Calvin Levels Explained

Calvin Levels
Birth Date:1954 9, mf=yes
Birth Place:Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:1978 - 2003

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]

Filmography

Film

YearFilmRoleOther notes
1979CharlestonJeff
1980A Christmas Without SnowWendell
1981RagtimeGang Member No. 3
1987Adventures in BabysittingJoe Gipp
1988The ChairWilma
1990Monsters
1991Johnny SuedeDeke
1991ConvictsLeroy
1992Live! From Death RowKenny Nevins
1991RocJunebug
1992In the Heat of the NightLaurence
1993Point of No ReturnComputer Instructor
1994HellboundDetective Calvin Jackson
1995The WatcherWiley Nemo
1996First Mate Potter
1996Follow Me HomeKaz
1996Within the RockBanton
19968 Heads in a Duffel BagHead of Jamal
1997SkyscraperHakim
2003Black ListedTrouble Truman

Television

!Year!Show!Role
1981Crisis at Central HighErnest Green
1985The Atlanta Child MurdersWayne Williams
1991Midnight Caller

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Past Recipients. Theatre World Awards. February 2, 2024.
  2. News: Celebrity Cookbook. February 6, 1985. F-4. Johna. Blinn. Philadelphia Daily News. Newspapers.com.