Anthony Heald

Biography

Anthony Heald is an American character actor who grew up in Massapequa, New York, and studied at Michigan State University before spending four years teaching acting in Lansing, Michigan. He is best known for his role as Dr. Frederick Chilton, the jailer of Hannibal Lecter, in The Silence of the Lambs (1991) and later in Red Dragon (2002). On television, he was Scott Guber, the vice principal, on David E. Kelley's Boston Public from 2000 to 2004 and had a recurring part as Judge Cooper on The Practice and Boston Legal. His Broadway work brought two Tony Award nominations, for Anything Goes (1988) and Love! Valour! Compassion! (1995). Among his films are Outrageous Fortune (1987), Postcards from the Edge (1990), The Pelican Brief (1993), The Client (1994) and A Time to Kill (1996). He has also recorded many audiobooks, including The Pelican Brief, Jurassic Park and Moby-Dick.

82years old

Turns 83 on August 25in 293 days

Born August 25, 1944New Rochelle
Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
Also credited as Philip Anthony Mair Heald

Movie Career

Films: 17
Career span: 33 years1987 to 2020

Genres

Drama53%, 9 films
Crime41%, 7 films
Comedy29%, 5 films
Thriller29%, 5 films
Action18%, 3 films

First and latest

Anthony Heald movies on Netflix

Alone2020IMDb rating 6.2as Robert
Every Act of Life2018IMDb rating 7.6as Himself
Accepted2006IMDb rating 6.4as Dean Richard Van Horne
Red Dragon2002IMDb rating 7.2as Dr. Frederick Chilton
Proof of Life2000IMDb rating 6.3as Ted Fellner
8MM1999IMDb rating 6.6as Daniel Longdale
Deep Rising1998IMDb rating 6.1as Simon Canton
Bushwhacked1995IMDb rating 5.7as Reinhart Bragdon
Kiss of Death1995IMDb rating 6.0as Jack Gold
The Client1994IMDb rating 6.7as Trumann
Searching for Bobby Fischer1993IMDb rating 7.3as Fighting Parent
The Ballad of Little Jo1993IMDb rating 6.7as Henry Grey
The Pelican Brief1993IMDb rating 6.7as Marty Velmano
The Silence of the Lambs1991IMDb rating 8.6as Dr. Frederick Chilton
The Super1991IMDb rating 5.7as Ron Nessim
Postcards from the Edge1990IMDb rating 6.7as George Lazan
Outrageous Fortune1987IMDb rating 6.2as Weldon

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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The Silence of the Lambs1991 Crime, Drama, Thrilleras Dr. Frederick Chilton
IMDb rating 8.61.7M votes
Red Dragon2002 Crime, Drama, Thrilleras Dr. Frederick Chilton
IMDb rating 7.2314K votes
8MM1999as Daniel Longdale
IMDb rating 6.6153K votes
Deep Rising1998as Simon Canton
IMDb rating 6.146K votes
Alone2020as Robert
IMDb rating 6.237K votes
Proof of Life2000as Ted Fellner
IMDb rating 6.361K votes
The Client1994as Trumann
IMDb rating 6.788K votes
The Pelican Brief1993as Marty Velmano
IMDb rating 6.7105K votes

Most often with

Joel Schumacher directed two of these films. Eight actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Nicolas Cage

Anthony Hopkins

Stanley Tucci

William H. Macy

Frankie Faison

Mary-Louise Parker

Joel SchumacherDirector, 2 films

Films together

Nicolas Cage2 films together, 1995 to 1999
Nicolas Cage's page
- 8MM1999IMDb rating 6.6Heald as Daniel LongdaleCage as Tom Welles
- Kiss of Death1995IMDb rating 6.0Heald as Jack GoldCage as Little Junior Brown
Anthony Hopkins2 films together, 1991 to 2002
Anthony Hopkins's page
- Red Dragon2002IMDb rating 7.2Heald as Dr. Frederick ChiltonHopkins as Dr. Hannibal Lecter
- The Silence of the Lambs1991IMDb rating 8.6Heald as Dr. Frederick ChiltonHopkins as Dr. Hannibal Lecter
Stanley Tucci2 films together, 1993 to 1995
Stanley Tucci's page
- Kiss of Death1995IMDb rating 6.0Heald as Jack GoldTucci as Frank Zioli
- The Pelican Brief1993IMDb rating 6.7Heald as Marty VelmanoTucci as Khamel
William H. Macy2 films together, 1993 to 1994
William H. Macy's page
- The Client1994IMDb rating 6.7Heald as TrumannMacy as Dr. Greenway
- Searching for Bobby Fischer1993IMDb rating 7.3Heald as Fighting ParentMacy as Tunafish Father
Frankie Faison2 films together, 1991 to 2002
Frankie Faison's page
- Red Dragon2002IMDb rating 7.2Heald as Dr. Frederick ChiltonFaison as Barney Matthews
- The Silence of the Lambs1991IMDb rating 8.6Heald as Dr. Frederick ChiltonFaison as Barney
Mary-Louise Parker2 films together, 1994 to 2002
Mary-Louise Parker's page
- Red Dragon2002IMDb rating 7.2Heald as Dr. Frederick ChiltonParker as Molly Graham
- The Client1994IMDb rating 6.7Heald as TrumannParker as Dianne Sway
Joel SchumacherDirector, 2 films, 1994 to 1999
All films by Joel Schumacher
- 8MM1999IMDb rating 6.6Heald as Daniel Longdale
- The Client1994IMDb rating 6.7Heald as Trumann
Also two films together2 more actors
- David CarusoProof of Life (2000) and Kiss of Death (1995)
- Stanley AndersonProof of Life (2000) and The Pelican Brief (1993)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Box office

What Anthony Heald's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$1.1 billion

14 of the 17 films have a worldwide figure.

14Worldwide figure
2US gross only
1Figure not found

Top grosser

The Silence of the Lambs1991Dr. Frederick Chilton$273 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 95% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

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The Silence of the Lambs1991as Dr. Frederick Chilton
$273M25.1% of the total
2
Red Dragon2002as Dr. Frederick Chilton
$209M19.3% of the total
3
The Pelican Brief1993as Marty Velmano
$195M18.0% of the total
4
The Client1994as Trumann
$118M10.8% of the total
5
8MM1999as Daniel Longdale
$97M8.9% of the total
6
Proof of Life2000as Ted Fellner
$63M5.8% of the total
7
Postcards from the Edge1990as George Lazan
$39M3.6% of the total
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Accepted2006as Dean Richard Van Horne
$39M3.5% of the total