Calvin Levels

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Calvin Levels
Born (1954-09-30) September 30, 1954 (age 70)
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
OccupationActor
Years active19782003

Calvin Levels (born September 30, 1954) is an American film actor. In 1984, he won a Theatre World Award and was nominated for both the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play for his portrayal of Calvin Jefferson in Open Admissions . [1] Levels is known for his roles in the films The Atlanta Child Murders (1985), Adventures in Babysitting (1987), Johnny Suede (1991), and Hellbound (1994). For his role in The Atlanta Child Murders, Levels had to drastically change his diet and quit exercising, which he said took months to undo. [2]

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Filmography

Film

YearFilmRoleOther notes
1979CharlestonJeff
1981 Ragtime Gang Member No. 3
1987 Adventures in Babysitting Joe Gipp
1988The ChairWilma
1990 Monsters
1991 Johnny Suede Deke
Convicts Leroy
1992Live! From Death RowKenny Nevins
1992 In the Heat of the Night Laurence
1993 Point of No Return Computer Instructor
1994 Hellbound Detective Calvin Jackson
1995 The Watcher Wiley Nemo
1996 Space: Above and Beyond First Mate Potter
Follow Me Home Kaz
Within the Rock Banton
8 Heads in a Duffel Bag Head of Jamal
1997 Skyscraper Hakim
2003 Black Listed Trouble Truman

Television

YearShowRoleNotes
1980 A Christmas Without Snow WendellTelevision film
1981 Crisis at Central High Ernest Green
1985 The Atlanta Child Murders Wayne Williams
1989 21 Jump Street Roy HodgesEpisode: "Next Victim"
1991 Roc JunebugEpisode: "Roc Works for Joey"
Midnight Caller Ray AtkinsEpisode: "A Cry in the Night"

References

  1. "Past Recipients". Theatre World Awards. Archived from the original on October 4, 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  2. Blinn, Johna (February 6, 1985). "Celebrity Cookbook". Philadelphia Daily News . p. F-4 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg