Ted Levine

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He was the best in the movie. This scene both creeps you out and makes you laugh.

OP I used Google to find out

Thank you R1. I actually fretted over whether I got that right.

^ Oh, dear, Whether

He’s worked pretty steadily since then, albeit rarely if ever in a starring role. Probably most recognizable in Monk.

R4, you got it right for any other arena EXCEPT Datalounge.

- R1

I for one had a Ted Levine lunchbox and a Ted Levine poster on my wall after "Silence of the Lambs" came out! Ted Levine-mania certainly swept MY school district!

I suspect many intelligent and talented actors prefer a lower-key career. Less money but also less stress and invasion of privacy. Any actor who works regularly in whatever venue should be very proud.

Anyhow, Levine made applying the lotion a great movie line, and for that he merits no small measure of awe. It was all in the delivery. And such great delivery it was!

He's a working actor.

He was in both seasons of The Alienist and in the thriller Switchback with Dennis Quaid. Whatever he's in, he pops. You can't look away.

Would you fuck me?

I'd fuck me.

He's kind of a gruff, oddly sexy daddy now.

Precious upstgaged him.

I always see Jame Gumb.

The actor is a certifiable freak, in a good way. I'll try to find a few of his earlier interviews.

I think he's perfectly happy with a working wage.

R13

Transphobia.

He can give me the hose anytime.

There was a time I'd let him fuck me.

He was great in the US version of The Bridge. I liked him as the tough but big hearted surrogate dad type character to the main lead female character.

In the 2000s, he had a major role on MONK ,which ran for 8 seasons and was nominated for multiple Emmys.

I remember Tony Shalhoub won a few times for Best Actor in a Comedy Series.

He was on CSI Miami I think

[quote]He was amazing as Buffalo Bill, and he didn’t even get an Oscar nom.

The Academy purposely avoided him because of the backlash the film received regarding his character.

Though SILENCE OF THE LAMBS was among the Top 10 grossers of 1991 and a front runner for the Best Picture Oscar, it was very controversial in the gay community.

Many gays felt that it was just Hollywood demonizing and feminizing homosexual men once again.

They thought it would lead to a rise in gay hate-crimes, so many picketed the film and 1992 Oscars.

By then, the 'evil gay' depictions in the blockbusters JFK and BASIC INSTINCT had also provoked their ire.

[quote]He’s worked pretty steadily since then, albeit rarely if ever in a starring role.

He's shown up all over the place over the years though nothing as big or high profile; as he's gotten older & heavier, he's aged into gruff but fatherly mentor/parental types. Still, every time I see him on the screen, it's a shock to an old Buffalo Bill.

Buffalo Bill was really a “once in a lifetime” type of role. I’m just glad he’s had continued success.

[quote]he's gotten older & heavier….

You mean he’s a great big fat person now?

Low key reminds me of Robert Duvall. Could see him playing the lead in Tender Mercies

Hateful, homophobic movie. Shame on you, Jodie.

R27 It’s the best part of the movie.

He was So good as that character that I didn't even occur to me that he was an actor that I might see again. To Me he was a freaky serial killer.

I've heard that he had a hard time getting roles for a year after Silence came out.

He was in the recent "Monk" movie, "Mr. Monk's Last Case," reprising his role as Leland Stottlemeyer

And also hung like a human tripod... according to rumor.

Hung like a tripod? That makes Buffalo Bill’s tuck job that much more impressive. Bravo, Ted. 👏 👏 👏

[quote] The actor is a certifiable freak, in a good way. I'll try to find a few of his earlier interviews.

He's a great interview and a very cool guy in person. He had a very troubled childhood apparently, but working in Theater helped him turn his life around.