Ted Levine
Ted Levine as Buffalo Bill.
Birth name	Frank Theodore Levine
Born	May 29, 1957 (age 49) Parma, Ohio, United States
Spouse(s)	Kim Phillips

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Early career

In the mid-1970s, Levine attended Marlboro College and the 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 honing his skills on the stage, 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. Marlboro College is a small alternative liberal-arts college in Marlboro, Vermont, USA. // [edit] History Marlboro College was founded in 1946 by returning World War II veterans on Potash Hill in Marlboro, Vermont. ... The University of Chicago is a private university located principally in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... Serge Sudeikins poster for the Bat Theatre (1922). ... Serge Sudeikins poster for the Bat Theatre (1922). ... Gary Cole (born September 20, 1956) is an American actor, known for numerous roles, including the television series Fatal Vision, The West Wing, Midnight Caller, American Gothic, Wanted and Crusade, and the films Office Space, In the Line of Fire, Kiss the Sky, Dodgeball, The Brady Bunch Movie, A Very... William Petersen, an American actor, was born on February 21, 1953, in Evanston, Illinois. ...

Breakout into mainstream roles

After his breakout role in The Silence of the Lambs, there was a period where he was typecast in villainous roles. Levine avoided this by playing more protagonists, such as a member of Al Pacino's police unit in Heat, astronaut Alan Shepard in the HBO mini-series From the Earth to the Moon, and Paul Walker's police superior Sergeant Tanner in The Fast and the Furious. The word typecasting (past participle typecast) can mean more than one thing: typecasting (programming) typecasting (acting) in acting This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... One popular concept of the villain, meant to mimic the purposely distinctive visage of villains from silent films of the early 20th century. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Heat is a crime thriller/drama film released on December 15, 1995. ... Alan Bartlett Shepard, Jr. ... For other uses, see HBO (disambiguation). ... From the Earth to the Moon is a twelve-part HBO television miniseries (1998) co-produced by Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, Tom Hanks, and Michael Bostick detailing the landmark Apollo expeditions to the Moon during the 1960s and early 1970s. ... Paul William Walker IV (born September 12, 1973) is an American actor and former fashion model. ... There are two films called The Fast and the Furious The Fast and the Furious (1954) The Fast and the Furious (2001) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

His resumé also includes an uncredited role as the voice of the sociopathic trucker "Rusty Nail" in 2001's Joy Ride, and his performance as Detective Sam Nico in the 2003 film Wonderland, based on the gruesome murders in Los Angeles Wonderland District. His trademark is his rough and deep unmistakable voice. Antisocial personality disorder (APD) is a personality disorder which is often characterised by antisocial and impulsive behaviour. ... Joy Ride is a 2001 thriller film directed by John Dahl and starring Paul Walker, Leelee Sobieski and Steve Zahn. ... Wonderland is 2003 film about the Wonderland Murders staring Val Kilmer, Kate Bosworth and Lisa Kudrow. ... A trademark or trade mark[1] is a distinctive sign of some kind which is used by an individual, business organization or other legal entity to uniquely identify the source of its products and/or services to consumers, and to distinguish its products or services from those of other entities. ...

Since 2002, he has co-starred in his now famous role as Captain Leland Stottlemeyer on USA Network's popular detective series Monk, starring Tony Shalhoub. For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Captain Leland Stottlemeyer is a fictional character on the US television series Monk. ... USA Network (currently Americas #1 cable TV network) is a popular American cable TV network with about 89 million household subscribers as of 2005. ... Monk is an Emmy Award winning television show about the obsessive-compulsive private detective Adrian Monk (Tony Shalhoub) who also suffers from an untold amount of phobias. ... Tony Shalhoub (Arabic: ‎, transliteration: ) (born as Anthony Marcus Shalhoub on October 9, 1953) is a three-time Emmy Award and Golden Globe-winning American television and film actor. ...

Levine also provided the voice of the supervillain Sinestro in Superman: The Animated Series, Justice League, and Justice League Unlimited. Sinestro is a fictional alien supervillain in the DC Comics Universe. ... Superman: The Animated Series is the unofficial title given to Warner Bros. ... The Justice League, sometimes called the Justice League of America or JLA for short, is a fictional DC Universe superhero team. ... Justice League Unlimited (or JLU) was an American animated television series produced by and aired on Cartoon Network. ...

Most recently, Levine appeared as a patriarch whose family takes a turn for the worse in the remake of The Hills Have Eyes (2006). Later this year, he will portray local Sheriff James Timberlake in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2006) & In 2007 will be appearing in Ridley Scott's American Gangster along side Denzel Washington & Russell Crowe. The Hills Have Eyes is a 2006 remake of Wes Cravens 1977 film of the same name. ... The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford is an upcoming film directed by Andrew Dominik. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... Sir Ridley Scott (born November 30, 1937 in South Shields, England) is an influential English film director and producer. ... American Gangster is a 2007 film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe. ... Denzel Jermaine Washington, Jr. ... Russell Ira Crowe (born April 7, 1964) is an Oscar-winning New Zealand/Australian[][1] film actor. ...

Selected filmography

• Crime Story (1986-1988) ... Frank Holman
• Betrayed (1988) ... Wes
• Next of Kin (1989) ... Willy Simpson
• The Silence of the Lambs (1991) ... Jame 'Buffalo Bill' Gumb
• Death Train aka Detonator (1992)...Alex Tierney
• Nowhere to Run (1993) ... Mr. Dunston
• The Mangler (1995) ... Officer John Hunton
• Heat (1995) ... Bosco
• Bullet (1996) ... Louis Stein (Butch's brother)
• Switchback (1997) ... Deputy Nate Booker
• Flubber (1997) ... Wesson
• From the Earth to the Moon (1998) (miniseries) ... Alan Shepard
• Wild Wild West (1999) ... General 'Bloodbath' McGrath
• Evolution (2001) ... General Russell Woodman
• The Fast and the Furious (2001) ... Sgt. Tanner
• Joy Ride (2001) (uncredited) ... Rusty Nail
• Ali (2001) ... Joe Smiley
• The Truth About Charlie (2002) ... Emil Zadapec
• Wonderland (2003) ... Sam Nico
• The Manchurian Candidate (2004) ... Colonel Howard
• Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) ... Colonel Derricks
• The Hills Have Eyes (2006) ... Big Bob
• The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) ... Sheriff James
• American Gangster (2007) ... Toback

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Trivia

• Levine has a distinctive voice which is best described as powerfully deep and uniquely gravelly. In a January 12, 2006 interview on The Late Late Show (CBS), actor Seth Green credited Levine as the inspiration for the voice of his character Chris Griffin on Family Guy.

• Levine is best known for playing the serial killer Buffalo Bill, it is ironic that most of his roles afterwards are men of the law in which he has played 2 Generals, 2 Colonels and 3 Police Officers.

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External links

• Ted Levine at the Internet Movie Database
• Ted Levine at TV.com