Actor
Anthony Heald
Born 25 August 1944 · New Rochelle, New York, USA
Anthony Heald (born 1944, New Rochelle, New York) is an American actor with a long career in film, stage and television. He is best known for playing the pompous Dr. Frederick Chilton in The Silence of the Lambs and Red Dragon, and for the TV series Boston Public.
Key films
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
His best-known role: Dr. Frederick Chilton, Hannibal Lecter's smug asylum overseer, in a Best Picture-winning thriller.
Red Dragon (2002)
He returned as Chilton in this prequel-style adaptation, linking him again to the Hannibal Lecter franchise.
Silkwood (1983)
An early major screen credit in Mike Nichols' acclaimed drama.
The Pelican Brief (1993)
A supporting role in a hit John Grisham thriller, part of his run of 1990s studio films.
A Time to Kill (1996)
Another supporting part in a Grisham courtroom adaptation, showing his steady presence in 1990s thrillers.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 32
- 1976Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys · as Lawyer CronyActor
- 1983Silkwood · as 2nd Doctor at Union MeetingActor
- 1984Teachers · as NarcActor
- 1984The Beniker Gang · as Mr. UldrichActor
- 1986A Case of Deadly Force · as Dave O'BrianActor
- 1987Outrageous Fortune · as WeldonActor
- 1987Orphans · as Man in ParkActor
- 1987Happy New Year · as Dinner GuestActor
- 1990Postcards from the Edge · as George LazanActor
- 1991The Silence of the Lambs · as Dr. Frederick ChiltonActor
- 1991The Super · as Ron NessimActor
- 1992Whispers in the Dark · as PaulActor
- 1993The Pelican Brief · as Marty VelmanoActor
- 1993Searching for Bobby Fischer · as Fighting ParentActor
- 1993The Ballad of Little Jo · as Henry GreyActor
- 1994The Client · as Larry TrumannActor
- 1995Kiss of Death · as Jack GoldActor
- 1995Bushwhacked · as Reinhart BragdonActor
- 1996A Time to Kill · as Wilbert RodeheaverActor
- 1998Deep Rising · as Simon CantonActor
- 19998MM · as LongdaleActor
- 2000Proof of Life · as Ted FellnerActor
- 2001Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs' · as SelfActor
- 2001The Ruby Princess Runs Away · as King RegalActor
- 2002Red Dragon · as Dr. ChiltonActor
- 2002Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs' · as SelfActor
- 2006X-Men: The Last Stand · as FBI Mystique InterrogatorActor
- 2006Accepted · as Dean Van HorneActor
- 2010Inside Story - The Silence of the Lambs · as SelfActor
- 2015Old?!Actor
- 2018Every Act of Life · as SelfActor
- 2020Alone · as RobertActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.