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Anthony Heald

About

Anthony Heald (born August 25, 1944, in New Rochelle, New York) is an American character actor whose career spans Broadway, Hollywood film, and television. He is best known for playing Dr. Frederick Chilton - Hannibal Lecter's jailer - in The Silence of the Lambs (1991) and Red Dragon (2002), and for his role as vice principal Scott Guber in Boston Public (2000-2004). A two-time Tony Award nominee, he also spent more than ten seasons with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, taking on roles including Shylock, Iago, and Timon of Athens.

32+
film roles
2×
Tony Award nomination
12+
seasons at Oregon Shakespeare Festival

What's new

  • 2025

    Heald is set to appear in the upcoming indie film Schmendrick the Thirteenth Disciple (2025).

  • 2024-05

    In the Netflix miniseries A Man in Full (2024) by David E. Kelley, Heald played Judge Taylor in four episodes.

  • 2024-03

    The thriller Alone (2020), in which Heald plays a supporting role, reached third place in Netflix's global chart in March 2024 with 3.6 million views per week.

  • 2023-07

    Heald returned to the Ashland stage in the two-act play Heisenberg in a production by Rogue Theater Company (July 13-30, 2023).

Tracks

The Silence of the Lambs (1991)role of Dr. Frederick Chilton - most famous film performance, five-time Academy Award winner
Red Dragon (2002)reprising the role of Chilton in the prequel with Hopkins and Norton
Boston Public (2000-2004)Vice Principal Scott Guber - main television role, four seasons
A Man in Full (Netflix, 2024)Judge Taylor in the David E. Kelley miniseries with Jeff Daniels
Anything Goes (Broadway, 1988)Tony Award nomination for the role of Lord Evelyn Oakleigh

😴 Nothing scheduled with this artist in the near future.

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