Antony Sher

Antony Sher

  • Birthday: 1949-06-14
  • Deathday: 2021-12-03
  • Place of birth: 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.

Filmography

The Miracle Maker

2000

As Ben Azra (voice)

God on Trial

2008

As Akiba

Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters

1999

As Colonel Moncoutant

Three and Out

2008

As Maurice

The Wind in the Willows

1996

As Chief Weasel

Mrs Brown

1997

As Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli

Home

2003

As Gerald Ballantyne

Macbeth

2001

As Macbeth

Primo

2005

As Primo Levi

The Moonstone

1996

As Sergeant Cuff

Alive and Kicking

1996

As Jack

Shadey

1985

As Oliver Shadey

Genghis Cohn

1994

As Genghis Cohn

Erik the Viking

1989

As Loki

The Winter's Tale

1999

As Leontes

One Fine Day

1979

As Mr. Alpert

War Book

2015

As David

Yanks

1979

As GI at Cinema

Superman II

1980

As Bell Boy

RSC Live: Henry IV Part 2

2015

As Sir John Falstaff

RSC Live: Henry IV Part 1

2015

As Sir John Falstaff

Mike Leigh: Making Plays

1982

As Himself

The Young Poisoner's Handbook

1995

As Dr. Ernest Zeigler

Tartuffe, or The Imposter

1983

As Tartuffe

Queer as Art

2017

As Himself

Shakespeare in Love

1998

As Dr. Moth

The Wolfman

2010

As Dr. Hoenneger

Joe Orton Laid Bare

2017

As Ensemble Cast

The Out of Town Boys

1979

As Nathan

Changing Step

1990

As Capt. Edmund Lambert

Dickens in London

2012

As Older Dickens(Voice)

The Land of Dreams

1990

As David Samuels

Hitler: The Comedy Years

2007

As Adolf Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Crying Game

1992

As Scum Editor

Cold Harbour

1978

As Morris

Production

Changing Step

1990

As Writer

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