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Charles Herbert Levin (March 12, 1949 – c. June 28, 2019) was an American actor^[1] who appeared in television, movies and on stage. He was best known for the role of Elliot Novak on the series Alice having become a regular in the show's ninth season and the recurring role of Eddie Gregg on Hill Street Blues from 1982 to 1986.

Charles Levin was born on March 12, 1949, and from Chicago, Illinois, U.S. He was an American actor and appeared in television, movies and on stage. He was married to Katherine DeHetre and they were married till 1983–2007. This couple had 3 children Jesse Levin, Ben Levin, and Kate Levin. In 2007, Katherine passed away in a car accident.^[2] Levin was also known for playing the mohel in "The Bris" episode of Seinfeld, and Coco, the gay cook, in the pilot episode of The Golden Girls. His part was dropped because the part of Sophia Petrillo (played by Estelle Getty) changed from a recurring part to a main character.

Levin appeared as a guest star on many television shows including Alice which he was best known for the role of Elliot Novak, he become a regular in the show’s 9th season and the recurring role of Eddie Gregg on Hill Street Blues from 1982 to 1986. Capital News (as Vinnie DiSalvo), Family Ties, Tales from the Darkside, The Twilight Zone, The Facts of Life, Falcon Crest (as Arthur Haberman), Punky Brewster (as Officer Bob), Thirtysomething, Night Court, L.A. Law (as Robert Caporale), Designing Women, Murphy Brown, NYPD Blue, and Law & Order. He was Jewish.^[3]

On July 8, 2019, Charles Levin's son reported to the police that Levin was missing, and had not been heard from since June 28.^[4] At the time, Levin lived in Grants Pass, Oregon, and was in the process of moving to a new house in the town.^[4] Levin's car was found on July 12 on a remote road northeast of Selma, Oregon. The body of his dog, Boo Bear, was found inside. Levin's body was found a day later. On November 8, 2019, authorities confirmed Levin's cause of death to be accidental. His car became stuck where it was later found, on an unmaintained wilderness road. After trying to free it, it appeared he left the car in search of help and fell to his death down a 30-foot (9 m) embankment.^[5] He was 70 years old.^[6]

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• 1975 Everybody Rides the Carousel as Stage 6 (voice)
• 1977 Annie Hall as Actor In Rehearsal
• 1977 Between the Lines as Paul
• 1977 A Doonesbury Special as Mark Slackmeyer
• 1978 Rush It as Dr. Levy
• 1979 Manhattan as Television Actor #1
• 1979 The Seduction of Joe Tynan as John Cairn
• 1980 Honeysuckle Rose as Sid
• 1981 Skokie (TV Movie) as Rabbi Steinberg
• 1982 Washington Mistress (TV Movie) as Larry
• 1983 Deal of the Century as Dr. Rechtin
• 1976-1985 Alice (Season 8 recurring, Season 9 regular) as Elliot Novak
• 1984 This Is Spinal Tap as Disc 'n' Dat Manager
• 1985 Do You Remember Love (TV Movie) as Dr. Raymond Sawyer
• 1985 The Golden Girls (TV pilot) as "Coco"
• 1985 The Man with One Red Shoe as CIA Dentist
• 1986 The Golden Child as TV Host
• 1988 The Couch Trip as TV Reporter
• 1988 Home Free (TV Movie) as Barry Kramer
• 1989 No Holds Barred as Ordway
• 1989 Immediate Family as Eli's Dad
• 1990 Opposites Attract as Marcino
• 1989-1993 Seinfeld (Episode: The Bris) as The Mohel
• 1998 A Civil Action as Geologist (final film role)

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