Ted Levine Wiki: 5 Facts To Know About 'The Silence of the Lambs' Actor

Frank Theodore Levine, otherwise known as Ted Levine, was born on May 29th, 1957. He is an American actor best known for his roles as Buffalo Bill in 'The Silence of the Lambs' and as Captain Leland Stottlemeyer in the television series 'Monk'. Levine was born in Bellaire, Ohio to parents Charlotte Virginia and Milton Dmitri Levine. Both of his parents were doctors and also members of 'Physicians for Social Responsibility.' He calls himself as a "Hillbilly Jew" because he's part Jewish his fathers' side of the family. He was raised in Oak Park, Illinois and in 1975, he learned he had been admitted to Marlboro College. He became a regular in the Chicago theater scene and also joined the Remains Theater which was co-founded by Gary Cole and William Petersen. After his experience on stage, Levine began finding roles in film and on television.

After his fabulous performance in 'The Silence of the Lambs', he started playing even more villainous roles. Levine did not want to be type-cast as a villain and so to remedy this, he started searching and signing for more positive roles. He played the part of a member of Al Pacino's police unit in 'Heat', as astronaut Alan Shepard in the HBO mini-series, 'From the Earth to the Moon', and also as Sergeant Tanner in 'The Fast and the Furious'. 'The Fast and the Furious' is an American franchise based on a series of action films that is largely concerned with illegal street racing, heists and espionage. In the drama 'Georgia', he was critically acclaimed in one of his most sympathetic roles so far. Levine has also done some without credit in roles such as the voice of the sociopathic trucker "Rusty Nail" in 2001's 'Joy Ride,' and also his performance as Detective Sam Nico in the 2003 film 'Wonderland,' which also went without credit. From 2002 to 2009, he appeared as Captain Leland Stottlemeyer on USA Network's detective series 'Monk'. Levine rendered his voice to the super villain Sinestro in 'Superman: The Animated Series,' 'Static Shock,' 'Justice League,' and 'Justice League Unlimited.' Levine was next featured as a patriarch whose family takes a turn for the worse in the remake of 'The Hills Have Eyes' which released in 2006. 'The Hills Have Eyes' is an American horror film and the remake of a 1977 film of the same name. In 2007, he appeared in the role of local Sheriff James Timberlake in 'The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford' and he also appeared in the film, 'American Gangster'. In 2010, Levine portrayed the warden of the island prison in 'Shutter Island', starring Leonardo DiCaprio. In 2012, he played the role of a Sheriff again in 'Deep Dark Canyon,' and in 2013, he had a notable supporting role in the FX murder mystery series, 'The Bridge as Lieutenant Hank Wade.' He played the role of a commander of a police homicide unit in a Texas border city. In 2014, he portrayed the part of General Underwood in the British-Finnish action film 'Big Game,' and in February 2017, it was announced that Levine would be appearing in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom as Ken Wheatley. 'Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom' is set to be released in June this year.

Ted Levine has accumulated a net worth of $6 million dollars.

For fans of Ted Levine, we have collected 5 interesting facts about the actor: 1. He stands tall at a height of 5 feet 11 inches. 2. He is not active on any sort of popular social media platforms although his fans have opened his fan pages on Instagram. 3. Levine was featured on “Crime Story”, a television show that aired in 1986-87 for thirteen episodes. Some of his other television series include “Death Train,” “Nowhere Man,” “Wonderland,” “Justice League,” and others. 4. Levine's feature film debut was in the film, “One More Saturday Night” as a cop in 1986. 5. Ted Levine is married to Kim Phillips and together they have two children, Mac Levine and Melissa Levine.

Ted Levine was interviewed by a reporter and he had some really interesting tidbits about himself to share with us. When asked to describe himself he said, that he is an actor who lived in the country and rides horses. He added that he has been acting for more than 35 years now. Ted Levine acted in the movie, 'The Banshee Chapter' released in 2013 and when asked to explain the script he said that it was a horror movie filmed in the deserts of Mexico. He played the role of an anti-social writer who lives the life of a hermit. He also had to self-medicate and do drugs in the movie. The actor let us know that he had ample information on the drugs part of the movie as he had done some himself while growing up in the 1960's. When asked what he looks for in a role, he said that all sort of roles appeal to him provided the script and the story are good and involve a lot of adventure. This talented actor is an intriguing person to know and his fans are always on the look out for more his upcoming movies as well as his appearances on television.