Frank Theodore Levine(born May 29, 1957) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles asJame Gumb(Buffalo Bill) in the filmThe Silence of the Lambs(1991) andLeland Stottlemeyerin the television seriesMonk(2002–2009).
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 Levine in 2008 | |
| Born | Frank Theodore Levine May 29, 1957 |
| Education | Marlboro College |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Partner | Kim Phillips (former) |
| Children | 2 |
Levine's other notable roles are in the filmsNowhere 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), andThe Report(2019).
Early life
editLevine was born inBellaire, Ohio,the son of Charlotte Virginia (Clark) and Milton Dmitri Levine,[1]who were both doctors and members ofPhysicians for Social Responsibility.Levine's father was ofRussian-Jewishdescent and his mother hadWelshandNative Americanancestry. He describes himself as a "hillbilly Jew".[1]He grew up inOak Park, Illinois.In 1975, he enrolled atMarlboro College.
Career
editHe became a fixture in theChicago theatre sceneand joined the Remains Theatre which was co-founded byGary ColeandWilliam 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 theNBCdramaCrime Story(1986–88).
After his breakout role inThe Silence of the Lambsas primary antagonistJame 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 ofAl Pacino's police unit inHeat,and astronautAlan Shepardin theHBOmini-seriesFrom the Earth to the Moon.In the dramaGeorgia,he playedMare Winningham's husband, one of his most sympathetic roles.
In 2001, Levine performed asPaul Walker's police superior Sergeant Tanner inThe Fast and the Furious.He also had an uncredited role as the voice of sociopathic trucker "Rusty Nail" inJoy Ride,also starring Walker.
He played Detective Sam Nico in the 2003 filmWonderland,based on thegruesome murdersin the Hollywood Hills. He also appeared as a psychiatrist at a mental institution inWonderland,an unrelated 2000 TV series of the same name that aired briefly on ABC.
From 2002 to 2009, he co-starred as CaptainLeland StottlemeyeronUSA Network's detective seriesMonk,starringTony Shalhoub.
Levine provided the voice of the supervillainSinestroinSuperman: The Animated Series,Static Shock,Justice League,andJustice League Unlimited,all part of theDC Animated Universe.
Levine also appeared as a patriarch whose family takes a turn for the worse in the remake ofThe Hills Have Eyes(2006).
In 2007, he portrayed SheriffJames TimberlakeinThe Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Fordand appeared inRidley Scott'sAmerican Gangster,alongsideDenzel WashingtonandRussell Crowe.
In 2010, he appeared as the warden of the island prison inShutter Island,starringLeonardo DiCaprio.
In 2012, he appeared as Sheriff Bloom Towne inDeep Dark Canyon,alongsideSpencer Treat ClarkandNick Eversman,who portrayed Sheriff Towne's sons, Nate and Skylar, respectively.
In 2013, he had a major supporting role in theFXmurder mystery seriesThe Bridgeas 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 filmBig Game.[3]
In 2018, Levine co-starred in the sequelJurassic World: Fallen Kingdom,as hunter Ken Wheatley.[4]
From 2018 to 2020, he playedThomas F. Byrneson theTNTseriesThe Alienist.
In 2021, he joined the cast of theABCdramaBig Sky,playing the role of Horst Kleinsasser.[5]
Personal life
editLevine has two children: a son with girlfriend Kim Phillips, and a daughter.[1]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| 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
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Through Naked Eyes | Patrolman | Television film |
| 1984 | The Killing Floor | Commander | American Playhousetelevision 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 |
| 2025 | Mayfair Witches | Julien Mayfair | Recurring guest star (season 2); 3 episodes |
Awards and nominations
edit| 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
edit- ^abcMcGavin, Patrick Z. (February 28, 1991)."Ted Levine is not a bad guy".Chicago Reader.Archivedfrom the original on September 28, 2013.RetrievedAugust 5,2013.
- ^TV Guide (August 14, 2013)."The Bridge's Ted Levine:" The Killer Is More Hannibal Lecter Than Jame Gumb "".littlefallstimes.com.Archivedfrom the original on May 21, 2014.RetrievedAugust 23,2013.
- ^TV Guide (August 14, 2013)."Big Game".littlefallstimes.com.Archivedfrom the original on March 23, 2015.RetrievedAugust 23,2013.
- ^Kroll, Justin (February 10, 2017)."'Jurassic World' Sequel Adds 'Silence of the Lambs' Actor Ted Levine ".Variety.Archivedfrom the original on February 10, 2017.RetrievedFebruary 10,2017.
- ^"Is Big Sky Going In A Completely Different Direction With All These New Cast Members?".Cinemablend.January 29, 2021.RetrievedApril 2,2021.
- ^Fleming, Mike Jr. (August 1, 2024)."Star Cast Aligns Around Al Pacino & Jessica Chastain For Bernard Rose's 'Lear Rex'".Deadline.RetrievedAugust 19,2024.
- ^abcd"Ted Levine (visual voices guide)".Behind The Voice Actors.RetrievedSeptember 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.
- ^"ACCA 1991 - AwardsCircuit - By Clayton Davis - Celebrating 10 Years".Archived fromthe originalon March 22, 2019.RetrievedOctober 28,2018.
- ^"Into the Wild Leads S.A.G. Awards - Observer".The New York Observer.December 20, 2007.RetrievedJune 9,2018.
- ^"2012 Nominees – 3rd Annual 20/20 Awards - 20/20 Awards - Films that have stood the test of time".Archived fromthe originalon March 28, 2019.RetrievedJune 9,2018.
- ^"Beaufort International Film Festival takes place in Beaufort, SC. - 2015".RetrievedJune 9,2018.
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