Doctor Chilton is the control freak who revels in keeping Hannibal Lecter behind bars in both Manhunter and The Silence of the Lambs. It is interesting to note that although the character of Doctor Chilton returned in "The Silence of the Lambs", a different actor took over the role in the sequel.

The same situation occured with the character of Jack Crawford ( Scott Glenn taking over from Dennis Farina in Jonathan Demme's film )

There are some extra scenes featuring Dr. Chilton in the Director's Cut edition of Manhunter, which is now available to buy on widescreen VHS and DVD in the U.S.A. For reasons which remain unknown, Michael Mann decided to cut these scenes from the original Theatrical release of the film back in 1986.

Strangely, the omitted scenes were then re-instated by Mann for the special American TV and Director's cuts of the film at a later date.