Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life behind bars for various acts of murder and cannibalism. Crawford believes that Lecter may have insight into a case and that Starling, as an attractive young woman, may be just the bait to draw him out.
Tracey Walter (born November 25, 1947) is an American character actor. He has appeared in over 100 films and television shows. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tracey Walter, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.