Charles Levin (actor)

Charles Levin (born March 12, 1949) is an American actor^[1] who has appeared in television and movies and on stage. He is best known for the role of Elliot Novak on the series Alice having become a regular in the show's 9th season and the recurring role of Eddie Gregg on Hill Street Blues from 1982 to 1986.

Life and career

He is also known for having played the mohel on "The Bris" episode of Seinfeld and Coco, the gay cook, on the pilot episode of The Golden Girls. His part was dropped in favor of making the character of Sophia Petrillo, played by Estelle Getty, a regular. (Many of her sassy one-liners were originally written for Coco.)

He appeared as a guest star on many television shows including Family Ties, Tales from the Darkside, The Twilight Zone, The Facts of Life, Falcon Crest (as Arthur Habermann), Punky Brewster (as Officer Bob), Thirtysomething, Night Court, L.A. Law (as Robert Caporale), Designing Women, Murphy Brown, NYPD Blue, and Law & Order.

Selected Filmography

• Annie Hall (1977)
• Rush It (1978)
• Manhattan (1979)
• The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979)
• Honeysuckle Rose (1980)
• Deal of the Century (1983)
• This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
• Ghostbusters (1984)
• Do You Remember Love (1985)
• The Man With One Red Shoe (1985)
• The Golden Child (1986)
• No Holds Barred (1989)
• Immediate Family (1989)
• A Civil Action (1998)

References

External links

• Charles Levin at the Internet Movie Database
• Charles Levin at the Internet Broadway Database