That was a fictional character in Red Dragon and Silence of the lambs named Hannibal Lecter.
Hannibal is a historical figure known for his military conquests, particularly his invasion of Rome with war elephants. A cannibal is someone who consumes human flesh. The two are not related.
Hannibal Lecter. In Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal
The movie Red Dragon is about The Serial Killer Hannibal Lecter and although made after Silence of the Lambs it is actually a prequel. It stars Anthony Hopkins.
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Hannibal Lecter was a fictional character in a television series. He was portrayed as a psychiatrist and a serial killer.
The movie is 'The Silence of the Lambs' (1991) in which Anthony Hopkins played the part of Dr Hannibal Lecter.
Jame "Buffalo Bill" Gumb (played by Ted Levine) is a serial killer who skins his victims in the movie The Silence of the Lambs. Jodie Foster plays FBI agent Clarice Starling who is trying to create a "profile" on this killer with the help of her working relationship with Dr. Hannibal (Hannibal the Cannibal) Lecter (played by Anthony Hopkins.) Lecter is incarcerated for his crimes and the FBI uses him to try to get into the mind of the killer on the loose.
Hannibal lecter is the first one to come to mind. In the serial killer category you will find information on serial killers who ate body parts.
The Silence of the Lambs stars Jodie Foster as FBI agent Clarice Starling and Sir Anthony Hopkins as serial killer Dr. Hannibal (Hannibal the Cannibbal) Lecter in the leading roles. Scott Glenn played Foster's FBI boss Jack Crawford and Anthony Heald played Dr. Frederick Chilton, Lecter's supervising psychiatrist. Ted Levine played Jame "Buffalo Bill" Gumb, the serial killer for whom the FBI are searching.
No, Hannibal Lecter is a fictional character. Richard Harris, the author of the 'Hannibal' novels, has never stated publicly on whom, if anyone, Hannibal is based. Many have speculated who it might be based on crimes committed using similar methods of operation.
Anthony Hopkins, the actor, in real life has never been accused or indeed convicted of any criminal offence which would warrant a prison sentence. In the movie 'The Silence of The Lambs' (1991) Anthony Hopkins played the part of a convicted serial killer, Dr Hannibal Lecter who was a convicted killer in a high security prison.