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Frank Theodore Levine (born May 29, 1957) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Buffalo Bill in the successful film The Silence of the Lambs (1991) and as Leland Stottlemeyer in the television series Monk (2002–2009). His other notable roles were in American Gangster (2007) and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018).
Early life[]
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 and Native American ancestry. He describes himself as a "hillbilly Jew" eventhough he was actually half-Jewish He grew up in Oak Park, Illinois. In 1975, he enrolled at Marlboro College.
Career[]
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.
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 HB] mini-series From the Earth to the Moon. In the drama Georgia, he played Mare Winningham's husband, one of his most sympathetic roles.
In 2001, Levine performed as Paul Walker's police superior Sergeant Tanner in The Fast and the Furious. His résumé also includes an uncredited role as the voice of the sociopathic trucker "Rusty Nail" in 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 2018, Levine co-starred in the sequel Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, as hunter Ken Wheatley.
Filmography[]
Film[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | One More Saturday Night | Cop in Station | |
| 1987 | Ironweed | Pocono Pete | |
| 1988 | Betrayed | Wes | |
| 1989 | Next of Kin | Willy Simpson | |
| 1990 | Love at Large | Frederick King/James McGraw | |
| 1991 | The Silence of the Lambs | Jame "Buffalo Bill" Gumb | |
| 1992 | The Paint Job | Kenny the D.J. | |
| 1993 | Nowhere to Run | Mr. Dunston | |
| 1994 | Todo cambia | Vince | |
| 1995 | The Mangler | Officer John Hunton | |
| 1995 | Georgia | Jake | |
| 1995 | Heat | Det. Mike Bosko | |
| 1996 | 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 | |
| 2004 | The Manchurian Candidate | Colonel Howard | |
| 2004 | 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 | |
| 2010 | 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 | |
| 2017 | Swing State | Rouge Holmes | |
| 2018 | Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom | Ken Wheatley | |
| 2019 | The Report | John Brennan |
Television[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Through Naked Eyes | Patrolman | TV movie |
| 1984 | American Playhouse | Commander | Episode: "The Killing Floor" |
| 1985 | Two Fathers' Justice | Bennett | TV movie |
| 1986–87 | Crime Story | Frank Holman | 13 episodes |
| 1989 | The Fulfillment of Mary Gray | Jonathan | TV movie |
| 1990 | Midnight Caller | Frank Brewer | Episode: "With Malice Towards One" |
| 1991 | Murder in High Places | Carson Russell | TV movie |
| 1991 | Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace | Charles Rose | TV movie |
| 1993 | Death Train | Alex Tierney | TV movie |
| 1993 | The Last Outlaw | Potts | TV movie |
| 1993 | Broken Promises: Taking Emily Back | Gary Ward | TV movie |
| 1995 | Nowhere Man | Dave 'Eddie' Powers | Episode: "Absolute Zero" |
| 1996 | Wiseguy | Paul Callendar | TV movie |
| 1997 1999 |
Superman: The Animated Series | Karkull Sinestro (voice) |
Episodes: "Absolute Zero" "In Brightest Day" |
| 1997 | Ellen Foster | Bill Hammond | TV movie |
| 1998 | From the Earth to the Moon | Alan Shepard | Episodes: "Can We Do This?" "For Miles and Miles" |
| 1998 | Moby Dick | Starbuck | TV movie |
| 2000 | Harlan County War | Silas Kincaid | TV movie |
| 2000 | Wonderland | Dr. Robert Banger | |
| 2002 | Third Watch | Brian O’Malley | Episode: "Falling" |
| 2002–2003 | Justice League | Bulldozer / Sinestro (voice) | |
| 2002–2009 | Monk | Captain Leland Stottlemeyer | |
| 2004 | Static Shock | Sinestro | Episode: "Fallen Hero" |
| 2011 | Hell on Wheels | Captain Daniel Johnson | |
| 2012 | Luck | Isadore Cohen | Episodes: "Ace Meets with a Potential Investor" "Ace Pitches a Deal" "Ace and Claire Tour a Horse Farm" "Ace Counters Smythe's Move with His Own" "Two Prized Colts Go Head-to-Head" |
| 2013–14 | The Bridge | Lt. Hank Wade | |
| 2014 | Child of Grace | Chief Edwards | TV movie |
| 2015 | The Spoils Before Dying | Gerhart Moll | Episode: "The Trip Trap" |
| 2016 | Dr. Del | Tanner | TV movie |
| 2016 | Mad Dogs | Conrad Tull | Episodes: "Seahorse" "Needles" |
| 2016 | Ray Donovan | Bill Primm | Episodes: "Girl with Guitar" "Little Bill Primm's Big Green Horseshoe" "Get Even Before Leavin'" "Goodbye Beautiful" |
| 2016 | Lethal Weapon | Ned Brower | Episode: "Best Buds" |
| 2018 | The Alienist | Thomas F. Byrnes | |
| 2018 | Here and Now | Ike Bayer | Episodes: "Wake" "It's Here" |
Awards and nominations[]
| Year | Award/Event | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | The Silence of the Lambs | Nominated |
| 2008 | Screen Actors Guild Award | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture (Shared with the entire cast) |
American Gangster | Nominated |
| 2012 | 20/20 Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Silence of the Lambs | Nominated |
| 2015 | Beaufort International Film Festival | Best Actor | Dig Two Graves | Won |