History Characters / HannibalLecterFilm

* WoundedGazelleGambit: Bill collects his victims by acting as a handicapped person lifting a heavy object, then bludgeoning them to unconsciousness when they drop their guard.

* TheSociopath: {{Averted|Trope}}. He desperately ''wants'' to portray himself as this and turn himself into one but he can't stop himself from empathizing with Catherine and her pleas for mercy.

* WoundedGazelleGambit: Bill collects his victims by acting as a handicapped person lifting a heavy object, then bludgeoning them to unconsciousness when their guard is down.

* PutOnABus: She has left office by ''Hannibal'', a news broadcast refers to her as a former senator.

* FBIAgent: Unfortunately, Starling's boss.
* HandsomeLech: At least in [[AdaptationalAttractiveness Hannibal]]

* OneSteveLimit: Averted, there's a Marquez Burke who appears in ''Hannibal'' with his partner [[MeaningfulName Hare]].

* GuttedLikeAFish: [[spoiler: His entrails are hanging out when he is found]]. Perhaps Hannibal wanted a snack for the road?
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: For all his abrasive behavior, he still obeys Hannibal's request to mind his drawings, and makes a desperate attempt to warn Pembry when [[spoiler: Hannibal escapes.]]

* ButNotTooEvil: Oh, he's ''very'' evil, but there always seems to be at least one character - or more - who makes him look like a NobleDemon in comparison.

* CombatPragmatist: He [[spoiler: bites a guard on the face, then pepper sprays him, then bludgeons the guard's fellow officer to death with a truncheon -- an officer who is unarmed, and has his hands handcuffed to the cage bars.]] [[ArsonMurderandJaywalking He then pauses to listen to]] Music/JohannSebastianBach's ''The Goldberg Variations'', recorded by Glenn Gould in 1955.

* TheSociopath: Averted. He desperately ''wants'' to portray himself as this and turn himself into one but he can't stop himself from empathizing with Catherine and her pleas for mercy.

* AnimalLover: Nurses a wounded bird back to health in the "Hannibal" film.
* CollectorOfTheStrange: "Hannibal" reveals that he has been secreting items associated with Lecter, so that he can sell them later.
* HypercompetentSidekick: Barney plays second fiddle to Chilton, but he's the most aware how dangerous Hannibal is. Tellingly, Hannibal only gets anywhere when Barney isn't monitoring him. Barney treats Hannibal with respect and dignity, but he knows full well how dangerous is and ensures he remains locked up.

* NiceGuy: You have to be a hell of a likable person for Hannibal Lecter to take a positive shine to you, which does not involve being manipulative.
* ThresholdGuardian: For Clarice, in a much kinder way than Chilton -- he reassures her both of the dangers she faces, and that she is up to the challenge.

* WorthyOpponent: Lecter appears to view him as this, as he has immense respect for Barney's courtesy, professionalism, and devotion to keeping him behind bars. Tellingly, [[spoiler: Hannibal is only able to escape when Barney is not one of the ones monitoring him.]]

* PutOnABus: Has left office by ''Hannibal'', a news broadcast refers to her as a former senator.

* DeadpanSnarker: Most of her lines with Clarie show a dry humour.
* BlackBestFriend: Is this to Clarice, at least for "Silence of the Lambs".

* AdaptationalNiceGuy: ''Very'' much [[DownplayedTrope downplayed]]. Much like his book version, he used to be a savage child molester before his disfigurement and paralysis, but several of his other despicable traits and behaviors were written out. Since his sister Margot doesn't appear in the film, there's no backstory of his incestuous rape of her, there's no backstory of him volunteering to torture political prisoners for Idi Amin, nor are we shown how the now-paralyzed Mason torments orphan children psychologically so that their tears can be collected and mixed into cocktails.

* ChubbyChaser: A [[PlayedForDrama horrific version.]] He deliberately targets fat women, and at first the cops think he has some kind of sexual proclivity for them. Clarice and Hannibal eventually realize that it isn't a fetish: rather, since he's using his victims' skin for suits, he needs larger women because they provide more raw material for him.

* DisabledLoveInterest: For Dolarhyde. Unlike most examples, her blindness isn't played up as InspirationallyDisadvantaged, and it's implied Dolarhyde prefers her specifically because she can't see his lip.

* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: He absolutely hates women and makes Starling's life hell just because he's a sexist.

* SassyBlackWoman: Most of her lines are snarky comments.

!Other Law Enforcement

!Federal Bureau of Investigation (F.B.I.)

->'''Played By:''' Creator/EdwardNorton

->'''Played By:''' Creator/JodieFoster, Creator/JulianneMoore & Masha Skorobogatov

* AdaptationalSexuality: Has two male love interests in the books, one of them being Hannibal himself, but never becomes involved with either of them in the films and acts noticeably flirty with her roommate, Ardelia. Interestingly, her other love interest from the books was also portrayed by an openly gay actor on screen.

->'''Played By:''' Creator/ScottGlenn & Creator/HarveyKeitel
->'''Dubbed By:''' Creator/PierreHatet (European French)

->'''Played By:''' Ron Vawter & Creator/RayLiotta
->'''Dubbed By:''' Creator/BrunoChoel (''Hannibal'', European French)

--> ''"Jack, did you authorize one of your agents to make a phony offer to Lecter in the Senator's name?"''
->'''Played By:''' Creator/RogerCorman

->'''Played By:''' Creator/KasiLemmons

->'''Played By:''' Creator/DavidAndrews

->'''Played By:''' Francis Guinan

->'''Played By:''' Creator/CharlesNapier

-> '''Played By:''' Creator/AlexColeman

->'''Played By:''' Creator/GiancarloGiannini

-> '''Played By:''' Chris Isaak

->'''Played By:''' Danny Darst

->'''Played By:''' Pat [=McNamara=]

->'''Played By:''' Creator/DominicWest

!Serial Killers

!!The Chesapeake Ripper (Dr Hannibal Lecter)

->'''Played By:''' Creator/AnthonyHopkins, Creator/GaspardUlliel (late teen/young adult) & Aaran Thomas (8 years old)
->'''Dubbed By:''' Jean-Pierre Moulin (European French, when played by Anthony Hopkins)

--> ''"I do wish we could chat longer, but I'm having an old friend for dinner!"''

->'''Played By:''' Creator/RalphFiennes

--> ''"I am not a man. I began as one, but now I am becoming more than a man, as you will soon witness."''

->'''Played By:''' Creator/TedLevine

-->''"It rubs the lotion on its skin or else it gets the hose again."''

!Baltimore State Hospital for the Criminally Insane Staff & Inmates

->'''Played By:''' Creator/AnthonyHeald

->'''Played By:''' Creator/FrankieFaison

[[caption-width-right:320:"I bit my wrist... so I can diiiieee!"]]
->'''Played By:''' Creator/StuartRudin

!Verger Estate

->'''Played By:''' Creator/GaryOldman

->'''Played By:''' Creator/ZeljkoIvanek

!Grutas's Gang

->'''Played By:''' Creator/RhysIfans

->'''Played By:''' Creator/KevinMcKidd

->'''Played By:''' Creator/RichardBrake

!Other Characters

->'''Played By:''' Creator/DanButler & Creator/PaulLazar

->'''Played By:''' Creator/BrookeSmith

->'''Played By:''' Creator/DianeBaker

->'''Played By:''' Creator/EmilyWatson

->'''Played By:''' Creator/MaryLouiseParker

->'''Played By:''' Creator/PhilipSeymourHoffman

->'''Played By:''' Creator/FrankWhaley

->'''Played By:''' Creator/GongLi

* AdaptationalNiceGuy: ''Very'' much [[DownplayedTrope downplayed]]. Much like his book version, he used to be a savage child molester before his disfigurement and paralysis, but several of his other despicable traits and behaviors were written out. Since his sister Margot doesn't appear in the film, there's no backstory of his incestuous rape of her, there's no backstory of him volunteering to torture POWs for Idi Amin, nor are we shown how the now-paralyzed Mason torments orphan children psychologically so that their tears can be collected and mixed into cocktails.

* KickTheSonOfABitch: More often than not, his victims do have it coming.

* KickTheSonOfABitch: His whole plan is to do this to Lecter.

* TheDogBitesBack: Kills Verger after suffering [[KickTheSonOfABitch too much mistreatment]] from him.

* VilerNewVillain: A far worse person than Buffalo Bill.

* VilerNewVillain: A far worse person than Jame Gumb.

* BigBad: Of ''Hannibal Rising''.

* BigBad: Of ''Film/{{Hannibal}}''

The billionaire owner of a meatpacking company and Lecter's only surviving victim prior to his imprisonment. A child molester who evaded prison thanks to his political connections, he was sentenced instead to court-mandated therapy with Dr. Lecter, who disfigured and crippled him during a session.

The billionaire owner of a meatpacking company and Lecter's only surviving victim prior to his imprisonment. A child molester who evaded prison thanks to his political connections, he was sentenced instead to court-mandated therapy with Dr. Lecter, who disfigured and crippled him during a session.

* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: He got away with molesting children years ago, but Hannibal decided to punish him for it. However, he survives Hannibal's attack and plots his revenge. Too bad Lecter is a ManipulativeBastard who outsmarts him.