Antony Sher
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Jun 14, 1949 (77 years old)
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.
Known For
| 2017 | Queer as ArtSelf | |
| 2017 | Joe Orton Laid BareEnsemble Cast | |
| 2016 | Shakespeare Live! From the RSCSelf | |
| 2016 | RSC Live: King LearKing Lear | |
| 2015 | War BookDavid | |
| 2015 | Antony Sher and Greg Doran in Conversation with Sue MacGregorHimself | |
| 2015 | Shylock's GhostSelf | |
| 2015 | RSC Live: Henry IV Part 1Sir John Falstaff | |
| 2015 | RSC Live: Henry IV Part 2Sir John Falstaff | |
| 2012 | Dickens in LondonOlder Dickens(Voice) | |
| 2012 | Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol FugardSelf | |
| 2012 | National Theatre Live: Travelling LightJacob Bindel | |
| 2011 | The Shadow LinePeter Glickman | |
| 2010 | The WolfmanDr. Hoenneger | |
| 2008 | God on TrialAkiba | |
| 2008 | Three and OutMaurice | |
| 2007 | Hitler: The Comedy YearsAdolf Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 2007 | The CompanyEzra ben Ezra, the Rabbi | |
| 2005 | PrimoPrimo Levi | |
| 2004 | Churchill: The Hollywood YearsHitler | |
| 2004 | Agatha Christie's MarpleRafiel | |
| 2003 | HomeGerald Ballantyne | |
| 2003 | In Search of ShakespeareSelf | |
| 2002 | The JuryGerald Lewis QC | |
| 2001 | MacbethMacbeth | |
| 2001 | Murphy's LawFrank Jeremy | |
| 2000 | The Miracle MakerBen Azra (voice) | |
| 1999 | Hornblower: The Frogs and the LobstersColonel Moncoutant | |
| 1999 | The Winter's TaleLeontes | |
| 1998 | Shakespeare in LoveDr. Moth | |
| 1998 | HornblowerMarquis de Moncoutant | |
| 1997 | Mrs BrownPrime Minister Benjamin Disraeli | |
| 1996 | The Wind in the WillowsChief Weasel | |
| 1996 | The MoonstoneSergeant Cuff | |
| 1996 | Alive and KickingJack | |
| 1995 | The Young Poisoner's HandbookDr. Ernest Zeigler | |
| 1995 | Look at the State We're In!The Don | |
| 1993 | Genghis CohnGenghis Cohn | |
| 1993 | Camp Christmas | |
| 1992 | The Crying GameScum Editor | |
| 1992 | Shakespeare: The Animated TalesRichard (voice) | |
| 1990 | The Land of DreamsDavid Samuels | |
| 1990 | Changing StepCapt. Edmund Lambert | |
| 1990 | One Foot in the Grave | |
| 1989 | Erik the VikingLoki | |
| 1988 | The Play on OneCaptain Edmund Lambert | |
| 1987 | The Dame Edna ExperienceSelf | |
| 1985 | ShadeyOliver Shadey | |
| 1983 | Tartuffe, or The ImposterTartuffe | |
| 1982 | Mike Leigh: Making PlaysSelf | |
| 1981 | The History ManProfessor Howard Kirk | |
| 1980 | Superman IIBell Boy | |
| 1979 | One Fine DayMr. Alpert | |
| 1979 | YanksGI at Cinema | |
| 1979 | The Out of Town BoysNathan | |
| 1978 | Cold HarbourMorris |
| 1990 | Changing StepWriter | |
| 1988 | The Play on OneWriter |