Who is currently a living American television film director, Barry Levinson or Leslie H. Martinson?
Barry Levinson Barry Levinson (born April 6, 1942) is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, and actor. Levinson's best-known works are comedy-drama and drama films such as "Diner" (1982), "The Natural" (1984), "Good Morning, Vietnam" (1987), "Bugsy" (1991), and "Wag the Dog" (1997). He won the Academy Award for Best Director for "Rain Man" (1988) which also won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Larry Cohen Lawrence G. "Larry" Cohen (born July 15, 1941) is an American film producer, director, and screenwriter. He is best known as a B-Movie auteur of horror and science fiction films – often containing a police procedural element – during the 1970s and 1980s. He has since concentrated mainly on screenwriting including the Joel Schumacher thriller "Phone Booth" (2002), "Cellular" (2004) and "Captivity" (2007). In 2006 Cohen returned to the directing chair for Mick Garris' "Masters of Horror" TV series (2006); he directed the episode "Pick Me Up".