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{{Short description|American actor (born 1957)}}
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'''Frank Theodore Levine''' (born [[May 29]], [[1957]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[actor]]. He is arguably best known for his roles as [[transvestite]] serial killer [[Jame Gumb]] in ''[[The Silence of the Lambs]]'' and Captain [[Leland Stottlemeyer]] in the popular television series ''[[Monk (TV series)|Monk]]''.
'''Frank Theodore Levine''' (born May 29, 1957) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as [[Buffalo Bill (character)|Jame Gumb]] (Buffalo Bill) in the film ''[[The Silence of the Lambs (film)|The Silence of the Lambs]]'' (1991) and [[List of Monk characters#Captain Leland Stottlemeyer|Leland Stottlemeyer]] in the television series ''[[Monk (TV series)|Monk]]'' (2002–2009).

Levine's other notable roles are in the films ''[[Nowhere to Run (1993 film)|Nowhere to Run]]'' (1993), ''[[Heat (1995 film)|Heat]]'' (1995), ''[[Bullet (1996 film)|Bullet]]'' (1996), ''[[The Fast and the Furious (2001 film)|The Fast and the Furious]]'' (2001), ''[[The Manchurian Candidate (2004 film)|The Manchurian Candidate]]'' (2004), ''[[Memoirs of a Geisha (film)|Memoirs of a Geisha]]'' (2005), ''[[American Gangster (film)|American Gangster]]'' (2007), ''[[Shutter Island (film)|Shutter Island]]'' (2010), ''[[Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom]]'' (2018), and ''[[The Report (2019 film)|The Report]]'' (2019).

==Early life==
Levine was born in [[Bellaire, Ohio]], the son of Charlotte Virginia (Clark) and Milton Dmitri Levine,<ref name="McGavin-1991" /> who were both doctors and members of [[Physicians for Social Responsibility]]. Levine's father was of [[History of the Jews in Russia|Russian-Jewish]] descent and his mother had [[Welsh people|Welsh]] and [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] ancestry. He describes himself as a "hillbilly Jew."<ref name="McGavin-1991">{{cite news|last=McGavin|first=Patrick Z.|title=Ted Levine is not a bad guy.|url=http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/ted-levine-is-not-a-bad-guy/Content?oid=877172|access-date=5 August 2013|newspaper=Chicago Reader|date=February 28, 1991|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928024726/http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/ted-levine-is-not-a-bad-guy/Content?oid=877172|archive-date=28 September 2013}}</ref> He grew up in [[Oak Park, Illinois]]. In 1975, he enrolled at [[Marlboro College]].


==Career==
==Career==
He became a fixture in the [[Chicago theatre scene]] and joined the Remains Theatre which was co-founded by [[Gary Cole]] and [[William Petersen]]. After his stage experience, Levine began to devote most of his energy during the 1980s toward finding roles in film and television. One of his most prominent roles in the 1980s was that of mob enforcer Frank Holman in the [[NBC]] drama ''[[Crime Story (American TV series)|Crime Story]]'' (1986–88).
===Early career===
Levine was born in [[Bellaire, Ohio]], in 1957. In 1975, he enrolled at [[Marlboro College]] and then later [[University of Chicago]]. He became a fixture in the [[Chicago theatre scene]] and joined the [[Remains Theatre]] which was co-founded by [[Gary Cole]] and [[William L. Petersen]]. After his stage experience, Levine began to devote most of his energy during the 1980s toward finding roles in film and television such as a minor part in ''[[Charlie's Angels]]''. He also managed to get a tiny part in ''[[Rambo: First Blood Part II]]'', as one of the men getting the P.O.W.'s off the helicopter.


After his breakout role in ''[[The Silence of the Lambs (film)|The Silence of the Lambs]]'' as primary antagonist [[Buffalo Bill (character)|Jame Gumb]], there was a period where he was typecast in villainous roles. He was gradually able to branch out into other types of roles, such as a member of [[Al Pacino]]'s police unit in ''[[Heat (1995 film)|Heat]],'' and astronaut [[Alan Shepard]] in the [[HBO]] mini-series ''[[From the Earth to the Moon (miniseries)|From the Earth to the Moon]]''. In the drama ''[[Georgia (1995 film)|Georgia]]'', he played [[Mare Winningham]]'s husband, one of his most sympathetic roles.
===Mainstream success===
After his breakout role in ''The Silence of the Lambs'', there was a period where he was typecast in villainous roles. Levine was able to remedy this by playing more positive characters, such as a member of [[Al Pacino]]'s police unit in ''[[Heat (1995 film)|Heat]]'', astronaut [[Alan Shepard]] in the [[HBO]] mini-series ''[[From the Earth to the Moon (miniseries)|From the Earth to the Moon]]'', and [[Paul Walker]]'s police superior Sergeant Tanner in ''[[The Fast and the Furious (2001 film)|The Fast and the Furious]]''. In the drama ''[[Georgia (1995 film)|Georgia]]'', he played [[Mare Winningham]]'s husband, one of his most sympathetic roles. His résumé also includes an uncredited role as the voice of the sociopathic trucker "Rusty Nail" in 2001's ''[[Joy Ride (film)|Joy Ride]]'', and his performance as Detective Sam Nico in the 2003 film ''[[Wonderland (2003 movie)|Wonderland]]'', based on the [[Wonderland murders|gruesome murders]] in Los Angeles Wonderland District. Since 2002, he has co-starred in his role as Captain Leland Stottlemeyer on [[USA Network]]'s detective series ''[[Monk (TV series)|Monk]]'', starring [[Tony Shalhoub]].


In 2001, Levine performed as [[Paul Walker]]'s police superior Sergeant Tanner in ''[[The Fast and the Furious (2001 film)|The Fast and the Furious]]''. He also had an uncredited role as the voice of sociopathic trucker "Rusty Nail" in ''[[Joy Ride (2001 film)|Joy Ride]],'' also starring Walker.
Levine also provided the voice of the supervillain [[Sinestro]] in ''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]'', ''[[Static Shock]]'', ''[[Justice League (TV series)|Justice League]]'', and ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]''. Most recently, Levine appeared as a patriarch whose family takes a turn for the worse in the remake of ''[[The Hills Have Eyes (2006 film)|The Hills Have Eyes]]'' (2006). In 2007, he portrayed local Sheriff James Timberlake in ''[[The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford]]'' and appeared in [[Ridley Scott]]'s ''[[American Gangster (film)|American Gangster]]'', alongside [[Denzel Washington]] and [[Russell Crowe]].


He played Detective Sam Nico in the 2003 film ''[[Wonderland (2003 film)|Wonderland]]'', based on the [[Wonderland murders|gruesome murders]] in the Hollywood Hills. He also appeared as a psychiatrist at a mental institution in ''[[Wonderland (American TV series)|Wonderland]]'', an unrelated 2000 TV series of the same name that aired briefly on ABC.
In a [[January 12]], [[2006]] interview on ''[[The Late Late Show (CBS)|The Late Late Show]]'', actor [[Seth Green]] credited Levine as the inspiration for the voice of his character [[Chris Griffin]] on ''[[Family Guy]]''.

From 2002 to 2009, he co-starred as Captain [[List of Monk characters#Leland Stottlemeyer|Leland Stottlemeyer]] on [[USA Network]]'s detective series ''[[Monk (TV series)|Monk]]'', starring [[Tony Shalhoub]].

Levine provided the voice of the supervillain [[Sinestro]] in ''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]'', ''[[Static Shock]]'', ''[[Justice League (TV series)|Justice League]]'', and ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]'', all part of the [[DC Animated Universe]].

Levine also appeared as a patriarch whose family takes a turn for the worse in the remake of ''[[The Hills Have Eyes (2006 film)|The Hills Have Eyes]]'' (2006).

In 2007, he portrayed Sheriff [[James Timberlake]] in ''[[The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford]]'' and appeared in [[Ridley Scott]]'s ''[[American Gangster (film)|American Gangster]]'', alongside [[Denzel Washington]] and [[Russell Crowe]].

In 2010, he appeared as the warden of the island prison in ''[[Shutter Island (film)|Shutter Island]]'', starring [[Leonardo DiCaprio]].

In 2012, he appeared as Sheriff Bloom Towne in ''[[Deep Dark Canyon]]'', alongside [[Spencer Treat Clark]] and [[Nick Eversman]], who portrayed Sheriff Towne's sons, Nate and Skylar, respectively.

In 2013, he had a major supporting role in the [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] murder mystery series ''[[The Bridge (2013 TV series)|The Bridge]]'' as Lieutenant Hank Wade, commander of a police homicide unit in a Texas border city.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Bridge's Ted Levine: "The Killer Is More Hannibal Lecter Than Jame Gumb"|url=http://www.littlefallstimes.com/article/20130814/NEWS/308149986|work=littlefallstimes.com|access-date=23 August 2013|author=TV Guide|date=August 14, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140521032757/http://www.littlefallstimes.com/article/20130814/NEWS/308149986|archive-date=21 May 2014}}</ref>

In 2014, he portrayed General Underwood in the British-Finnish action film ''[[Big Game (2014 film)|Big Game]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Big Game|url=http://bloody-disgusting.com/videos/3334780/big-game-hunts-u-s-audiences-trailer/|work=littlefallstimes.com|access-date=23 August 2013|author=TV Guide|date=August 14, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150323070055/http://bloody-disgusting.com/videos/3334780/big-game-hunts-u-s-audiences-trailer/|archive-date=23 March 2015}}</ref>

In 2018, Levine co-starred in the sequel ''[[Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom]]'', as hunter Ken Wheatley.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kroll|first=Justin|title='Jurassic World' Sequel Adds 'Silence of the Lambs' Actor Ted Levine|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/jurassic-world-sequel-ted-levine-1201984206/|access-date=February 10, 2017|work=Variety|date=February 10, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20170210185507/https://variety.com/2017/film/news/jurassic-world-sequel-ted-levine-1201984206/|archive-date=February 10, 2017}}</ref>

From 2018 to 2020, he played [[Thomas F. Byrnes]] on the [[TNT (American TV network)|TNT]] series ''[[The Alienist (TV series)|The Alienist]].''

In 2021, he joined the cast of the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] drama ''[[Big Sky (American TV series)|Big Sky]],'' playing the role of Horst Kleinsasser.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-29|title=Is Big Sky Going In A Completely Different Direction With All These New Cast Members?|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/television/2562092/is-big-sky-going-in-a-completely-different-direction-with-all-these-new-cast-members|access-date=2021-04-02|website=CINEMABLEND}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Levine has two children: a son with girlfriend Kim Phillips, and a daughter.<ref name="McGavin-1991" />


==Filmography==
==Filmography==

*''[[Crime Story (TV series)|Crime Story]]'' (1986–1988) ... Frank Holman
===Film===
*''[[Betrayed (1988 film)|Betrayed]]'' ([[1988 in film|1988]]) ... Wes
{| class="wikitable sortable"
*''[[Next of Kin (1989 film)|Next of Kin]]'' ([[1989 in film|1989]]) ... Willy Simpson
|-
*''[[Love at Large]]'' ([[1990 in film|1990]])
! Year
*''[[The Silence of the Lambs (film)|The Silence of the Lambs]]'' ([[1991 in film|1991]]) ... [[Buffalo Bill (The Silence of the Lambs)|Jame 'Buffalo Bill' Gumb]]
! Title
*''[[Death Train]]'' a.k.a. ''Detonator'' (1992)...Alex Tierney
! Role
*''[[Nowhere to Run]]'' ([[1993 in film|1993]]) ... Mr. Dunston
! class="unsortable" |Notes
*''[[The Last Outlaw (TV)|The Last Outlaw]]'' ([[1994 in film|1994]]) ... Potts
|-
*''[[The Mangler]]'' ([[1995 in film|1995]]) ... Officer John Hunton
| 1986 || ''[[One More Saturday Night (film)|One More Saturday Night]]'' || Cop in Station ||
*''[[Heat (1995 film)|Heat]]'' (1995) ... Bosco
|-
*''[[Bullet (film)|Bullet]]'' ([[1996 in film|1996]]) ... Louis Stein (Butch's brother)
*''[[Switchback (film)|Switchback]]'' ([[1997 in film|1997]]) ... Deputy Nate Booker
| 1987 || ''[[Ironweed (film)|Ironweed]]''|| Pocono Pete ||
|-
*''[[Flubber (film)|Flubber]]'' (1997) ... Wesson
| 1988 || ''[[Betrayed (1988 film)|Betrayed]]'' || Wes ||
*''[[From the Earth to the Moon (miniseries)|From the Earth to the Moon]]'' (1998) (miniseries) ... [[Alan Shepard]]
|-
*''[[Moby Dick (1998 film)|Moby Dick]]'' ([[1998 in film|1998]]) ... Starbuck
| 1989 || ''[[Next of Kin (1989 film)|Next of Kin]]'' || Willy ||
*''[[Wild Wild West]]'' ([[1999 in film|1999]]) ... General 'Bloodbath' McGrath
|-
*''Harlan County War'' ([[2000 in film|2000]]) ... coalmine worker Silas Kincaid
| 1990 || ''[[Love at Large]]'' || Frederick King / James McGraw ||
*''[[Evolution (film)|Evolution]]'' ([[2001 in film|2001]]) ... General Russell Woodman
|-
*''[[The Fast and the Furious (2001 film)|The Fast and the Furious]]'' (2001) ... [[List of characters in The Fast and the Furious film series#Sgt. Tanner|Sgt. Tanner]]
| 1991 || ''[[The Silence of the Lambs (film)|The Silence of the Lambs]]'' || [[Buffalo Bill (character)|Jame 'Buffalo Bill' Gumb]] ||
*''[[Joy Ride (film)|Joy Ride]]'' (2001) (uncredited) ... [[Rusty Nail (Joyride)|Rusty Nail]]
|-
*''[[Ali (film)|Ali]]'' (2001) ... Joe Smiley
| 1992 || ''The Paint Job'' || Kenny the D.J. ||
*''[[Monk (TV Series)|Monk]]'' (2002) ... [[Leland Stottlemeyer]]
|-
*''[[The Truth About Charlie]]'' ([[2002 in film|2002]]) ... Emil Zadapec
| 1993 || ''[[Nowhere to Run (1993 film)|Nowhere to Run]]'' || Mr. Dunston ||
*''[[Wonderland (2003 movie)|Wonderland]]'' ([[2003 in film|2003]]) ... Sam Nico
|-
*''[[The Manchurian Candidate (2004 film)|The Manchurian Candidate]]'' ([[2004 in film|2004]]) ... Colonel Howard
| 1994 || ''Todo cambia'' || Vince ||
*''[[Memoirs of a Geisha (film)|Memoirs of a Geisha]]'' ([[2005 in film|2005]]) ... Colonel Derricks
|-
*''[[The Hills Have Eyes (2006 film)|The Hills Have Eyes]]'' ([[2006 in film|2006]]) ... Big Bob
| rowspan=3|1995 || ''[[The Mangler (film)|The Mangler]]'' || Officer John Hunton ||
*''[[The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford]]'' ([[2007 in film|2007]]) ... Sheriff James Timberlake
|-
*''[[American Gangster (film)|American Gangster]]'' (2007) ... Toback
*''[[Shutter Island (film)|Shutter Island]]'' ([[2009 in film|2009]]) ... Warden
|| ''[[Georgia (1995 film)|Georgia]]'' || Jake ||
|-
|| ''[[Heat (1995 film)|Heat]]'' || Detective Mike Bosko ||
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Bullet (1996 film)|Bullet]]'' || Louis Stein ||
|-
| rowspan=3|1997 || ''[[Mad City (film)|Mad City]]'' || Lemke ||
|-
|| ''[[Switchback (film)|Switchback]]'' || Deputy Nate Booker ||
|-
|| ''[[Flubber (film)|Flubber]]'' || Wesson ||
|-
| 1998 || ''[[You Can Thank Me Later]]'' || Eli Cooperberg ||
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Wild Wild West]]'' || General 'Bloodbath' McGrath ||
|-
| rowspan=4|2001 || ''[[Evolution (2001 film)|Evolution]]'' || General Russell Woodman ||
|-
|| ''[[The Fast and the Furious (2001 film)|The Fast and the Furious]]'' || Sergeant Tanner ||
|-
|| ''[[Joy Ride (2001 film)|Joy Ride]]'' || 'Rusty Nail' || Voice
|-
|| ''[[Ali (film)|Ali]]'' || Joe Smiley ||
|-
| 2002 || ''[[The Truth About Charlie]]'' || Emil Zadapec ||
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Wonderland (2003 film)|Wonderland]]'' || Detective Sam Nico ||
|-
| rowspan=2|2004 || ''[[The Manchurian Candidate (2004 film)|The Manchurian Candidate]]'' || Colonel Howard ||
|-
|| ''[[Birth (2004 film)|Birth]]'' || Mr. Conte ||
|-
| rowspan=2|2005 || ''[[The L.A. Riot Spectacular]]'' || Tom Saltine ||
|-
|| ''[[Memoirs of a Geisha (film)|Memoirs of a Geisha]]'' || Colonel Derricks ||
|-
| 2006 || ''[[The Hills Have Eyes (2006 film)|The Hills Have Eyes]]'' || Bob 'Big Bob' Carter ||
|-
| rowspan=2|2007 || ''[[The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford]]'' || [[James Timberlake|Sheriff James Timberlake]] ||
|-
|| ''[[American Gangster (film)|American Gangster]]'' || Captain Lou Toback ||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Shutter Island (film)|Shutter Island]]'' || Warden ||
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Deep Dark Canyon]]'' || Bloom Towne ||
|-
| rowspan=3|2013 || ''[[Jimmy (2013 film)|Jimmy]]'' || James Lee Mitchell ||
|-
|| ''[[A Single Shot]]'' || Cecile ||
|-
|| ''[[Banshee Chapter]]'' || Thomas Blackburn ||
|-
| rowspan=3|2014 || ''[[Big Game (2014 film)|Big Game]]'' || General Underwood ||
|-
|| ''[[Dig Two Graves]]'' || Sheriff Waterhouse ||
|-
|| ''[[Gutshot Straight]]'' || Lewis ||
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Little Boy (film)|Little Boy]]'' || Sam ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Bleed for This]]'' || Lou Duva ||
|-
| rowspan=3|2017 || ''[[Bottom of the World (film)|Bottom of the World]]'' || The Preacher ||
|-
|| ''[[Swing State (film)|Swing State]]'' || Rouge Holmes ||
|-
|| ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream (2017 film)|A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' || [[Theseus]]||
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom]]'' || Ken Wheatley ||
|-
| rowspan=2|2019 || ''[[The Report (2019 film)|The Report]]'' ||[[John Brennan (CIA officer)|John Brennan]]||
|-
|| ''[[A Violent Separation]]'' || Ed Quinn ||
|-
| TBA || ''[[Lear Rex]]'' || [[Earl of Kent]] || Post-production<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/08/star-cast-aligns-around-al-pacino-jessica-chastain-for-bernard-roses-lear-rex-lakeith-stanfield-ariana-debose-peter-dinklage-1236029062/|title=Star Cast Aligns Around Al Pacino & Jessica Chastain For Bernard Rose's 'Lear Rex'|website=Deadline|first=Mike Jr.|last=Fleming|date=August 1, 2024|access-date=August 19, 2024}}</ref>
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1983
| ''Through Naked Eyes''
| Patrolman
| [[Television film]]
|-
| 1984
| ''[[The Killing Floor (1984 film)|The Killing Floor]]''
| Commander
| ''[[American Playhouse]]'' television film
|-
| 1985
| ''[[Two Fathers' Justice]]''
| Bennett
| Television film
|-
| 1986–1988
| ''[[Crime Story (American TV series)|Crime Story]]''
| Frank Holman
| Recurring role
|-
| 1989
| ''The Fulfillment of Mary Gray''
| Jonathan
| Television film
|-
| 1990
| ''[[Midnight Caller]]''
| Frank Brewer
| Episode: "With Malice Towards One"
|-
| rowspan=2 | 1991
| ''[[Murder in High Places]]''
| Carson Russell
| Television film
|-
| ''Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace''
| Charles Rose
| Television film
|-
| rowspan=3 | 1993
| ''[[Death Train]]''
| Alex Tierney
| Television film
|-
| ''[[The Last Outlaw (1993 film)|The Last Outlaw]]''
| Potts
| Television film
|-
| ''[[Broken Promises: Taking Emily Back]]''
| Gary Ward
| Television film
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Nowhere Man (American TV series)|Nowhere Man]]''
| Dave 'Eddie' Powers
| Episode: "Absolute Zero"
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Wiseguy (TV series)#TV movie|Wiseguy]]''
| Paul Callendar
| Television film
|-
| 1997, 1999
| ''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]''
| [[Ian Karkull|Karkull]], [[Sinestro]]
| Voice, 2 episodes<ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=Ted Levine (visual voices guide) |url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Ted-Levine/ |access-date=September 9, 2023 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref>
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Ellen Foster#Television film|Ellen Foster]]''
| Bill Hammond
| Television film
|-
| rowspan=2 | 1998
| ''[[From the Earth to the Moon (miniseries)|From the Earth to the Moon]]''
| [[Alan Shepard]]
| 2 episodes; [[miniseries]]
|-
| ''[[Moby Dick (1998 miniseries)|Moby Dick]]''
| Starbuck
| Main cast; miniseries
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2000
| ''[[Harlan County War (film)|Harlan County War]]''
| Silas Kincaid
| Television film
|-
| ''[[Wonderland (American TV series)|Wonderland]]''
| Dr. Robert Banger
| Main cast
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Third Watch]]''
| Brian O’Malley
| Episode: "Falling"
|-
| 2002–2003
| ''[[Justice League (TV series)|Justice League]]''
| [[Easy Company (comics)|Bulldozer]], Sinestro
| Voice, 4 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 2002–2009
| ''[[Monk (TV series)|Monk]]''
| [[List of Monk characters#Captain Leland Stottlemeyer|Captain Leland Stottlemeyer]]
| Main cast
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Static Shock]]''
| Sinestro
| Voice, episode: "Fallen Hero"<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]''
| Sinestro
| Voice, episode: "The Great Brain Robbery"<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Hell on Wheels (TV series)|Hell on Wheels]]''
| Captain Daniel Johnson
| Episode: "[[Hell on Wheels (Hell on Wheels episode)|Pilot]]"
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Luck (TV series)|Luck]]''
| Isadore Cohen
| Recurring role
|-
| 2013–2014
| ''[[The Bridge (2013 TV series)|The Bridge]]''
| Lt. Hank Wade
| Main cast
|-
| 2014
| ''Child of Grace''
| Chief Edwards
| Television film
|-
| 2015
| ''[[The Spoils Before Dying]]''
| Gerhart Moll
| Episode: "The Trip Trap"; miniseries
|-
| rowspan=4 | 2016
| ''Dr. Del''
| Tanner
| Television film
|-
| ''[[Mad Dogs (American TV series)|Mad Dogs]]''
| Conrad Tull
| 2 episodes
|-
| ''[[Ray Donovan]]''
| Bill Primm
| 4 episodes
|-
| ''[[Lethal Weapon (TV series)|Lethal Weapon]]''
| Ned Brower
| Episode: "Best Buds"
|-
| 2018–2020
| ''[[The Alienist (TV series)|The Alienist]]''
| [[Thomas F. Byrnes]]
| Recurring role
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Here and Now (2018 TV series)|Here and Now]]''
| Ike Bayer
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2019
| ''[[On Becoming a God in Central Florida]]''
| Obie Garbeau II
| Main cast
|-
| 2020
| ''Peacock Presents: The At-Home Variety Show Featuring Seth MacFarlane''
| Captain Leland Stottlemeyer
| Episode: "Monk In Quarantine"
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Big Sky (American TV series)|Big Sky]]''
| Horst Kleinsasser
| Main cast (season 1)
|-
| 2023
| ''[[Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie]]''
| Captain Leland Stottlemeyer
| TV movie
|-
| 2024
| ''[[Mayfair Witches]]''
| Julien Mayfair
| Recurring guest star (season 2)
|-
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Award/Event !! Category !! Nominated work !! Result !! Ref
|-
| 1991 || Awards Circuit Community Awards || Best Actor in a Supporting Role || ''[[The Silence of the Lambs (film)|The Silence of the Lambs]]'' || {{nom}} || <ref>{{cite web |title=ACCA 1991 - AwardsCircuit - By Clayton Davis - Celebrating 10 Years |url=http://www.awardscircuit.com/acca-1991/ |access-date=October 28, 2018 |archive-date=March 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322081632/http://www.awardscircuit.com/acca-1991/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| 2008 || [[Screen Actors Guild Award]] || [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture|Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]]|| ''[[American Gangster (film)|American Gangster]]'' || {{nom}} || <ref>{{cite web |title= Into the Wild Leads S.A.G. Awards - Observer |website=[[The New York Observer]] |date=December 20, 2007 |url=http://observer.com/2007/12/iinto-the-wildi-leads-sag-awards/ |access-date=June 9, 2018}}</ref>
|-
| 2012 || 20/20 Awards || Best Supporting Actor || ''The Silence of the Lambs'' || {{nom}} || <ref>{{cite web |title=2012 Nominees – 3rd Annual 20/20 Awards - 20/20 Awards - Films that have stood the test of time |url=http://2020awards.org/nominees/2012-3rd-annual-2020-awards/ |access-date=June 9, 2018 |archive-date=March 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328152844/http://2020awards.org/nominees/2012-3rd-annual-2020-awards/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| 2015 || Beaufort International Film Festival || Best Actor || ''[[Dig Two Graves]]'' || {{won}} || <ref>{{cite web |title=Beaufort International Film Festival takes place in Beaufort, SC. - 2015 |url=https://www.beaufortfilmfestival.com/2015 |access-date=June 9, 2018}}</ref>
|}

==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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Latest revision as of 19:29, 22 December 2024

Ted Levine
Levine in 2008
Born
Frank Theodore Levine

(1957-05-29) May 29, 1957 (age 67)
Bellaire, Ohio, U.S.
EducationMarlboro College
OccupationActor
Years active1978–present
PartnerKim Phillips (former)
Children2

Frank Theodore Levine (born May 29, 1957) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Jame Gumb (Buffalo Bill) in the film The Silence of the Lambs (1991) and Leland Stottlemeyer in the television series Monk (2002–2009).

Levine's other notable roles are in the films Nowhere to Run (1993), Heat (1995), Bullet (1996), The Fast and the Furious (2001), The Manchurian Candidate (2004), Memoirs of a Geisha (2005), American Gangster (2007), Shutter Island (2010), Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018), and The Report (2019).

Early life

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Levine was born in Bellaire, Ohio, the son of Charlotte Virginia (Clark) and Milton Dmitri Levine,[1] who were both doctors and members of Physicians for Social Responsibility. Levine's father was of Russian-Jewish descent and his mother had Welsh and Native American ancestry. He describes himself as a "hillbilly Jew."[1] He grew up in Oak Park, Illinois. In 1975, he enrolled at Marlboro College.

Career

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He became a fixture in the Chicago theatre scene and joined the Remains Theatre which was co-founded by Gary Cole and William Petersen. After his stage experience, Levine began to devote most of his energy during the 1980s toward finding roles in film and television. One of his most prominent roles in the 1980s was that of mob enforcer Frank Holman in the NBC drama Crime Story (1986–88).

After his breakout role in The Silence of the Lambs as primary antagonist Jame Gumb, there was a period where he was typecast in villainous roles. He was gradually able to branch out into other types of roles, such as a member of Al Pacino's police unit in Heat, and astronaut Alan Shepard in the HBO mini-series From the Earth to the Moon. In the drama Georgia, he played Mare Winningham's husband, one of his most sympathetic roles.

In 2001, Levine performed as Paul Walker's police superior Sergeant Tanner in The Fast and the Furious. He also had an uncredited role as the voice of sociopathic trucker "Rusty Nail" in Joy Ride, also starring Walker.

He played Detective Sam Nico in the 2003 film Wonderland, based on the gruesome murders in the Hollywood Hills. He also appeared as a psychiatrist at a mental institution in Wonderland, an unrelated 2000 TV series of the same name that aired briefly on ABC.

From 2002 to 2009, he co-starred as Captain Leland Stottlemeyer on USA Network's detective series Monk, starring Tony Shalhoub.

Levine provided the voice of the supervillain Sinestro in Superman: The Animated Series, Static Shock, Justice League, and Justice League Unlimited, all part of the DC Animated Universe.

Levine also appeared as a patriarch whose family takes a turn for the worse in the remake of The Hills Have Eyes (2006).

In 2007, he portrayed Sheriff James Timberlake in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford and appeared in Ridley Scott's American Gangster, alongside Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe.

In 2010, he appeared as the warden of the island prison in Shutter Island, starring Leonardo DiCaprio.

In 2012, he appeared as Sheriff Bloom Towne in Deep Dark Canyon, alongside Spencer Treat Clark and Nick Eversman, who portrayed Sheriff Towne's sons, Nate and Skylar, respectively.

In 2013, he had a major supporting role in the FX murder mystery series The Bridge as Lieutenant Hank Wade, commander of a police homicide unit in a Texas border city.[2]

In 2014, he portrayed General Underwood in the British-Finnish action film Big Game.[3]

In 2018, Levine co-starred in the sequel Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, as hunter Ken Wheatley.[4]

From 2018 to 2020, he played Thomas F. Byrnes on the TNT series The Alienist.

In 2021, he joined the cast of the ABC drama Big Sky, playing the role of Horst Kleinsasser.[5]

Personal life

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Levine has two children: a son with girlfriend Kim Phillips, and a daughter.[1]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1986 One More Saturday Night Cop in Station
1987 Ironweed Pocono Pete
1988 Betrayed Wes
1989 Next of Kin Willy
1990 Love at Large Frederick King / James McGraw
1991 The Silence of the Lambs Jame 'Buffalo Bill' Gumb
1992 The Paint Job Kenny the D.J.
1993 Nowhere to Run Mr. Dunston
1994 Todo cambia Vince
1995 The Mangler Officer John Hunton
Georgia Jake
Heat Detective Mike Bosko
1996 Bullet Louis Stein
1997 Mad City Lemke
Switchback Deputy Nate Booker
Flubber Wesson
1998 You Can Thank Me Later Eli Cooperberg
1999 Wild Wild West General 'Bloodbath' McGrath
2001 Evolution General Russell Woodman
The Fast and the Furious Sergeant Tanner
Joy Ride 'Rusty Nail' Voice
Ali Joe Smiley
2002 The Truth About Charlie Emil Zadapec
2003 Wonderland Detective Sam Nico
2004 The Manchurian Candidate Colonel Howard
Birth Mr. Conte
2005 The L.A. Riot Spectacular Tom Saltine
Memoirs of a Geisha Colonel Derricks
2006 The Hills Have Eyes Bob 'Big Bob' Carter
2007 The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford Sheriff James Timberlake
American Gangster Captain Lou Toback
2010 Shutter Island Warden
2012 Deep Dark Canyon Bloom Towne
2013 Jimmy James Lee Mitchell
A Single Shot Cecile
Banshee Chapter Thomas Blackburn
2014 Big Game General Underwood
Dig Two Graves Sheriff Waterhouse
Gutshot Straight Lewis
2015 Little Boy Sam
2016 Bleed for This Lou Duva
2017 Bottom of the World The Preacher
Swing State Rouge Holmes
A Midsummer Night's Dream Theseus
2018 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Ken Wheatley
2019 The Report John Brennan
A Violent Separation Ed Quinn
TBA Lear Rex Earl of Kent Post-production[6]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1983 Through Naked Eyes Patrolman Television film
1984 The Killing Floor Commander American Playhouse television film
1985 Two Fathers' Justice Bennett Television film
1986–1988 Crime Story Frank Holman Recurring role
1989 The Fulfillment of Mary Gray Jonathan Television film
1990 Midnight Caller Frank Brewer Episode: "With Malice Towards One"
1991 Murder in High Places Carson Russell Television film
Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace Charles Rose Television film
1993 Death Train Alex Tierney Television film
The Last Outlaw Potts Television film
Broken Promises: Taking Emily Back Gary Ward Television film
1995 Nowhere Man Dave 'Eddie' Powers Episode: "Absolute Zero"
1996 Wiseguy Paul Callendar Television film
1997, 1999 Superman: The Animated Series Karkull, Sinestro Voice, 2 episodes[7]
1997 Ellen Foster Bill Hammond Television film
1998 From the Earth to the Moon Alan Shepard 2 episodes; miniseries
Moby Dick Starbuck Main cast; miniseries
2000 Harlan County War Silas Kincaid Television film
Wonderland Dr. Robert Banger Main cast
2002 Third Watch Brian O’Malley Episode: "Falling"
2002–2003 Justice League Bulldozer, Sinestro Voice, 4 episodes[7]
2002–2009 Monk Captain Leland Stottlemeyer Main cast
2004 Static Shock Sinestro Voice, episode: "Fallen Hero"[7]
2006 Justice League Unlimited Sinestro Voice, episode: "The Great Brain Robbery"[7]
2011 Hell on Wheels Captain Daniel Johnson Episode: "Pilot"
2012 Luck Isadore Cohen Recurring role
2013–2014 The Bridge Lt. Hank Wade Main cast
2014 Child of Grace Chief Edwards Television film
2015 The Spoils Before Dying Gerhart Moll Episode: "The Trip Trap"; miniseries
2016 Dr. Del Tanner Television film
Mad Dogs Conrad Tull 2 episodes
Ray Donovan Bill Primm 4 episodes
Lethal Weapon Ned Brower Episode: "Best Buds"
2018–2020 The Alienist Thomas F. Byrnes Recurring role
2018 Here and Now Ike Bayer 2 episodes
2019 On Becoming a God in Central Florida Obie Garbeau II Main cast
2020 Peacock Presents: The At-Home Variety Show Featuring Seth MacFarlane Captain Leland Stottlemeyer Episode: "Monk In Quarantine"
2021 Big Sky Horst Kleinsasser Main cast (season 1)
2023 Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie Captain Leland Stottlemeyer TV movie
2024 Mayfair Witches Julien Mayfair Recurring guest star (season 2)

Awards and nominations

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Year Award/Event Category Nominated work Result Ref
1991 Awards Circuit Community Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role The Silence of the Lambs Nominated [8]
2008 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture American Gangster Nominated [9]
2012 20/20 Awards Best Supporting Actor The Silence of the Lambs Nominated [10]
2015 Beaufort International Film Festival Best Actor Dig Two Graves Won [11]

References

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  1. ^ a b c McGavin, Patrick Z. (February 28, 1991). "Ted Levine is not a bad guy". Chicago Reader. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
  2. ^ TV Guide (August 14, 2013). "The Bridge's Ted Levine: "The Killer Is More Hannibal Lecter Than Jame Gumb"". littlefallstimes.com. Archived from the original on May 21, 2014. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  3. ^ TV Guide (August 14, 2013). "Big Game". littlefallstimes.com. Archived from the original on March 23, 2015. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  4. ^ Kroll, Justin (February 10, 2017). "'Jurassic World' Sequel Adds 'Silence of the Lambs' Actor Ted Levine". Variety. Archived from the original on February 10, 2017. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
  5. ^ "Is Big Sky Going In A Completely Different Direction With All These New Cast Members?". CINEMABLEND. January 29, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  6. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (August 1, 2024). "Star Cast Aligns Around Al Pacino & Jessica Chastain For Bernard Rose's 'Lear Rex'". Deadline. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  7. ^ a b c d "Ted Levine (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved September 9, 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
  8. ^ "ACCA 1991 - AwardsCircuit - By Clayton Davis - Celebrating 10 Years". Archived from the original on March 22, 2019. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  9. ^ "Into the Wild Leads S.A.G. Awards - Observer". The New York Observer. December 20, 2007. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
  10. ^ "2012 Nominees – 3rd Annual 20/20 Awards - 20/20 Awards - Films that have stood the test of time". Archived from the original on March 28, 2019. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
  11. ^ "Beaufort International Film Festival takes place in Beaufort, SC. - 2015". Retrieved June 9, 2018.
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