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Barry Levinson

Directing

Born: 1942-04-06
From: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Gender: Male
Popularity: 1.5

Also Known As

Barry Lee Levinson

Biography

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.

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Awards & Nominations7 won · 6 nominated

🏆 Won

Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement

2010
🏆 Won

Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize

Wag the Dog

1998
🏆 Won

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series

Homicide: Life on the Street

1993
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Director

Bugsy

1992
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Picture

Bugsy

1992
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay

Avalon

1991
🏆 Won

Academy Award for Best Director

Rain Man

1989
🏆 Won

Golden Bear

Rain Man

1989
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Director

Rain Man

1989
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay

Diner

1983
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay

...And Justice for All

1980
🏆 Won

Directors Guild of America Award

🏆 Won

Writers Guild of America Award

Acting28 titles

Diner: On The Flip Side
10.0
Movie

Diner: On The Flip Side

1999Documentary
Kreka: Dreamcatcher
10.0
Movie

Kreka: Dreamcatcher

2021Documentary
Spécial cinéma
9.5
Series

Spécial cinéma

1974-1997Documentary
Sports on the Silver Screen
9.0
Movie

Sports on the Silver Screen

1997Documentary
Ennio
8.3
Movie

Ennio

2022Documentary
Homicide: Life on the Street
8.1
Series

Homicide: Life on the Street

1993-1999Thriller
Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation
7.8
Movie

Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation

2008Documentary
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
New7.8
Series

Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!

2026Documentary
The Larry Sanders Show
7.7
Series

The Larry Sanders Show

1992-1998Comedy
Dean Martin: King of Cool
7.6
Movie

Dean Martin: King of Cool

2021Documentary
Quiz Show
7.3
Movie

Quiz Show

1994Drama
Side by Side
7.3
Movie

Side by Side

2012Documentary
Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel
7.2
Movie

Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel

2022Documentary
Here Today
7.0
Movie

Here Today

2021Comedy
Wag the Dog
6.9
Movie

Wag the Dog

1997Comedy
The Outsider
6.8
Movie

The Outsider

2005Documentary
History of the World: Part I
6.7
Movie

History of the World: Part I

1981Comedy
Silent Movie
6.5
Movie

Silent Movie

1976Comedy
High Anxiety
6.4
Movie

High Anxiety

1977Comedy
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
6.4
Movie

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

2013Drama
The Band That Wouldn't Die
6.3
Movie

The Band That Wouldn't Die

2009Documentary
Bee Movie
6.0
Cartoon

Bee Movie

2007Drama
Jimmy Hollywood
5.2
Movie

Jimmy Hollywood

1994Comedy
Legends
5.0
Series

Legends

2006 - ...Documentary
Robbie Robertson: Going Home
0
Movie

Robbie Robertson: Going Home

1995Drama
Stars and Strife
0
Movie

Stars and Strife

2020Documentary
The Road to Damascus: The Reinvention of Bugsy Siegel
0
Movie

The Road to Damascus: The Reinvention of Bugsy Siegel

2006Documentary
The Natural: The Best There Ever Was
0
Movie

The Natural: The Best There Ever Was

2016Documentary

Directing40 titles

The Jury
9.0
Series

The Jury

2004Drama
Yesterday's Tomorrows
8.5
Movie

Yesterday's Tomorrows

1999Documentary
Homicide: Life on the Street
8.1
Series

Homicide: Life on the Street

1993-1999Thriller
Dopesick
8.0
Series

Dopesick

2021Thriller
Rain Man
7.8
Movie

Rain Man

1988Drama
Sleepers
7.6
Movie

Sleepers

1996Thriller
30 for 30
7.5
Series

30 for 30

2009 - ...Documentary
Good Morning, Vietnam
7.3
Movie

Good Morning, Vietnam

1987Comedy
Diner
7.3
Movie

Diner

1983Comedy
Shades of Blue
7.2
Series

Shades of Blue

2016-2018Drama
You Don't Know Jack
7.0
Movie

You Don't Know Jack

2010Drama
Wag the Dog
6.9
Movie

Wag the Dog

1997Comedy
The Natural
6.9
Movie

The Natural

1984Drama
Diner
6.8
Movie

Diner

1982Comedy
The Survivor
6.8
Movie

The Survivor

2022Drama
Avalon
6.7
Movie

Avalon

1990Drama
Young Sherlock Holmes
6.7
Movie

Young Sherlock Holmes

1985Thriller
Liberty Heights
6.7
Movie

Liberty Heights

1999Drama
The Wizard of Lies
6.6
Movie

The Wizard of Lies

2017Thriller
PoliWood
6.5
Movie

PoliWood

2009Documentary
Bugsy
6.4
Movie

Bugsy

1991Thriller
Tin Men
6.3
Movie

Tin Men

1987Comedy
Bandits
6.3
Movie

Bandits

2001Comedy
Disclosure
6.3
Movie

Disclosure

1994Thriller
The Band That Wouldn't Die
6.3
Movie

The Band That Wouldn't Die

2009Documentary
The Alto Knights
6.2
Movie

The Alto Knights

2025Thriller
Paterno
6.2
Movie

Paterno

2018Drama
Sphere
6.1
Movie

Sphere

1998Sci-Fi
The Calling
6.1
Series

The Calling

2022Drama
Man of the Year
5.9
Movie

Man of the Year

2006Comedy
An Everlasting Piece
5.9
Movie

An Everlasting Piece

2000Comedy
The Bay
5.8
Movie

The Bay

2012Horror
What Just Happened
5.4
Movie

What Just Happened

2008Comedy
Rock the Kasbah
5.4
Movie

Rock the Kasbah

2015Comedy
Toys
5.3
Movie

Toys

1992Sci-Fi
Jimmy Hollywood
5.2
Movie

Jimmy Hollywood

1994Comedy
The Humbling
5.1
Movie

The Humbling

2014Drama
Envy
4.9
Movie

Envy

2004Comedy
Peeping Times
4.0
Movie

Peeping Times

1978Comedy
The Beat
4.0
Series

The Beat

2000Thriller

Writing20 titles

The Jury
9.0
Series

The Jury

2004Drama
Sleepers
7.6
Movie

Sleepers

1996Thriller
Diner
7.3
Movie

Diner

1983Comedy
...And Justice for All
7.1
Movie

...And Justice for All

1979Drama
The Philanthropist
7.1
Series

The Philanthropist

2009Action
Diner
6.8
Movie

Diner

1982Comedy
Liberty Heights
6.7
Movie

Liberty Heights

1999Drama
Avalon
6.7
Movie

Avalon

1990Drama
Silent Movie
6.5
Movie

Silent Movie

1976Comedy
High Anxiety
6.4
Movie

High Anxiety

1977Comedy
Inside Moves
6.4
Movie

Inside Moves

1980Drama
Tin Men
6.3
Movie

Tin Men

1987Comedy
Aitraaz
6.1
Movie

Aitraaz

2004Thriller
Man of the Year
5.9
Movie

Man of the Year

2006Comedy
Unfaithfully Yours
5.5
Movie

Unfaithfully Yours

1984Comedy
Toys
5.3
Movie

Toys

1992Sci-Fi
Best Friends
5.2
Movie

Best Friends

1982Comedy
Jimmy Hollywood
5.2
Movie

Jimmy Hollywood

1994Comedy
Peeping Times
4.0
Movie

Peeping Times

1978Comedy
Street Girls
3.7
Movie

Street Girls

1975Drama

Production50 titles

The Jury
9.0
Series

The Jury

2004Drama
Yesterday's Tomorrows
8.5
Movie

Yesterday's Tomorrows

1999Documentary
Homicide: Life on the Street
8.1
Series

Homicide: Life on the Street

1993-1999Thriller
Oz
8.1
Series

Oz

1997-2003Thriller
Dopesick
8.0
Series

Dopesick

2021Thriller
Sleepers
7.6
Movie

Sleepers

1996Thriller
A Little Princess
7.6
Movie

A Little Princess

1995Drama
Donnie Brasco
7.5
Movie

Donnie Brasco

1997Thriller
Diner
7.3
Movie

Diner

1983Comedy
Borgia
7.3
Series

Borgia

2011-2014Action
City on a Hill
7.3
Series

City on a Hill

2019-2022Thriller
You Don't Know Jack
7.0
Movie

You Don't Know Jack

2010Drama
Wag the Dog
6.9
Movie

Wag the Dog

1997Comedy
Homicide: The Movie
6.9
Movie

Homicide: The Movie

2000Drama
The Survivor
6.8
Movie

The Survivor

2022Drama
Avalon
6.7
Movie

Avalon

1990Drama
Liberty Heights
6.7
Movie

Liberty Heights

1999Drama
The Wizard of Lies
6.6
Movie

The Wizard of Lies

2017Thriller
Bugsy
6.4
Movie

Bugsy

1991Thriller
Kafka
6.4
Movie

Kafka

1991Drama
Deliver Us from Eva
6.4
Movie

Deliver Us from Eva

2003Romance
Bandits
6.3
Movie

Bandits

2001Comedy
Disclosure
6.3
Movie

Disclosure

1994Thriller
Paterno
6.2
Movie

Paterno

2018Drama
Strip Search
6.2
Movie

Strip Search

2004Drama
The Alto Knights
6.2
Movie

The Alto Knights

2025Thriller
Monsieur Spade
6.2
Series

Monsieur Spade

2024Drama
Sphere
6.1
Movie

Sphere

1998Sci-Fi
The Second Civil War
6.1
Movie

The Second Civil War

1997Drama
Copper
6.1
Series

Copper

2012-2013Action
The Calling
6.1
Series

The Calling

2022Drama
Shot in the Heart
6.0
Movie

Shot in the Heart

2001Drama
Possession
6.0
Movie

Possession

2002Drama
Falcone
6.0
Series

Falcone

2000Drama
An Everlasting Piece
5.9
Movie

An Everlasting Piece

2000Comedy
Analyze That
5.8
Movie

Analyze That

2002Comedy
The Bay
5.8
Movie

The Bay

2012Horror
The Catholics
5.8
Movie

The Catholics

1973Drama
The Bedford Diaries
5.8
Series

The Bedford Diaries

2006Drama
Phil Spector
5.7
Movie

Phil Spector

2013Drama
American Sweatshop
5.6
Movie

American Sweatshop

2025Thriller
What Just Happened
5.4
Movie

What Just Happened

2008Comedy
Toys
5.3
Movie

Toys

1992Sci-Fi
Jimmy Hollywood
5.2
Movie

Jimmy Hollywood

1994Comedy
Home Fries
5.1
Movie

Home Fries

1998Comedy
The Humbling
5.1
Movie

The Humbling

2014Drama
Envy
4.9
Movie

Envy

2004Comedy
The Beat
4.0
Series

The Beat

2000Thriller
America's Burning
0
Movie

America's Burning

2024Documentary
Stars and Strife
0
Movie

Stars and Strife

2020Documentary

Crew3 titles

Tootsie
7.2
Movie

Tootsie

1982Comedy
Malcolm & Marie
7.0
Movie

Malcolm & Marie

2021Drama
Megalopolis
5.2
Movie

Megalopolis

2024Sci-Fi

Creator1 title

The Jury
9.0
Series

The Jury

2004Drama