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Remains found believed to be missing actor

SELMA, Ore. — Remains found in a remote area of Oregon are believed to be of missing actor Charles Levin, who played numerous roles on television comedies such as “Seinfeld” and “Night Court.”

Levin, 70, was reported missing July 8 from Grants Pass by his son after he hadn’t heard from his father for several days, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported.

He owned an orange 2012 Fiat and was “almost always in the company of his fawn-colored pug dog, Boo Boo Bear,” Grants Pass public safety said in a news release last week.

On Friday, search and rescue crews narrowed down a search area based on an emergency cellphone ping. A resident located Levin’s car on a remote road Saturday. Inside the car, troopers found the remains of Levin’s dog. Crews searching rugged terrain found the human remains.

There is a “high probability” the remains are those of Levin, The Grants Pass Department of Public Safety said Sunday. The medical examiner will make the final identification.

Levin’s TV credits include “Alice,” “Hill Street Blues,” “Doogie Howser, M.D.,” “Night Court” and “Seinfeld.” Levin also had roles in movies, including “The Golden Child,” “Annie Hall” and “This is Spinal Tap.”

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