Antony Sher

Antony Sher

Profile info

Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday14 June 1949
Died3 December 2021 (age 72)
Place of birthCape Town, South Africa
Known credits60

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.

Joe Orton Laid Bare
Joe Orton Laid Bare
2017 · Ensemble Cast
Queer as Art
Queer as Art
2017 · Self
RSC Live: King Lear
RSC Live: King Lear
2016 · King Lear
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
2016 · Self
Antony Sher and Greg Doran in Conversation with Sue MacGregor
2015 · Himself
Shylock's Ghost
2015 · Self
War Book
War Book
2015 · David
RSC Live: Henry IV Part 1
RSC Live: Henry IV Part 1
2015 · Sir John Falstaff
RSC Live: Henry IV Part 2
RSC Live: Henry IV Part 2
2015 · Sir John Falstaff
Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard
Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard
2012 · Self
National Theatre Live: Travelling Light
National Theatre Live: Travelling Light
2012 · Jacob Bindel
Dickens in London
Dickens in London
2012 · Older Dickens(Voice)
The Shadow Line
The Shadow Line
2011 · Peter Glickman
The Wolfman
The Wolfman
2010 · Dr. Hoenneger
God on Trial
God on Trial
2008 · Akiba
Three and Out
Three and Out
2008 · Maurice
The Company
The Company
2007 · Ezra ben Ezra, the Rabbi
Hitler: The Comedy Years
Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007 · Adolf Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)
Primo
Primo
2005 · Primo Levi
Agatha Christie's Marple
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004 · Rafiel
Churchill: The Hollywood Years
Churchill: The Hollywood Years
2004 · Hitler
Home
Home
2003 · Gerald Ballantyne
In Search of Shakespeare
In Search of Shakespeare
2003 · Self
The Jury
The Jury
2002 · Gerald Lewis QC
Murphy's Law
Murphy's Law
2001 · Frank Jeremy
Macbeth
Macbeth
2001 · Macbeth
The Miracle Maker
The Miracle Maker
2000 · Ben Azra (voice)
The Winter's Tale
The Winter's Tale
1999 · Leontes
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
1999 · Colonel Moncoutant
Shakespeare in Love
Shakespeare in Love
1998 · Dr. Moth
Hornblower
Hornblower
1998 · Marquis de Moncoutant
Mrs Brown
Mrs Brown
1997 · Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli
The Moonstone
The Moonstone
1996 · Sergeant Cuff
Alive and Kicking
Alive and Kicking
1996 · Jack
The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows
1996 · Chief Weasel
Look at the State We're In!
1995 · The Don
The Young Poisoner's Handbook
The Young Poisoner's Handbook
1995 · Dr. Ernest Zeigler
Camp Christmas
Camp Christmas
1993
Genghis Cohn
Genghis Cohn
1993 · Genghis Cohn
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
1992 · Richard (voice)
The Crying Game
The Crying Game
1992 · Scum Editor
The Land of Dreams
The Land of Dreams
1990 · David Samuels
Changing Step
Changing Step
1990 · Capt. Edmund Lambert
Changing Step
Changing Step
1990 · Writer
One Foot in the Grave
One Foot in the Grave
1990
Erik the Viking
Erik the Viking
1989 · Loki
The Play on One
The Play on One
1988 · Capt Edmund Lambert
The Play on One
The Play on One
1988 · Writer
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