Ted Levine
Biography
Ted Levine is an American actor who built a stage career in Chicago before moving into film and television. Born in Bellaire, Ohio, and raised in Oak Park, Illinois, he joined the Remains Theatre and became a fixture in the city's theater scene. In the 1980s he began pursuing screen roles, including mob enforcer Frank Holman on the NBC drama Crime Story. His breakout came as Jame Gumb in The Silence of the Lambs (1991), after which he was often cast as villains before branching into roles such as a police unit member in Heat (1995). He played Captain Leland Stottlemeyer on Monk from 2002 to 2009 and voiced Sinestro in several DC animated series. His later films include The Hills Have Eyes (2006), American Gangster (2007), Shutter Island (2010), and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018). He also appeared on The Bridge and The Alienist.
69years old
Turns 70 on May 29in 229 days
- Born Bellaire
- Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
- Frank Theodore Levine (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 40
- Career span
- 38 years1988 to 2026
Genres
First and latest
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Ted Levine movies on Netflix
Starbrightas Bud
Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movieas Leland Stottlemeyer
A Violent Separationas Ed Quinn
The Reportas John Brennan
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdomas Ken Wheatley
Bottom of the Worldas Preacher
Bleed for Thisas Lou Duva
Little Boyas Sam
Big Gameas General Underwood
Gutshot Straightas Lewis
A Single Shotas Cecile
Banshee Chapteras Thomas Blackburn
Deep Dark Canyonas Bloom Towne
Shutter Islandas Warden
American Gangsteras Lou Toback
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Fordas Sheriff Timberlake
The Hills Have Eyesas Big Bob Carter
Birthas Mr. Conte
Wonderlandas Sam Nico
The Truth About Charlieas Emil Zadapec
Alias Joe Smiley
Evolutionas Gen. Woodman
The Fast and the Furiousas Sgt. Tanner
Harlan County Waras SilKincaid
Wild Wild Westas General 'Bloodbath' McGrath
Ellen Fosteras Bill Hammond
Flubberas Wesson
Mad Cityas Lemke
Switchbackas Deputy Nate Booker
Bulletas Louis Stein
Georgiaas Jake
Heatas Bosko
The Mangleras Officer John Hunton
Death Trainas Alex Tierney
Nowhere to Runas Mr. Dunston
The Last Outlawas Potts
The Silence of the Lambsas Jame Gumb
Love at Largeas Frederick King / James McGraw
Next of Kinas Willy Simpson
Betrayedas Wes
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Jonathan Demme directed two of these films, Michael Mann two and Costa-Gavras two. 21 actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.










Films together
Mickey Rourke2 films together, 1993 to 1996
Mickey Rourke's page Bullet1996IMDb rating 6.4Levine as Louis SteinRourke as Butch 'Bullet' Stein
The Last Outlaw1993IMDb rating 6.1Levine as PottsRourke as Graff
Val Kilmer2 films together, 1995 to 2003
Val Kilmer's page Wonderland2003IMDb rating 6.5Levine as Sam NicoKilmer as John Holmes
Heat1995IMDb rating 8.3Levine as BoskoKilmer as Chris Shiherlis
Sam Rockwell2 films together, 2007 to 2013
Sam Rockwell's page A Single Shot2013IMDb rating 5.7Levine as CecileRockwell as John Moon
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford2007IMDb rating 7.5Levine as Sheriff TimberlakeRockwell as Charley Ford
Tom Berenger2 films together, 1988 to 1990
Tom Berenger's page Love at Large1990IMDb rating 5.7Levine as Frederick King / James McGrawBerenger as Harry Dobbs
Betrayed1988IMDb rating 6.4Levine as WesBerenger as Gary Simmons
Jon Voight2 films together, 1995 to 2001
Tim Blake Nelson2 films together, 2003 to 2019
Tim Blake Nelson's page The Report2019IMDb rating 7.2Levine as John BrennanNelson as Raymond Nathan
Wonderland2003IMDb rating 6.5Levine as Sam NicoNelson as Billy Deverell
Jonathan DemmeDirector, 2 films, 1991 to 2002
All films by Jonathan Demme The Truth About Charlie2002IMDb rating 4.7Levine as Emil Zadapec
The Silence of the Lambs1991IMDb rating 8.6Levine as Jame Gumb
Michael MannDirector, 2 films, 1995 to 2001
Costa-GavrasDirector, 2 films, 1988 to 1997
Also two films together15 more actors
- Jeffrey WrightA Single Shot (2013) and Ali (2001)
- William FichtnerSwitchback (1997) and Heat (1995)
- Mykelti WilliamsonAli (2001) and Heat (1995)
- Jena MaloneBottom of the World (2017) and Ellen Foster (1997)
- Raymond J. BarryFlubber (1997) and Mad City (1997)
- Tom BowerThe Hills Have Eyes (2006) and Georgia (1995)
- Joe MortonAmerican Gangster (2007) and Ali (2001)
- Will SmithAli (2001) and Wild Wild West (1999)
- Abraham BenrubiLittle Boy (2015) and Deep Dark Canyon (2013)
- Bill NunnEllen Foster (1997) and Mad City (1997)
- Jay LenoBleed for This (2016) and Mad City (1997)
- Ruby DeeAmerican Gangster (2007) and Love at Large (1990)
- Albert HallAli (2001) and Betrayed (1988)
- Alison ElliottThe Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) and Birth (2004)
- J.D. GarfieldBanshee Chapter (2013) and The Last Outlaw (1993)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Ted Levine's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$3.4 billion
26 of the 40 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 40 films: 26 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 5 never in cinemas; 6 figure not found; 1 too new to count.
- 26Worldwide figure
- 2US gross only
- 5Never in cinemas
- 6Figure not found
- 1Too new to count
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 88% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$1.3B39.0% of the total
- 2$295M8.8% of the total
- 3$273M8.1% of the total
- 4$270M8.0% of the total
- 5$222M6.6% of the total
- 6$207M6.2% of the total
- 7$187M5.6% of the total
- 8$178M5.3% of the total
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.












