Acting
Antony Sher
Born 14 June 1949 in Cape Town, South Africa · Died 3 December 2021
63 credits
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 61
- 2017Queer as ArtFilmSelf
- 2017Joe Orton Laid BareFilmEnsemble Cast
- 2016Shakespeare Live! From the RSCFilmSelf
- 2016RSC Live: King LearFilmKing Lear
- 2015War BookFilmDavid
- 2015Shylock's GhostFilmSelf
- 2015Antony Sher and Greg Doran in Conversation with Sue MacGregorFilmHimself
- 2015RSC Live: Henry IV Part 1FilmSir John Falstaff
- 2015RSC Live: Henry IV Part 2FilmSir John Falstaff
- 2012Dickens in LondonFilmOlder Dickens(Voice)
- 2012Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol FugardFilmSelf
- 2012National Theatre Live: Travelling LightFilmJacob Bindel
- 2011The Shadow LineSeriesPeter Glickman
- 2010The WolfmanFilmDr. Hoenneger
- 2008God on TrialFilmAkiba
- 2008Three and OutFilmMaurice
- 2007The CompanySeriesEzra ben Ezra, the Rabbi
- 2007Hitler: The Comedy YearsFilmAdolf Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2005PrimoFilmPrimo Levi
- 2004Agatha Christie's MarpleSeriesRafiel
- 2004Churchill: The Hollywood YearsFilmHitler
- 2003HomeFilmGerald Ballantyne
- 2003In Search of ShakespeareSeriesSelf
- 2002The JurySeriesGerald Lewis QC
- 2001Murphy's LawSeriesFrank Jeremy
- 2001MacbethFilmMacbeth
- 2000The Miracle MakerFilmBen Azra (voice)
- 1999Hornblower: The Frogs and the LobstersFilmColonel Moncoutant
- 1999The Winter's TaleFilmLeontes
- 1998Shakespeare in LoveFilmDr. Moth
- 1998HornblowerSeriesMarquis de Moncoutant
- 1997Mrs BrownFilmPrime Minister Benjamin Disraeli
- 1996The Wind in the WillowsFilmChief Weasel
- 1996Alive and KickingFilmJack
- 1996The MoonstoneFilmSergeant Cuff
- 1995The Young Poisoner's HandbookFilmDr. Ernest Zeigler
- 1995Look at the State We're In!SeriesThe Don
- 1994King Richard IIIFilmRichard (voice)
- 1993Genghis CohnFilmGenghis Cohn
- 1993Camp ChristmasFilm
- 1992Shakespeare: The Animated TalesSeriesRichard (voice)
- 1992The Crying GameFilmScum Editor
- 1990One Foot in the GraveSeries
- 1990The Land of DreamsFilmDavid Samuels
- 1990Changing StepFilmCapt. Edmund Lambert
- 1989Erik the VikingFilmLoki
- 1988The Play on OneSeriesCapt Edmund Lambert
- 1987The Dame Edna ExperienceSeriesSelf
- 1986ScreenPlaySeriesDavid Samuels
- 1985Screen TwoSeriesGenghis Cohn
- 1985ShadeyFilmOliver Shadey
- 1983Tartuffe, or The ImposterFilmTartuffe
- 1982Mike Leigh: Making PlaysFilmSelf
- 1981The History ManSeriesProfessor Howard Kirk
- 1980Superman IIFilmBell Boy
- 1979YanksFilmGI at Cinema
- 1979One Fine DayFilmMr. Alpert
- 1979The Out of Town BoysFilmNathan
- 1978Cold HarbourFilmMorris
- 1978Pickersgill PeopleSeriesPiers Hatch, Sheikh Fahmi Al-Daoud Al-Tufah
- 1967ITV PlayhouseSeriesMorris
Writing 2
Filmography from TMDB.