biography

Hannibal Lecter is a fictional character in a series of novels by author Thomas Harris. The character is introduced in the thriller novel Red Dragon (1981) as a psychiatrist and cannibalistic serial killer. The novel and its sequel, The Silence of the Lambs (1988), feature Lecter as one of two primary antagonists. In the third novel, Hannibal (1999), Lecter becomes the main character. His role as protagonist and anti-hero occurs in the fourth novel, Hannibal Rising (2006), which explores his childhood and development into a serial killer. Lecter's character also appears in all five film adaptations.
Sir Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs
Birth name Hannibal Lecter VIII
D.O.B. January 20, 1933 (1936 in film)[1]
Titles Dr. Hannibal Lecter M.D. / Count Hannibal Lecter VIII
Aliases Lloyd Wyman
Dr. Fell
Mr. Closter
Nicknames Hannibal the Cannibal
Gender Male
M.O. Cannibalism and Torture
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