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Antony Sher

Novelist / Writer / Screenwriter / Actor | * 06/14/1949 († 72, 12/02/2021) | Cape Town (South Africa)
Sir Antony Sher (14 June 1949 – 2 December 2021) was a British actor, writer and theatre director of South African origin. A two-time Laurence Olivier Award winner and a four-time nominee, he joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1982 and toured in many roles, as well as appearing on film and television. In 2001, he starred in his cousin Ronald Harwood's play Mahler's Conversion, and said that the story of a composer sacrificing his faith for his career echoed his own identity struggles. During his 2017 "Commonwealth Tour", Prince Charles referred to Sher as his favourite actor. Sher and his partner and collaborator Gregory Doran became one of the first same-sex couples to enter into a civil partnership in the UK. ()
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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 frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | TV Movies

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Young Shakespeare is forced to stage his latest comedy, "Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter," before it's even written. When a lovely noblewoman auditions for a role, they fall into forbidden love ...

Shakespeare in Love

R

1998 | 3.4/5 | 2h 3min
Romance / Love, History, Comedy
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Erik the Viking gathers warriors from his village and sets out on a dangerous journey to Valhalla, to ask the gods to end the Age of Ragnorok and allow his people to see sunlight again. A Pythonesque ...

Erik the Viking

PG-13

1989 | 2.9/5 | 1h 47min
Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy
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Lawrence Talbot, an American man on a visit to Victorian London to make amends with his estranged father, gets bitten by a werewolf and, after a moonlight transformation, leaves him with a savage hung ...

The Wolfman

R

2010 | 2.9/5 | 1h 42min
Horror, History, Drama, Thriller
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When Queen Victoria's husband Prince Albert dies, she finds solace in her trusted servant, Mr. John Brown. But their relationship also brings scandal and turmoil to the monarchy. ...

Mrs Brown

Certification unknown

1997 | 3.4/5 | 1h 45min
Drama, History, Romance / Love
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Awards & Nominations for Antony Sher

Knight Commander of The Order of The British Empire Theatre World Award 2x Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor
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Movies with Antony Sher as Actor(36)

as Ensemble Cast2017 Joe Orton Laid Bare
as himself2017 Queer as Art
2016 Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
as King Lear2016 Royal Shakespeare Company: King Lear
2015 Shylock's Ghost
as David2015 War Book
as Thrain (Extended Edition)2013 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
as Jacob Bindel2012 National Theatre Live: Travelling Light
as himself2012 Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard
as Older Dickens(Voice)2012 Dickens in London
as Dr. Hoenneger2010 The Wolfman
as Akiba2008 God on Trial
as Maurice2008 Three and Out
as Primo Levi2005 Primo
as Hitler2004 Churchill: The Hollywood Years
as Gerald Ballantyne2003 Home
as Macbeth2001 Macbeth
as Ben Azra2000 The Miracle Maker
as Leontes1999 The Winter's Tale
as Colonel Moncoutant1999 Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
as Dr. Moth1998 Shakespeare in Love
as Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli1997 Mrs Brown
as Chief Weasel1996 The Wind in the Willows
as Sergeant Cuff1996 The Moonstone
as Jack1996 Alive and Kicking
as Dr. Ernest Zeigler1995 The Young Poisoner's Handbook
as Genghis Cohn1994 Genghis Cohn
as David Samuels1990 The Land of Dreams
as Loki1989 Erik the Viking
as Oliver Shadey1985 Shadey
as Tartuffe1983 Tartuffe, or The Imposter
as himself1982 Mike Leigh: Making Plays
as Bell Boy1980 Superman II
1979 One Fine Day
as Nathan1979 The Out of Town Boys
as GI at Cinema1979 Yanks

TV Shows/Series with Antony Sher as Actor(10)

as Peter Glickman2011 The Shadow Line
as Ezra ben Ezra, the Rabbi2007 The Company
as Rafiel2004 Agatha Christie's Marple
as himself2003 In Search of Shakespeare
as Gerald Lewis QC2002 The Jury
2001 Murphy's Law
as Richard (voice)1992 Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
1990 One Foot In the Grave
as Scum Editor1982 The Comic Strip Presents
as Howard Kirk1981 The History Man

Full Name: Antony Anthony Sher
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Tuesday, 06/14 1949 (June) in Cape Town (South Africa)
Died: Thursday, 12/02 2021 (December) in Stratford-upon-Avon (aged: 72)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, Sea Point High School, Manchester School of Theatre
Employer: Royal Shakespeare Company
Spouses (current/former): Gregory Doran
Antony Sher frequently works together with these people:
Peter Richardson (39x, Actor)
Adrian Edmondson (29x, Actor)
Dawn French (28x, Actress)
Jennifer Saunders (27x, Actress)
Nigel Planer (26x, Actor)
Rik Mayall (21x, Actor)
Robbie Coltrane (18x, Actor)
Keith Allen (18x, Actor)
Kevin Allen (10x, Actor)
Steven O'Donnell (10x, Actor)
Alexei Sayle (8x, Actor)
Terry Jones (6x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:484675, Added: 10/04/2018, Last updated: 04/24/2024