Steve Levitt (actor) explained

Steve Levitt
Birth Name:Steve Howard Levitt
Birth Date:1960 2, mf=yes
Birth Place:Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Occupation: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 Julliard 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.

Career

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.

Personal life

Levitt is a Buddhist teacher and chaplain at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.[2]

Filmography

Film

!Year!Title!Role!Notes
1980Those Lips, Those EyesWestervelt
1982Creature #1
1983Private SchoolBellboy
1986Last ResortPierre
1987HunkBradley Brinkman
1988Blue MoviesBuzz
1989The ExpertsGil

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1981Father MurphyPhilbert PottsEpisode: "The Ghost of Gold Hill"
1981BillStudentTelevision film
1983MalibuGroopy
1984Partners in CrimeMichaelEpisode: "Pilot"
1984, 1986Hardcastle and McCormickIvan / Peter Trigg2 episodes
1984–1986The Paper ChaseStotz14 episodes
1987CBS Summer PlayhouseLittle Bud StoneEpisode: "Puppetman"
1988227Glenn GibsonEpisode: "My Aching Back"
1988The Incredible Hulk ReturnsDonald BlakeTelevision film
1988–1989The BoysSandy3 episodes
1989Get Smart, Again!BeamishTelevision film
1991Danger TeamChris Norman

References

  1. Book: Jankiewicz, Patrick A. . You Wouldn't Like Me When I'm Angry: A Hulk Companion . BearManor Media . en.
  2. Web site: Atwood . Hal . Advice From a Queer Sangha Leader - Lions Roar . 30 July 2018 . 2023-05-10 . en-US.