Philip Anthony Mair Heald (born August 25, 1944) is an American character actor known for portraying

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's jailer, 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 ''Boston Public'' is an American drama television series created by David E. Kelley and broadcast on Fox. Set in Boston, the series centers on Winslow High School, a fictional public high school in the Boston Public Schools district. It feature ...

''. Heald also had a recurring role as Judge Cooper on Kelley's ''

The Practice ''The Practice'' is an American legal drama television series created by David E. Kelley centering on partners and associates at a Boston law firm. The show ran for eight seasons on ABC, from March 4, 1997, to May 16, 2004. It won an Emmy ...

'' and ''

Boston Legal ''Boston Legal'' is an American legal drama and comedy drama television series created by former lawyer and Boston native David E. Kelley, produced in association with 20th Century Fox Television for ABC. The series aired from October 3, 200 ...

''. He had a prominent role as a troubled psychic in the classic ''

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'' episode, '' Closure''.

Early life and education

Heald was born in

New Rochelle, New York New Rochelle (; older french: La Nouvelle-Rochelle) is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States, in the southeastern portion of the state. In 2020, the city had a population of 79,726, making it the seventh-largest in the state o ...

, the son of an

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. He graduated from

Michigan State University Michigan State University (Michigan State, MSU) is a public land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, the first of its kind in the United States. It ...

in 1971.

Career

Heald has worked extensively on

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and has been twice nominated for the

Tony Award The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual c ...

for his work as Lord Evelyn Oakleigh in ''

Anything Goes ''Anything Goes'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The original book was a collaborative effort by Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse, heavily revised by the team of Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. The story concerns madcap ant ...

'' (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 ''Deep Rising'' is a 1998 American action horror film written and directed by Stephen Sommers and starring Treat Williams, Famke Janssen and Anthony Heald. It was distributed by Hollywood Pictures and Cinergi Pictures and released on February ...

'' (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'', ''

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'' bestsellers such as '' The Pelican Brief'' (in the

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of which he also played a villainous lawyer), ''

Jurassic Park ''Jurassic Park'', later also referred to as ''Jurassic World'', is an American science fiction media franchise created by Michael Crichton and centered on a disastrous attempt to create a theme park of cloned dinosaurs. It began in 1990 when ...

'' and ''

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil ''Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil'' is a non-fiction novel by John Berendt. The book, Berendt's first, was published in 1994 and follows the story of an antiques dealer on trial for the murder of a male prostitute. Subtitled ''A Savannah S ...

'', several works by science fiction writer Philip K. Dick, as well as a sizable number of titles in the ''

Star Wars ''Star Wars'' is an American epic space opera multimedia franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon. The franchise has been expanded into various film ...

'' audio book library. He made brief appearances in ''

Miami Vice ''Miami Vice'' is an American crime drama television series created by Anthony Yerkovich and produced by Michael Mann (director), Michael Mann for NBC. The series stars Don Johnson as James "Sonny" Crockett and Philip Michael Thomas as Ricardo ...

'' ("The Prodigal Son"), '' X-Men: The Last Stand'' (2006 film), and the ''

Cheers ''Cheers'' is an American sitcom television series that ran on NBC from September 30, 1982, to May 20, 1993, with a total of 275 half-hour episodes across 11 seasons. The show was produced by Charles/Burrows/Charles Productions in association w ...

'' series finale " One for the Road". He later appeared on the ''Cheers'' spin-off ''

Frasier ''Frasier'' () is an American television sitcom that was broadcast on NBC for 11 seasons. It premiered on September 16, 1993, and ended on May 13, 2004. The program was created and produced by David Angell, Peter Casey, and David Lee (as Grub ...

'' in a recurring role. He appeared in '' Unaccompanied Minors'' as a distressed,

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-hating airport employee.

Personal life

Heald lives in

Ashland, Oregon Ashland is a city in Jackson County, Oregon, United States. It lies along Interstate 5 approximately 16 miles (26 km) north of the California border and near the south end of the Rogue Valley. The city's population was 21,360 at the 2020 ...

, with his wife Robin (daughter of violist Karen Tuttle) and children Zoe and Dylan. He has

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to Judaism, his wife's faith. He regularly performs in productions of the

Oregon Shakespeare Festival The Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF) is a regional repertory theatre in Ashland, Oregon, United States, founded in 1935 by Angus L. Bowmer. The Festival now offers matinee and evening performances of a wide range of classic and contemporary pla ...

. During the 2010 season of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Heald played

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in Shakespeare's ''

The Merchant of Venice ''The Merchant of Venice'' is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598. A merchant in Venice named Antonio defaults on a large loan provided by a Jewish moneylender, Shylock. Although classified as ...

''.

Partial Filmography

* 1983 '' Silkwood'' as 2nd Doctor At Union Meeting * 1984 ''

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'' as Narc * 1984 '' The Beniker Gang'' as Mr. Uldrich * 1986 ''

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'' as Kevin Kensington * 1986 ''

Tales from the Darkside ''Tales from the Darkside'' is an American anthology horror TV series created by George A. Romero. Debuting in October 1983 with a pilot episode and then being picked up for syndication in September 1984, the show ran for 4 seasons through Ju ...

'' episode "Comet Watch" (2/13) as Englebert Ames * 1987 '' Outrageous Fortune'' as Agent Weldon * 1987 ''

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'' as Dinner Guest * 1987 '' Orphans'' as Man In Park * 1990 ''

Postcards from the Edge ''Postcards from the Edge'' is a semi-autobiographical novel by Carrie Fisher, first published in 1987. It was later adapted by Fisher herself into a motion picture of the same name, which was directed by Mike Nichols and released by Columbia ...

'' as George Lazan * 1991 '' The Silence of the Lambs'' as Dr. Frederick Chilton * 1991 '' The Super'' as Ron Nessim * 1992 '' Whispers in the Dark'' as Paul * 1993 ''

Searching for Bobby Fischer ''Searching for Bobby Fischer'', released in the United Kingdom as ''Innocent Moves'', is a 1993 American drama film written and directed by Steven Zaillian in his directorial debut. Starring Max Pomeranc in his film debut, Joe Mantegna, Joan Al ...

'' as Fighting Parent * 1993 '' The Ballad of Little Jo'' as Henry Grey * 1993 '' The Pelican Brief'' as Marty Velmano * 1994 '' The Client'' as FBI Agent Larry Trumann * 1995 ''

Kiss of Death Kiss of Death may refer to: * Kiss of Judas, Judas's betrayal of Jesus with a kiss identifying him to his executioners * Kiss of death (mafia), a Mafia signal that someone has been marked for execution Film and television * ''Kiss of Death'' ...

'' as Attorney Jack Gold * 1995 '' Bushwhacked'' as Reinhart Bragdon * 1996 '' A Time to Kill'' as Dr. Wilbert Rodeheaver * 1998 ''

'' as Simon Canton * 1999 ''

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'' as Daniel Longdale * 2000 '' Proof of Life'' as Ted Fellner * 2002 '' Red Dragon'' as Dr. Frederick Chilton * 2006 '' X-Men: The Last Stand'' as FBI Mystique Interrogator * 2006 ''

Accepted ''Accepted'' is a 2006 American comedy film directed by Steve Pink (in his directorial debut) and written by Adam Cooper, Bill Collage and Mark Perez. The plot follows a group of high school graduates who create their own fake college after bei ...

'' as Dean Richard Van Horne * 2014 '' Sam & Cat'' (TV Series) as Dr. Slarm * 2020 '' Alone'' as Robert

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