Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1922-01-21
- Day of Death2008-03-19 (86 years)
- Place of BirthHurstpierpoint, West Sussex, England, UK
- Also Known As-
Paul Scofield
Biography
David Paul Scofield CH CBE (21 January 1922 – 19 March 2008) was an English actor. During a seven-decade career, Scofield achieved the Triple Crown of Acting, winning an Academy Award, Emmy, and Tony for his work. He won the three awards in a seven-year span, the fastest of any performer to accomplish the feat. Scofield received Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play at the 1962 Tony...Read More
Acting Career
- 2000
Kurosawa
As: Kurosawa (voice)
- 1999
Animal Farm
As: Boxer (voice)
- 1997
Robinson in Space
As: Narrator (voice)
- 1996
The Crucible
As: Judge Thomas Danforth
- 1994
Martin Chuzzlewit
As: Old Martin Chuzzlewit
- 1994
Genesis: The Creation and the Flood
As: Narrator (voice)
- 1994
Quiz Show
As: Mark Van Doren
- 1994
London
As: Narrator (voice)
1992Utz
As: Dr. Vaclav Orlik
- 1990
Hamlet
As: The Ghost
- 1989
Henry V
As: French King
1989When the Whales Came
As: The Birdman
1988The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank
As: Otto Frank
1987Mr. Corbett's Ghost
As: Mr. Corbett
1985Nineteen Nineteen
As: Alexander Scherbatov
1985Anna Karenina
As: Karenin
1984A Kind of Alaska
As: Dr. Hornby
1984The Life and Times of Don Luis Buñuel
As: Narrator (voice)
1982A Song At Twilight
As: Hugo Latymer
1982Come Into The Garden Maud
As: Verner Conklin
1980The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
As: Narrator (voice)
1977The Ambassadors
As: Lewis Lambert Strether
1974Playhouse
As: Verner Conklin
- 1974
Playhouse
As: Sir Hugo Latymer
1973A Delicate Balance
As: Tobias
1973Scorpio
As: Sergei Zharkov
1970Bartleby
As: The Accountant
1970King Lear
As: King Lear
1969The Red Tent
As: Main Judge (uncredited)
1969Male of the Species
As: Sir Emlyn Bowen, Q.C.
1969Male of the Species
As: Sir Emlyn Bowen, Q. C.
- 1966
A Man for All Seasons
As: Thomas More
1965BBC Play of the Month
As: Lewis Lambert Strether
1964The Train
As: von Waldheim
1958Carve Her Name with Pride
As: Tony Fraser
1955That Lady
As: King Philip II of Spain
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
As: Narrator (voice)