Antony Sher

Antony Sher

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.

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Filmography

2017

Queer as Art
Queer as Art
as Self
Movie - Released: 7/27/2017
Joe Orton Laid Bare
Joe Orton Laid Bare
as Ensemble Cast
Movie - Released: 11/25/2017

2016

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
as Self
Movie - Released: 4/23/2016
RSC Live: King Lear
RSC Live: King Lear
as King Lear
Movie - Released: 10/12/2016

2015

War Book
War Book
as David
Movie - Released: 8/7/2015
Movie
Movie
Shylock's Ghost
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/27/2015
RSC Live: Henry IV Part 1
RSC Live: Henry IV Part 1
as Sir John Falstaff
Movie - Released: 2/2/2015
RSC Live: Henry IV Part 2
RSC Live: Henry IV Part 2
as Sir John Falstaff
Movie - Released: 2/2/2015

2012

Dickens in London
Dickens in London
as Older Dickens(Voice)
Movie - Released: 2/7/2012
Falls the Shadow:  The Life and Times of Athol Fugard
Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/28/2012
National Theatre Live: Travelling Light
National Theatre Live: Travelling Light
as Jacob Bindel
Movie - Released: 2/9/2012

2011

The Shadow Line
The Shadow Line
as Peter Glickman
TV - Released: 5/5/2011

2010

The Wolfman
The Wolfman
as Dr. Hoenneger
Movie - Released: 2/10/2010

2008

God on Trial
God on Trial
as Akiba
Movie - Released: 9/3/2008
Three and Out
Three and Out
as Maurice
Movie - Released: 10/12/2008

2007

Hitler: The Comedy Years
Hitler: The Comedy Years
as Adolf Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 5/10/2007
The Company
The Company
as Ezra ben Ezra, the Rabbi
TV - Released: 8/5/2007

2005

Primo
Primo
as Primo Levi
Movie - Released: 4/1/2005

2004

Churchill: The Hollywood Years
Churchill: The Hollywood Years
as Hitler
Movie - Released: 12/3/2004
Agatha Christie's Marple
Agatha Christie's Marple
as Rafiel
TV - Released: 12/12/2004

2003

Home
Home
as Gerald Ballantyne
Movie - Released: 10/6/2003
In Search of Shakespeare
In Search of Shakespeare
as Self
TV - Released: 6/28/2003

2002

The Jury
The Jury
as Gerald Lewis QC
TV - Released: 2/17/2002

2001

Macbeth
Macbeth
as Macbeth
Movie - Released: 1/1/2001
Murphy's Law
Murphy's Law
TV - Released: 9/24/2001

2000

The Miracle Maker
The Miracle Maker
as Ben Azra (voice)
Movie - Released: 3/31/2000

1999

Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
as Colonel Moncoutant
Movie - Released: 4/2/1999
The Winter's Tale
The Winter's Tale
as Leontes
Movie - Released: 8/17/1999

1998

Shakespeare in Love
Shakespeare in Love
as Dr. Moth
Movie - Released: 12/11/1998
Hornblower
Hornblower
as Marquis de Moncoutant
TV - Released: 10/7/1998

1997

Mrs Brown
Mrs Brown
as Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli
Movie - Released: 7/18/1997

1996

The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows
as Chief Weasel
Movie - Released: 10/16/1996
The Moonstone
The Moonstone
as Sergeant Cuff
Movie - Released: 12/29/1996
Alive and Kicking
Alive and Kicking
as Jack
Movie - Released: 11/8/1996

1995

The Young Poisoner's Handbook
The Young Poisoner's Handbook
as Dr. Ernest Zeigler
Movie - Released: 1/20/1995

1993

Genghis Cohn
Genghis Cohn
as Genghis Cohn
Movie - Released: 11/9/1993
Camp Christmas
Camp Christmas
Movie - Released: 12/24/1993

1992

The Crying Game
The Crying Game
as Scum Editor
Movie - Released: 5/5/1992
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
as Richard (voice)
TV - Released: 11/9/1992

1990

The Land of Dreams
The Land of Dreams
as David Samuels
Movie - Released: 8/8/1990
Changing Step
Changing Step
as Capt. Edmund Lambert
Movie - Released: 7/26/1990
One Foot In the Grave
One Foot In the Grave
TV - Released: 1/4/1990

1989

Erik the Viking
Erik the Viking
as Loki
Movie - Released: 9/1/1989

1988

The Play on One
The Play on One
as Captain Edmund Lambert
TV - Released: 1/19/1988

1987

The Dame Edna Experience
The Dame Edna Experience
as Self
TV - Released: 9/12/1987

1985

Shadey
Shadey
as Oliver Shadey
Movie - Released: 5/31/1985

1983

Tartuffe, or The Imposter
Tartuffe, or The Imposter
as Tartuffe
Movie - Released: 7/28/1983

1982

Mike Leigh: Making Plays
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/4/1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
The Comic Strip Presents...
as Scum Editor
TV - Released: 11/2/1982

1981

The History Man
The History Man
as Howard Kirk
TV - Released: 1/4/1981

1980

Superman II
Superman II
as Bell Boy
Movie - Released: 12/12/1980

1979

One Fine Day
One Fine Day
as Mr. Alpert
Movie - Released: 2/17/1979
Yanks
Yanks
as GI at Cinema
Movie - Released: 9/1/1979
The Out of Town Boys
The Out of Town Boys
as Nathan
Movie - Released: 1/2/1979

1978

Movie
Cold Harbour
as Morris
Movie - Released: 4/25/1978