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