Paul Scofield
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 21, 1922
- Died
- March 19, 2008 (aged 86)
- Birthplace
- Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex, England, UK
Biography
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 nonetheless established a reputation as one of the greatest Shakespearean performers. Among other accolades, his performance as Mark Van Doren in Quiz Show (1994) earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor and he won Best Actor in a Supporting Role at the BAFTA Awards for portraying Thomas Danforth in The Crucible (1996). Scofield declined the honour of a knighthood, but was appointed CBE in 1956 and became a Companion of Honour in 2001. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Scofield, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
Discovering Hamlet
Movie · as The Ghost (archive footage)
Kurosawa
Movie · as Kurosawa (voice)
Animal Farm
Movie · as Boxer (voice)
Rashi: A Light After The Dark Ages
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Robinson in Space
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
The Crucible
Movie · as Judge Thomas Danforth
The Little Riders
Movie · as Grandpa Roden
Quiz Show
Movie · as Mark Van Doren
Genesis: The Creation and the Flood
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
London
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Martin Chuzzlewit
TV · as Old Martin Chuzzlewit / Anthony Chuzzlewit · 6 eps
Utz
Movie · as Dr. Vaclav Orlik
Hamlet
Movie · as The Ghost
Henry V
Movie · as French King
When the Whales Came
Movie · as The Birdman
The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank
Movie · as Otto Frank
Mister Corbett's Ghost
Movie · as Mr. Corbett
Anna Karenina
Movie · as Karenin
Nineteen Nineteen
Movie · as Alexander Scherbatov
Summer Lightning
Movie · as Old Robert Clarke
The Life and Times of Don Luis Buñuel
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
A Kind of Alaska
Movie · as Dr. Hornby
Come Into The Garden Maud
Movie · as Verner Conklin
A Song At Twilight
Movie · as Hugo Latymer
The Potting Shed
Movie · as James Califer
Celebrity Playhouse
TV · as James Callifer · 1 ep
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
The Ambassadors
Movie · as Lewis Lambert Strether
Playhouse
TV · as Verner Conklin, Sir Hugo Latymer · 1 ep
Scorpio
Movie · as Sergei Zharkov
A Delicate Balance
Movie · as Tobias
The Hotel in Amsterdam
Movie
Surrender To Everest
Movie · as Narrator
King Lear
Movie · as King Lear
Bartleby
Movie · as The Accountant
The Red Tent
Movie · as Main Judge (uncredited)
Male of the Species
Movie · as Sir Emlyn Bowen, Q. C.
Male of the Species
TV · as Sir Emlyn Bowen, Q.C. · 1 ep
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
TV · as Sir Emlyn Bowen, Q.C., Laurie · 1 ep
Tell Me Lies
Movie
A Man for All Seasons
Movie · as Thomas More
BBC Play of the Month
TV · as Lewis Lambert Strether · 1 ep
The Train
Movie · as von Waldheim
Carve Her Name with Pride
Movie · as Tony Fraser
That Lady
Movie · as King Philip II of Spain
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 1 ep