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Antony Sher
Born 1949-06-14Cape Town, South Africa
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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
Joe Orton Laid BareEnsemble CastQueer as ArtSelfRSC Live: King LearKing LearShakespeare Live! From the RSCSelfAntony Sher and Greg Doran in Conversation with Sue MacGregorHimselfShylock's GhostSelfWar BookDavidRSC Live: Henry IV Part 2Sir John FalstaffRSC Live: Henry IV Part 1Sir John FalstaffFalls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol FugardSelfNational Theatre Live: Travelling LightJacob BindelDickens in LondonOlder Dickens(Voice)The WolfmanDr. HoennegerGod on TrialAkibaThree and OutMauriceHitler: The Comedy YearsAdolf Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)PrimoPrimo LeviChurchill: The Hollywood YearsHitlerHomeGerald BallantyneMacbethMacbethThe Miracle MakerBen Azra (voice)The Winter's TaleLeontesHornblower: The Frogs and the LobstersColonel MoncoutantShakespeare in LoveDr. Moth