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Anthony Heald

Acting

Born August 25, 1944 · New Rochelle, New York, USA

Also known as 安東尼・希爾德

Biography

An American actor known for portraying Hannibal Lecter's jail nemesis, Dr. Frederick Chilton in The Silence of the Lambs and Red Dragon, and for playing assistant principal Scott Guber in David E. Kelley's Boston Public. He also had a recurring role as Judge Cooper on Kelley's The Practice and Boston Legal.

Awards & recognition

  • Theatre World Award · 1982
  • Tony AwardBest Featured Actor in a Play · 1995 · nominated

Filmography37 titles

The X-Files

1993as Harold Piller

The Silence of the Lambs

1991as Dr. Frederick Chilton

The Closer

2005as Howard Pierce

Boston Legal

2004as Judge Harvey Cooper

The Practice

1997as Judge Wallace Cooper

Frasier

1993as Corkmaster

NCIS

2003as Guyman Purcell

Cheers

1982as Kevin

Miami Vice

1984as Commander René

Murder, She Wrote

1984as Bob Kendall

A Time to Kill

1996as Wilbert Rodeheaver

Law & Order

1990as Councilman Spencer Talbert

Crossing Jordan

2001as Attorney McBride

Monday Mornings

2013as Mitch Tompkins

Searching for Bobby Fischer

1993as Fighting Parent

Numb3rs

2005as Walt Merrick

Red Dragon

2002as Dr. Chilton

Spenser: For Hire

1985

Silkwood

1983as 2nd Doctor at Union Meeting

The Client

1994as Larry Trumann

The Pelican Brief

1993as Marty Velmano

Postcards from the Edge

1990as George Lazan

8MM

1999as Longdale

Alone

2020as Robert

Every Act of Life

2018as Self

Accepted

2006as Dean Van Horne

X-Men: The Last Stand

2006as FBI Mystique Interrogator

Deep Rising

1998as Simon Canton

Poltergeist: The Legacy

1996as Damon Ballard

The Beniker Gang

1984as Mr. Uldrich

Proof of Life

2000as Ted Fellner

The Ballad of Little Jo

1993as Henry Grey

The Super

1991as Ron Nessim

Outrageous Fortune

1987as Weldon

Happy New Year

1987as Dinner Guest

Teachers

1984as Narc

Whispers in the Dark

1992as Paul