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Anthony Heald

Anthony Heald

Acting

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

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.

Known For · 40 titles

Law & Order

Law & Order

1990
NCIS

NCIS

2003
The X-Files

The X-Files

1993
Frasier

Frasier

1993
The Closer

The Closer

2005
Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984
Cheers

Cheers

1982
Miami Vice

Miami Vice

1984
Crossing Jordan

Crossing Jordan

2001
Boston Legal

Boston Legal

2004
Numb3rs

Numb3rs

2005
The Practice

The Practice

1997
Boston Public

Boston Public

2000
Tales from the Darkside

Tales from the Darkside

1984
Spenser: For Hire

Spenser: For Hire

1985
Cosby

Cosby

1996
A Time to Kill

A Time to Kill

1996
The Silence of the Lambs

The Silence of the Lambs

1991
Poltergeist: The Legacy

Poltergeist: The Legacy

1996
The Client

The Client

1994
A Man in Full

A Man in Full

2024
New York News

New York News

1995
Monday Mornings

Monday Mornings

2013
The Pelican Brief

The Pelican Brief

1993
8MM

8MM

1999
Deep Rising

Deep Rising

1998
Accepted

Accepted

2006
Class of '96

Class of '96

1993
Alone

Alone

2020
Liberty!

Liberty!

1997
Searching for Bobby Fischer

Searching for Bobby Fischer

1993
Kiss of Death

Kiss of Death

1995
Postcards from the Edge

Postcards from the Edge

1990
Proof of Life

Proof of Life

2000
Fresno

Fresno

1986
Silkwood

Silkwood

1983
Kay O'Brien

Kay O'Brien

1986
Red Dragon

Red Dragon

2002
Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

2002
Bushwhacked

Bushwhacked

1995