Gene Levitt

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Gene Levitt

Writing May 28, 1920

New York City, New York, USA

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 n…

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Fantasy Island

Fantasy Island

5.7 2020 Movie
Maverick

Maverick

7.0 1957 TV Show
Combat!

Combat!

7.9 1962 TV Show
Fantasy Island

Fantasy Island

6.5 1978 TV Show
Night Gallery

Night Gallery

7.8 1970 TV Show
McCloud

McCloud

7.2 1970 TV Show
77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

7.2 1958 TV Show
Kolchak: The Night Stalker

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

7.7 1974 TV Show
Bat Masterson

Bat Masterson

6.4 1958 TV Show
Adventures in Paradise

Adventures in Paradise

6.1 1959 TV Show
Alias Smith and Jones

Alias Smith and Jones

7.0 1971 TV Show
Sea Hunt

Sea Hunt

6.7 1958 TV Show

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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. 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)

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2021
    Fantasy Island

    TV show Creator

  2. 2020
    Fantasy Island

    Movie Original Series Creator

  3. 1998
    Fantasy Island

    TV show Creator

  4. 1983
    Trauma Center

    TV show Director

  5. 1979
    The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo

    TV show Director

  6. 1978
    Magee and the Lady

    Movie Director

  7. 1978
    Project U.F.O.

    TV show Producer

  8. 1978
    Fantasy Island

    TV show Creator

  9. 1977
    Barnaby and Me

    Movie Producer

  10. 1977
    Fantasy Island

    Movie Writer

  11. 1975
    S.W.A.T.

    TV show Director

  12. 1974
    Kolchak: The Night Stalker

    TV show Director

  13. 1974
    The Phantom of Hollywood

    Movie Director

  14. 1972
    Cool Million

    TV show Director

  15. 1971
    Alias Smith and Jones

    TV show Director

  16. 1970
    Night Gallery

    TV show Director

More credits
  1. 1970
    The 48-Hour Mile

    Movie Director

  2. 1970
    McCloud

    TV show Director

  3. 1969
    Run a Crooked Mile

    Movie Director

  4. 1969
    Any Second Now

    Movie Director

  5. 1968
    Daring Game

    Movie Producer

  6. 1962
    Combat!

    TV show Director

  7. 1959
    Adventures in Paradise

    TV show Writer

  8. 1958
    77 Sunset Strip

    TV show Writer

  9. 1958
    Bat Masterson

    TV show Writer

  10. 1958
    Underwater Warrior

    Movie Writer

  11. 1958
    Sea Hunt

    TV show Writer

  12. 1957
    Tombstone Territory

    TV show Writer

  13. 1957
    Maverick

    TV show Writer

  14. 1957
    The Night Runner

    Movie Screenplay

  15. 1956
    Beyond Mombasa

    Movie Writer

  16. 1956
    Foreign Intrigue

    Movie Writer

  17. 1955
    Science Fiction Theatre

    TV show Writer

  18. 1953
    I Led 3 Lives

    TV show Writer

  19. 1953
    Your Favorite Story

    TV show Writer

  20. 1951
    Front Page Detective

    TV show Creator