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A character player capable of projecting priggish attitudes or a sinister aura even when not specifically a... (Learn more)

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Anthony Heald’s Milestones
Appeared in regional theater productions
Grew up on Long Island
Member, Actors Theatre of Louisville
Member, Hartford Stage Company
Member, Milwaukee Repertory Company
Returned to Hartford Stage Company
Returned to Milwaukee Repertory Company
1968 - 1969 Began career as a company member of the Asola State Theatre in Sarasota, Florida
1980 Off-Broadway debut, as Tom in "The Glass Menagerie"
1982 Broadway debut in Beth Henley's "The Wake of Jamey Foster", co-starring Holly Hunter
1983 Film debut, in bit part as a doctor in "Silkwood", directed by Mike Nichols
1986 TV miniseries debut, "Fresno" (CBS)
1989 Played Stephen in New York production of "The Lisbon Traviata"; first stage collaboration with Terrence McNally
1990 Played featured role in Mike Nichols' "Postcards From the Edge"
1991 Breakthrough film role, Dr. Chilton, "The Silence of the Lambs"
1991 Co-starred off-Broadway in Terrence McNally's "Lips Together, Teeth Apart", as Christine Baranski's husband
1993 Played supporting role in "The Pelican Brief", based on a John Grisham novel
1994 Cast by Joel Schumacher in the film adapation of John Grisham's "The Client"
1994 Replaced Stephen Spinella when Terrence McNally's play "Love! Valour! Compassion!" transferred to Broadway
1996 Featured in "A Time to Kill", directed by Schumacher and adapted from a Grisham best-seller
1996 Played the reporter in Broadway revival of "Inherit the Wind"
2000 - 0 Co-starred as the vice-principal in the Fox fall drama series "Boston Public", written and produced by Kelley
2000 Had recurring role as a judge on the ABC drama "The Practice" in episodes written by David E Kelley

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Also known as

AKA : Philip Anthony Heald
Birth Name : Philip Anthony Mair Heald

Born

August, 25 1944 in New Rochelle, New York, USA

Education

  • Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan:
  • Massapequa High School, Massapequa, New York:

Professions

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