Hannibal Lecter/Hopkins

Dr. Hannibal Lecter, M.D. was a Lithuanian-born American serial killer and psychiatrist of the 20th and early 21st centuries.
==Notes==
===Behind the Scenes===
*Lecter was played by Welsh actor Sir Anthony Hopkins.The Silence of the Lambs - IMDB - Retrieved 24 August 2024Hannibal - IMDB - Retrieved 24 August 2024Red Dragon - IMDB - Retrieved 24 August 2024Anthony Hopkins - IMDB - Retrieved 24 August 2024 In his final appearance, he was played by French actor Gaspard Ulliel.Hannibal Rising - IMDB - Retrieved 24 August 2024Gaspard Ulliel - IMDB - Retrieved 24 August 2024 Hopkins won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his initial portrayal of the role.Anthony Hopkins Wins Best Actor | 64th Oscars (1992) - Oscars - 4 January 2010 - YouTube - Retrieved 25 August 2024 
*By 1 October 2002 Hopkins felt no interest in returning for another film, feeling that his third performance in "Red Dragon" was proper to end on based on the film's quality and its status as the end of a trilogy.Why Anthony Hopkins Is Done with Hannibal Lecter | Late Night with Conan O’Brien - Conan O'Brien - 23 January 2023 - YouTube - Retrieved 25 August 2024
===Reception===
*Roger Ebert felt that "Hannibal Lecter is one of the most wicked villains in movie history, and one of the most beloved."Red Dragon - Roger Ebert - 4 October 2002 - RogerEbert.com - Retrieved 25 August 2024 Lecter was named the 3rd greatest horror character of all time by Empire in 2016, ahead of Peter Washington but behind Freddy Krueger,The 100 best horror movie characters - Updated 18 October 2016 - Empire - Retrieved 25 August 2024 - Archived 29 October 2016 and had retained that position as of 2020.The 100 best horror movie characters - Updated 31 October 2020 - Empire - Retrieved 25 August 2024 - Archived 16 August 2024
===Trivia=== 
*Actor Billy Crystal satirised Hopkins' performance at the 64th Academy Awards.Billy Crystal's Hannibal Lecter Entrance: 1992 Oscars - Oscars - 24 November 2010 - YouTube - Retrieved 25 August 2024
*In a 1992 episode of "The Dick Cavett Show", Hopkins stated that felt Kates Bates's portrayal of Annie Wilkes in "Misery" was the best "mad" acting he had seen.Anthony Hopkins Reveals Why He Didn't Blink While Playing Hannibal | The Dick Cavett Show - The Dick Cavett Show - 5 June 2019 - YouTube - Retrieved 25 August 2024 
*Psychiatrist Dr. Eric Bender declared Lecter to be an example of an actual psychopath, based on Hokpins' performance in "The Silence of the Lambs".Psychiatrist Breaks Down Psychopaths From Movies & TV | GQ - GQ - 28 October 2021 - YouTube - Retrieved 24 August 2024
*During his campaign for the 2024 United States presidential election, former President Donald Trump began referring to Lecter in his speeches, citing "The Silence of the Lambs", claiming Hopkins had declared he loved Trump on television, comparing migrants to the fictional cannibal, and referring to the character as "the late, great Hannibal Lecter."Why Is Trump So Obsessed With Hannibal Lecter?: A Complete Timeline - Miles Klee - 30 July 2024 - Rolling Stone - Retrieved 25 August 2024 "Saturday Night Live" had a sketch mocking his repeated references to the character,Hannibal Lecter Rolled Out As Potential Trump VP Choice In Short & Sharp ‘SNL’ Season-Finale Cold Open - Dominic Patten - 18 May 2024 - Deadline - Retrieved 25 August 2024 while Hopkins stated he was "shocked and appalled" by Trump's behaviour.Anthony Hopkins On Roman Emperors, Trump’s Hannibal Lecter Obsession, & Taking It All Too Seriously - Dominic Patten - 16 July 2024 - Deadline - Retrieved 25 August 2024
*Co-hosts Wade Barnes, Mark Fischbach, and Bob Muyskens picked him as "Most Likely to Succeed" in an episode of the podcast "Distractible"; beating the Aliens.Movie Villain Awards - Distractible Awards - 25 October 2024 - Spotify - Retrieved 23 December 2024Movie Villain Awards - Distractible Podcast - 20 December 2024 - YouTube - Retrieved 23 December 2024
==Appearances==
*The Silence of the Lambs (first appearance)
*Hannibal (final appearance chronologically)
*Red Dragon
*Hannibal Rising (final appearance; first chronologically)
==Links==
*Hannibal Lecter on Wikipedia
==References==
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