- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- January 21, 1922
- Place of Birth
- Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex, England, UK
- Died
- March 19, 2008
Paul Scofield
David Paul Scofield CH CBE (21 January 1922 – 19 March 2008) was an English actor. During a seven-decade career, Scofield achieved the Triple Crown of Acting, winning an Academy Award, Emmy, and Tony for his work. He won the three awards in a seven-year span, the fastest of any performer to accomplish the feat. Scofield received Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play at the 1962 Tony Awards for portraying Sir Thomas More in the Broadway production of A Man for All Seasons. Four years later, he won the Academy Award for Best Actor when he reprised the role in the 1966 film adaptation, making him one of nine to receive a Tony and Academy Award for the same role. His Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie was achieved for the 1969 television film Male of the Species. Preferring the stage to the screen and putting his family before his career, Scofield none…
Filmography
movieDiscovering Hamlet
2011 · The Ghost (archive footage)
movieKurosawa
2000 · Kurosawa (voice)
movieAnimal Farm
1999 · Boxer (voice)
Rashi: A Light After The Dark Ages
movieRashi: A Light After The Dark Ages
1999 · Narrator (voice)
movieRobinson in Space
1997 · Narrator (voice)
movieThe Crucible
1996 · Judge Thomas Danforth
The Little Riders
movieThe Little Riders
1996 · Grandpa Roden
tvMartin Chuzzlewit
1994 · Old Martin Chuzzlewit / Anthony Chuzzlewit
movieGenesis: The Creation and the Flood
1994 · Narrator (voice)
movieQuiz Show
1994 · Mark Van Doren
movieLondon
1994 · Narrator (voice)
movieUtz
1992 · Dr. Vaclav Orlik
movieHamlet
1990 · The Ghost
movieHenry V
1989 · French King
movieWhen the Whales Came
1989 · The Birdman
movieThe Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank
1988 · Otto Frank
movieMr. Corbett's Ghost
1987 · Mr. Corbett
movieNineteen Nineteen
1985 · Alexander Scherbatov
Summer Lightning
movieSummer Lightning
1985 · Old Robert Clarke
movieAnna Karenina
1985 · Karenin
movieA Kind of Alaska
1984 · Dr. Hornby
movieThe Life and Times of Don Luis Buñuel
1984 · Narrator (voice)
movieA Song At Twilight
1982 · Hugo Latymer
movieCome Into The Garden Maud
1982 · Verner Conklin
movieThe Potting Shed
1981 · James Califer
Celebrity Playhouse
tvCelebrity Playhouse
1981 · James Callifer
movieThe Curse of King Tut's Tomb
1980 · Narrator (voice)
movieThe Ambassadors
1977 · Lewis Lambert Strether
tvPlayhouse
1974 · Verner Conklin, Sir Hugo Latymer
movieA Delicate Balance
1973 · Tobias
movieScorpio
1973 · Sergei Zharkov
movieSurrender To Everest
1971 · Narrator
movieThe Hotel in Amsterdam
1971
movieBartleby
1970 · The Accountant
movieKing Lear
1970 · King Lear
movieThe Red Tent
1969 · Main Judge (uncredited)
tvMale of the Species
1969 · Sir Emlyn Bowen, Q.C.
tvITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969 · Sir Emlyn Bowen, Q.C., Laurie
movieMale of the Species
1969 · Sir Emlyn Bowen, Q. C.
movieTell Me Lies
1968
movieA Man for All Seasons
1966 · Thomas More
tvBBC Play of the Month
1965 · Lewis Lambert Strether
movieThe Train
1964 · von Waldheim
movieCarve Her Name with Pride
1958 · Tony Fraser
movieThat Lady
1955 · King Philip II of Spain
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Narrator (voice)