Directing
Barry Levinson
Born 6 April 1942 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
152 credits
Barry Lee Levinson (born April 6, 1942) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Levinson won the Academy Award for Best Director for Rain Man (1988). His other best-known works are Diner (1982), The Natural (1984), Good Morning, Vietnam (1987), Bugsy (1991), and Wag the Dog (1997). In 2021, he co-executive produced the Hulu miniseries Dopesick and directed the first two episodes. Description above from the Wikipedia article Barry Levinson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Directing 42
- TBAAssassinationFilmDirector
- 2025The Alto KnightsFilmDirector
- 2022The SurvivorFilmDirector
- 2022The CallingSeriesDirector
- 2021DopesickSeriesDirector
- 2018PaternoFilmDirector
- 2017The Wizard of LiesFilmDirector
- 2016Shades of BlueSeriesDirector
- 2015Rock the KasbahFilmDirector
- 2014The HumblingFilmDirector
- 2012The BayFilmDirector
- 2010You Don't Know JackFilmDirector
- 200930 for 30SeriesDirector
- 2009The Band That Wouldn't DieFilmDirector
- 2009PoliWoodFilmDirector
- 2008What Just HappenedFilmDirector
- 2006Man of the YearFilmDirector
- 2004EnvyFilmDirector
- 2004The JurySeriesDirector
- 2001BanditsFilmDirector
- 2000The BeatSeriesDirector
- 2000An Everlasting PieceFilmDirector
- 1999Liberty HeightsFilmDirector
- 1999Yesterday's TomorrowsFilmDirector
- 1999Original Diner GuysFilmDirector
- 1998SphereFilmDirector
- 1997Wag the DogFilmDirector
- 1996SleepersFilmDirector
- 1994DisclosureFilmDirector
- 1994Jimmy HollywoodFilmDirector
- 1993Homicide: Life on the StreetSeriesDirector
- 1992ToysFilmDirector
- 1991BugsyFilmDirector
- 1990AvalonFilmDirector
- 1988Rain ManFilmDirector
- 1987Good Morning, VietnamFilmDirector
- 1987Tin MenFilmDirector
- 1985Young Sherlock HolmesFilmDirector
- 1984The NaturalFilmDirector
- 1983DinerFilmDirector
- 1982DinerFilmDirector
- 1978Peeping TimesFilmDirector
Acting 31
- TBADiamonds on the Silver ScreenFilmSelf
- 2026Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!SeriesSelf - Co-Writer, Silent Movie
- 2026Euphoria: A Look BackFilmSelf
- 2022EnnioFilmSelf
- 2022Hans Zimmer: Hollywood RebelFilmSelf
- 2021Here TodayFilmSelf
- 2021Dean Martin: King of CoolFilmSelf
- 2021Kreka: DreamcatcherFilmSelf
- 2020Stars and StrifeFilmSelf
- 2016The Natural: The Best There Ever WasFilmSelf
- 2013Muhammad Ali's Greatest FightFilmJustice Potter Stewart
- 2012Side by SideFilmSelf
- 2009The Band That Wouldn't DieFilmSelf
- 2008Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of SeparationFilmSelf
- 2007Bee MovieFilmMartin Benson (voice)
- 2006LegendsSeriesSelf
- 2006The Road to Damascus: The Reinvention of Bugsy SiegelFilmSelf
- 2005The OutsiderFilmSelf
- 2001The Heart of 'The Natural'FilmSelf
- 1999Diner: On The Flip SideFilmSelf
- 1997Wag the DogFilmMan at a Movie Studio (uncredited)
- 1997Sports on the Silver ScreenFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1995Robbie Robertson: Going HomeFilmSelf
- 1994Quiz ShowFilmDave Garroway
- 1994Jimmy HollywoodFilmDirector of 'Life Story'
- 1994Robbie Robertson: A Retrospective - From the Band to the Rock'n'Roll Hall Of FameFilmSelf
- 1993Homicide: Life on the StreetSeriesBarry Levinson
- 1992The Larry Sanders ShowSeriesBarry Levinson
- 1981History of the World: Part IFilmColumn Salesman - The Roman Empire
- 1977High AnxietyFilmDennis - Bellboy
- 1976Silent MovieFilmExecutive
Writing 21
- 2009The PhilanthropistSeriesWriter
- 2006Man of the YearFilmWriter
- 2004AitraazFilmOriginal Story
- 2004The JurySeriesStory
- 1999Liberty HeightsFilmWriter
- 1996SleepersFilmScreenplay
- 1994Jimmy HollywoodFilmWriter
- 1992ToysFilmWriter
- 1990AvalonFilmWriter
- 1987Tin MenFilmWriter
- 1984Unfaithfully YoursFilmScreenplay
- 1983DinerFilmWriter
- 1982DinerFilmWriter
- 1982American PlayhouseSeriesTeleplay
- 1982Best FriendsFilmWriter
- 1980Inside MovesFilmScreenplay
- 1979...And Justice for AllFilmWriter
- 1978Peeping TimesFilmWriter
- 1977High AnxietyFilmWriter
- 1976Silent MovieFilmScreenplay
- 1975Street GirlsFilmWriter
Created 1
Production 54
- 2026Bucks County, USASeriesExecutive Producer
- 2025The Alto KnightsFilmProducer
- 2025American SweatshopFilmProducer
- 2024Monsieur SpadeSeriesExecutive Producer
- 2024America's BurningFilmExecutive Producer
- 2022The SurvivorFilmProducer
- 2022The CallingSeriesExecutive Producer
- 2021DopesickSeriesExecutive Producer
- 2020Stars and StrifeFilmExecutive Producer
- 2019City on a HillSeriesExecutive Producer
- 2018PaternoFilmExecutive Producer
- 2017The Wizard of LiesFilmExecutive Producer
- 2014The HumblingFilmProducer
- 2013Phil SpectorFilmExecutive Producer
- 2012The BayFilmProducer
- 2012CopperSeriesProducer
- 2011BorgiaSeriesProducer
- 2010You Don't Know JackFilmExecutive Producer
- 2008What Just HappenedFilmProducer
- 2006The Bedford DiariesSeriesExecutive Producer
- 2004EnvyFilmProducer
- 2004Strip SearchFilmExecutive Producer
- 2004The JurySeriesExecutive Producer
- 2003Deliver Us from EvaFilmExecutive Producer
- 2002Analyze ThatFilmExecutive Producer
- 2002PossessionFilmProducer
- 2001BanditsFilmProducer
- 2001Shot in the HeartFilmExecutive Producer
- 2000Homicide: The MovieFilmExecutive Producer
- 2000The BeatSeriesExecutive Producer
- 2000FalconeSeriesProducer
- 2000An Everlasting PieceFilmProducer
- 1999Liberty HeightsFilmProducer
- 1999Yesterday's TomorrowsFilmExecutive Producer
- 1999Original Diner GuysFilmProducer
- 1998SphereFilmProducer
- 1998Home FriesFilmProducer
- 1997OzSeriesExecutive Producer
- 1997Donnie BrascoFilmProducer
- 1997Wag the DogFilmProducer
- 1997The Second Civil WarFilmExecutive Producer
- 1996SleepersFilmProducer
- 1995A Little PrincessFilmExecutive Producer
- 1994DisclosureFilmProducer
- 1994Jimmy HollywoodFilmProducer
- 1993Homicide: Life on the StreetSeriesProducer
- 1992ToysFilmProducer
- 1991BugsyFilmProducer
- 1991KafkaFilmExecutive Producer
- 1990AvalonFilmProducer
- 1987HarrySeriesProducer
- 1985Displaced PersonFilmProducer
- 1983DinerFilmExecutive Producer
- 1973The CatholicsFilmProducer
Crew 3
Filmography from TMDB.