Frank Theodore "Ted" Levine (born May 29, 1957) is an American actor. He is arguably best known for his roles as
Buffalo Bill in
The Silence of the Lambs and Captain
Leland Stottlemeyer in the television series
Monk.
Career
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.
