- 2009. Photo by: Jeff Vespa/WireImage Anthony Hopkins - 1977. Photo by: Ron Galella/WireImage I must say, I absolutely love him as ‘Hannibal Lecter’ on The Silence of the Lambs , Hannibal , Red Dragon and Hannibal Rising . Awesome thrillers. Go watch if you haven’t. His potrayal as a cannibalistic serial killer never fails