Anthony Heald
American actor · United States · On the map · Actors · Born 1944 · age 82
Anthony Heald is an American character actor known for portraying Hannibal Lecter's jailer, Dr. Frederick Chilton, in The Silence of the Lambs (1991) and Red Dragon (2002), and for playing vice principal Scott Guber in David E. Kelley's Boston Public (2000-2004).
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A Man in FullSeries, Judge Taylor2020
AloneFilm, Robert2015Old?!Film2010
Inside Story - The Silence of the LambsFilm2005
Numb3rsSeries, Walt Merrick2003
NCISSeries, Guyman Purcell2002
Benjamin FranklinSeries, Jonathan Austin
Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs'Film, 20022001
Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'Film2000
Boston PublicSeries, Scott Guber1999
8MMFilm, Longdale1996
CosbySeries
A Time to KillFilm, 1996Wilbert Rodeheaver1995
BushwhackedFilm, Reinhart Bragdon1993
Class of '96Series, Professor Davis
Searching for Bobby FischerFilm, 1993Fighting Parent1991
The Silence of the LambsFilm, Dr. Frederick Chilton1990
Law & OrderSeries, Ian O'Connell
Postcards from the EdgeFilm, 1990George Lazan1986
A Case of Deadly ForceFilm, Dave O'Brian1985
Spenser: For HireSeries1984
TeachersFilm, Narc1982Theatre World AwardAward
CheersSeries, 1982Kevin1976
Judge Horton and the Scottsboro BoysFilm, Lawyer Crony1944Born25 August 1944
A Man in FullSeries, Judge Taylor2020AloneFilm, Robert2015Old?!Film2010Inside Story - The Silence of the LambsFilm2005Numb3rsSeries, Walt Merrick2003NCISSeries, Guyman Purcell2002Benjamin FranklinSeries, Jonathan AustinPage to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs'Film, 20022001Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'Film2000Boston PublicSeries, Scott Guber19998MMFilm, Longdale1996CosbySeriesA Time to KillFilm, 1996Wilbert Rodeheaver1995BushwhackedFilm, Reinhart Bragdon1993Class of '96Series, Professor DavisSearching for Bobby FischerFilm, 1993Fighting Parent1991The Silence of the LambsFilm, Dr. Frederick Chilton1990Law & OrderSeries, Ian O'ConnellPostcards from the EdgeFilm, 1990George Lazan1986A Case of Deadly ForceFilm, Dave O'Brian1985Spenser: For HireSeries1984TeachersFilm, Narc1982Theatre World AwardAwardCheersSeries, 1982Kevin1976Judge Horton and the Scottsboro BoysFilm, Lawyer Crony1944Born25 August 1944People around Anthony
Close ties
Joel Schumacher Directed The Client and 8mm
Mike Nichols Directed Silkwood and Postcards from the Edge
Alan J. Pakula Produced The Pelican Brief (1993)
Arthur Hiller Directed Outrageous Fortune and Teachers
Brett Ratner Directed Red Dragon (2002)
Steven Hill Also in Teachers, The Troubles and Virtue
Stanley Anderson Also in The Pelican Brief and Proof of Life
John Grisham Wrote The Pelican Brief and The Client- Steven Reuther Produced The Client (1994)
Meryl Streep Also in Silkwood and Postcards from the Edge
Anthony Hopkins Also in Red Dragon and The Silence of the Lambs
Nicolas Cage Also in Kiss of Death and 8MM
Samuel L. Jackson Also in Kiss of Death and A Time to Kill
Ian McKellen Also in The Ballad of Little Jo (1993)
Famke Janssen Also in Deep Rising and X-Men: The Last Stand
James Horner Wrote The Pelican Brief (1994)
Jonathan Demme Directed The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Tony Shalhoub Also in The X-Files
David Caruso Also in Proof of Life and Kiss of Death
John G. Avildsen Directed Happy New Year (1987)
Taylor Hackford Produced Proof of Life (2001)
Kevin J. O'Connor Also in Deep Rising and The Troubles
Jerry Weintraub Produced Happy New Year (1987)- Rod Daniel Directed The Super (1991)
Known for
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The Silence of the Lambs 1991
A Time to Kill 1996
Searching for Bobby Fischer 1993
Red Dragon 2002
Silkwood 1983
Filmography 32
59 credits on file
Television 24
Awards
About this person
Heald also had a recurring role as Judge Cooper on Kelley's The Practice and Boston Legal. He had a prominent role as a troubled psychic in The X-Files episode "Closure".
Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1944 · age 82
