Photo: Kristin Dos Santos from Los Angeles, California, United States / CC BY-SA 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Ted Levine is the kind of actor I cheer for quietly, because he disappears so completely into his roles. His Buffalo Bill in The Silence of the Lambs is one of the most unnerving screen performances I know, yet the same man played the warm, exasperated Captain Stottlemeyer across years of Monk. That range, villain to everyman, is exactly what character acting should be. He never collected the flashy awards, but he changes the temperature of every scene he enters. To me, performers like Levine, who anchor a film without demanding the spotlight, deserve the loudest hidden applause.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ted Levine
- Name (Japanese)
- テッド・レヴィン
- Reading
- てっど・れゔぃん
- Born
- May 29, 1957 (age 69)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Rooster
- Origin
- Bellaire, Ohio, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / character actor / television actor / film actor / screenwriter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Oak Park and River Forest High School
- University
- University of Chicago
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Ted Levine born?
Born May 29, 1957 (age 69).
Where is Ted Levine from?
Ted Levine is from Bellaire, Ohio, United States.
What does Ted Levine do?
Ted Levine works as actor, character actor, television actor, film actor, screenwriter.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.