Anthony Heald

Anthony Heald is an American character actor known for portraying Hannibal Lecter's jailer, Dr. Frederick Chilton, in The Silence of the Lambs (1991) and Red Dragon (2002), and for playing vice principal Scott Guber in David E. Kelley's Boston Public (2000–2004). Heald also had a recurring role as Judge Cooper on Kelley's The Practice and Boston Legal.[note 1] He had a prominent role as a troubled psychic in The X-Files episode "Closure".

Not to be confused with Anthony Head or Anthony Head (disambiguation).
Anthony Heald
Born
New Rochelle, New York, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1983–present
Spouse
Robin Herskowitz
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(m. 1985)​
[1]
Children2

Early life and education

Heald was born in New Rochelle, New York, the son of an editor. He graduated from Michigan State University in 1971.

Career

Heald has worked extensively on Broadway and has been twice nominated for the Tony Award for his work as Lord Evelyn Oakleigh in Anything Goes (1988) and Terrence McNally's Love! Valour! Compassion! (1995). He also appeared in McNally's The Lisbon Traviata (1989), Inherit the Wind (1998), Deep Rising (1998), and Lips Together, Teeth Apart (1991).

Heald recorded over 60 audio books/books on tape, including works as varied as Where the Red Fern Grows, The New York Times bestsellers such as The Pelican Brief (in the film adaptation of which he also played a villainous lawyer), Jurassic Park and Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, Moby-Dick, several works by science fiction writer Philip K. Dick, as well as a sizable number of titles in the Star Wars audio book library.

He made brief appearances in Miami Vice ("The Prodigal Son"), X-Men: The Last Stand (2006 film), and the Cheers series finale "One for the Road". He later appeared on the Cheers spin-off Frasier in a recurring role. He appeared in Unaccompanied Minors as a distressed, Christmas-hating airport employee.

Personal life

Heald lives in Ashland, Oregon, with his wife Robin (daughter of violist Karen Tuttle[2]) and children Zoe and Dylan. He has converted to Judaism, his wife's faith. He regularly performs in productions of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. During the 2010 season of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Heald played Shylock in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice.[3]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1983Silkwood2nd Doctor at Union Meeting
1984TeachersNarc
The Beniker GangMr. Uldrich
1987Outrageous FortuneAgent Weldon
Happy New YearDinner Guest
OrphansMan in Park
1990Postcards from the EdgeGeorge Lazan
1991The Silence of the LambsDr. Frederick Chilton
The SuperRon Nessim
1992Whispers in the DarkPaul
1993Searching for Bobby FischerFighting Parent
The Ballad of Little JoHenry Grey
The Pelican BriefMarty Velmano
1994The ClientFBI Agent Larry Trumann
1995Kiss of DeathJack Gold
BushwhackedReinhart Bragdon
1996A Time to KillDr. Wilbert Rodeheaver
1998Deep RisingSimon Canton
19998mmDaniel Longdale
2000Proof of LifeTed Fellner
2002Red DragonDr. Frederick Chilton
2006X-Men: The Last StandFBI Mystique Interrogator
AcceptedDean Richard Van Horne
2020AloneRobert

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1985Miami ViceCommander RenéEpisode: "The Prodigal Son"
Spenser: For HireThe DoormanEpisode: "No Room at the Inn"
1986FresnoKevin Kensington6 episodes
Tales from the DarksideEnglebert AmesEpisode: "Comet Watch"
Kay O'BrienBert HammondEpisode: "Behind Closed Doors"
Guiding LightMalloryEpisode: #1.10055
A Case of Deadly ForceDave O'BrianTV movie
1987Crime StoryRojer JankowskiEpisode: "The Battle of Las Vegas"
1990Against the LawGraingerEpisode: "Where the Truth Lies"
1991CBS Schoolbreak SpecialDr. Gil MorrisEpisode: "Abby, My Love"
1991, 1994Law & OrderCouncilman Spencer Talbert / Ian O'ConnellEpisodes: "The Troubles" (1991) and "Virtue" (1994)
1993Class of '96Professor DavisEpisode: "They Shoot Baskets, Don't They"
CheersKevinEpisode: "One for the Road"
1994GhostwriterHarold WentwoodEpisode: "A Crime of Two Cities: Part One"
Murder, She WroteBob KendallEpisode: "To Kill a Legend"
Under SuspicionMartin Fox2 episodes
1995One Life to LiveQuilliganEpisode: #1.6998
New York NewsEpisode: "You Thought the Pope Was Something"
1996Poltergeist: The LegacyDamon BallardEpisode: "Sins of the Father"
1997CosbyPresident's AideEpisode: "Guess Whose President Is Coming to Dinner"
Liberty! The American RevolutionPhilip Vickers Fithian6 episodes
2000The X-FilesHarold PillerEpisode: "Closure"
FrasierCorkmasterEpisode: "Whine Club"
2000–2001The PracticeJudge Wallace Cooper / Scott Guber3 episodes
2000–2004Boston PublicScott Guber81 episodes
2002Benjamin FranklinJonathan L. Austin3 episodes
2004Revenge of the Middle-Aged WomanSimon (uncredited)TV movie
2005NumbersWalt MerrickEpisode: "Pilot"
NCISGuyman PurcellEpisode: "An Eye for an Eye"
According to JimReverend StevenEpisode: "Wedding Bell Blues"
2005–2008Boston LegalJudge Harvey Cooper8 episodes
2006Crossing JordanAttorney McBrideEpisode: "The Elephant in the Room"
The CloserHoward PierceEpisode: "Heroic Measures"
2013Monday MorningsMitch Tompkins4 episodes
2014Sam & CatDr. SlarmEpisode: "#SuperPsycho"
2024A Man in FullJudge Taylor4 episodes

Notes
  1. The character was named "Wallace Cooper" on The Practice but "Harvey Cooper" on Boston Legal.

References
  1. Davis, Jim (April 3, 1999). "All the world's a stage, but this one is home". Mail Tribune. Medford, Oregon. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  2. Fox, Margalit (December 27, 2010). "Karen Tuttle, Spirited Violist and Teacher, Dies at 90". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
  3. Hughley, Marty (June 5, 2010). "Seasoned by Broadway and Hollywood, actor Anthony Heald reaches new peaks at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival". The Oregonian. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
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