Charles Levin (actor)

Charles Levin
Born	Charles Herbert Levin (1949-03-12) March 12, 1949 Chicago, Illinois, United States
Years active	1975–present
Spouse	Katherine DeHetre (deceased)

Charles Levin (born March 12, 1949) is an American actor who has appeared in television and movies and on stage. He is best known for the role of Elliot Novak on the series Alice having become a regular in the show's 9th season and the recurring role of Eddie Gregg on Hill Street Blues from 1982 to 1986.

Life and career

He is also known for having played the mohel on "The Bris" episode of Seinfeld and Coco, the gay cook, on the pilot episode of The Golden Girls. His part was dropped in favor of making the character of Sophia Petrillo, played by Estelle Getty, a regular. (Many of her sassy one-liners were originally written for Coco.)

He appeared as a guest star on many television shows including Family Ties, Tales from the Darkside, The Twilight Zone, The Facts of Life, Falcon Crest (as Arthur Habermann), Punky Brewster (as Officer Bob), Thirtysomething, Night Court, L.A. Law (as Robert Caporale), Designing Women, Murphy Brown, NYPD Blue, and Law & Order.

Partial filmography

• Everybody Rides the Carousel (1975) - Stage 6 (voice)
• Annie Hall (1977) - Actor in Rehearsal
• Between the Lines (1977) - Paul
• Rush It (1978) - Dr. Levy
• Manhattan (1979) - Television Actor #1
• The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979) - John Cairn
• Honeysuckle Rose (1980) - Sid
• Deal of the Century (1983) - Dr. Rechtin
• This Is Spinal Tap (1984) - Disc 'n' Dat Manager
• Do You Remember Love (1985, TV Movie) - Dr. Raymond Sawyer
• The Man With One Red Shoe (1985) - CIA Dentist
• The Golden Child (1986) - TV Host
• The Couch Trip (1988) - TV Reporter
• No Holds Barred (1989) - Ordway
• Immediate Family (1989) - Eli's Dad
• A Civil Action (1998) - Geologist (final film role)

External links

• Charles Levin at IMDb
• Charles Levin at the Internet Broadway Database