Buffalo Bill (The Silence of the Lambs)

Buffalo Bill
Hannibal Lecter character
Ted Levine as Buffalo Bill in The Silence of the Lambs.
First appearanceThe Silence of the Lambs
Created byThomas Harris
Portrayed byTed Levine (The Silence of the Lambs)
Simon Northwood (Clarice)
In-universe information
AliasJohn Grant
Jack Gordon
GenderMale
OccupationTailor

Jame Gumb (known by the nickname "Buffalo Bill") is a fictional character and the main antagonist of Thomas Harris's 1988 novel The Silence of the Lambs and its 1991 film adaptation, in which he is played by Ted Levine. In the film and the novel, he is a serial killer who murders overweight women and skins them so he can make a "woman suit" for himself. In the television series Clarice, he is portrayed by Simon Northwood.