Antony Sher
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Screen Two
Genghis Cohn
1985
Series
ITV Playhouse
Morris
1967
Series
Agatha Christie's Marple
Rafiel
2004
Series
ScreenPlay
David Samuels
1986
Series
Murphy's Law
Frank Jeremy
2001
Series
Hornblower
Marquis de Moncoutant
1998
Series
One Foot in the Grave
1990
Series
One Foot in the Grave
Businessman
1990
Series
The Play on One
Capt Edmund Lambert
1988
Film
Superman II
Bell Boy
1980
Series
The Jury
Gerald Lewis QC
2002
Film
The Wolfman
Dr. Hoenneger
2010
Series
The Dame Edna Experience
Self
1987
Series
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
Richard (voice)
1992
Film
Shakespeare in Love
Dr. Moth
1998
Series
The Company
Ezra ben Ezra, the Rabbi
2007
Series
Theatre Night
Bulgakov
1985
Series
The Shadow Line
Peter Glickman
2011
Series
Pickersgill People
Sheikh Fahmi Al-Daoud Al-Tufah
1978
Series
Pickersgill People
Piers Hatch
1978
Film
Erik the Viking
Loki
1989
Film
Yanks
GI at Cinema
1979
Series
The History Man
Professor Howard Kirk
1981
Look at the State We're In!
The Don
1995
Film
The Miracle Maker
Ben Azra (voice)
2000
Film
The Wind in the Willows
Chief Weasel
1996
Film
Mrs Brown
Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli
1997
The Madness: Scenes from the Spanish Civil War
Militiaman
1976
Film
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
Self
2016
Film
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
Colonel Moncoutant
1999
Film
Churchill: The Hollywood Years
Hitler
2004
Film
King Richard III
Richard (voice)
1994
Film
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
Self
1982
Film
Tartuffe, or The Imposter
Tartuffe
1983
Film
Three and Out
Maurice
2008
Film
Alive and Kicking
Jack
1996
Omnibus: Caryl Churchill
Self / Player in 'Cloud 9' extract
1988
Film
RSC Live: King Lear
King Lear
2016
Film
RSC Live: Henry IV Part 1
Sir John Falstaff
2015
Film
Macbeth
Macbeth
2001
Film
War Book
David
2015
Film
Home
Gerald Ballantyne
2003
Film
Hitler: The Comedy Years
Adolf Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)
2007
Film
The Young Poisoner's Handbook
Dr. Ernest Zeigler
1995
Film
Joe Orton Laid Bare
Ensemble Cast
2017
Film
RSC Live: Henry IV Part 2
Sir John Falstaff
2015
Film
God on Trial
Akiba
2008
Film
Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard
Self
2012
Film
National Theatre Live: Travelling Light
Jacob Bindel
2012
Film
The Out of Town Boys
Nathan
1979
Film
Genghis Cohn
Genghis Cohn
1993
Film
The Land of Dreams
David Samuels
1990
Film
The Winter's Tale
Leontes
1999
Cold Harbour
Morris
1978
Film
The Moonstone
Sergeant Cuff
1996
Film
Shadey
Oliver Shadey
1985
Film
The Crying Game
Scum Editor
1992
Film
One Fine Day
Mr. Alpert
1979
Film
Changing Step
Capt. Edmund Lambert
1990
Series
In Search of Shakespeare
Self
2003
Film
Queer as Art
Self
2017
Shylock's Ghost
Self
2015
Film
Dickens in London
Older Dickens(Voice)
2012
Film
Camp Christmas
1993
Antony Sher and Greg Doran in Conversation with Sue MacGregor
Himself
2015
Film
Primo
Primo Levi
2005