LEVI, Alan J.

(Alan Levi)

PERSONAL

Married; wife's name, Sam (an actress). Education: Studied electronic engineering and drama at Northwestern University.

Career: Director and producer. Universal Studios, worked as producer and director for nearly twenty years; also director of industrial films, commercials, and sports broadcasts, including ABC Wide World of Sports. Inventor of the Vidifilm "video assist" filming process.

Awards, Honors: Awards from Cannes International Film Festival and International Film Festival; Silver Spike Award from IBA; also received Clio awards.

CREDITS

Television Director; Series:

The Invisible Man, NBC, multiple episodes, 1975–1976.

(As Alan Levi) The Bionic Woman, ABC, multiple episodes, 1976–1977.

Airwolf (also known as Lobo del aire ), CBS, multiple episodes, 1984.

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, CBS, multiple episodes, 1994–1997.

JAG, CBS, multiple episodes, 1997–2000.

Television Director; Movies:

The Incredible Hulk: Death in the Family (also known as The Return of the Incredible Hulk ), CBS, 1977.

Sharks (also known as The Six Million Dollar Man: Sharks and Squali! ), 1978.

The Last Song, CBS, 1980.

The Invisible Woman, NBC, 1983.

Island Sons, ABC, 1987.

The Stepford Children, NBC, 1987.

(As Alan Levi) Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman, NBC, 1989.

The Return of Sam McCloud, CBS, 1989.

Columbo: Uneasy Lies the Crown, ABC, 1990.

Columbo: Columbo and the Murder of a Rock Star (also known as Murder of a Rock Star ), ABC, 1991.

Knight Rider 2000, syndicated, 1991.

Columbo: No Time to Die, ABC, 1992.

Without Warning: Terror in the Towers, NBC, 1993.

Dead Man's Revenge, USA Network, 1994.

Television Director; Episodic:

"Smithereens," Gemini Man (also known as Code Name: Minus One ), NBC, 1976.

"Minotaur," Gemini Man (also known as Code Name: Minus One ), NBC, 1976.

"Night Train to Dallas," Gemini Man (also known as Code Name: Minus One ), NBC, 1976.

"Sharks: Parts 1 & 2," The Six Million Dollar Man, ABC, 1977.

"Terror in Times Square," The Incredible Hulk, CBS, 1978.

"The Gun on Ice Planet Zero: Parts 1 & 2," Battlestar Galactica, ABC, 1978.

"Metamorphosis," The Incredible Hulk, CBS, 1979.

"Night of the Wizard," A Man Called Sloane, NBC, 1979.

"Trapdoors," Simon & Simon, CBS, 1981.

"The Least Dangerous Game," Simon & Simon, CBS, 1981.

"The Jororo Kill," Magnum, P.I., CBS, 1982.

"The Last Page," Magnum, P.I., CBS, 1982.

"Black on White," Magnum, P.I., CBS, 1982.

"Penultimate Questions," Falcon Crest, CBS, 1982.

"Shanghaied," Tales of the Gold Monkey (also known as Tales of the Golden Monkey ), ABC, 1982.

"Agents of Satan," Voyagers!, NBC, 1982.

"The Big Blow," Magnum, P.I., CBS, 1983.

"Smaller Than Life," Magnum, P.I., CBS, 1983.

"Buffalo Bill and Annie Oakley Play the Palace," Voyagers!, NBC, 1983.

"Mac's Back," Magnum, P.I., CBS, 1984.

"Little Prince," Miami Vice, NBC, 1984.

"Your Place or Mayan," Misfits of Science, NBC, 1985.

"L.A.: Parts 1 & 2," Magnum, P.I., CBS, 1986.

"Death and Taxes," Magnum, P.I., CBS, 1986.

"Laura," Magnum, P.I., CBS, 1987.

"We'll Always Have Paris," Hooperman, ABC, 1988.

"Who Do You Trust?," Hooperman, ABC, 1988.

"Black Cats Don't Walk under Ladders (Do They?)," Probe, ABC, 1988.

"Camikazi Kid—June 6, 1961," Quantum Leap, NBC, 1989.

"What Price Gloria?—October 16, 1961," Quantum Leap, NBC, 1989.

"Freedom—November 22, 1970," Quantum Leap, NBC, 1990.

"Winner Takes All," B. L. Stryker, ABC, 1990.

"Leaping of the Shrew—September 27, 1956," Quantum Leap, NBC, 1992.

"Nowhere to Run—August 10, 1968," Quantum Leap, NBC, 1992.

"Blood Moon—March 10, 1975," Quantum Leap, NBC, 1993.

"Ghosts of War," Robocop (also known as Robocop: The Series ), syndicated, 1994.

"Provision 22," Robocop (also known as Robocop: The Series ), syndicated, 1994.

"Who Killed the Beauty Queen?," Burke's Law, CBS, 1994.

"The House of Luthor," Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (also known as Lois & Clark and The New Adventures of Superman ), ABC, 1994.

"Wall of Sound," Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (also known as Lois & Clark and The New Adventures of Superman ), ABC, 1994.

"Individual Responsibility," Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (also known as Lois & Clark and The New Adventures of Superman ), ABC, 1995.

"And the Answer Is...," Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (also known as Lois & Clark and The New Adventures of Superman ), ABC, 1995.

"The Dad Who Came in from the Cold," Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (also known as Lois & Clark and The New Adventures of Superman ), ABC, 1996.

"Seconds," Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (also known as Lois & Clark and The New Adventures of Superman ), ABC, 1996.

"What, Micah Worry?," Spy Game, ABC, 1997.

"Confidence," Vengeance Unlimited (also known as Mr. Chapel ), ABC, 1998.

"Men in Pink," Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, syndicated, 1998.

"Send Me an Angel," The Strip, UPN, 1999.

"Bad Chemistry," That's Life, ABC, 2001.

"Safekeeping," The Fugitive, CBS, 2001.

"Sleeper," Buffy the Vampire Slayer (also known as Buffy and Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Series ), UPN, 2002.

"Beyond Repair," ER, NBC, 2002.

"The Price of Liberty," First Monday, CBS, 2002.

"Secrets and Lies," First Monday, CBS, 2002.

"Showdown," First Monday, CBS, 2002.

"A Little Help from My Friends," ER, NBC, 2003.

"No Good Deed Goes Unpunished," ER, NBC, 2003.

"Hung Out to Dry," Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigation Service (also known as Navy NCIS and NCIS ), CBS, 2003.

"The Immortals," Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigation Service (also known as Navy NCIS and NCIS ), CBS, 2003.

"Eye Spy," Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigation Service (also known as Navy NCIS and NCIS ), CBS, 2003.

Also directed episodes of (as Alan Levi) Bodies of Evidence, CBS; The Cosby Mysteries, NBC; Courthouse, CBS; Dellaventura, CBS; Fame; (as Alan Levi) Letters to Laugh–In; McCloud, NBC; Outlaws, CBS; Promised Land (also known as Home of the Brave ), CBS; Scene of the Crime, NBC; Time Express, CBS; and What Really Happened to the Class of '65?, NBC.

Television Director; Pilots:

Arnold's Closet Review, NBC, 1971.

Gemini Man (also known as Code Name: Minus One ), NBC, 1976.

Go West, Young Girl, ABC, 1978.

(Uncredited) Battlestar Galactica, ABC, 1978.

The Legend of the Golden Gun, NBC, 1979.

Judgment Day, NBC, 1981.

Daytona Beach, ABC, 1996.

Television Director; Other:

The Immigrants (miniseries), syndicated, 1978.

Scruples (miniseries), CBS, 1980.

Burt Reynolds' Conversations With ... (two specials), CBS, 1992.

Television Producer; Movies:

The Invisible Woman, NBC, 1983.

Supervising producer, Columbo: Columbo Goes to College, ABC, 1990.

Supervising producer, Columbo: Columbo and the Murder of a Rock Star (also known as Murder of a Rock Star ), ABC, 1991.

Supervising producer, Caution: Murder Can Be Hazardous to Your Health, ABC, 1991.

Co–executive producer, Columbo: No Time to Die, ABC, 1992.

Television Work; Other:

Producer, Airwolf (pilot), CBS, 1984.

Executive producer, Probe (series), ABC, 1988.

Producer of the series Airwolf (also known as Lobo del aire ), CBS; supervising producer of the series Misfits of Science, NBC, and Voyagers!, NBC.

Film Director:

Riding with Death, 1976.

Blood Song (also known as Dream Slayer ), Summa Vista Pictures, 1982.

ADAPTATIONS

"The Lake," an episode of the television series National Velvet, broadcast by NBC in 1961, was based on a story by Levi.

OTHER SOURCES

Electronic:

Creative Cow, http://www.creativecow.net, March 16, 2002.

Susan J. Paxton Home Page, http://www.geocities.com/sjpaxton, January 26, 2004.