"in a cell, taunting Clarice Starling with clues to the identity of another serial killer, Buffalo Bill, in exchange for intimate details of Starling's troubled childhood. Lecter first appeared in Thomas Harris' 1981 novel ""Red Dragon"", in which he is characterized as not fitting any known psychological profile. In the film adaptation of ""The Silence of the Lambs"", he is referred to as a ""pure psychopath"". In the later novels ""Hannibal"" and ""Hannibal Rising"", Lecter's psychopathy is portrayed as the result of seeing his sister Mischa murdered and cannibalized during World War II. In 2013 Harris revealed that he originally"
"the Lambs"", Starling is a student at the FBI Academy. Her mentor, Behavioral Sciences Unit chief Jack Crawford, sends her to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist and cannibalistic serial killer. He is housed in a Baltimore mental institution. Upon arriving at the asylum for her first interview with Lecter, the asylum manager Frederick Chilton makes a crude pass at her, which she rebuffs; this helps her bond with Lecter, who despises Chilton. As time passes, Lecter gives Starling information about Buffalo Bill, a currently active serial killer being hunted by the FBI, but only in exchange for personal"
"Hannibal Lecter Dr. Hannibal Lecter is a character in a series of suspense novels by Thomas Harris. Lecter was introduced in the 1981 thriller novel ""Red Dragon"" as a forensic psychiatrist and cannibalistic serial killer. The novel and its sequel, ""The Silence of the Lambs"", feature Lecter as one of the primary antagonists after the two serial killers in both novels. In the third novel, ""Hannibal"", Lecter becomes a protagonist. His role as the antihero occurs in the fourth novel, ""Hannibal Rising"", which explores his childhood and development into a serial killer. The first film adapted from the Harris novels"
"said of Harris, ""All he is is a talent of the first rank."" Thomas Harris William Thomas Harris III (born September 22, 1940) is an American writer, best known for a series of suspense novels about his most famous character, Hannibal Lecter. All of his works have been made into films, the most notable being ""The Silence of the Lambs"", which became only the third film in Academy Award history to sweep the Oscars in major categories. Harris was born in Jackson, Tennessee, but moved as a child with his family to Rich, Mississippi. He was introverted and bookish in"
"The Silence of the Lambs (novel) The Silence of the Lambs is a novel by Thomas Harris. First published in 1988, it is the sequel to Harris' 1981 novel ""Red Dragon"". Both novels feature the cannibalistic serial killer Dr. Hannibal Lecter, this time pitted against FBI Special Agent Clarice Starling. Its film adaptation directed by Jonathan Demme was released in 1991 to box office success and critical acclaim. Clarice Starling, a young FBI trainee, is asked to carry out an errand by Jack Crawford, the head of the FBI division that draws up psychological profiles of serial killers. Starling is"
"in film and literature, sometimes incorporating a hybrid of traditional psychopaths from early film and late-19th century literature with the high-functioning behaviors detected in some serial killers. The psychiatrist and cannibalistic serial killer Dr. Hannibal Lecter, most notably portrayed by Anthony Hopkins in the Academy Award-winning 1991 film ""The Silence of the Lambs"", is perhaps the most infamous fictional psychopath of the 20th century. Lecter is intelligent and sophisticated (whereas psychopathy is generally associated with lower than average verbal intelligence), and his disarming charisma and wit disguise his true nature as a serial killer. He spends most of the film"
"eventually solves the case, but Dolarhyde disfigures him before Graham's wife kills him. Crawford feels responsible for Graham's misfortune, and resents Lecter for the rest of his life. Jack Crawford appears again in the novel ""The Silence of the Lambs"", again investigating a serial killer. This time, the serial killer is called ""Buffalo Bill"", and his killing signature involves killing and skinning women. Crawford is stumped in trying to determine who Buffalo Bill is, and is forced to once again call upon Lecter for assistance. This time, however, Crawford sends an FBI trainee, Clarice Starling, to interview him. By way"
"assures her that he does not plan to pursue her and asks her to return the favor, which she says she cannot do. Lecter then hangs up the phone, saying that he is ""having an old friend for dinner"", and starts following a newly arrived Chilton before disappearing into the crowd. ""The Silence of the Lambs"" is based on Thomas Harris' 1988 novel of the same name and is the second film to feature the character Hannibal Lecter following the 1986 film ""Manhunter"". Prior to the novel's release, Orion Pictures partnered with Gene Hackman to bring the novel to the"
"American Film Institute named Hannibal Lecter (as portrayed by Hopkins) the number one film villain of all time and Clarice Starling (as portrayed by Foster) the sixth-greatest film hero of all time. In 2011, ABC aired a prime-time special, """", that counted down the best films chosen by fans based on results of a poll conducted by ABC and ""People"" magazine. ""The Silence of the Lambs"" was selected as the 1 Best Suspense/Thriller and Dr. Hannibal Lecter was selected as the 4 Greatest Film Character. The film and its characters have appeared in the following AFI ""100 Years"" lists: In"
"Hannibal (film) Hannibal is a 2001 American psychological horror thriller film directed by Ridley Scott, adapted from Thomas Harris's 1999 novel of the same name. It is the sequel to the 1991 Academy Award–winning film ""The Silence of the Lambs"" in which Anthony Hopkins returns to his role as the serial killer, Hannibal Lecter. Julianne Moore co-stars, in the role first held by Jodie Foster, as FBI Special Agent Clarice Starling. The film had a difficult and occasionally troubling pre-production history. When the novel was published in 1999, ""The Silence of the Lambs"" director Jonathan Demme, screenwriter Ted Tally, and"
"Thomas Harris William Thomas Harris III (born September 22, 1940) is an American writer, best known for a series of suspense novels about his most famous character, Hannibal Lecter. All of his works have been made into films, the most notable being ""The Silence of the Lambs"", which became only the third film in Academy Award history to sweep the Oscars in major categories. Harris was born in Jackson, Tennessee, but moved as a child with his family to Rich, Mississippi. He was introverted and bookish in grade school and then blossomed in high school. He attended Baylor University in"
"a tabloid newspaper; a cleaning crew finds one of Dolarhyde's letters, hidden within Lecter's toilet paper spool. Chilton informs Graham and his superior, Jack Crawford, of the discovery. Lecter's reply is intercepted and revealed to contain Graham's home address, which Dolarhyde uses to track down Graham in the novel's climax. In ""The Silence of the Lambs"", Chilton allows Crawford to send an FBI trainee, Clarice Starling, to interview Lecter about another serial killer, Buffalo Bill. He makes a clumsy pass at Starling on their first meeting and she quickly rejects him. Chilton gradually grows jealous of Starling's success, where he"
"finale, ""The Wrath of the Lamb"", Dolarhyde apparently commits suicide, and Graham comforts the killer's girlfriend, Reba McClane (Rutina Wesley). It turns out that Dolarhyde faked his death, however, and attacks Graham in his hotel room. With the help of Bloom and Crawford, Graham secures a deal to set a trap for Dolarhyde using Lecter as bait. Graham seems to arrange for Lecter to be transferred to another facility to draw Dolarhyde out; however, Dolarhyde attacks and kills Lecter's guard detail and allows Lecter and Graham to escape. Lecter takes Graham to a cliffside cottage where he had kept Abigail"
"was ""Manhunter"" (based on ""Red Dragon"") which features Brian Cox as Lecter, spelled ""Lecktor"". In 1991, Anthony Hopkins won an Academy Award for his portrayal of the character in ""The Silence of the Lambs"". He would reprise the role in ""Hannibal"" in 2001 and in a second adaptation of ""Red Dragon"" made in 2002 under the original title. The NBC television series ""Hannibal"" debuted in 2013, and focuses on the development of the relationship between Lecter and Will Graham, an FBI profiler. In the series, Lecter is portrayed by Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen, who won a Saturn Award for his"
"Frederick Chilton Dr. Frederick Chilton is a fictional character appearing in Thomas Harris' novels ""Red Dragon"" and ""The Silence of the Lambs"". Chilton is first introduced in Harris' 1981 novel ""Red Dragon"" as the pompous, incompetent director of a sanitarium near Baltimore, Maryland, acting as the jailer for the cannibalistic serial killer Hannibal Lecter. When FBI profiler Will Graham goes to Lecter for advice on capturing another serial killer, Francis Dolarhyde, Chilton makes an unwelcome attempt to question Graham about Lecter's psyche. When Dolarhyde learns of Graham's visits with Lecter, the two killers attempt to correspond through the classifieds of"
"According to James Fox, filmmaker Donald Cammell ""...looked upon violence as an artist might look on paint. [He asked:] What are its components? What's its nature? Its glamour?"" Thomas Harris created a fictional character called Hannibal Lecter, a cannibal and aesthete killer. In the films adapted from his work, ""The Silence of the Lambs"" (1991) and ""Hannibal"" (2001), directors Jonathan Demme and Ridley Scott, respectively intentionally generate excitement and anticipation when Lecter is about to kill (and eat) a victim. Lecter was portrayed by Anthony Hopkins. In David Lynch's ""Blue Velvet"" (1986), the villain of the film, Frank Booth, is"
"are visible in Gumb's basement in the film. Buffalo Bill (character) Jame Gumb (known by the nickname Buffalo Bill) is a character and the primary antagonist of Thomas Harris's 1988 novel ""The Silence of the Lambs"" and its 1991 film adaptation, in which he is played by Ted Levine. In the film and the novel, he is a serial killer who murders overweight women and skins them so he can make a ""woman suit"" for himself. According to the novel, Gumb was born in California on October 25, 1949, and abandoned by his mother – an alcoholic aspiring actress who"
"Hannibal Lecter (franchise) The ""Hannibal Lecter"" franchise is an American media franchise that features the titular character, Hannibal Lecter, who originally appeared in a series of novels (starting with ""Red Dragon"" in 1981) by Thomas Harris. The series has since expanded into film and television. The first adaptation was the 1986 film ""Manhunter"", which was an adaptation of ""Red Dragon"", directed by Michael Mann. The next adaptation was 1991's ""The Silence of the Lambs"", which was directed by Jonathan Demme and was the first film to feature Anthony Hopkins in the role of Hannibal Lecter. ""Silence"" was a success, both"
"on novels by Thomas Harris. Hannibal (film) Hannibal is a 2001 American psychological horror thriller film directed by Ridley Scott, adapted from Thomas Harris's 1999 novel of the same name. It is the sequel to the 1991 Academy Award–winning film ""The Silence of the Lambs"" in which Anthony Hopkins returns to his role as the serial killer, Hannibal Lecter. Julianne Moore co-stars, in the role first held by Jodie Foster, as FBI Special Agent Clarice Starling. The film had a difficult and occasionally troubling pre-production history. When the novel was published in 1999, ""The Silence of the Lambs"" director Jonathan"
"as Robert Ford in the HBO sci-fi series ""Westworld"". Hopkins played Autobot ally Sir Edmund Burton in """", which was released in June 2017. Perhaps Hopkins' most famous role is as the cannibalistic serial killer Hannibal Lecter in ""The Silence of the Lambs"", for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1991, with Jodie Foster as Clarice Starling, who also won for Best Actress. The film won Best Picture, Best Director and Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, and Hopkins also picked up his first BAFTA for Best Actor. Hopkins reprised his role as Lecter twice; in"
"whom Upton Sinclair's 1906 novel ""The Jungle"" chronicles the life of the Lithuanian community in Chicago and the treatment of workers in the Chicago Stockyards. The second, Hannibal Lecter, the villain of ""The Silence of the Lambs"" and ""Hannibal"", was born in Lithuania but later moved to the United States and took U.S. citizenship. Marko Ramius, the Soviet submarine captain in ""The Hunt for Red October"", is also described as ""Lithuanian by birth"" and as the ""Vilnius Schoolmaster"". Chicago, Illinois, is home to the second largest population of Lithuanians in the world, and the old ""Lithuanian Downtown"" in Bridgeport was"
"Buffalo Bill (character) Jame Gumb (known by the nickname Buffalo Bill) is a character and the primary antagonist of Thomas Harris's 1988 novel ""The Silence of the Lambs"" and its 1991 film adaptation, in which he is played by Ted Levine. In the film and the novel, he is a serial killer who murders overweight women and skins them so he can make a ""woman suit"" for himself. According to the novel, Gumb was born in California on October 25, 1949, and abandoned by his mother – an alcoholic aspiring actress who misspelled ""James"" on his birth certificate – and"
"to Chilton's vanity and convinces him to help expose Hannibal Lecter (Mads Mikkelsen) as the real killer. Through Chilton's resources, Graham discovers that Lecter was inducing the blackouts and seizures he was suffering prior to his arrest. Chilton confronts Lecter with this, but claims he will keep his secret, as he is also guilty of ""making a patient kill"". Graham also discovers that Gideon is aware that Lecter is the Ripper. Armed with this knowledge, Graham points out to Chilton that both he and Gideon claim to know who the Ripper is, and tempts him with the intriguing possibility that"
"of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Heald played Shylock in Shakespeare's ""The Merchant of Venice"". Anthony Heald Philip Anthony Mair Heald (born August 25, 1944) is 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"". Heald also had a recurring role as Judge Cooper on Kelley's ""The Practice"" and ""Boston Legal"". Heald was born in New Rochelle, New York, the son of an editor. He graduated from Michigan State University in 1971. Heald has worked"
"Anthony Heald Philip Anthony Mair Heald (born August 25, 1944) is 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"". Heald also had a recurring role as Judge Cooper on Kelley's ""The Practice"" and ""Boston Legal"". Heald was born in New Rochelle, New York, the son of an editor. He graduated from Michigan State University in 1971. Heald has worked extensively on Broadway and has been twice nominated for the Tony Award for his"
"Starling tries to apprehend Lecter, but he overpowers her and she handcuffs both of them to the refrigerator in an attempt to keep him in the house before the imminent arrival of the police. Lecter then cuts off his own hand and escapes, leaving Starling to explain the situation to the police. He is later seen on a plane, apparently fleeing the country again. Although she won the Academy Award for Best Actress for playing Starling in ""The Silence of the Lambs"", Jodie Foster decided not to reprise her role in ""Hannibal"". Julianne Moore portrayed the character in the sequel,"
"highest bestselling novel in 1999. Hannibal (Harris novel) Hannibal is a novel by American author Thomas Harris, published in 1999. It is the third in his series featuring Dr. Hannibal Lecter and the second to feature FBI Special Agent Clarice Starling. The novel takes place seven years after the events of ""The Silence of the Lambs"" and deals with the intended revenge of one of Lecter's victims. It was adapted as a film of the same name in 2001, directed by Ridley Scott. Elements of the novel were incorporated into the second season of the NBC television series ""Hannibal"", while"
"Marlowe family. In this continuity, Dolarhyde and Lecter (Mads Mikkelsen) communicate directly by telephone, and Dolarhyde's inner discussions with the Dragon are instead depicted as therapy sessions with Lecter. In the series finale, ""The Wrath of the Lamb"", Lecter and Graham (Hugh Dancy) kill Dolarhyde together; Graham stabs him, while Lecter bites his throat out. Harris loosely based Francis Dolarhyde on the then-unidentified serial killer known as ""BTK"" (Bind, Torture, Kill), who at the time of the book's publication was terrorizing Kansas with a series of murders, beginning with the murder of an entire family in their own home. Like"
"Hannibal (Harris novel) Hannibal is a novel by American author Thomas Harris, published in 1999. It is the third in his series featuring Dr. Hannibal Lecter and the second to feature FBI Special Agent Clarice Starling. The novel takes place seven years after the events of ""The Silence of the Lambs"" and deals with the intended revenge of one of Lecter's victims. It was adapted as a film of the same name in 2001, directed by Ridley Scott. Elements of the novel were incorporated into the second season of the NBC television series ""Hannibal"", while the show's third season adapted"
"not exhibit any other of the criteria traditionally associated with sociopathy; Graham explains that psychiatrists refer to Lecter as a sociopath because ""they don't know what else to call him"". In the film adaptation of ""The Silence of the Lambs"", protagonist Clarice Starling says of Lecter, ""They don't have a name for what he is."" Lecter's pathology is explored in greater detail in ""Hannibal"" and ""Hannibal Rising"", which explains that he was traumatized as a child in Lithuania in 1944 when he witnessed the murder and cannibalism of his beloved sister, Mischa, by a group of deserting Lithuanian Hilfswillige, one"
"King, Jr., notable inmates included Byron Looper, who was convicted in 2000 for the murder of State Senator Tommy Burks and began serving his life sentence at Brushy Mountain. George Hyatte, one of the perpetrators of the 2005 Kingston courthouse shooting, was imprisoned at Brushy Mountain at the time of that incident. A notable, albeit fictional, occasional inmate is Otis Lee Crenshaw, the trailer-dwelling country music singer created by comedian Rich Hall. Another fictional inmate was Ray McDeere, the brother of protagonist Mitch McDeere, in the novel ""The Firm"". In the novel ""The Silence of the Lambs"", Dr. Hannibal Lecter"
"kidnapped and eaten by starving neighbors (though she states that it is unclear whether the story was true or whether Stepan Chikatilo even existed). The location of the book ""Hannibal"" was inspired by The Monster of Florence. While preparing the book, Harris traveled to Italy and was present at the trial of the main suspect, Pietro Pacciani, where he was seen taking notes. Hannibal Lecter Dr. Hannibal Lecter is a character in a series of suspense novels by Thomas Harris. Lecter was introduced in the 1981 thriller novel ""Red Dragon"" as a forensic psychiatrist and cannibalistic serial killer. The novel"
"whom he hunts, thus assisting the FBI in a criminal's ultimate apprehension. Graham had retired after being attacked and nearly killed by Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a Baltimore psychiatrist whom had previously treated the victim of a murder that Graham was investigating, after Graham intuited that Lecter was the killer he sought. Crawford convinces Graham to come out of retirement to help solve the ""Tooth Fairy"" murders, and soon they both realize that they would need Lecter's help again. Crawford helps shelter Graham and his family after Lecter sends the killer, Francis Dolarhyde, his old nemesis' address. With Crawford's help, Graham"