▁Category : American ▁record ▁produ cers ▁Category : American ▁rh ythm ▁and ▁bl ues ▁singer - song writ ers ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Mus icians ▁from ▁Atlanta ▁Category : S ong writ ers ▁from ▁Georgia ▁( U . S . ▁state ) ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁American ▁sing ers <0x0A> </s> ▁Herbert ▁S . ▁Le vin son ▁( Oct ober ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁– ▁November ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁television ▁and ▁movie ▁actor . ▁ ▁Le vin son ▁played ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁character ▁roles , ▁often ▁set ▁in ▁Baltimore , ▁Maryland . ▁Most ▁not ably , ▁he ▁played ▁the ▁character ▁Dr . ▁La us anne ▁in ▁the ▁N BC ▁police ▁proced ural ▁series ▁Hom ic ide : ▁Life ▁on ▁the ▁Street . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Le vin son ▁was ▁born ▁October ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁in ▁Baltimore , ▁Maryland . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁uncle ▁of ▁film ▁director ▁Barry ▁Le vin son . ▁ ▁Le vin son ▁lived ▁in ▁Beth es da , ▁Maryland , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Cong reg ation ▁Beth ▁El ▁there . ▁ ▁Career ▁Le vin son ▁played ▁character ▁roles ▁in ▁three ▁Barry ▁Le vin son ▁films . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁film ▁D iner , ▁Her b ▁Le vin son ▁played ▁an ▁Em erson ▁black ▁and ▁white ▁television ▁customer . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁