Levi, who was born in St Louis, Missouri, has worked in television since the 1960s.
[1] He has amassed a number of notable credits, beginning his career as a writer on the television series National Velvet.
His notable television credits include Columbo, The Invisible Man, Gemini Man, The Six Million Dollar Man, The Bionic Woman, Battlestar Galactica, The Incredible Hulk, Simon & Simon, Airwolf, Miami Vice, Magnum, P.I., Quantum Leap, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, JAG, ER, NCIS and NCIS: Los Angeles.
In 1982, Levi co-directed the feature film Blood Song.
Levi is married to actress Sondra Currie.