Steve Levitt | |
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Born | Steve Howard Levitt February 29, 1960 Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Actor, screenwriter |
Years active | 1977–1991, 2020–present |
Steve Levitt (born February 29, 1960) is an American actor and screenwriter who has appeared in films and on television. He is a graduate of THE JUILLIARD SCHOOL. He is best known for his role in the 1987 movie Hunk as Bradley Brinkman and a recurring role in the Showtime TV series The Paper Chase .
Levitt's first feature film was in the 1980 movie Those Lips, Those Eyes , he also appeared in the 1983 comedy movie Private School as a bellboy. He appeared in the 1986 film Last Resort and The Experts in 1989.
Levitt has starred in TV movies such as Bill (1981), Malibu (1983), The Incredible Hulk Returns (1988) as Donald Blake, [1] and Get Smart, Again! (1989). He starred in the short lived TV series The Boys as Gil.
Levitt jumped behind the camera in 1993, writing and directing a 30-minute film entitled Deaf Heaven about the AIDS crisis. He followed that up by penning the Val Kilmer film At First Sight (1999). He went on to write scripts for almost all major studios before retiring in 2011.
Levitt is a Buddhist teacher and chaplain at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. [2]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1980 | Those Lips, Those Eyes | Westervelt | |
1982 | Airplane II: The Sequel | Creature #1 | |
1983 | Private School | Bellboy | |
1986 | Last Resort | Pierre | |
1987 | Hunk | Bradley Brinkman | |
1988 | Blue Movies | Buzz | |
1989 | The Experts | Gil |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1981 | Father Murphy | Philbert Potts | Episode: "The Ghost of Gold Hill" |
1981 | Bill | Student | Television film |
1983 | Malibu | Groopy | |
1984 | Partners in Crime | Michael | Episode: "Pilot" |
1984, 1986 | Hardcastle and McCormick | Ivan / Peter Trigg | 2 episodes |
1984–1986 | The Paper Chase | Stotz | 14 episodes |
1987 | CBS Summer Playhouse | Little Bud Stone | Episode: "Puppetman" |
1988 | 227 | Glenn Gibson | Episode: "My Aching Back" |
1988 | The Incredible Hulk Returns | Donald Blake | Television film |
1988–1989 | The Boys | Sandy | 3 episodes |
1989 | Get Smart, Again! | Beamish | Television film |
1991 | Danger Team | Chris Norman |
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