Ted Levine - wikipedia Ted Levine Ted Levine Ted Levine in December 2008. Frank Theodore Levine ( 1957 - 05 - 29 ) May 29, 1957 ( age 60 ) Bellaire, Ohio, United States Occupation Actor Years active 1983 -- present Spouse ( s ) Kim Phillips Children Frank Theodore `` Ted '' Levine ( born May 29, 1957 ) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Buffalo Bill in The Silence of the Lambs and as Captain Leland Stottlemeyer in the television series Monk. Contents 1 Early life and career 2 Mainstream success 3 Filmography 3.1 Feature films 3.2 Television 4 References 5 External links Early life and career Levine was born in Bellaire, Ohio, the son of Charlotte Virginia ( Clark ) and Milton Dmitri Levine, who were both doctors and members of Physicians for Social Responsibility. Levine 's father was of Russian Jewish descent and his mother had Welsh ancestry. He describes himself as a `` hillbilly Jew ''. He grew up in Oak Park, Illinois. In 1975, he enrolled at Marlboro College. 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. Mainstream success After his breakout role in The Silence of the Lambs ( as primary antagonist Buffalo Bill ), 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, 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. In the drama 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, and his performance as Detective Sam Nico in the 2003 film Wonderland, based on the gruesome murders in the Hollywood Hills. 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. 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 local 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 portray 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. In 2014 he portrayed General Underwood in the British - Finnish action film Big Game. In February 2017, Levine was cast in Jurassic World : Fallen Kingdom as Ken Wheatley. Filmography Feature films Year Title Role Notes 1986 One More Saturday Night Cop in Station Ironweed Pocono Pete Betrayed Wes 1989 Next of Kin Willy Simpson Love at Large Frederick King / James McGraw 1991 The Silence of the Lambs Jame `` Buffalo Bill '' Gumb The Paint Job Kenny the D.J. 1993 Nowhere to Run Mr. Dunston Todo cambia Vince 1995 The Mangler Officer John Hunton 1995 Georgia Jake 1995 Heat Det. Mike Bosko Bullet Louis Stein 1997 Mad City Lemke 1997 Switchback Deputy Nate Booker 1997 Flubber Wesson 1998 You Can Thank Me Later Eli Cooperberg 1999 Wild Wild West General ' Bloodbath ' McGrath 2001 Evolution General Russell Woodman 2001 The Fast and the Furious Sgt. Tanner 2001 Joy Ride Rusty Nail Voice role 2001 Ali Joe Smiley 2002 The Truth About Charlie Emil Zadapec 2003 Wonderland Sam Nico The Manchurian Candidate Colonel Howard Birth Mr. Conte 2005 The L.A. Riot Spectacular Tom Saltine 2005 Memoirs of a Geisha Colonel Derricks 2006 The Hills Have Eyes Big Bob Carter 2007 The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford Sheriff James Timberlake 2007 American Gangster Capt. Lou Toback Shutter Island Warden 2012 Deep Dark Canyon Bloom Towne 2013 Jimmy James Lee Mitchell 2013 A Single Shot Cecile 2013 Banshee Chapter Thomas Blackburn 2014 Big Game General Underwood 2014 Dig Two Graves Sheriff Waterhouse 2014 Gutshot Straight Lewis 2015 Little Boy Sam 2016 Bleed for This Lou Duva 2017 Bottom of the World The Preacher 2018 Jurassic World : Fallen Kingdom Ken Wheatley Post-production TBA The Torture Report John Brennan Television Year Title Role Notes Through Naked Eyes Patrolman Movie 1985 Two Fathers ' Justice Bennett Movie 1985 American Playhouse Commander Episode : `` The Killing Floor '' 1986 Crime Story Frank Holman Movie 1986 -- 87 Crime Story Frank Holman 13 episodes 1989 The Fulfillment of Mary Gray Jonathan Movie 1991 Murder in High Places Carson Russell Movie 1991 Dead and Alive : The Race for Gus Farace Charles Rose Movie 1993 Death Train Alex Tierney Movie 1993 The Last Outlaw Potts Movie 1993 Broken Promises : Taking Emily Back Gary Ward Movie 1995 Nowhere Man Dave ' Eddie ' Powers 2 episodes ( voice ) Wiseguy Paul Callendar Movie 1997 1999 Superman : The Animated Series Karkull Sinestro `` Absolute Zero '' `` In Brightest Day '' 1997 Ellen Foster Bill Hammond Movie 1998 From the Earth to the Moon Alan Shepard 2 episodes 1998 Moby Dick Starbuck Movie 2000 Harlan County War Silas Kincaid Movie 2000 Wonderland Dr. Robert Banger 8 Episodes 2002 Third Watch Brian O'Malley Episode : `` Falling '' 2002 -- 06 Justice League Bulldozer / Sinestro 6 Episodes ( voice ) 2002 -- 09 Monk Captain Leland Stottlemeyer 125 Episodes Static Shock Sinestro Episode : `` Fallen Hero '' 2011 Hell on Wheels Captain Daniel Johnson Recurring 2011 Luck Isadore Cohen 5 episodes 2013 -- 14 The Bridge Lt. Hank Wade Main role ( 26 episodes ) 2014 Child of Grace Chief Edwards Movie 2015 The Spoils Before Dying Gerhart Moll Episode : `` The Trip Trap '' 2016 Mad Dogs Conrad Tull 2 episodes 2016 Ray Donovan Bill Primm 3 episodes 2016 Lethal Weapon Ned Brower Episode : `` Best Buds '' 2018 The Alienist Thomas F. Byrnes Recurring 2018 Here and Now Ike Bayer 2 episodes References Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on 2015 - 05 - 05. Retrieved 2015 - 05 - 03. Jump up ^ McGavin, Patrick Z. ( February 28, 1991 ). `` Ted Levine is not a bad guy ''. Chicago Reader. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013. Jump up ^ 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 21 May 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2013. Jump up ^ TV Guide ( August 14, 2013 ). `` Big Game ''. littlefallstimes.com. Archived from the original on 25 August 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2013. Jump up ^ 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. External links Ted Levine on IMDb Ted Levine at AllMovie BNF : cb14040932n ( data ) GND : 1019247088 ISNI : 0000 0003 9901 7066 LCCN : no98115986 SUDOC : 146734653 VIAF : 223170177 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ted_Levine&oldid=841803840 '' Categories : 1957 births 20th - century American male actors 21st - century American male actors American male film actors American male television actors American people of Russian - Jewish descent American people of Welsh descent Jewish American male actors Living people Male actors from Chicago Male Western ( genre ) film actors Marlboro College alumni People from Bellaire, Ohio University of Chicago alumni Hidden categories : Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Asturianu تۆرکجه Български Čeština Deutsch Español فارسی Français 한국어 Italiano עברית Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Polski Português Русский Shqip Simple English Suomi Svenska Türkçe Українська 中文 16 more Edit links This page was last edited on 18 May 2018, at 05 : 00. 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Question: who played buffalo bill in silence of the lambs
Answer: Frank Theodore "Ted" Levine