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Ted Levine Biography
Birth Name:
Frank Theodore Levine
Birth Place:
Bellaire, Ohio, United States
Profession
Actor
Fast Facts
- Was inspired to be an actor as a kid after watching Laurel and Hardy movies
- Was a member of Chicago's Remains Theatre, founded by William Petersen and Gary Cole
- Breakout role was playing serial killer Buffalo Bill in The Silence of the Lambs
- Was uncredited in the J
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- Abrams-penned Joy Ride (2001); he provided the voice-overs for the murderous truck driver Rusty Nail
- Successfully segued from film to TV when cast as Captain Leland Stottlemeyer on Monk, a role he played from 2002 to 2009
Awards
- 2007Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: nominated
Relationships
- Melissa -- Daughter
- Melissa Levine -- Daughter
- Mac -- Son
- Mac Levine -- Son
- Kim Phillips -- Wife