Writer
Gene Levitt
- Born May 28, 1920 in New York City, New York, USA
- Died November 15, 1999
Eugene Levitt was an American television writer, producer and director. Levitt attended the University of Wyoming. Following graduation he moved to Chicago where he worked as a newspaper reporter until enlisting in the United States Marine Corps. In the 1940s, Levitt wrote for radio programs, including The Adventures of Philip Marlowe.
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Levitt was a writer for many television series in the 1950s and 1960s, including Highway Patrol, Maverick ("Trail West to Fury"), Adventures in Paradise and Combat!. He moved to directing in the 1970s, working on series such as Alias Smith and Jones and McCloud. His most significant achievement was the creation of the television series Fantasy Island, starring Ricardo Montalban and Herve Villechaize. The show ran for over six years. In addition to Fantasy Island, Levitt assisted in the writing, production, and directing of Hawaii-Five-O, and Alias Smith and Jones. He died of prostate cancer in Los Angeles, California. (Taken from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Known for
Fantasy Island2020
Fantasy Island1978
Combat!1962
Night Gallery1970
Kolchak: The Night Stalker1974
Fantasy Island2021
S.W.A.T.1975
McCloud1970
Filmography
- 2021Fantasy IslandSeriesCreator
- 2020Fantasy IslandFilmOriginal Series Creator
- 1998Fantasy IslandSeriesCreator
- 1983Trauma CenterSeriesDirector
- 1979The Misadventures of Sheriff LoboSeriesDirector
- 1978Fantasy IslandSeriesCreator
- 1978Project U.F.O.SeriesProducer
- 1978Magee and the LadyFilmDirector
- 1977Fantasy IslandFilmWriter
- 1977Barnaby and MeFilmProducer, Executive In Charge Of Production
- 1975S.W.A.T.SeriesDirector
- 1974Kolchak: The Night StalkerSeriesDirector
- 1974The Phantom of HollywoodFilmDirector, Producer
- 1972Cool MillionSeriesDirector, Writer
- 1971Alias Smith and JonesSeriesDirector
- 1970Night GallerySeriesDirector
- 1970McCloudSeriesDirector
- 1970The 48-Hour MileFilmDirector, Producer
- 1969Any Second NowFilmScreenplay, Director, Producer, Story
- 1969Run a Crooked MileFilmDirector
- 1968Daring GameFilmProducer
- 1962Combat!SeriesDirector, Writer
- 1959Adventures in ParadiseSeriesWriter, Producer, Director
- 195877 Sunset StripSeriesWriter
- 1958Sea HuntSeriesWriter
- 1958Bat MastersonSeriesWriter
- 1958Underwater WarriorFilmWriter
- 1957MaverickSeriesWriter, Teleplay, Story
- 1957Tombstone TerritorySeriesWriter
- 1957The Night RunnerFilmScreenplay
- 1956Foreign IntrigueFilmWriter
- 1956Beyond MombasaFilmWriter
- 1955Science Fiction TheatreSeriesWriter
- 1953Your Favorite StorySeriesWriter
- 1953I Led 3 LivesSeriesWriter
- 1951Front Page DetectiveSeriesCreator