Antony Sher

Antony Sher

Acting

Birthday

1949/06/14

Day of death

2021/12/03 (72 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Cape Town, South Africa

Also know as

--

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.

Acting
God on Trial
6.7

(2008) God on Trial

as Akiba

Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
7.1

(1999) Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters

as Colonel Moncoutant

Three and Out
5.7

(2008) Three and Out

as Maurice

The Wind in the Willows
5.5

(1996) The Wind in the Willows

as Chief Weasel

Mrs Brown
6.8

(1997) Mrs Brown

as Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli

Hitler: The Comedy Years
5.0

(2007) Hitler: The Comedy Years

as Adolf Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)

Dickens in London
8.0

(2012) Dickens in London

as Older Dickens(Voice)

Home
6.9

(2003) Home

as Gerald Ballantyne

Macbeth
6.6

(2001) Macbeth

as Macbeth

Primo
6.8

(2005) Primo

as Primo Levi

The Moonstone
7.0

(1996) The Moonstone

as Sergeant Cuff

Indian Summer
4.9

(1996) Alive and Kicking

as Jack

Shadey
4.4

(1985) Shadey

as Oliver Shadey

Genghis Cohn
4.5

(1993) Genghis Cohn

as Genghis Cohn

Erik the Viking
5.9

(1989) Erik the Viking

as Loki

War Book
5.3

(2015) War Book

as David

The Crying Game
0.0

(1992) The Crying Game

as Scum Editor

The Winter's Tale
7.0

(1999) The Winter's Tale

as Leontes

Churchill: The Hollywood Years
5.3

(2004) Churchill: The Hollywood Years

as Hitler

0.0

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

as Himself

0.0

(1978) Cold Harbour

as Morris

One Fine Day
2.0

(1979) One Fine Day

as Mr. Alpert

The Land of Dreams
0.0

(1990) The Land of Dreams

as David Samuels

0.0

(2015) Shylock's Ghost

as Self

Yanks
6.0

(1979) Yanks

as GI at Cinema

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
7.5

(2016) Shakespeare Live! From the RSC

as Self

Superman II
6.7

(1980) Superman II

as Bell Boy

RSC Live: Henry IV Part 1
0.0

(2015) RSC Live: Henry IV Part 1

as Sir John Falstaff

RSC Live: Henry IV Part 2
0.0

(2015) RSC Live: Henry IV Part 2

as Sir John Falstaff

Mike Leigh: Making Plays
8.0

(1982) Mike Leigh: Making Plays

as Self

The Miracle Maker
6.0

(2000) The Miracle Maker

as Ben Azra (voice)

The Young Poisoner's Handbook
6.6

(1995) The Young Poisoner's Handbook

as Dr. Ernest Zeigler

Tartuffe, or The Imposter
0.0

(1983) Tartuffe, or The Imposter

as Tartuffe

Queer as Art
4.0

(2017) Queer as Art

as Self

The Wolfman
5.9

(2010) The Wolfman

as Dr. Hoenneger

Shakespeare in Love
6.9

(1998) Shakespeare in Love

as Dr. Moth

Falls the Shadow:  The Life and Times of Athol Fugard
0.0

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

as Self

National Theatre Live: Travelling Light
0.0

(2012) National Theatre Live: Travelling Light

as Jacob Bindel

RSC Live: King Lear
8.0

(2016) RSC Live: King Lear

as King Lear

Joe Orton Laid Bare
0.0

(2017) Joe Orton Laid Bare

as Ensemble Cast

The Out of Town Boys
0.0

(1979) The Out of Town Boys

as Nathan

Changing Step
0.0

(1990) Changing Step

as Capt. Edmund Lambert

Camp Christmas
3.5

(1993) Camp Christmas

as ---

The Company
7.1

(2007) The Company

as Ezra ben Ezra, the Rabbi

Murphy's Law
7.7

(2001) Murphy's Law

as ---

Hornblower
7.5

(1998) Hornblower

as Marquis de Moncoutant

The Shadow Line
7.6

(2011) The Shadow Line

as Peter Glickman

In Search of Shakespeare
8.0

(2003) In Search of Shakespeare

as Self

The Dame Edna Experience
5.0

(1987) The Dame Edna Experience

as Self

The Jury
6.4

(2002) The Jury

as Gerald Lewis QC

One Foot In the Grave
7.5

(1990) One Foot In the Grave

as ---

The History Man
4.1

(1981) The History Man

as Howard Kirk

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
6.8

(1992) Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

as Richard (voice)

Agatha Christie's Marple
7.6

(2004) Agatha Christie's Marple

as Rafiel

The Play on One
6.0

(1988) The Play on One

as Captain Edmund Lambert

The Comic Strip Presents...
7.4

(1982) The Comic Strip Presents...

as Scum Editor