Francis Dolarhyde
Francis Dolarhyde is a fictional character and the main antagonist of Thomas Harris' 1981 novel Red Dragon, as well as its film adaptations, Manhunter and Red Dragon.
| Francis Dolarhyde | |
|---|---|
| Hannibal Lecter character | |
Ralph Fiennes as Francis Dolarhyde in Red Dragon | |
| Created by | Thomas Harris |
| Portrayed by | Tom Noonan (Manhunter) Ralph Fiennes (Red Dragon) Alex D. Linz (young; Red Dragon) Richard Armitage (Hannibal) |
| Voiced by | Frank Langella (Red Dragon, deleted scenes) |
| In-universe information | |
| Alias | The Great Red Dragon |
| Nickname | The Tooth Fairy Mr. D D. |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Serial killer Technician at Gateway Film Laboratory, St. Louis (1961 - 1980) Army Veteran with Hardship Discharge (1955 - 1961) |
| Family | Michael Trevane (father) Marian Trevane-Vogt née Dolarhyde (mother) |
| Significant other | Reba McClane |
| Nationality | American |
Dolarhyde is a serial killer who murders entire families by methods which include gunshots, throat cutting and strangulation. He is nicknamed "The Tooth Fairy" due to the nocturnal nature of his crimes, his tendency to bite his victims' bodies, the uncommon size and sharpness of his teeth and other apparent oral fixations. He kills at the behest of an alternate personality; he refers to his other self as "The Great Red Dragon" after William Blake's painting The Great Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed in Sun. He believes that killing people—or "changing" them, as he calls it—allows him to more fully "become" the Dragon.