“The Lambs’ Stillness” Cast: Then and Now
The lambs may or may not have ceased to scream, but discussions about the noises they make in 1991’s The Silence of the Lambs and the worry that they won’t last long endure. Especially in that remarkable exchange between Sir Anthony Hopkins’s Hannibal Lecter and Jodie Foster’s Clarice Starling, two prominent members of the cast of the extraordinary film The Silence of the Lambs. Based on Thomas Harris’ 1988 novel of the same name, The Silence of the Lambs tells the story of FBI trainee Clarice Starling, who has the opportunity to speak with notorious psychopath and cannibal Dr. Hannibal Lecter.
Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Actress in a Leading Role, Best Director, and Best Picture were among the five Oscars that the exciting and disturbing movie took home. You may watch the movie on Amazon Prime Video if you’d like to see the cast of The Silence of the Lambs in action.
Clarice Starling performed the role of BORRN: In Los Angeles, California, on November 19, 1962 BEST KNOWN FOR: O’Hara’s Wife (1982), The Accused (1988), Anna and the Kind (1999), Taxi Driver (1976), Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1974), Tom Sawyer (1973), The Addams Family (1973), Kansas City Bomber (1972), and Nyad (2024).
PERSONAL: Since 2014, Foster has been wed to Alexandra Hedison. She is also a mother of three children. THOUGHTS ON THE LAMBS’ SILENCE: “I felt that Clarice’s voice had a significant role in this situation, mostly because she had been traumatized by the sound of the lambs’ blood and the fact that she was powerless to save them. My mother told me,
“What makes you want to play this quiet, mousy character?” FUN FACT: Foster was so afraid of Hopkins that she would stay away from him while he was on set. ANTHONY HOPKINS: THE LAMBS CAST’S SILENCE
FAMED FOR: Hitchcock (2012), The World’s Finest Indian (2005), All The King’s Men (2006), Chaplin (1992), Nixon (1995), The Elephant Man (1980), The Bunker (1981), Chaplin (1992), How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), and Thor: The Dark World (2013), Thor: Ragnarok (2017), Rebel Moon – Parts One and Two (2023/2024). PERSONAL: From 1967 till 1972, Hopkins was wed to Petronella Barker; the two of them had a single kid. Then, in 1973, he wed Jennifer Lynton, with whom he lived until 2002. Finally, in 2003, he wed Stella Hopkins.
and has stayed by her side ever since. Observations regarding the lambs’ silence: When Hopkins saw the script for the play M. Butterfly while he was working on it in London in 2021, he sat down with Variety and said he thought it was “the best script I’ve ever read.” He revealed that, based only on the title, he had assumed the movie would be a children’s picture.
Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on January 26, 1939. EXCLUSIVELY KNOWN FOR: The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), W. (2008), The Bourne Legacy (2012), She Came to the Valley (1979), Silverado (1985), The Hunt for Red October (1990), Slaughter of the Innocents (1993), and The Hill (2023). PERSONAL: Glenn and Carol Schwartz were wed in 1968. There are two
VIEWS ON THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS: Glenn discussed how much working with veteran FBI agent John Douglas aided him in his learning process and how helpful it was for filming. “Silence of the Lambs provided me with the advantage of eliminating the need for study. I knew more about that environment than I really wanted to since I had spent so much time with John Douglas and the FBI Behavioral Science team before working on Silence of the Lambs. FUN FACT: Douglas had the actor listen to a tape of serial killers Lawrence Bittaker and Roy Norris torturing, molesting, and killing two teenage girls during training. After hearing the tape for about a minute, Glenn remarked,
He will always remember what he heard. TED LEVINE: THE LAMBS CAST’S SILENCE
PERFORMED BY: Jame Gumb, also known as “Buffalo Bill” Born in Bellaire, Ohio, in May 1957. BEST KNOWN FOR: Memoirs of a Geisha (2005), The Hills Have Eyes (2006), Shutter Island (2010), The Bridge (2013–2014), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2017), Crime Story (1986–1988), Heat (1995), Flubber (1997), Monk (2002–2009), Memoirs of a Geisha (2005), A Monk Film, Mr. Monk’s Final Case (2023).
