Jefery Levy obit

Director, Writer, Producer Jefery Levy Dead at 67

 

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Director, Writer and Producer Jefery Levy has passed away at the age of 67.

BEVERLY HILLS, CA, UNITED STATES, January 16, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — The death of Director, Writer and Producer Jefery Levy was announced by his family today. Further details of his death will be announced in the coming weeks. The family asks for privacy in this time of mourning.

Levy was born in New York City on May 21, 1958. In 1985, while a graduate student at UCLA, Levy wrote and produced the low-budget hit Ghoulies, a horror-comedy film. He has produced and directed dozens of TV and film projects over a span of three decades, and he is most recently known for the 2015 film ME, which he directed, produced, wrote, and starred.

Levy's debut feature was Drive (1991), starring Academy Award nominee David Warner, and it won the FIPRESCI Award at the 48th Venice International Film Festival.

Levy's 2014 film adaption of the novel The Key by the Japanese writer Junichiro Tanizaki premiered at the Real Experiment Film Festival at the Laemmle Music Hall Theater in Beverly Hills. The Key explores the twisted sexual life and marriage of a Los Angeles couple through their private journals in an explicit cinematic portrayal.

From 1991 to 1996, Levy served as the youngest associate professor at USC School of Cinema/Television. Levy was also a faculty member of The American Film Institute, where he taught the master directing class from 1995 to 1996.

Director

Ziggy Eisenstein

Director

Pre-production

 

Me (2014)

Me

5.1

Director

2014

 

The Key (2014)

The Key

5.2

Director

2014

 

Ghost Whisperer (2005)

Ghost Whisperer

6.5

TV Series

Director

2009–2010

2 episodes

 

Vanessa Marcil, Tom Selleck, Josh Duhamel, Camille Guaty, James Lesure, and Molly Sims in Las Vegas (2003)

Las Vegas

7.4

TV Series

Director

2005–2007

3 episodes

 

Colin Ferguson, Joe Morton, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Neil Grayston, Erica Cerra, and Jordan Hinson in Eureka (2006)

Eureka

7.9

TV Series

Director

2006

2 episodes

 

Tony Shalhoub in Monk (2002)

Monk

8.1

TV Series

Director

2006

1 episode

 

Numb3rs (2005)

Numb3rs

7.0

TV Series

Director

2005

1 episode

 

Denis Leary in Rescue Me (2004)

Rescue Me

8.3

TV Series

Director

2005

2 episodes

 

Man of God (2005)

Man of God

6.7

Director

2005

 

Colin Salmon and Mark Valley in Keen Eddie (2003)

Keen Eddie

8.3

TV Series

Director

2003

1 episode

 

Anthony Michael Hall in The Dead Zone (2002)

The Dead Zone

7.3

TV Series

Director

2003

1 episode

 

Oliver Platt, Annabella Sciorra, Robert Loggia, and L. Scott Caldwell in Queens Supreme (2003)

Queens Supreme

7.4

TV Series

Director

2003

 

Paul Guilfoyle and Henry Rollins in Night Visions (2001)

Night Visions

7.4

TV Series

Director

2001–2002

3 episodes

 

Billy Zane, Tory Kittles, Byron Mann, and Dominic Purcell in Invincible (2001)

Invincible

3.3

TV Movie

Director

2001

 

Oded Fehr, Vera Farmiga, Bruklin Harris, Jarrad Paul, and Jon Seda in UC: Undercover (2001)

UC: Undercover

6.8

TV Series

Director

2001

1 episode

 

Marg Helgenberger, George Eads, and William Petersen in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

7.7

TV Series

Director (as Jefrey Levy)

2001

1 episode

 

Roswell (1999)

Roswell

7.5

TV Series

Director

2001

1 episode

 

Debrah Farentino, Anne Hathaway, Jesse Eisenberg, Eric Christian Olsen, Christina Pickles, and Jon Tenney in Get Real (1999)

Get Real

7.4

TV Series

Director

2000

4 episodes

 

Jessica Alba in Dark Angel (2000)

Dark Angel

7.4

TV Series

Director

2000

1 episode

 

Lizette Carrion, Dennis Christopher, Ethan Embry, Karim Prince, and Lisa Sheridan in FreakyLinks (2000)

FreakyLinks

7.9

TV Series

Director (as Jef Levy)

2000

1 episode

 

Scott Bairstow, Samantha Mathis, D.B. Sweeney, Max Martini, Rachel Hayward, Terry O'Quinn, and Sarah-Jane Redmond in Harsh Realm (1999)

Harsh Realm

7.0

TV Series

Director

2000

1 episode

 

Dina Meyer and Costas Mandylor in Secret Agent Man (1998)

Secret Agent Man

6.0

TV Series

Director

2000

2 episodes

 

Iggy Vile M.D.

TV Movie

Director

1999

 

The Expendables (1999)

The Expendables

5.6

TV Movie

Director

1999

 

Robert Davi and Ally Walker in Profiler (1996)

Profiler

7.2

TV Series

Director

1998–1999

6 episodes

 

Et Tu Babe

Director

1998

 

Bodhi Elfman, Fab Filippo, and Melissa George in Hollyweird (1998)

Hollyweird

4.8

TV Movie

Director

1998

 

Players (1997)

Players

7.6

TV Series

Director

1998

1 episode

 

Roar (1997)

Roar

7.2

TV Series

Director

1997

2 episodes

 

Linden Ashby and Allison Smith in Spy Game (1997)

Spy Game

7.8

TV Series

Director

1997

1 episode

 

Brian Bosworth and Glenn Plummer in Lawless (1997)

Lawless

7.8

TV Series

Director

1997

 

Sabrina Lloyd, Jerry O'Connell, Cleavant Derricks, and John Rhys-Davies in Sliders (1995)

Sliders

7.4

TV Series

Director

1996–1997

3 episodes

 

Tasmin Archer: One More Good Night with the Boys (1996)

Tasmin Archer: One More Good Night with the Boys

Music Video

Director

1996

 

Reese Witherspoon and Stephen Dorff in S.F.W. (1994)

S.F.W.

5.8

Director

1994

 

Inside Monkey Zetterland (1992)

Inside Monkey Zetterland

5.0

Director

1992

 

Drive (1991)

Drive

6.5

Director

1991

 

Producer

Ziggy Eisenstein

producer

Pre-production

 

Me (2014)

Me

5.1

producer

2014

 

The Key (2014)

The Key

5.2

producer

2014

 

Man of God (2005)

Man of God

6.7

producer

2005

 

Dina Meyer and Costas Mandylor in Secret Agent Man (1998)

Secret Agent Man

6.0

TV Series

supervising producer

2000

7 episodes

 

Iggy Vile M.D.

TV Movie

executive producer (pilot episode)

1999

 

Et Tu Babe

producer

1998

 

Roar (1997)

Roar

7.2

TV Series

consulting producer

1997

13 episodes

 

Inside Monkey Zetterland (1992)

Inside Monkey Zetterland

5.0

executive producer

1992

 

Drive (1991)

Drive

6.5

producer

1991

 

Dean Cameron, Thomas Dolby, and Tawny Fere' Ellis in Rockula (1990)

Rockula

5.2

producer

1990

 

Ghoulies (1984)

Ghoulies

4.2

producer

1984

 

Writer

Ziggy Eisenstein

written by

Pre-production

 

Me (2014)

Me

5.1

writer

2014

 

The Key (2014)

The Key

5.2

Writer

2014

 

Man of God (2005)

Man of God

6.7

Writer

2005

 

Billy Zane, Tory Kittles, Byron Mann, and Dominic Purcell in Invincible (2001)

Invincible

3.3

TV Movie

teleplay

2001

 

Iggy Vile M.D.

TV Movie

Writer

1999

 

Et Tu Babe

writer

1998

 

Gary Busey and Victor Rivers in The Chain (1996)

The Chain

4.5

story by

1996

 

Reese Witherspoon and Stephen Dorff in S.F.W. (1994)

S.F.W.

5.8

screenplay

1994

 

Arturo Gil in Ghoulies IV (1994)

Ghoulies IV

2.9

Video

characters (uncredited)

1994

 

Drive (1991)

Drive

6.5

Writer

1991

 

Ghoulies Go to College (1990)

Ghoulies Go to College

4.1

Video

characters

1990

 

Dean Cameron, Thomas Dolby, and Tawny Fere' Ellis in Rockula (1990)

Rockula

5.2

written by

1990

 

Ghoulies (1984)

Ghoulies

4.2

written by

1984

 

Actor

Andrew Garfield in Mainstream (2020)

Mainstream

5.1

Home Owner

2020

 

Me (2014)

Me

5.1

Levy

2014

 

Production Designer

Me (2014)

Me

5.1

Production Designer

2014

 

Art Director

Me (2014)

Me

5.1

Art Director

2014

 

Soundtrack

Dean Cameron, Thomas Dolby, and Tawny Fere' Ellis in Rockula (1990)

Rockula

5.2

writer: "He's Rockula", "United State of Beat"

1990

 

Thanks

George Clooney and Quentin Tarantino in Full Tilt Boogie (1997)

Full Tilt Boogie

6.6

special thanks

1997

 

Self

Ghoulies Unflushed (2020)

Ghoulies Unflushed

Podcast Series

Self

2021

1 episode

 

Sour Grapes (2016)

Sour Grapes

7.2

Self (as Jef Levy)

2016

 

E! True Hollywood Story (1996)

E! True Hollywood Story

6.5

TV Series

Self

2008

1 episode