Barry Levinson (born April 6, 1942) is an American screenwriter, director, actor, and producer of film and television. His best-known films include "The Natural" (1984), "Good Morning, Vietnam" (1987), "Rain Man" (1988), "Sleepers" (1996), and "Wag the Dog" (1997).
Academy Awards
Best Director
Berlin Film Festival Awards
Golden Bear
Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize
Known For
Rain Man
(1988)
Director
Disclosure
(1994)
Director
The Natural
(1984)
Director
The Survivor
(2022)
Director
Sleepers
(1996)
Director
Sphere
(1998)
Director
Good Morning, Vietnam
(1987)
Director
Wag the Dog
(1997)
Director
Bandits
(2001)
Director
The Wizard of Lies
(2017)
Director
Diner
(1982)
Director
Bugsy
(1991)
Director
Rock the Kasbah
(2015)
Director
The Bay
(2012)
Director
Young Sherlock Holmes
(1985)
Director
Envy
(2004)
Director
Full Filmography
Directing
Peeping Times
(1978)
Director
Diner
(1982)
Director
Diner
(1983)
Director
The Natural
(1984)
Director
Young Sherlock Holmes
(1985)
Director
Good Morning, Vietnam
(1987)
Director
Tin Men
(1987)
Director
Rain Man
(1988)
Director
Avalon
(1990)
Director
Bugsy
(1991)
Director
Toys
(1992)
Director
Jimmy Hollywood
(1994)
Director
Disclosure
(1994)
Director
Sleepers
(1996)
Director
Wag the Dog
(1997)
Director
Sphere
(1998)
Director
Liberty Heights
(1999)
Director
Yesterday's Tomorrows
(1999)
Director
Original Diner Guys
(1999)
Director
An Everlasting Piece
(2000)
Director
Bandits
(2001)
Director
Envy
(2004)
Director
Hindsight Is 20/20...
(2004)
Director
A Uniform Used to Mean Something...
(2004)
Director
Man of the Year
(2006)
Director
What Just Happened
(2008)
Director
The Band That Wouldn't Die
(2009)
Director
PoliWood
(2009)
Director
You Don't Know Jack
(2010)
Director
The Bay
(2012)
Director
The Humbling
(2014)
Director
Rock the Kasbah
(2015)
Director
The Wizard of Lies
(2017)
Director
Paterno
(2018)
Director
The Survivor
(2022)
Director
Alto Knights
(2025)
Director
Acting
Silent Movie
(1976)
Executive
High Anxiety
(1977)
Dennis - Bellboy
History of the World: Part I
(1981)
Column Salesman - The Roman Empire
Quiz Show
(1994)
Dave Garroway
Jimmy Hollywood
(1994)
Director of 'Life Story'
Robbie Robertson: Going Home
(1995)
Self
Sports on the Silver Screen
(1997)
Self (archive footage)
Wag the Dog
(1997)
Man at a Movie Studio (uncredited)
Diner: On The Flip Side
(1999)
Self
The Heart of 'The Natural'
(2001)
Self
The Outsider
(2005)
Self
'Good Morning, Vietnam': Production Diary
(2006)
Self
The Road to Damascus: The Reinvention of Bugsy Siegel
(2006)
Self
Bee Movie
(2007)
Martin Benson (voice)
Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation
(2008)
Self
The Band That Wouldn't Die
(2009)
Self
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
(2013)
Justice Potter Stewart
Stars and Strife
(2020)
Self
Here Today
(2021)
Self
Kreka: Dreamcatcher
(2021)
Self
Dean Martin: King of Cool
(2021)
Self
Ennio
(2022)
Self
Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel
(2022)
Self
Production
The Catholics
(1973)
Producer
Diner
(1983)
Executive Producer
Displaced Person
(1985)
Producer
Avalon
(1990)
Producer
Bugsy
(1991)
Producer
Kafka
(1991)
Executive Producer
Toys
(1992)
Producer
Disclosure
(1994)
Producer
Jimmy Hollywood
(1994)
Producer
A Little Princess
(1995)
Executive Producer
Sleepers
(1996)
Producer
Wag the Dog
(1997)
Producer
Donnie Brasco
(1997)
Producer
The Second Civil War
(1997)
Executive Producer
Sphere
(1998)
Producer
Home Fries
(1998)
Producer
Liberty Heights
(1999)
Producer
Yesterday's Tomorrows
(1999)
Executive Producer
Original Diner Guys
(1999)
Producer
Homicide: The Movie
(2000)
Executive Producer
An Everlasting Piece
(2000)
Producer
Bandits
(2001)
Producer
Shot in the Heart
(2001)
Executive Producer
Analyze That
(2002)
Executive Producer
Possession
(2002)
Producer
Envy
(2004)
Producer
Strip Search
(2004)
Executive Producer
What Just Happened
(2008)
Producer
You Don't Know Jack
(2010)
Executive Producer
The Bay
(2012)
Producer
Phil Spector
(2013)
Executive Producer
The Humbling
(2014)
Producer
The Wizard of Lies
(2017)
Executive Producer
Paterno
(2018)
Executive Producer
Stars and Strife
(2020)
Executive Producer
The Survivor
(2022)
Producer
America's Burning
(2024)
Executive Producer
Writing
Street Girls
(1975)
Writer
Silent Movie
(1976)
Screenplay
High Anxiety
(1977)
Writer
Peeping Times
(1978)
Writer
...And Justice for All
(1979)
Writer
Inside Moves
(1980)
Screenplay
Diner
(1982)
Screenplay
Best Friends
(1982)
Writer
Diner
(1983)
Writer
Unfaithfully Yours
(1984)
Screenplay
Tin Men
(1987)
Writer
Avalon
(1990)
Screenplay
Toys
(1992)
Screenplay
Jimmy Hollywood
(1994)
Writer
Sleepers
(1996)
Screenplay
Liberty Heights
(1999)
Writer
Man of the Year
(2006)
Writer
Crew