Anthony Heald

Acting

Anthony Heald

Born August 25, 1944 · New Rochelle, New York, USA (age 81)

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

A Time to KillA Time to Kill · 1996
A Time to Kill
7.41996
MovieCrimeDrama
A young lawyer defends a black man accused of murdering two white men who raped his 10-year-old daughter, sparking a rebirth of the KKK.
The Silence of the LambsThe Silence of the Lambs · 1991
The Silence of the Lambs
8.31991
MovieCrimeThriller
Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life behind bars for various acts of murder and cannibalism. Crawford believes that Lecter may have insight into a case and that Starling, as an attractive young woman, may be just the bait to draw him out.
Deep RisingDeep Rising · 1998
Deep Rising
6.21998
MovieAdventureAction
A group of heavily armed hijackers board a luxury ocean liner in the South Pacific Ocean to loot it, only to do battle with a series of large-sized, tentacled, man-eating sea creatures who have taken over the ship first.
AloneAlone · 2020
Alone
6.42020
MovieHorrorThriller
A recently widowed traveler is kidnapped by a cold blooded killer, only to escape into the wilderness where she is forced to battle against the elements as her pursuer closes in on her.
AcceptedAccepted · 2006
Accepted
6.52006
MovieComedy
A high school slacker who's rejected by every school he applies to opts to create his own institution of higher learning, the South Harmon Institute of Technology, on a rundown piece of property near his hometown.
8MM8MM · 1999
8MM
6.51999
MovieThrillerCrime
A small, seemingly innocuous plastic reel of film leads surveillance specialist Tom Welles down an increasingly dark and frightening path. With the help of the streetwise Max, he relentlessly follows a bizarre trail of evidence to determine the fate of a complete stranger. As his work turns into obsession, he drifts farther and farther away from his wife, family and simple life as a small-town PI.
The Pelican BriefThe Pelican Brief · 1993
The Pelican Brief
6.61993
MovieThrillerCrime
A law student's theory about the recent deaths of two Supreme Court justices embroils her in a far-reaching web of murder, corruption, and greed.
The ClientThe Client · 1994
The Client
6.71994
MovieDramaThriller
A street-wise kid, Mark Sway, sees the suicide of Jerome Clifford, a prominent Louisiana lawyer, whose current client is Barry 'The Blade' Muldano, a Mafia hit-man. Before Jerome shoots himself, he tells Mark where the body of a Senator is buried. Clifford shoots himself and Mark is found at the scene, and both the FBI and the Mafia quickly realize that Mark probably knows more than he says.

Movies

A Time to KillA Time to Kill · 1996
A Time to Kill
7.41996
MovieCrimeDrama
A young lawyer defends a black man accused of murdering two white men who raped his 10-year-old daughter, sparking a rebirth of the KKK.
The Silence of the LambsThe Silence of the Lambs · 1991
The Silence of the Lambs
8.31991
MovieCrimeThriller
Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life behind bars for various acts of murder and cannibalism. Crawford believes that Lecter may have insight into a case and that Starling, as an attractive young woman, may be just the bait to draw him out.
Deep RisingDeep Rising · 1998
Deep Rising
6.21998
MovieAdventureAction
A group of heavily armed hijackers board a luxury ocean liner in the South Pacific Ocean to loot it, only to do battle with a series of large-sized, tentacled, man-eating sea creatures who have taken over the ship first.
AloneAlone · 2020
Alone
6.42020
MovieHorrorThriller
A recently widowed traveler is kidnapped by a cold blooded killer, only to escape into the wilderness where she is forced to battle against the elements as her pursuer closes in on her.
AcceptedAccepted · 2006
Accepted
6.52006
MovieComedy
A high school slacker who's rejected by every school he applies to opts to create his own institution of higher learning, the South Harmon Institute of Technology, on a rundown piece of property near his hometown.
8MM8MM · 1999
8MM
6.51999
MovieThrillerCrime
A small, seemingly innocuous plastic reel of film leads surveillance specialist Tom Welles down an increasingly dark and frightening path. With the help of the streetwise Max, he relentlessly follows a bizarre trail of evidence to determine the fate of a complete stranger. As his work turns into obsession, he drifts farther and farther away from his wife, family and simple life as a small-town PI.
The Pelican BriefThe Pelican Brief · 1993
The Pelican Brief
6.61993
MovieThrillerCrime
A law student's theory about the recent deaths of two Supreme Court justices embroils her in a far-reaching web of murder, corruption, and greed.
The ClientThe Client · 1994
The Client
6.71994
MovieDramaThriller
A street-wise kid, Mark Sway, sees the suicide of Jerome Clifford, a prominent Louisiana lawyer, whose current client is Barry 'The Blade' Muldano, a Mafia hit-man. Before Jerome shoots himself, he tells Mark where the body of a Senator is buried. Clifford shoots himself and Mark is found at the scene, and both the FBI and the Mafia quickly realize that Mark probably knows more than he says.
Kiss of DeathKiss of Death · 1995
Kiss of Death
5.71995
MovieCrimeThriller
Jimmy Kilmartin's an ex-con who's trying to go straight. But he can't say no to a quick driving job because his so-called friend's life is threatened. The job is for Little Junior Brown, a violent and powerful villain. When things go wrong, Jimmy is left to do the time, and his whole life is turned upside-down, but if that wasn't enough, the cops won't leave Jimmy alone when he gets out... They want Little Junior Brown.
Searching for Bobby FischerSearching for Bobby Fischer · 1993
Searching for Bobby Fischer
7.11993
MovieDrama
A seven-year-old chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.
Proof of LifeProof of Life · 2000
Proof of Life
6.12000
MovieThrillerAction
When Peter Bowman, an American engineer working in a South American country, is captured by anti-government forces, the rebels learn his identity and demand $5 million for his safe return. However, his US employer is on the verge of insolvency and will not provide the ransom. Peter's wife Alice is forced to deal with the matter on her own and she retains the services of freelance professional hostage negotiator Terry Thorne.
SilkwoodSilkwood · 1983
Silkwood
6.91983
MovieDrama
Like most of the people in her town, Karen Silkwood works at the local nuclear plant producing highly radioactive plutonium. Exposed one day to a lethal dose of radiation, Karen faces the blank walls of corporate indifference and denial. As her illness increases, her protest grows louder and she becomes an obvious danger to the powers that be.
Postcards from the EdgePostcards from the Edge · 1990
Postcards from the Edge
6.61990
MovieComedyDrama
A substance-addicted actress tries to look on the bright side even as she's forced to move back in with her mother to avoid unemployment.
Outrageous FortuneOutrageous Fortune · 1987
Outrageous Fortune
6.01987
MovieComedy
Refined actress Lauren Ames finally has a chance to study with the great theatre professor Stanislav Korzenowski. Sandy Brozinsky, a brash, loud actress, decides through happenstance to also study with Korzenowski. The two women end up dating the same man (who turns out to be a double agent) and follow him across the country to force him to choose between them.
TeachersTeachers · 1984
Teachers
5.71984
MovieComedyDrama
A teacher reconnects with an old student who is now an attorney representing a family who is suing the school for graduating their son who still cannot read or write. Amid the daily chaos of teaching in an inner city school, Alex Jurel tries to decide if he will lie at his deposition to protect the school or tell the truth and risk throwing away his career.
Red DragonRed Dragon · 2002
Red Dragon
7.02002
MovieCrimeThriller
Former FBI Agent Will Graham, who was once almost killed by the savage Hannibal 'The Cannibal' Lecter, now has no choice but to face him again, as it seems Lecter is the only one who can help Graham track down a new serial killer.
Every Act of LifeEvery Act of Life · 2018
Every Act of Life
6.42018
MovieDocumentary
The life of Tony-winning playwright Terrence McNally (Master Class, Ragtime): 60 years of groundbreaking plays and musicals, the struggle for gay rights, addiction and recovery, finding true love, and the relentless pursuit of inspiration.
OrphansOrphans · 1987
Orphans
5.71987
MovieDramaCrime
Brothers Treat and Philip have only had each other since they were kids, when a small-time criminal abruptly upends their routine lives.
Whispers in the DarkWhispers in the Dark · 1992
Whispers in the Dark
4.91992
MovieMysteryThriller
Psychiatrist Ann Hecker is ending one relationship and possibly starting an important new one, while finding that some of the sexual exploits her patients relate are weighing on her. Turning to a married friend from her research days for guidance, she finds his help increasingly important when a female patient is murdered and it turns out that her new boyfriend was also seeing the dead woman.
BushwhackedBushwhacked · 1995
Bushwhacked
5.41995
MovieAdventureFamily
A inept courier realises he has been used by criminals to deliver money. On the run from both the criminals and police, he poses as a Scout leader and leads a scout group on a hike through the mountains.
The SuperThe Super · 1991
The Super
6.01991
MovieComedy
Louie Kritski is a heartless landlord who has been so negligent in keeping up his ghetto apartment that he is threatened with jail time. The judge gives him another option -- he must live in his rat-infested hell hole until he brings it up to liveable standards.
The Beniker GangThe Beniker Gang · 1984
The Beniker Gang
6.21984
MovieDrama
When his younger friends go up for adoption, threatening their extended family, an orphaned teen helps them discourage potential parents.
The Ballad of Little JoThe Ballad of Little Jo · 1993
The Ballad of Little Jo
6.01993
MovieRomanceDrama
After being thrown out of her home, a young woman decides to disguise herself as a man to survive the ruthless Wild West.
X-Men: The Last StandX-Men: The Last Stand · 2006
X-Men: The Last Stand
6.42006
MovieAdventureAction
When a cure is found to treat mutations, lines are drawn amongst the X-Men led by Professor Charles Xavier, and Magneto's Brotherhood of Mutants.

TV Shows

Law & OrderLaw & Order · 1990
Law & Order
7.31990
SeriesCrimeDrama
In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.
NCISNCIS · 2003
NCIS
7.62003
SeriesCrimeDrama
From murder and espionage to terrorism and stolen submarines, a team of special agents investigates any crime that has any connection to Navy and Marine Corps personnel, regardless of rank or position.
The X-FilesThe X-Files · 1993
The X-Files
8.41993
SeriesMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy
The exploits of FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully who investigate X-Files: marginalized, unsolved cases involving paranormal phenomena. Mulder believes in the existence of aliens and the paranormal while Scully, a skeptic, is assigned to make scientific analyses of Mulder's discoveries that debunk Mulder's work and thus return him to mainstream cases.
Murder, She WroteMurder, She Wrote · 1984
Murder, She Wrote
7.51984
SeriesMysteryCrime
An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.
CheersCheers · 1982
Cheers
7.61982
SeriesComedy
The story about a blue-collar Boston bar run by former sports star Sam Malone and the quirky and wonderful people who worked and drank there.
FrasierFrasier · 1993
Frasier
7.71993
SeriesComedyFamily
After many years spent at the “Cheers” bar, Frasier moves back home to Seattle to work as a radio psychiatrist after his policeman father gets shot in the hip on duty.
The CloserThe Closer · 2005
The Closer
7.92005
SeriesCrimeDrama
Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson transfers from Atlanta to LA to head up a special unit of the LAPD that handles sensitive, high-profile murder cases. Johnson's quirky personality and hard-nosed approach often rubs her colleagues the wrong way, but her reputation as one of the world's best interrogator eventually wins over even her toughest critics.
Numb3rsNumb3rs · 2005
Numb3rs
7.02005
SeriesCrimeDrama
Inspired by actual cases and experiences, Numb3rs depicts the confluence of police work and mathematics in solving crime as an FBI agent recruits his mathematical genius brother to help solve a wide range of challenging crimes in Los Angeles from a very different perspective.
Miami ViceMiami Vice · 1984
Miami Vice
7.41984
SeriesCrimeDrama
The story of the Miami Police Department's vice squad and its efforts to end drug trafficking and prostitution, centered on the unlikely partnership of Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs - who first meet when Tubbs is undercover in a drug cartel.
Boston LegalBoston Legal · 2004
Boston Legal
7.92004
SeriesComedyDrama
Alan Shore and Denny Crane lead a brigade of high-priced civil litigators in an upscale Boston law firm in a series focusing on the professional and personal lives of brilliant but often emotionally challenged attorneys. A spin-off of long-running series The Practice.
The PracticeThe Practice · 1997
The Practice
7.71997
SeriesDrama
A provocative legal drama focused on young associates at a bare-bones Boston firm and their scrappy boss, Bobby Donnell. The show's forte is its storylines about “people who walk a moral tightrope.”
Crossing JordanCrossing Jordan · 2001
Crossing Jordan
7.22001
SeriesDrama
Crossing Jordan is an American television crime/drama series that stars Jill Hennessy as Jordan Cavanaugh, M.D., a crime-solving forensic pathologist employed in the Massachusetts Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
Boston PublicBoston Public · 2000
Boston Public
7.62000
SeriesDrama
Principal Steven Harper runs Winslow High School as best as he can while dealing with the demands of the faculty, the students and their parents.
Tales from the DarksideTales from the Darkside · 1984
Tales from the Darkside
7.21984
SeriesDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
Tales from the Darkside is an anthology horror TV series created by George A. Romero, each episode was an individual short story that ended with a plot twist. The series' episodes spanned the genres of horror, science fiction, and fantasy, and some episodes featured elements of black comedy or more lighthearted themes.
CosbyCosby · 1996
Cosby
6.01996
SeriesComedyFamily
Cosby is an American situation comedy television series broadcast on CBS from September 16, 1996 to April 28, 2000, loosely based on the British sitcom One Foot in the Grave. The program stars Bill Cosby and Phylicia Rashād, who previously worked with Cosby in the 1984–1992 NBC sitcom The Cosby Show. Madeline Kahn portrayed their neighbor, Pauline, until her death in 1999.
Spenser: For HireSpenser: For Hire · 1985
Spenser: For Hire
6.91985
SeriesDramaCrime
Mystery and suspense series based on Robert Parker's "Spenser" novels. Spenser, a private investigator living in Boston, gets involved in a new murder mystery each episode.
Liberty!Liberty! · 1997
Liberty!
7.81997
SeriesDocumentaryDrama
Dramatic documentary about the birth of the American Republic and the struggle of a loosely connected group of states to become a nation.
Poltergeist: The LegacyPoltergeist: The Legacy · 1996
Poltergeist: The Legacy
6.21996
SeriesSci-Fi & Fantasy
The adventures of the members of a secret society known as the Legacy and their efforts to protect humankind from occult dangers.
New York NewsNew York News · 1995
New York News
7.01995
SeriesDrama
New York News is a newspaper drama which was broadcast in the United States by CBS as part of its 1995 fall lineup.
Monday MorningsMonday Mornings · 2013
Monday Mornings
6.92013
SeriesDrama
Set at the Chelsea General Hospital in Portland, Oregon, the show follows the lives of doctors as they push the limits of their abilities and confront their personal and professional failings. Based on a novel by Sanjay Gupta.
A Man in FullA Man in Full · 2024
A Man in Full
6.32024
SeriesDrama
Facing relentless foes and sudden bankruptcy, an Atlanta real estate tycoon must claw his way back to the top when his empire begins to crumble.
Class of '96Class of '96 · 1993
Class of '96
6.71993
SeriesDrama
Class of '96 is an American drama series that aired on Fox from January to May 1993. The series was created by John Romano and filmed mostly at the University of Toronto.
FresnoFresno · 1986
Fresno
6.71986
SeriesComedy
In Fresno, California, the once-wealthy Kensington family's raisin-growing empire has fallen on hard times. They are led by widowed matriarch Charlotte, who is locked in a deadly power struggle with rival raisin magnate Tyler Cane.
Benjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklin · 2002
Benjamin Franklin
6.72002
SeriesDocumentary
An epic yarn spanning most of the 18th century, the series follows Franklin's career from humble beginnings in Boston to international superstardom: first as a scientist and revolutionary, and then as a founding father and America's first diplomat to France.