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. 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.

Filmography

Film

YearFilmRoleOther notes
1981RagtimeGang Member No. 3
1987Adventures in BabysittingJoe Gipp
1988The ChairWilma
1991Johnny SuedeDeke
ConvictsLeroy
1992In the Heat of the NightLaurence
1993Point of No ReturnComputer Instructor
1994HellboundDetective Calvin Jackson
1996Follow Me HomeKaz
8 Heads in a Duffel BagHead of Jamal
1997SkyscraperHakim
2003Black ListedTrouble Truman

Television

YearShowRoleNotes
1979CharlestonJeffTelevision film
1980A Christmas Without SnowWendell
1981Crisis at Central HighErnest Green
1985The Atlanta Child MurdersWayne WilliamsMiniseries
198921 Jump StreetRoy HodgesEpisode: "Next Victim"
1990MonstersLuchinskiEpisode: "Far Below"
1991RocJunebugEpisode: "Roc Works for Joey"
Midnight CallerRay AtkinsEpisode: "A Cry in the Night"
1992Live! From Death RowKenny NevinsTelevision film
1995The WatcherWiley NemoEpisode: "Fathers and Sons"
Space: Above and BeyondFirst Mate PotterEpisode: "Mutiny"
1996Within the RockBantonTelevision film

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