Antony Sher
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 14, 1949
- Died
- December 3, 2021 (aged 72)
- Birthplace
- Cape Town, South Africa
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
Queer as Art
Movie · as Self
Joe Orton Laid Bare
Movie · as Ensemble Cast
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
Movie · as Self
RSC Live: King Lear
Movie · as King Lear
War Book
Movie · as David
Antony Sher and Greg Doran in Conversation with Sue MacGregor
Movie · as Himself
Shylock's Ghost
Movie · as Self
RSC Live: Henry IV Part 2
Movie · as Sir John Falstaff
RSC Live: Henry IV Part 1
Movie · as Sir John Falstaff
Dickens in London
Movie · as Older Dickens(Voice)
Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard
Movie · as Self
National Theatre Live: Travelling Light
Movie · as Jacob Bindel
The Shadow Line
TV · as Peter Glickman · 7 eps
The Wolfman
Movie · as Dr. Hoenneger
God on Trial
Movie · as Akiba
Three and Out
Movie · as Maurice
Hitler: The Comedy Years
Movie · as Adolf Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Company
TV · as Ezra ben Ezra, the Rabbi · 1 ep
Primo
Movie · as Primo Levi
Churchill: The Hollywood Years
Movie · as Hitler
Agatha Christie's Marple
TV · as Rafiel · 1 ep
Home
Movie · as Gerald Ballantyne
In Search of Shakespeare
TV · as Self · 4 eps
The Jury
TV · as Gerald Lewis QC · 6 eps
Macbeth
Movie · as Macbeth
Murphy's Law
TV · as Frank Jeremy · 1 ep
The Miracle Maker
Movie · as Ben Azra (voice)
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
Movie · as Colonel Moncoutant
The Winter's Tale
Movie · as Leontes
Shakespeare in Love
Movie · as Dr. Moth
Hornblower
TV · as Marquis de Moncoutant · 1 ep
Mrs Brown
Movie · as Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli
The Wind in the Willows
Movie · as Chief Weasel
The Moonstone
Movie · as Sergeant Cuff
Alive and Kicking
Movie · as Jack
The Young Poisoner's Handbook
Movie · as Dr. Ernest Zeigler
Look at the State We're In!
TV · as The Don · 1 ep
King Richard III
Movie · as Richard (voice)
Genghis Cohn
Movie · as Genghis Cohn
Camp Christmas
Movie
The Crying Game
Movie · as Scum Editor
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
TV · as Richard (voice) · 1 ep
The Land of Dreams
Movie · as David Samuels
Changing Step
Movie · as Capt. Edmund Lambert
One Foot in the Grave
TV · as Businessman
Erik the Viking
Movie · as Loki
Omnibus: Caryl Churchill
Movie · as Self / Player in 'Cloud 9' extract
The Play on One
TV · as Capt Edmund Lambert · 1 ep
The Dame Edna Experience
TV · as Self · 1 ep
ScreenPlay
TV · as David Samuels · 1 ep
Shadey
Movie · as Oliver Shadey
Screen Two
TV · as Genghis Cohn · 1 ep
Theatre Night
TV · as Bulgakov · 1 ep
Tartuffe, or The Imposter
Movie · as Tartuffe
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
Movie · as Self
The History Man
TV · as Professor Howard Kirk · 4 eps
Superman II
Movie · as Bell Boy
One Fine Day
Movie · as Mr. Alpert
Yanks
Movie · as GI at Cinema
The Out of Town Boys
Movie · as Nathan
Cold Harbour
Movie · as Morris
Pickersgill People
TV · as Sheikh Fahmi Al-Daoud Al-Tufah, Piers Hatch · 1 ep
The Madness: Scenes from the Spanish Civil War
Movie · as Militiaman
ITV Playhouse
TV · as Morris · 1 ep