Barry Lee Levinson (born April 6, 1942 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and occasional actor best known for his "Baltimore Trilogy" (Diner, Tin Men, Avalon (1990)), as well as for such other films as The Natural, Good Morning, Vietnam, Rain Man, Bugsy, and Wag the Dog.
He was married to actress/producer Valerie Curtin, currently married to Diana Rhodes and has two children with Rhodes, including Sam Levinson.
Filmography
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Director
- Diner (1982; also writer)
- The Natural (1984)
- Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
- Tin Men (1987; also writer)
- Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
- Rain Man (1988) — Academy Award Winner for Best Director
- Avalon (1990; also producer and writer)
- Bugsy (1991; also producer)
- Toys (1992; also producer)
- Jimmy Hollywood (1994; also producer and writer)
- Disclosure (1994; also producer)
- Homicide: Life on the Street (2 episodes)
- Sleepers (1996; also producer and writer)
- Wag the Dog (1997; also producer)
- Sphere (1998; also producer)
- Liberty Heights (1999; also producer and writer)
- An Everlasting Piece (2000)
- Bandits (2001; also producer)
- Envy (2004; also proudcer)
- The Jury (2004; "Honeymoon Suite" and "Pilot")
- Man of the Year (2006; also writer)
- What Just Happened (2008; also producer)
- Poli Wood (2009 documentary)
- Thirty For Thirty: The Band That Wouldn't Die (2009)
- You Dont Know Jack (2010 TV Movie)
- The Bay (2012; also producer and writer)
- The Humbling (2014; also producer)
- Rock the Kasbah (2015)
- Shades of Blue (2 episodes)
- The Wizard of Lies (2017 TV Movie; also producer)
- Paterno (2018 TV Movie; also producer)
- The Alto Knights (2025; also producer)
Producer
- American Playhouse (1985; 1 episode)
- Kafka (1991)
- Homicide: Life on the Street (1993-1999)
- Wilder Napalm (1993)
- A Little Princess (1995)
- The Second Civil War (1997 TV Movie)
- Donnie Brasco (1997)
- Oz (1997-2003)
- The Beat (2000)
- Falcone (2000)
- The Perfect Storm (2000)
- An Everlasting Piece (2000)
- Baseball Wives (2002 TV Movie)
- Possession (2002)
- Analyze That (2002)
- The Jury (2004)
- The Bedford Diaries (2006; 4 episodes)
- The Philanthropist (2009)
- Borgia (2011-2014)
- Copper (2012-2013; 12 episodes)
- Phil Spector (2013 TV Movie)
- Deliver Us From Evil (2014)
- Shades of Blue (2016)
- Killing Fields (2016; 7 episodes)
- City on a Hill (2019-2022)
- Dopesick (2021 miniseries)
Writer
- The Tim Conway Comedy Hour (1970; 7 episodes)
- The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine (1971-1972; 2 episodes)
- The Carol Burnett Show (1973-1976; 73 episodes)
- Street Girls (1975)
- Hot I Baltimore (1975; 1 episode)
- The Rich Little Show (1976; 2 episodes)
- Silent Movie (1976)
- High Anxiety (1977)
- …and Justice for All (1979)
- Inside Moves (1980)
- Tootsie (1982; uncredited)
- Best Friends (1982)
- Homicide: Life on the Street (1993; 1 episode)
- The Jury (2004)
Actor
- Silent Movie (1976) as Executive
- High Anxiety (1977) as Bellboy
- History of the World Part I (1981) as Roman Column Salesman
- Rain Man as Doctor (Uncredited Role)
- Bugsy (1991) as Casting Director (uncredited)
- The Larry Sanders Show (1993; "Larry's Agent") as Barry Levinson
- Jimmy Hollywood (1994) as Director of 'Life Story'
- Quiz Show (1994) as Dave Garroway
- Wag the Dog (1997; uncredited) as Man at a movie studio (uncredited)
- Bee Movie (2007) as Martin Benson (voice)
- Muhammad Alis Greatest Fight (2013) as Justice Potter Stewart
- Here Today (2021) as Himself