Antony Sher
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 |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 1.0439 |
| Birthday | 1949-06-14 |
| Place of Birth | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Also Known As |
2008
God on Trial
6.8/70
In the Jewish tradition of arguing with God, Jewish prisoners in Auschwitz decide to put God on Trial.
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God on Trial
1999
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
7.216/51
Lieutenant Hornblower and his shipmates are sent to accompany a doomed royalist invasion of revolutionary France.
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Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
2008
Three and Out
5.524/41
A London tube driver considers pursuing a third fatal accident to collect a huge payout.
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Three and Out
1996
The Wind in the Willows
5.754/59
Jailed for his reckless driving, rambunctious Mr. Toad has to escape from prison when his beloved Toad Hall comes under threat from the wily weasels,...
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The Wind in the Willows
1997
Mrs Brown
6.7/187
When Queen Victoria's husband Prince Albert dies, she finds solace in her trusted servant, Mr. John Brown. But their relationship also brings scandal...
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Mrs Brown
2007
Hitler: The Comedy Years
5/1
A documentary about the portrayal of Adolf Hitler in popular culture.
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Hitler: The Comedy Years
2012
Dickens in London
8/1
The life of Charles Dickens recreated using puppets, live action and animation. An experimental visualisation by Chris Newby of a pre-recorded radio...
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Dickens in London
2003
Home
7/12
The ostensibly calm and courteous Gerald Ballantyne lives in and embodies modern suburbia. But he is haunted by the memory of a recent car crash and h...
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Home
2001
Macbeth
6.6/5
Anthony Sher and Harriet Walter star in a highly-acclaimed screen version of William Shakespeare's classic story of tyranny and ambition. On the stag...
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Macbeth
2005
Primo
6.667/9
PRIMO was adapted by Antony Sher from Primo Levi's monumental account of his year spent in Auschwitz, IF THIS IS A MAN. When it opened in September 20...
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Primo
1996
The Moonstone
7.6/5
Greg Wise (Sense and Sensibility) and Keeley Hawes (Karaoke) star in this sumptuous adaptation of Wilkie Collins' classic mystery, the first detective...
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The Moonstone
1996
Alive and Kicking
4.909/11
A passionately committed young dancer is forced to re-examine his career and life when faced with death, finding hope through an older man who becomes...
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Alive and Kicking
1985
Shadey
4.429/7
A young man discovers that not only does he have the ability to read minds, but that if he holds a camera next to his head he can transmit the thought...
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Shadey
1993
Genghis Cohn
5.1/5
In the midst of World War II, Nazi officer Otto Schatz declares the execution of Jewish music-hall comedian Genghis Cohn. Many years later, Otto is co...
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Genghis Cohn
1989
Erik the Viking
5.906/244
Erik the Viking gathers warriors from his village and sets out on a dangerous journey to Valhalla, to ask the gods to end the Age of Ragnorok and allo...
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Erik the Viking
2015
War Book
5.1/19
Government officials practice their response and decisions in a simulated escalation of nuclear threat.
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War Book
1992
The Crying Game
0/0
Roy Brush has aspirations to be a great footballer and this seems likely when he scores for England in the European Cup Final. To add to this he becom...
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The Crying Game
1999
The Winter's Tale
7/2
Shakespeare's tale of manic jealousy and redemption was hailed by critics and played to packed houses for its entire run. Captured just before its clo...
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The Winter's Tale
2004
Churchill: The Hollywood Years
5.329/38
A group of American executives making a film about World War II decide that since their lead is rather unglamorous, they will draft in an American G.I...
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Churchill: The Hollywood Years
2015
Antony Sher and Greg Doran in Conversation with Sue MacGregor
0/0
Sue MacGregor talks to Antony Sher and Greg Doran about their stage work together and their shared passion for Shakespeare. Over the last two decades...
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Antony Sher and Greg Doran in Conversation with Sue MacGregor
1978
Cold Harbour
0/0
A beautiful Chilean exile called Tina is stranded in a new country.
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Cold Harbour
1979
One Fine Day
5.333/3
Alan Bennett's play about the mid-life crisis of an estate agent.
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One Fine Day
1990
The Land of Dreams
9/1
Joseph Mnwana arrives at Heathrow on a flight from Johannesburg and asks for political asylum. But what is he fleeing from? The authorities are suspic...
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The Land of Dreams
2015
Shylock's Ghost
0/0
As Man Booker Prize-winning writer Howard Jacobson retells The Merchant of Venice, 400 years after Shakespeare’s death, he travels with Alan Yentob to...
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Shylock's Ghost
1979
Yanks
5.884/63
During WWII, the United States set up army bases in Great Britain as part of the war effort. Against their proper sensibilities, many of the Brits don...
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Yanks
2016
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
7.2/12
From the stage of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, David Tennant, Catherine Tate and guests mark the life of William Shakespeare on the 400th anniversar...
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Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
1980
Superman II
6.752/2504
Three Kryptonian criminals led by General Zod team up with Lex Luthor to conquer Earth, forcing a depowered Superman to regain his strength and stop t...
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Superman II
2015
RSC Live: Henry IV Part 1
0/0
With his crown under threat from enemies both foreign and domestic, Henry IV prepares for war. Having deposed the previous king, he is only too aware...
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RSC Live: Henry IV Part 1
2015
RSC Live: Henry IV Part 2
0/0
King Henry's health is failing as a second rebellion against his reign threatens to surface. Intent on securing his legacy, he is uncertain that his s...
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RSC Live: Henry IV Part 2
1982
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
8/1
Writer and Director Mike Leigh discusses the techniques used to create his plays.
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Mike Leigh: Making Plays
2000
The Miracle Maker
6.12/50
A mother and father in search of help for their sick daughter cross paths with an extraordinary carpenter named Jesus, who has devoted his life to spr...
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The Miracle Maker
1995
The Young Poisoner's Handbook
6.664/55
Graham Young is a teenage misfit living in suburban London in the 1960s. He hates his stepmother but loves chemistry, and the two impulses unite in a...
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The Young Poisoner's Handbook
1983
Tartuffe, or The Imposter
7/1
Royal Shakespeare Company's televised adaptation of Moliere's play with Antony Sher in the title role of Tartuffe.
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Tartuffe, or The Imposter
2017
Queer as Art
3.2/4
Documentary celebrating the LGBTQ contribution to the arts in Britain in the 50 years since decriminalisation. It features interviews with leading fig...
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Queer as Art
2010
The Wolfman
5.884/2168
Lawrence Talbot, an American man on a visit to Victorian London to make amends with his estranged father, gets bitten by a werewolf and, after a moonl...
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The Wolfman
1998
Shakespeare in Love
6.836/3195
Young William Shakespeare is forced to stage his latest comedy, 'Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter', before it's even written. When lovely noblew...
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Shakespeare in Love
2012
Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard
0/0
Director Tony Palmer tells the incredible life story of Athol Fugard, the prolific playwright, novelist, and director who exposed the horrors of South...
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Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard
2012
National Theatre Live: Travelling Light
0/0
In a remote village in Eastern Europe, around 1900, the young Motl Mendl is entranced by the flickering silent images on his father's cinematograph.
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National Theatre Live: Travelling Light
2016
RSC Live: King Lear
8/2
King Lear has ruled for many years. As age begins to overtake him, he decides to divide his kingdom amongst his children, living out his days without...
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RSC Live: King Lear
2017
Joe Orton Laid Bare
0/0
Exploring the wit, work and world of Joe Orton through his own words, and the testimony of those who knew him and worked with him.
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Joe Orton Laid Bare
1979
The Out of Town Boys
0/0
A self-made man finds his building firm in trouble as a new office block nears completion.
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The Out of Town Boys
1990
Changing Step
0/0
Spring 1917: the privileged world of Sorn Castle is upside down, its stately rooms full of amputees from the Western Front. While the local aristocrac...
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Changing Step
1993
Camp Christmas
2.7/3
Several guests who are lesbian or gay go to a home for Christmas.
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