Anthony Heald

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

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.

His titles like The Silence of the Lambs, Red Dragon, and 8MM - his biggest roles first.
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Watched: 0/27

Weighted avg: 7.18 /10

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1

The Silence of the Lambs

1991February 1991 by Jonathan Demme

Supporting as Dr. Frederick Chilton

Supporting as Dr. Frederick Chilton

8.09 Excellent+
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2

Red Dragon

2002October 2002 by Brett Ratner

Supporting as Dr. Chilton

Supporting as Dr. Chilton

6.63 Good
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3

8MM

1999February 1999 by Joel Schumacher

Supporting as Longdale

Supporting as Longdale

6.04 Okay++
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4

The Pelican Brief

1993September 1993 by Alan J. Pakula

Minor role as Marty Velmano

Minor role as Marty Velmano

6.14 Good--
5

5

Alone

2020September 2020 by John Hyams

Starring as Robert

Starring as Robert

5.94 Okay++
6

6

Deep Rising

1998January 1998 by Stephen Sommers

Starring as Simon Canton

Starring as Simon Canton

5.71 Okay+
7

7

The Client

1994July 1994 by Joel Schumacher

Minor role as Larry Trumann

Minor role as Larry Trumann

6.24 Good--
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8

Accepted

2006August 2006 by Steve Pink

Minor role as Dean Van Horne

Minor role as Dean Van Horne

5.99 Okay++
9

9

Proof of Life

2000December 2000 by Taylor Hackford

Supporting as Ted Fellner

Supporting as Ted Fellner

5.68 Okay+
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10

Searching for Bobby Fischer

1993August 1993 by Steven Zaillian

Minor role as Fighting Parent

Minor role as Fighting Parent

6.62 Good
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11

Kiss of Death

1995April 1995 by Barbet Schroeder

Minor role as Jack Gold

Minor role as Jack Gold

5.28 Okay-
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12

Postcards from the Edge

1990September 1990 by Mike Nichols

Minor role as George Lazan

Minor role as George Lazan

6.13 Good--
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13

Bushwhacked

1995August 1995 by Greg Beeman

Supporting as Reinhart Bragdon

Supporting as Reinhart Bragdon

5.18 Okay--
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14

Outrageous Fortune

1987January 1987 by Arthur Hiller

Supporting as Weldon

Supporting as Weldon

5.67 Okay+
15

15

Boston Public

2000–2005 by David E. Kelley

Starring as Scott Guber

Starring as Scott Guber

6.43 Good-
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16

The Super

1991October 1991 by Rod Daniel

Minor role as Ron Nessim

Minor role as Ron Nessim

5.60 Okay
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17

Whispers in the Dark

1992August 1992 by Christopher Crowe

Supporting as Paul

Supporting as Paul

5.17 Okay--
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18

The Ballad of Little Jo

1993August 1993 by Maggie Greenwald

Supporting as Henry Grey

Supporting as Henry Grey

5.87 Okay+
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19

Orphans

1987September 1987 by Alan J. Pakula

Supporting as Man in Park

Supporting as Man in Park

5.82 Okay+
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20

Liberty!

1997

Supporting as Philip Vickers Fithian

Supporting as Philip Vickers Fithian

6.18 Good--
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21

Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'

2001August 2001 by Jeffrey Schwarz

Minor role as Self

Minor role as Self

6.21 Good--
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22

Happy New Year

1987August 1987 by John G. Avildsen

Minor role as Dinner Guest

Minor role as Dinner Guest

5.88 Okay+
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23

Inside Story - The Silence of the Lambs

2010September 2010 by Rachel Boyd

Supporting as Self

Supporting as Self

Needs more reviews
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24

Every Act of Life

2018April 2018 by Jeffrey Kaufman

Minor role as Self

Minor role as Self

5.99 Okay++
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25

The Beniker Gang

1984November 1984 by Ken Kwapis

Minor role as Mr. Uldrich

Minor role as Mr. Uldrich

Needs more reviews
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26

Fresno

1986

Minor role as Kevin Kensington

Minor role as Kevin Kensington

Needs more reviews
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27

Benjamin Franklin

2002 by Ronald Blumer

Minor role as Jonathan Austin

Minor role as Jonathan Austin

Needs more reviews