Peter Levin (born Daniel Henry Levin; 12 March 1932) 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 ''James at 15'' (later ''James at 16'') is an American drama series that aired on NBC during the 1977–78 season. The series was preceded by the 1977 TV movie ''James at 15'', which aired on Monday September 5, 1977 and was intended as a telev ...

'', '' The Paper Chase'', ''

Family Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...

'', ''

Starsky & Hutch ''Starsky & Hutch'' is an American action television series, which consisted of a 72-minute pilot movie (originally aired as a '' Movie of the Week'' entry) and 92 episodes of 50 minutes each. The show was created by William Blinn (inspired ...

'', '' Lou Grant'', '' Fame'', '' Cagney & Lacey'', ''

Law & Order ''Law & Order'' is an American police procedural and legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf and produced by Wolf Entertainment and Universal Television, launching the ''Law & Order'' franchise. ''Law & Order'' aired its entire ...

'' and ''

Judging Amy ''Judging Amy'' is an American legal drama television series that was telecast from September 19, 1999, through May 3, 2005, on CBS. This television series starred Amy Brenneman and Tyne Daly. Its main character (Brenneman) is a judge who serves ...

''.Peter Levin Biography ((?)-)
Film Reference 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. 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 productions. He costarred with Susan Strasberg in " he Diary of Ann Frank but had to leave the production when he was drafted into the Army. He trained at the

Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The institution was established in 1900 by Andrew Carnegie as the Carnegie Technical Schools. In 1912, it became the Carnegie Institu ...

. Eventually becoming a theatre director, he directed productions at the

Long Wharf Theatre Long Wharf Theatre is a nonprofit institution in New Haven, Connecticut, a pioneer in the not-for-profit regional theatre movement, the originator of several prominent plays, and a venue where many internationally known actors have appeared. Fo ...

and the

Pacific Resident Theatre Pacific Resident Theatre (PRT) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit theatre company located at 703 Venice Boulevard in Venice, California. It was founded as an actors cooperative in Venice's arts district in 1985 and is dedicated to producing both classic ...

Company. He also co-founded the off-off-Broadway Theatre he Hardware Poets Playhousewith his wife Audrey Davis Levin and was also an associate artist of The Interact Theatre Company.Peter Levin biography
at Movies on

TNT Troponin T (shortened TnT or TropT) is a part of the troponin complex, which are proteins integral to the contraction of skeletal and heart muscles. They are expressed in skeletal and cardiac myocytes. Troponin T binds to tropomyosin and helps ...

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Levin, Peter Film directors from New Jersey American television directors English-language film directors American theatre directors Carnegie Mellon University College of Fine Arts alumni Living people Year of birth missing (living people)