
Antony Sher
Known for Acting · 58 credits
- Born
- 1949-06-14
- Died
- 2021-12-03
- Place of birth
- Cape Town, South Africa
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.
Known For
TV Shows (15)

Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
as Rafiel

Screen Two
1985
as Genghis Cohn

ITV Playhouse
1967
as Morris

ScreenPlay
1986
as David Samuels

Hornblower
1998
as Marquis de Moncoutant

Murphy's Law
2001
as Frank Jeremy

One Foot in the Grave
1990

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
1992
as Richard (voice)

The Company
2007
as Ezra ben Ezra, the Rabbi

The Jury
2002
as Gerald Lewis QC

The Dame Edna Experience
1987
as Self
Look at the State We're In!
1995
as The Don

The Shadow Line
2011
as Peter Glickman

The History Man
1981
as Professor Howard Kirk

In Search of Shakespeare
2003
as Self
Movies (43)

Superman II
1980
as Bell Boy

Shakespeare in Love
1998
as Dr. Moth

The Wolfman
2010
as Dr. Hoenneger

Yanks
1979
as GI at Cinema

Erik the Viking
1989
as Loki

Mrs Brown
1997
as Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli

The Miracle Maker
2000
as Ben Azra (voice)

Queer as Art
2017
as Self

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
2016
as Self

The Wind in the Willows
1996
as Chief Weasel

Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
1999
as Colonel Moncoutant

Churchill: The Hollywood Years
2004
as Hitler

Three and Out
2008
as Maurice

Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007
as Adolf Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Young Poisoner's Handbook
1995
as Dr. Ernest Zeigler

God on Trial
2008
as Akiba

Shadey
1985
as Oliver Shadey

Genghis Cohn
1993
as Genghis Cohn

The Winter's Tale
1999
as Leontes

Macbeth
2001
as Macbeth

War Book
2015
as David

Alive and Kicking
1996
as Jack

RSC Live: King Lear
2016
as King Lear

Joe Orton Laid Bare
2017
as Ensemble Cast

Mike Leigh: Making Plays
1982
as Self

RSC Live: Henry IV Part 1
2015
as Sir John Falstaff

One Fine Day
1979
as Mr. Alpert

The Crying Game
1992
as Scum Editor

Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard
2012
as Self

RSC Live: Henry IV Part 2
2015
as Sir John Falstaff

The Moonstone
1996
as Sergeant Cuff

Tartuffe, or The Imposter
1983
as Tartuffe

Primo
2005
as Primo Levi

National Theatre Live: Travelling Light
2012
as Jacob Bindel

The Land of Dreams
1990
as David Samuels

Home
2003
as Gerald Ballantyne

Camp Christmas
1993
Shylock's Ghost
2015
as Self

Changing Step
1990
as Capt. Edmund Lambert
Cold Harbour
1978
as Morris
Antony Sher and Greg Doran in Conversation with Sue MacGregor
2015
as Himself

The Out of Town Boys
1979
as Nathan

Dickens in London
2012
as Older Dickens(Voice)
About 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. With 58 credits spanning from 1967 to 2017, Antony Sher has appeared in 43 films and 15 TV shows.
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Most Popular Antony Sher Movies
- Superman II (1980) — as Bell Boy
- Shakespeare in Love (1998) — as Dr. Moth
- The Wolfman (2010) — as Dr. Hoenneger
- Yanks (1979) — as GI at Cinema
- Erik the Viking (1989) — as Loki
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