David Levinson obit

David Levinson Obituary

 

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August 4, 1939 - November 4, 2019 David Levinson passed away at his home in Beverly Hills on November 4, 2019 surrounded by family. Born in 1939 and raised in Chicago, IL, David moved to Los Angeles in 1962 to pursue a career in television. He went on to have a fifty-five year career during which he received an Emmy for producing The Bold Ones: The Senator. He is survived by his wife Jan Levinson, his three children Sidney (wife Amy), Melissa (husband Manny) and Amy Levinson, stepchildren Peter (wife Carmen) and Anne Shutan (husband Scott), grandchildren Tess, Mira, Emilio, Santiago, and Mia Bella, brother Daniel, and his beloved golden retriever Charlie. Memorial service will be at 10 am, Friday, November 8, 2019 at Mount Sinai Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills, 5950 Forest Lawn Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90068 in the TaNaCH Chapel. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the cancer research charity of your choice.

He was an American television producer and writer known for such series as Hart to Hart, Nikita, 21 Jump Street, A Case of Rape and The Virginian.

He was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1971 for the television series The Bold Ones: The Senator.

David Levinson married actress Jan Shutan in 1980. He died on November 4, 2019, in Beverly Hills, California. He was buried in Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery.

 

Producer

Maggie Q in Nikita (2010)

Nikita

7.7

TV Series

executive producer

2010–2013

72 episodes

 

Standoff (2006)

Standoff

7.5

TV Series

consulting producer

2006–2007

17 episodes

 

Vincent Ventresca in The Invisible Man (2000)

The Invisible Man

7.4

TV Series

executive producer

2002

1 episode

 

Michael Easton in Two (1996)

Two

7.8

TV Series

executive producer

1996–1997

14 episodes

 

Michael Chiklis in The Commish (1991)

The Commish

7.1

TV Series

executive producer

1995–1996

4 episodes

 

Hawkeye (1994)

Hawkeye

7.9

TV Series

executive producer

producer

co-executive producer

1994–1995

22 episodes

 

Carl Weathers, Eric McCormack, and Bryan Genesse in Street Justice (1991)

Street Justice

7.1

TV Series

executive producer

1991

 

Johnny Depp, Holly Robinson Peete, Peter DeLuise, Dustin Nguyen, and Steven Williams in 21 Jump Street (1987)

21 Jump Street

7.2

TV Series

executive producer

1990–1991

19 episodes

 

Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.7

TV Series

executive producer

1987

13 episodes

 

Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter (1984)

Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter

6.7

TV Movie

producer

1984

 

Kirstie Alley, Barbara Carrera, Kim Cattrall, Debby Boone, and Tracy Reed in Sins of the Past (1984)

Sins of the Past

5.8

TV Movie

supervising producer (as D. Levinson)

1984

 

Stella Stevens and Tamara Dobson in Amazons (1984)

Amazons

4.5

TV Movie

executive producer

1984

 

Robert Urich in Gavilan (1982)

Gavilan

5.9

TV Series

supervising producer

1982–1983

6 episodes

 

Hart to Hart (1979)

Hart to Hart

6.7

TV Series

producer

1979–1983

19 episodes

 

Fantasies (1982)

Fantasies

5.6

TV Movie

producer

1982

 

Lisa Eilbacher in This House Possessed (1981)

This House Possessed

5.3

TV Movie

producer

1981

 

Kate Mulgrew in Mrs. Columbo (1979)

Mrs. Columbo

5.6

TV Series

producer

1979

4 episodes

 

Top Secret (1978)

Top Secret

4.6

TV Movie

producer

1978

 

Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson, and Jaclyn Smith in Charlie's Angels (1976)

Charlie's Angels

6.5

TV Series

producer

1976

4 episodes

 

Force Five (1975)

Force Five

5.6

TV Movie

producer

1975

 

Linda Blair in Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic (1975)

Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic

6.4

TV Movie

producer

1975

 

Love Is Not Forever

TV Movie

executive producer

1974

 

Charles Bronson and Lee Marvin in Bad Men of the West (1974)

Bad Men of the West

4.2

TV Movie

associate producer

1974

 

Sons and Daughters

9.0

TV Series

executive producer

producer

1974

10 episodes

 

Elizabeth Montgomery in A Case of Rape (1974)

A Case of Rape

7.8

TV Movie

executive producer

1974

 

If I Had a Million

TV Movie

executive producer

1973

 

Hernandez

TV Movie

producer

1973

 

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1969)

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

6.9

TV Series

producer

executive producer

1972–1973

13 episodes

 

George Kennedy in Sarge (1971)

Sarge

7.1

TV Series

producer

1971–1972

12 episodes

 

Raymond Burr and Barbara Sigel in Ironside (1967)

Ironside

6.9

TV Series

producer

1971

1 episode

 

The Bold Ones: The Senator (1970)

The Bold Ones: The Senator

8.0

TV Series

producer

1970–1971

8 episodes

 

Ritual of Evil (1970)

Ritual of Evil

5.5

TV Movie

producer

1970

 

Lynda Day George and Louis Jourdan in Fear No Evil (1969)

Fear No Evil

6.4

TV Movie

associate producer

1969

 

James Drury, Doug McClure, and John McIntire in The Virginian (1962)

The Virginian

7.6

TV Series

associate producer

producer

1967–1969

29 episodes

 

Writer

Maggie Q in Nikita (2010)

Nikita

7.7

TV Series

written by

2010

1 episode

 

Standoff (2006)

Standoff

7.5

TV Series

written by

2006

1 episode

 

Gary the Rat (2003)

Gary the Rat

6.5

TV Series

written by

2003

1 episode

 

Vincent Ventresca in The Invisible Man (2000)

The Invisible Man

7.4

TV Series

writer

2000–2001

6 episodes

 

Amanda Peet, Ivan Sergei, Justin Kirk, Sarah Paulson, Jaime Pressly, and Simon Rex in Jack & Jill (1999)

Jack & Jill

7.2

TV Series

Writer (as David T. Levinson)

2000

1 episode

 

Hector Elizondo, Mandy Patinkin, Roma Maffia, Adam Arkin, Roxanne Hart, and E.G. Marshall in Chicago Hope (1994)

Chicago Hope

6.8

TV Series

written by (as David T. Levinson)

1999

1 episode

 

Kyle Chandler and Shanesia Davis in Early Edition (1996)

Early Edition

7.6

TV Series

written by (as David T. Levinson)

1998

1 episode

 

Mitzi Kapture and Rob Estes in Silk Stalkings (1991)

Silk Stalkings

6.5

TV Series

written by

1997–1998

4 episodes

 

Michael Easton in Two (1996)

Two

7.8

TV Series

written by

1996

3 episodes

 

Michael Chiklis in The Commish (1991)

The Commish

7.1

TV Series

written by

1995

1 episode

 

Hawkeye (1994)

Hawkeye

7.9

TV Series

writer

1994–1995

5 episodes

 

Carl Weathers, Eric McCormack, and Bryan Genesse in Street Justice (1991)

Street Justice

7.1

TV Series

written by

1991

1 episode

 

Johnny Depp, Holly Robinson Peete, Peter DeLuise, Dustin Nguyen, and Steven Williams in 21 Jump Street (1987)

21 Jump Street

7.2

TV Series

writer

written by

1990–1991

2 episodes

 

Shelley Hack in Kicks (1985)

Kicks

6.5

TV Movie

Writer

1985

 

Fantasies (1982)

Fantasies

5.6

TV Movie

written by

1982

 

Lisa Eilbacher in This House Possessed (1981)

This House Possessed

5.3

TV Movie

written by

1981

 

Hart to Hart (1979)

Hart to Hart

6.7

TV Series

written by

1979

1 episode

 

Kate Mulgrew in Mrs. Columbo (1979)

Mrs. Columbo

5.6

TV Series

writer

1979

 

Top Secret (1978)

Top Secret

4.6

TV Movie

Writer

1978

 

Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson, and Jaclyn Smith in Charlie's Angels (1976)

Charlie's Angels

6.5

TV Series

written by

1976

1 episode

 

Force Five (1975)

Force Five

5.6

TV Movie

Writer

1975

 

Love Is Not Forever

TV Movie

teleplay

1974

 

Sons and Daughters

9.0

TV Series

Writer

1974

1 episode

 

George Kennedy in Sarge (1971)

Sarge

7.1

TV Series

teleplay

1971

1 episode

 

James Drury, Doug McClure, and John McIntire in The Virginian (1962)

The Virginian

7.6

TV Series

teleplay

1969

1 episode

 

Tony Dow and Jerry Mathers in Leave It to Beaver (1957)

Leave It to Beaver

7.6

TV Series

story

1963

1 episode

 

Additional Crew

Mitzi Kapture and Rob Estes in Silk Stalkings (1991)

Silk Stalkings

6.5

TV Series

creative consultant

1997–1998

22 episodes