobox person | name = Peter Levin | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = Daniel Henry Levin = | birth_date = 12/03/1932 | birth_place = Trenton, New Jersey United States | death_date = | death_place = | alma_mater = | occupation = Film director, television director, theatre director | years_active = 1967–2012 | spouse = Audrey Davis Levin

daughter                   = Kristina Davis        

Peter Levin is an American director of film, television and theatre.

Career

Since 1967, Levin has amassed a large number of credits directing episodic television and television films. Some of his television series credits include Love Is a Many Splendored Thing, James at 15, The Paper Chase, Family, Starsky & Hutch, Lou Grant, Fame, Cagney & Lacey, Law & Order and Judging Amy.[1]

Some of his television film credits include Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case (1980), A Reason to Live (1985), Popeye Doyle (1986), A Killer Among Us (1990), Queen Sized (2008) and among other films.Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page).

References