Antony Sher
Born in Cape Town, South Africa — Jun 14 1949• Died Dec 03 2021
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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.
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Antony Sher's Credits
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Agatha Christie's Marple
Rafiel
Hornblower
Marquis de Moncoutant
The Company
Ezra ben Ezra, the Rabbi
The Play on One
Captain Edmund Lambert
One Foot in the Grave
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
Richard (voice)
The Jury
Gerald Lewis QC
Superman II
Bell Boy
Murphy's Law
Frank Jeremy
The Wolfman
Dr. Hoenneger
Shakespeare in Love
Dr. Moth
The Shadow Line
Peter Glickman
The Dame Edna Experience
Self
Look at the State We're In!
The Don
Mrs Brown
Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli
The History Man
Professor Howard Kirk
The Miracle Maker
Ben Azra (voice)
Alive and Kicking
Jack
Yanks
GI at Cinema
Macbeth
Macbeth
Erik the Viking
Loki
God on Trial
Akiba
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
Colonel Moncoutant
In Search of Shakespeare
Self
Queer as Art
Self
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
Self
Three and Out
Maurice
Camp Christmas
Hitler: The Comedy Years
Adolf Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)
RSC Live: King Lear
King Lear
Churchill: The Hollywood Years
Hitler
The Wind in the Willows
Chief Weasel
Shadey
Oliver Shadey
One Fine Day
Mr. Alpert
Home
Gerald Ballantyne
Genghis Cohn
Genghis Cohn
The Young Poisoner's Handbook
Dr. Ernest Zeigler
Shylock's Ghost
Self
The Winter's Tale
Leontes
War Book
David
Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard
Self
RSC Live: Henry IV Part 2
Sir John Falstaff
The Land of Dreams
David Samuels
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
Self
Changing Step
Capt. Edmund Lambert
Tartuffe, or The Imposter
Tartuffe
The Moonstone
Sergeant Cuff
The Out of Town Boys
Nathan
Joe Orton Laid Bare
Ensemble Cast
Cold Harbour
Morris
The Crying Game
Scum Editor
Dickens in London
Older Dickens(Voice)
National Theatre Live: Travelling Light
Jacob Bindel
RSC Live: Henry IV Part 1
Sir John Falstaff
Antony Sher and Greg Doran in Conversation with Sue MacGregor
Himself
Primo
Primo Levi