Charles Levin

Charles Levin was an American actor.

He was best known for the role of Elliot Novak on 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.

One of Levin’s most memorable single-episode television roles was that of the stressed-out mohel on "The Bris" episode of Seinfeld.

Levin appeared in the pilot episode of The Golden Girls as Coco Davis, the gay cook for the women, whose part was dropped from the series in favor of further development of the Sophia Petrillo character, which was played by Estelle Getty.

Levin’s other television credits include Family Ties, The Facts of Life, Falcon Crest, Punky Brewster, thirtysomething, Night Court, L.A. Law, Designing Women, Murphy Brown, NYPD Blue, and Law & Order, among many others.

Film appearances include Annie Hall and Manhattan (both with Woody Allen), The Seduction of Joe Tynan (with Alan Alda and Meryl Streep), Honeysuckle Rose (with Willie Nelson), Deal of the Century (with Chevy Chase), This is Spinal Tap, The Man with One Red Shoe (with Tom Hanks), The Golden Child (with Eddie Murphy), and The Couch Trip (with Dan Aykroyd).

He moved to Grants Pass, Oregon after retiring from acting in the late 1990s.

After mysteriously disappearing on June 28, 2019, Levin’s body was found near Selma, Oregon on July 13. He was 70.