Calvin Levels

Calvin Levels
Born	(1954-09-30) September 30, 1954 (age 70) Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1978–2003

Calvin Levels (born September 30, 1954) is an American film actor. In 1984, he won a Theatre World Award and was nominated for both the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play for his portrayal of Calvin Jefferson in Open Admissions.^[1] Levels is known for his roles in the films The Atlanta Child Murders (1985), Adventures in Babysitting (1987), Johnny Suede (1991), and Hellbound (1994). For his role in The Atlanta Child Murders, Levels had to drastically change his diet and quit exercising, which he said took months to undo.^[2]

Filmography

Film

Year	Film	Role	Other notes
1979	Charleston	Jeff
1981	Ragtime	Gang Member No. 3
1987	Adventures in Babysitting	Joe Gipp
1988	The Chair	Wilma
1990	Monsters
1991	Johnny Suede	Deke
	Convicts	Leroy
1992	Live! From Death Row	Kenny Nevins
1992	In the Heat of the Night	Laurence
1993	Point of No Return	Computer Instructor
1994	Hellbound	Detective Calvin Jackson
1995	The Watcher	Wiley Nemo
1996	Space: Above and Beyond	First Mate Potter
	Follow Me Home	Kaz
	Within the Rock	Banton
	8 Heads in a Duffel Bag	Head of Jamal
1997	Skyscraper	Hakim
2003	Black Listed	Trouble Truman

Television

Year	Show	Role	Notes
1980	A Christmas Without Snow	Wendell	Television film
1981	Crisis at Central High	Ernest Green
1985	The Atlanta Child Murders	Wayne Williams
1989	21 Jump Street	Roy Hodges	Episode: "Next Victim"
1991	Roc	Junebug	Episode: "Roc Works for Joey"
	Midnight Caller	Ray Atkins	Episode: "A Cry in the Night"

References

1. "Past Recipients". Theatre World Awards. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
2. Blinn, Johna (February 6, 1985). "Celebrity Cookbook". Philadelphia Daily News. p. F-4 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Calvin Levels at IMDb