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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

58

Gender

Male

Birthday

1949-06-14

Day of Death

2021-12-03 (72 years old)

Place of Birth

Cape Town, South Africa

Also Known As

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.

Known For

Acting

God on Trial

2008

God on Trial

as

Akiba

Three and Out

2008

Three and Out

as

Maurice

The Wind in the Willows

1996

The Wind in the Willows

as

Chief Weasel

Mrs Brown

1997

Mrs Brown

as

Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli

Hitler: The Comedy Years

2007

Hitler: The Comedy Years

as

Adolf Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)

Dickens in London

2012

Dickens in London

as

Older Dickens(Voice)

Home

2003

Home

as

Gerald Ballantyne

Macbeth

2001

Macbeth

as

Macbeth

Primo

2005

Primo

as

Primo Levi

The Moonstone

1996

The Moonstone

as

Sergeant Cuff

Shadey

1985

Shadey

as

Oliver Shadey

Genghis Cohn

1993

Genghis Cohn

as

Genghis Cohn

Erik the Viking

1989

Erik the Viking

as

Loki

War Book

2015

War Book

as

David

The Crying Game

1992

The Crying Game

as

Scum Editor

The Winter's Tale

1999

The Winter's Tale

as

Leontes

Cold Harbour

1978

Cold Harbour

as

Morris

One Fine Day

1979

One Fine Day

as

Mr. Alpert

The Land of Dreams

1990

The Land of Dreams

as

David Samuels

Shylock's Ghost

2015

Shylock's Ghost

as

Self

Yanks

1979

Yanks

as

GI at Cinema

Superman II

1980

Superman II

as

Bell Boy

RSC Live: Henry IV Part 1

2015

RSC Live: Henry IV Part 1

as

Sir John Falstaff

RSC Live: Henry IV Part 2

2015

RSC Live: Henry IV Part 2

as

Sir John Falstaff

The Miracle Maker

2000

The Miracle Maker

as

Ben Azra (voice)

The Young Poisoner's Handbook

1995

The Young Poisoner's Handbook

as

Dr. Ernest Zeigler

Queer as Art

2017

Queer as Art

as

Self

The Wolfman

2010

The Wolfman

as

Dr. Hoenneger

Shakespeare in Love

1998

Shakespeare in Love

as

Dr. Moth

RSC Live: King Lear

2016

RSC Live: King Lear

as

King Lear

Joe Orton Laid Bare

2017

Joe Orton Laid Bare

as

Ensemble Cast

Changing Step

1990

Changing Step

as

Capt. Edmund Lambert

The Company

The Company

as

Ezra ben Ezra, the Rabbi

Hornblower

Hornblower

as

Marquis de Moncoutant

The Shadow Line

The Shadow Line

as

Peter Glickman

The Jury

The Jury

as

Gerald Lewis QC

The History Man

The History Man

as

Howard Kirk

The Play on One

The Play on One

as

Captain Edmund Lambert

Production

Crew

Directing