'Anthony Heald' (born
August 25 1944) is an
American actor best known for portraying
Hannibal Lecter's smarmy 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 Harvey Cooper on Kelley's ''
Boston Legal''.
Heald was born in
New Rochelle, New York. He attended
Michigan State University, from which he graduated in
1971.
He has worked extensively on
Broadway and has been twice nominated for the
Tony Award for his work in ''
Anything Goes'' (
1988) and
Terrence McNally's
''
Love! Valour! Compassion!'' (
1995). He also appeared in McNally's ''
The Lisbon Traviata'' (1989) with
Nathan Lane and ''
Lips Together, Teeth Apart'' (1991) with Lane,
Christine Baranski, and
Swoosie Kurtz.
In addition to his work on stage, screen and film, Heald has recorded over 60 audio books/books on tape, including works as varied as ''
Where the Red Fern Grows'', ''
New York Times'' bestsellers such as ''
The Pelican Brief'', ''
Jurassic Park'' and ''
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil'', as well as a sizable number of titles in the ''
Star Wars'' audio book library.
Anthony Heald also had a brief appearance in the 2006 film '', and on the ''
Cheers'' final episode,
"One for the road".
Anthony Heald currently lives in
Ashland, Oregon, where he regularly performs in productions of the
Oregon Shakespeare Festival.
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AnthonyHeald.com