Charles Levin death: Remains of missing Seinfeld actor found on remote road

Bodies of Levin and his beloved pet dog discovered after five-day search

The body of an actor who appeared in TV comedy Seinfeld and the mockumentary This is Spinal Tap has been found in a remote area of Oregon, according to authorities.

Charles Levin, 70, was reported missing from his home in Grants Pass on 8 July after his son had not heard from him for several days.

The local department of public safety issued a public appeal about his whereabouts two days later, saying that he was “almost always in the company of his fawn-colored pug dog, Boo Boo Bear”.

Search and rescue teams narrowed the search area on Friday after requesting an emergency “ping” of Levin’s mobile phone.

However it was not until Saturday evening that a local resident found his orange 2012 Fiat car in “a very remote and almost impassable road”.

State troopers discovered Levin’s dog dead inside the car but saw no sign of the actor.

Human remains were eventually found a few hours later after a detailed search of the steep and rugged terrain nearby.

“Based on the circumstances, there is a high probability that the remains are those of Charles Levin,” the Grants Pass Department of Public Safety said in a statement.

“The final identification of the remains will be completed by the Medical Examiner.”

Levin was best known for his regular appearances on the TV shows Alice and Hill Street Blues in the 1980s before appearing in the 69th episode of Seinfeld, “The Bris”.

He played the part of a mohel who cut Jerry Seinfeld’s finger during a botched circumcision.

Levin also appeared as a guest star in TV shows including LA Law, The Twilight Zone and Night Court as well as the movies Annie Hall, The Golden Child and Manhattan.