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Alan J. Levi on his approach to filming mysteries

Alan J. Levi on Jane Seymour addressing a guest actress who couldn't get her lines right when shooting an episode of Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

Alan J. Levi on working with Don P. Bellisario on Magnum, P.I.

Alan J. Levi on how being a pilot led to him producing Airwolf, and shifting to directing the show after a year of producing it

Alan J. Levi on working with Jan-Michael Vincent on Airwolf

Alan J. Levi on how dangerous the set of Airwolf could be and a helicopter accident that happened

Alan J. Levi on directing Frank Sinatra on Magnum, P.I.

Alan J. Levi on directing Cicely Tyson on an episode of B.L. Stryker called "Winner Takes All" (Ed. note: Mr. Levi would like to correct that in this story Cicely Tyson was in a scene with Burt Reynolds, not Tom)

Alan J. Levi on Burt Reynolds getting angry with him on the set of B.L. Stryker

Alan J. Levi on directing Quantum Leap

Alan J. Levi on how he got involved with Columbo as producer and director

Alan J. Levi on directing the "Columbo and the Murder of a Rock Star" episode of Columbo with his wife, Sondra Currie, Peter Falk's wife, Shera Danese, and Dabney Coleman cast for the episode

Alan J. Levi on directing the "Death and Taxes" episode of Magnum, P.I.

Alan J. Levi on directing the TV movie The Legend of the Golden Gun

Alan J. Levi on directing the TV movie Without Warning: Terror in the Towers on the 1993 attack on the World Trade Center

Alan J. Levi on directing the TV movie Without Warning: Terror in the Towers about the 1993 World Trade Center bombing

On Peter Falk's false eye moving while filming the Columbo episode "Columbo: Uneasy Lies the Crown"; on working with George Clooney in Without Warning: Terror in the Towers; on directing the “Men in Pink” episode of Hercules: The Legendary Journey and filming in New Zealand; on directing the Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode “Sleeper"; on directing an episode of ER and working with Noah Wyle

On filming on an active aircraft carrier on JAG; on directing and editing a pilot written by David Johnson called Supernova; on working on a short film titled Take my Hand written by Eileen Grubba

On what he loves about directing; on preferring the pace of working in television compared to film; on building VidiFilm and how it’s been applied in different industries; on how technological changes have improved production and post-production

On what he enjoys about teaching; on his first mentee being Dick Powell’s son, Richard Powell; on advice to aspiring directors; on the value of oral history interviews; on his proudest career achievement and regrets; on how he would like to be remembered

Alan J. Levi on working with George Clooney in Without Warning: Terror in the Towers

Alan J. Levi on directing JAG

Alan J. Levi on filming a dentist scene in Columbo: Uneasy Lies the Crown and Peter Falk's false eye falling out while filming

Alan J. Levi on directing the "Men in Pink" episode of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys

Alan J. Levi on directing the Buffy the Vampire episode called "Sleeper"

Alan J. Levi on George Clooney and casting him as a fireman on Without Warning: Terror in the Towers

Alan J. Levi on working with Noah Wyle on ER

Alan J. Levi on directing the short film Take my Hand written by Eileen Grubba

Alan J. Levi on filming a dentist scene in the Columbo episode "Columbo: Uneasy Lies the Crown" and Peter Falk's false eye falling out while filming

Alan J. Levi on struggling to stay on schedule when directing the Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode "Sleeper"