Barry Levinson
Highest Rated: 100% Ennio (2021)
Lowest Rated: 7% Rock the Kasbah (2015)
Birthday: Apr 6, 1942
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
After first entering the entertainment business as a comic writer and performer, writer-director-producer and occasional onscreen performer Barry Levinson developed into a courageous filmmaker who took creative risks while scoring big commercial hits in several different genres. Having formed a comedy duo with actor Craig T. Nelson, Levinson became an Emmy-winning writer for "The Carol Burnett Show" (CBS, 1967-1978) before graduating to independent filmmaking with the poignant semi-autobiographical "Diner" (1982). With "The Natural" (1984), Levinson directed a lasting homage to the greatness of baseball. In the latter half of the decade, Levinson scored two huge hits: the manic comedy-drama "Good Morning, Vietnam" (1987) and the Academy Award-winning drama, "Rain Man" (1988), both of which announced him as one of Hollywood's top directors. Meanwhile, he ventured into television by directing and producing episodes of "Homicide: Life on the Streets" (NBC, 1993-2000) while maintaining a steady onscreen presence with "Bugsy" (1991), "Sleepers" (1996) and "Wag the Dog" (1997). Movies in the 21st century included "Bandits" (2001), "Envy" (2003) and "Man of the Year" (2006).
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Filmography
Movies
| Credit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85% | 77% | The Survivor |
Director, Producer |
- | 2021 |
| 100% | No Score Yet | Ennio | Self | - | 2021 |
| 70% | 48% | Paterno | Director | - | 2018 |
| 73% | 63% | The Wizard of Lies |
Director, Executive Producer |
- | 2017 |
| No Score Yet | 83% | The Natural: The Best There Ever Was |
The Director / |
- | 2015 |
| 7% | 29% | Rock the Kasbah | Director | $3.0M | 2015 |
| 53% | 28% | The Humbling | Director | - | 2014 |
| 38% | 74% | Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight | Justice Potter Stewart (Character) | - | 2013 |
| 50% | 32% | Phil Spector | Executive Producer | - | 2013 |
| 77% | 43% | The Bay |
Director, Producer |
- | 2012 |
| 83% | 83% | You Don't Know Jack | Director | - | 2010 |
| No Score Yet | 48% | Poliwood | Director | - | 2009 |
| 50% | 22% | What Just Happened? |
Director, Producer |
$1.1M | 2008 |
| 49% | 53% | Bee Movie | Martin Benson (Voice) | $126.6M | 2007 |
| 21% | 45% | Man of the Year |
Director, Writer, Producer |
$37.4M | 2006 |
| No Score Yet | 84% | The Long Shot | Executive Producer | - | 2004 |
| No Score Yet | 46% | Strip Search | Executive Producer | - | 2004 |
| 8% | 27% | Envy |
Director, Producer |
$12.2M | 2004 |
| 43% | 76% | Deliver Us From Eva | Executive Producer | $17.3M | 2003 |
| 27% | 39% | Analyze That | Executive Producer | $32.1M | 2002 |
| 63% | 58% | Possession | Producer | $10.1M | 2002 |
| 83% | 69% | Shot in the Heart | Executive Producer | - | 2001 |
| 64% | 58% | Bandits | Director | $41.5M | 2001 |
| 48% | 78% | An Everlasting Piece |
Director, Producer |
$74.9K | 2000 |
| 46% | 63% | The Perfect Storm | Executive Producer | $182.6M | 2000 |
| 86% | 74% | Homicide: The Movie | Executive Producer | - | 2000 |
| 86% | 76% | Liberty Heights |
Director, Writer, Producer |
$3.7M | 1999 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Original Diner Guys |
Director, Producer |
- | 1999 |
| 31% | 33% | Home Fries | Producer | $10.5M | 1998 |
| 13% | 38% | Sphere |
Director, Producer |
$37.0M | 1998 |
| 60% | 61% | The Second Civil War | Executive Producer | - | 1997 |
| 88% | 89% | Donnie Brasco | Producer | $42.0M | 1997 |
| 86% | 76% | Wag the Dog |
Director, Producer |
$43.0M | 1997 |
| 73% | 85% | Sleepers |
Director, Screenwriter, Producer |
$53.3M | 1996 |
| 59% | 41% | Disclosure |
Director, Producer |
$81.3M | 1994 |
| 97% | 87% | Quiz Show | Dave Garroway (Character) | $24.8M | 1994 |
| 22% | 28% | Jimmy Hollywood |
Director, Producer |
$3.2M | 1994 |
| 25% | 54% | Wilder Napalm | Executive Producer | $56.2K | 1993 |
| 29% | 39% | Toys |
Director, Producer, Screenwriter |
$21.3M | 1992 |
| 84% | 69% | Bugsy |
Director, Producer |
$48.2M | 1991 |
| 50% | 72% | Kafka | Executive Producer | $57.6K | 1991 |
| 86% | 78% | Avalon |
Director, Producer |
$14.9M | 1990 |
| 89% | 90% | Rain Man | Director | $171.2M | 1988 |
| 89% | 82% | Good Morning, Vietnam | Director | $123.9M | 1987 |
| 78% | 64% | Tin Men |
Director, Writer |
$25.3M | 1987 |
| 64% | 63% | Young Sherlock Holmes | Director | $18.1M | 1985 |
| 83% | 88% | The Natural | Director | - | 1984 |
| 33% | 45% | Unfaithfully Yours | Writer | - | 1984 |
| 90% | 81% | Tootsie | Writer | - | 1982 |
| 91% | 77% | Diner |
Director, Screenwriter |
- | 1982 |
| No Score Yet | 77% | Inside Moves | Screenwriter | - | 1980 |
| 73% | 67% | High Anxiety |
Bellboy (Character), Screenwriter |
- | 1977 |
| 81% | 72% | Silent Movie |
Executive (Character), Screenwriter |
- | 1976 |
| No Score Yet | 57% | Who? | Director | - | 1973 |
| No Score Yet | 56% | Catholics | Producer | - | 1973 |
| No Score Yet | 84% | The Amazing Mr. Blunden | Producer | - | 1972 |
| No Score Yet | 67% | First Love | Executive Producer | - | 1970 |
TV
| Credit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25% | 83% | The Calling | Executive Producer | 2022 |
| 88% | 84% | City on a Hill | Executive Producer | 2019 2021-2022 |
| 89% | 93% | Dopesick | Executive Producer | 2021 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Superstar | Self | 2021 |
| No Score Yet | 79% | Killing Fields | Co-Executive Producer | 2016-2018 |
| No Score Yet | 75% | Shades of Blue | Executive Producer | 2016 |
| 81% | 75% | Copper | Executive Producer | 2012-2013 |
| No Score Yet | 25% | 30 for 30 | Director | 2009 |
| 61% | No Score Yet | The Philanthropist | Executive Producer | 2009 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Jury |
Judge Horatio Hawthorne (Character), Executive Producer |
2004 |
| 92% | 96% | Oz | Executive Producer | 1997-2003 |
| 92% | No Score Yet | The Beat |
Executive Producer, Director |
2000 |
| 91% | 87% | Homicide: Life on the Street |
Unknown (Guest Star), Director, Executive Producer |
1993-1999 |