Antony Sher

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.

Most Famous Work

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Agatha Christie's Marple

(2004) Rafiel

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Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

(1992) Richard (voice)

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The Company

(2007) Ezra ben Ezra, the Rabbi

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Hornblower

(1998) Marquis de Moncoutant

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The Shadow Line

(2011) Peter Glickman

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The Wolfman

(2010) Dr. Hoenneger

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Superman II

(1980) Bell Boy

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In Search of Shakespeare

(2003) Self

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2017	Ensemble Cast	Joe Orton Laid Bare 2017-11-25 Movie
	Himself	Queer as Art 2017-07-27 Movie
2016	King Lear	Royal Shakespeare Company: King Lear 2016-10-12 Movie
	Self	Shakespeare Live! From the RSC 2016-04-23 Movie
2015	N/A	Shylock's Ghost 2015-10-27 Movie
	David	War Book 2015-08-07 Movie
	Sir John Falstaff	RSC Live: Henry IV Part 2 2015-02-02 Movie
	Sir John Falstaff	RSC Live: Henry IV Part 1 2015-02-02 Movie
2012	Himself	Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard 2012-05-28 Movie
	Jacob Bindel	National Theatre Live: Travelling Light 2012-02-09 Movie
	Older Dickens(Voice)	Dickens in London 2012-02-07 Movie
2011	Peter Glickman	The Shadow Line 2011-05-05 TV Show
2010	Dr. Hoenneger	The Wolfman 2010-02-10 Movie
2008	Maurice	Three and Out 2008-10-12 Movie
	Akiba	God on Trial 2008-09-03 Movie
2007	Ezra ben Ezra, the Rabbi	The Company 2007-08-05 TV Show
	Self	Hitler: The Comedy Years 2007-05-10 Movie
2005	Primo Levi	Primo 2005-04-01 Movie
2004	Rafiel	Agatha Christie's Marple 2004-12-12 TV Show
	Hitler	Churchill: The Hollywood Years 2004-12-03 Movie
2003	Gerald Ballantyne	Home 2003-10-06 Movie
	Self	In Search of Shakespeare 2003-06-28 TV Show
2002	Gerald Lewis QC	The Jury 2002-02-17 TV Show
2001	N/A	Murphy's Law 2001-09-24 TV Show
	Macbeth	Macbeth 2001-01-01 Movie
2000	Ben Azra	The Miracle Maker 2000-03-31 Movie
1999	Leontes	The Winter's Tale 1999-08-17 Movie
	Colonel Moncoutant	Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters 1999-04-02 Movie
1998	Dr. Moth	Shakespeare in Love 1998-12-11 Movie
	Marquis de Moncoutant	Hornblower 1998-10-07 TV Show
1997	Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli	Mrs Brown 1997-07-18 Movie
1996	Sergeant Cuff	The Moonstone 1996-12-29 Movie
	Jack	Alive and Kicking 1996-11-08 Movie
	Chief Weasel	The Wind in the Willows 1996-10-16 Movie
1995	Dr. Ernest Zeigler	The Young Poisoner's Handbook 1995-01-20 Movie
1994	Genghis Cohn	Genghis Cohn 1994-03-02 Movie
1992	Richard (voice)	Shakespeare: The Animated Tales 1992-11-09 TV Show
	Scum Editor	The Crying Game 1992-05-05 Movie
1990	David Samuels	The Land of Dreams 1990-08-08 Movie
	Capt. Edmund Lambert	Changing Step 1990-07-26 Movie
	N/A	One Foot In the Grave 1990-01-04 TV Show
1989	Loki	Erik the Viking 1989-09-01 Movie
1987	Self	The Dame Edna Experience 1987-09-12 TV Show
1985	Oliver Shadey	Shadey 1985-05-31 Movie
1983	Tartuffe	Tartuffe, or The Imposter 1983-07-28 Movie
1982	Scum Editor	The Comic Strip Presents 1982-11-02 TV Show
	Himself	Mike Leigh: Making Plays 1982-09-04 Movie
1981	Howard Kirk	The History Man 1981-01-04 TV Show
1980	Bell Boy	Superman II 1980-12-04 Movie
1979	GI at Cinema	Yanks 1979-09-01 Movie
	N/A	One Fine Day 1979-02-17 Movie
	Nathan	The Out of Town Boys 1979-01-02 Movie
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Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1990	Writer	Changing Step 1990-07-26 Movie
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