Ted Levine

Levine in 2013, photo by Prphotos

Birth Name: Frank Theodore Levine

Place of Birth: Bellaire, Ohio, U.S.

Date of Birth: May 29, 1957

Ethnicity:
*father – Ashkenazi Jewish
*mother – English, other

Ted Levine is an American actor. He is known for playing Buffalo Bill in the film The Silence of the Lambs.

Ted is the son of Charlotte and Milton Levine, who were physicians and members of Physicians for Social Responsibility. He was raised in Oak Park, Illinois. He has two children, including a son with his former partner Kim Phillips.

Ted’s mother has been said to have Welsh and Native American ancestry. It is not clear if this Welsh and Native American ancestry has been verified/documented.

Ted’s paternal grandfather was Morris Levine (the son of Abraham I. Levine and Yetta Podnos/Padnos). Morris was a Russian Jewish immigrant.

Ted’s paternal grandmother was Frances Slonim (the daughter of Chaim Eliezer Daniel Slonim and Esther Mirrel Stupack). Frances was born in New York, to Russian Jewish parents.

Ted’s maternal grandfather was named Willis John Clark. Willis was born in Kansas.

Ted’s maternal grandmother was named Eliza J. Chatterton (the daughter of Anna V.). Eliza was born in Maryland.

Sources: Ted’s father on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Ted’s mother on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Ted’s maternal grandmother, Eliza J. Chatterton, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org