Antony Sher

Antony Sher

🎂 14th June 1949 (76 yrs) 📍 Cape Town, South Africa

Known For

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.

Antony Sher

Movies Featuring Antony Sher

Joe Orton Laid Bare

Joe Orton Laid Bare (2017)

as Ensemble Cast

Queer as Art

Queer as Art (2017)

as Self

RSC Live: King Lear

RSC Live: King Lear (2016)

as King Lear

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC (2016)

as Self

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Antony Sher and Greg Doran in Conversation with Sue MacGregor (2015)

as Himself

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Shylock's Ghost (2015)

as Self

War Book

War Book (2015)

as David

RSC Live: Henry IV Part 2

RSC Live: Henry IV Part 2 (2015)

as Sir John Falstaff

RSC Live: Henry IV Part 1

RSC Live: Henry IV Part 1 (2015)

as Sir John Falstaff

Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard

Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard (2012)

as Self

National Theatre Live: Travelling Light

National Theatre Live: Travelling Light (2012)

as Jacob Bindel

Dickens in London

Dickens in London (2012)

as Older Dickens(Voice)

The Wolfman

The Wolfman (2010)

as Dr. Hoenneger

God on Trial

God on Trial (2008)

as Akiba

Three and Out

Three and Out (2008)

as Maurice

Hitler: The Comedy Years

Hitler: The Comedy Years (2007)

as Adolf Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)

Primo

Primo (2005)

as Primo Levi

Churchill: The Hollywood Years

Churchill: The Hollywood Years (2004)

as Hitler

Home

Home (2003)

as Gerald Ballantyne

Macbeth

Macbeth (2001)

as Macbeth

The Miracle Maker

The Miracle Maker (2000)

as Ben Azra (voice)

The Winter's Tale

The Winter's Tale (1999)

as Leontes

Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters

Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters (1999)

as Colonel Moncoutant

Shakespeare in Love

Shakespeare in Love (1998)

as Dr. Moth

Mrs Brown

Mrs Brown (1997)

as Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli

The Moonstone

The Moonstone (1996)

as Sergeant Cuff

Alive and Kicking

Alive and Kicking (1996)

as Jack

The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows (1996)

as Chief Weasel

The Young Poisoner's Handbook

The Young Poisoner's Handbook (1995)

as Dr. Ernest Zeigler

Camp Christmas

Camp Christmas (1993)

Genghis Cohn

Genghis Cohn (1993)

as Genghis Cohn

The Crying Game

The Crying Game (1992)

as Scum Editor

The Land of Dreams

The Land of Dreams (1990)

as David Samuels

Changing Step

Changing Step (1990)

as Capt. Edmund Lambert

Erik the Viking

Erik the Viking (1989)

as Loki

Shadey

Shadey (1985)

as Oliver Shadey

Tartuffe, or The Imposter

Tartuffe, or The Imposter (1983)

as Tartuffe

Mike Leigh: Making Plays

Mike Leigh: Making Plays (1982)

as Self

Superman II

Superman II (1980)

as Bell Boy

Yanks

Yanks (1979)

as GI at Cinema

One Fine Day

One Fine Day (1979)

as Mr. Alpert

The Out of Town Boys

The Out of Town Boys (1979)

as Nathan

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Cold Harbour (1978)

as Morris