Charles Levin (born
March 12,
1949) is an American actor who has appeared in television and movies and on stage. He played the recurring role of Eddie Gregg on
Hill Street Blues from 1982 to 1986. He also played the
mohel on "
The Bris" episode of
Seinfeld and "Coco" the flamboyant gay housekeeper on the pilot episode of
The Golden Girls (his part was dropped in favor of making
Estelle Getty a regular).
He appeared as a guest star on many television shows including
Family Ties,
Alice,
Tales from the Darkside,
The Twilight Zone,
The Facts of Life,
Falcon Crest (as Arthur Habermann),
Punky Brewster (as Officer Bob),
thirtysomething,
Night Court,
L.A. Law (as Robert Caporale),
Designing Women,
Murphy Brown,
NYPD Blue, and
Law & Order.
He has three children, Kate (from a previous marriage), Benjamin, and Jesse. In 2007, his wife Katherine was killed in an automobile accident.
