- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- June 14, 1949
- Place of Birth
- Cape Town, South Africa
- Died
- December 3, 2021
Antony Sher
Sir Antony Sher, KBE (born 14 June 1949) was an English actor of South African origin, a two-time Laurence Olivier Award winner and four-time nominee. He joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1982 and toured in many roles, as well as appearing on film and TV, and working as a writer and theatre director. He died of cancer on 3rd December 2021.
Filmography
movieJoe Orton Laid Bare
2017 · Ensemble Cast
movieQueer as Art
2017 · Self
movieRSC Live: King Lear
2016 · King Lear
movieShakespeare Live! From the RSC
2016 · Self
Antony Sher and Greg Doran in Conversation with Sue MacGregor
movieAntony Sher and Greg Doran in Conversation with Sue MacGregor
2015 · Himself
Shylock's Ghost
movieShylock's Ghost
2015 · Self
movieWar Book
2015 · David
movieRSC Live: Henry IV Part 1
2015 · Sir John Falstaff
movieRSC Live: Henry IV Part 2
2015 · Sir John Falstaff
movieFalls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard
2012 · Self
movieNational Theatre Live: Travelling Light
2012 · Jacob Bindel
movieDickens in London
2012 · Older Dickens(Voice)
tvThe Shadow Line
2011 · Peter Glickman
movieThe Wolfman
2010 · Dr. Hoenneger
movieGod on Trial
2008 · Akiba
movieThree and Out
2008 · Maurice
tvThe Company
2007 · Ezra ben Ezra, the Rabbi
movieHitler: The Comedy Years
2007 · Adolf Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)
moviePrimo
2005 · Primo Levi
tvAgatha Christie's Marple
2004 · Rafiel
movieChurchill: The Hollywood Years
2004 · Hitler
movieHome
2003 · Gerald Ballantyne
tvIn Search of Shakespeare
2003 · Self
tvThe Jury
2002 · Gerald Lewis QC
tvMurphy's Law
2001 · Frank Jeremy
movieMacbeth
2001 · Macbeth
movieThe Miracle Maker
2000 · Ben Azra (voice)
movieThe Winter's Tale
1999 · Leontes
movieHornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
1999 · Colonel Moncoutant
movieShakespeare in Love
1998 · Dr. Moth
tvHornblower
1998 · Marquis de Moncoutant
movieMrs Brown
1997 · Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli
movieThe Moonstone
1996 · Sergeant Cuff
movieAlive and Kicking
1996 · Jack
movieThe Wind in the Willows
1996 · Chief Weasel
Look at the State We're In!
tvLook at the State We're In!
1995 · The Don
movieThe Young Poisoner's Handbook
1995 · Dr. Ernest Zeigler
movieCamp Christmas
1993
movieGenghis Cohn
1993 · Genghis Cohn
tvShakespeare: The Animated Tales
1992 · Richard (voice)
movieThe Crying Game
1992 · Scum Editor
movieThe Land of Dreams
1990 · David Samuels
movieChanging Step
1990 · Capt. Edmund Lambert, Writer
tvOne Foot in the Grave
1990
movieErik the Viking
1989 · Loki
tvThe Play on One
1988 · Capt Edmund Lambert, Writer
tvThe Dame Edna Experience
1987 · Self
tvScreenPlay
1986 · David Samuels
movieShadey
1985 · Oliver Shadey
tvScreen Two
1985 · Genghis Cohn
movieTartuffe, or The Imposter
1983 · Tartuffe
movieMike Leigh: Making Plays
1982 · Self
tvThe History Man
1981 · Professor Howard Kirk
movieSuperman II
1980 · Bell Boy
movieYanks
1979 · GI at Cinema
movieOne Fine Day
1979 · Mr. Alpert
movieThe Out of Town Boys
1979 · Nathan
Cold Harbour
movieCold Harbour
1978 · Morris
Pickersgill People
tvPickersgill People
1978 · Piers Hatch
tvITV Playhouse
1967 · Morris