Barry Levinson (I)

Producer | Writer | Director

Barry Lee Levinson was born in Baltimore, Maryland, to Violet (Krichinsky) and Irvin Levinson, who ...

Born: April 6, 1942

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Filmography

Known For

Rain Man Director (1988)
Bugsy Producer (1991)
Wag the Dog Producer (1997)
Known For

The Wizard of Lies Producer (2017)
Producer

Dopesick (2021)
The Survivor (2021)
City on a Hill (2021)
Stars and Strife (2020)
Paterno (2018)
The Wizard of Lies (2017)
Killing Fields (2016-2017)
Shades of Blue (2016)
Borgia (2011-2014)
The Humbling (2014)
Copper (2012-2013)
Phil Spector (2013)
The Bay (2012)
You Don't Know Jack (2010)
The Philanthropist (2009)
What Just Happened (2008)
M.O.N.Y. (2007)
50/50 (2006)
The Bedford Diaries (2006)
The Jury (2004)
Envy (2004)
Strip Search (2004)
Oz (1997-2003)
Deliver Us from Eva (2003)
Analyze That (2002)
Possession (2002)
Baseball Wives (2002)
Hudson's Law (2001)
Shot in the Heart (2001)
Bandits (2001)
The Press Secretary (2001)
An Everlasting Piece (2000)
American Tragedy (2000)
The Perfect Storm (2000)
Falcone (2000)
The Beat (2000)
The Hoop Life (1999-2000)
Homicide: The Movie (2000)
Original Diner Guys (1999)
The 20th Century: Yesterday's Tomorrows (1999)
Liberty Heights (1999)
Homicide: Life on the Street (1993-1999)
Family Brood (1998)
Home Fries (1998)
Sphere (1998)
Wag the Dog (1997)
The Second Civil War (1997)
Donnie Brasco (1997)
Sleepers (1996)
A Little Princess (1995)
Disclosure (1994)
Jimmy Hollywood (1994)
Wilder Napalm (1993)
Toys (1992)
Bugsy (1991)
Kafka (1991)
Avalon (1990)
Harry (1987)
American Playhouse (1985)
The Investigators (1984)
Diner (1983)
Producer

Peeping Times (1978)
Director

Dopesick (2021)
The Survivor (2021)
Paterno (2018)
The Wizard of Lies (2017)
Shades of Blue (2016)
Rock the Kasbah (2015)
The Humbling (2014)
The Bay (2012)
You Don't Know Jack (2010)
30 for 30 (2009)
PoliWood (2009)
What Just Happened (2008)
Man of the Year (2006)
The Jury (2004)
Hindsight Is 20/20... (2004)
Envy (2004)
A Uniform Used to Mean Something... (2004)
Bandits (2001)
An Everlasting Piece (2000)
The Beat (2000)
Original Diner Guys (1999)
The 20th Century: Yesterday's Tomorrows (1999)
Liberty Heights (1999)
Sphere (1998)
Wag the Dog (1997)
Sleepers (1996)
Homicide: Life on the Street (1993-1995)
Disclosure (1994)
Jimmy Hollywood (1994)
Toys (1992)
Bugsy (1991)
Avalon (1990)
Rain Man (1988)
Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
Tin Men (1987)
Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
The Investigators (1984)
The Natural (1984)
Diner (1983)
Diner (1982)
Peeping Times (1978)
Director

The Jury Room
Writer

A Fandemic: 50 Fans Celebrate 50 Years of Cinema (2021)
The Bay (2012)
M.O.N.Y. (2007)
Man of the Year (2006)
The Jury (2004)
Liberty Heights (1999)
Sleepers (1996)
Homicide: Life on the Street (1996)
Jimmy Hollywood (1994)
Toys (1992)
Avalon (1990)
The Earth Day Special (1990)
Tin Men (1987)
The Investigators (1984)
Unfaithfully Yours (1984)
Diner (1983)
Best Friends (1982)
Tootsie (1982)
Diner (1982)
Inside Moves (1980)
And Justice for All (1979)
Peeping Times (1978)
High Anxiety (1977)
Silent Movie (1976)
The Carol Burnett Show (1973-1976)
The Rich Little Show (1975-1976)
Hot l Baltimore (1975)
Street Girls (1975)
ABC Comedy News (1973)
The John Byner Comedy Hour (1972)
The ABC Comedy Hour (1972)
The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine (1971-1972)
The Tim Conway Comedy Hour (1970)
Writer

The Tim Conway Show (1970)
Actor

The Kominsky Method Barry Levinson (2021)
Here Today Barry Levinson (2021)
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight Potter Stewart (2013)
Into the Unknown: Barry Levinson on 'the Bay' (2013)
Bee Movie Martin Benson (2007)
The Jury Judge Horatio Hawthorne (2004)
Wag the Dog Man at a movie studio (1997)
Quiz Show Dave Garroway (1994)
Jimmy Hollywood Director of 'Life Story' (1994)
The Larry Sanders Show Barry Levinson (1993)
Bugsy Casting director (1991)
Rain Man Doctor (1988)
History of the World: Part I Column Salesman - The Roman Empire (1981)
High Anxiety Bellboy (1977)
Silent Movie Executive (1976)
ABC Comedy News Barry Levinson (1973)
The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine Various Characters (1971)
Actor

The Tim Conway Comedy Hour Various (1970)
Soundtrack

Midnight Heat (1996)
Soundtrack

Armed Response (1986)
Additional Crew

The Greatest Game Ever Played (2008)
The Directors (2000)
Music Department

An Everlasting Piece (2000)
Armed Response (1986)
Archive footage

Who Is Alan Smithee? (2002)
Camera and Electrical Department

Street Girls (1975)

Videos

Awards

Did You Know

Directed 6 different actors in Oscar-nominated performances: Glenn Close, Warren Beatty, Harvey Keitel, Ben Kingsley, Dustin Hoffman and Robin Williams. Hoffman won an Oscar for his performance in Levinson's Rain Man (1988).

Quotes

[on what has changed since Wag the Dog (1997) and its media critique] "Wag" is not some kind of documentary, it's just looking at the tools that are available. Now you've got more tools, you've got social media and you just post stories through all ...