Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1949-06-14
- Day of Death2021-12-03 (72 years)
- Place of BirthCape Town, South Africa
- Also Known As-
Antony Sher
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
Acting Career
- 2017
Joe Orton Laid Bare
As: Ensemble Cast
- 2016
RSC Live: King Lear
As: King Lear
- 2015
War Book
As: David
- 2015
RSC Live: Henry IV Part 1
As: Sir John Falstaff
- 2015
RSC Live: Henry IV Part 2
As: Sir John Falstaff
- 2012
National Theatre Live: Travelling Light
As: Jacob Bindel
- 2012
Dickens in London
As: Older Dickens(Voice)
- 2011
The Shadow Line
As: Peter Glickman
- 2010
The Wolfman
As: Dr. Hoenneger
- 2008
Three and Out
As: Maurice
- 2008
God on Trial
As: Akiba
- 2007
The Company
As: Ezra ben Ezra, the Rabbi
- 2005
Primo
As: Primo Levi
- 2004
Agatha Christie's Marple
As: Rafiel
- 2004
Churchill: The Hollywood Years
As: Hitler
- 2003
Home
As: Gerald Ballantyne
- 2002
The Jury
As: Gerald Lewis QC
- 2001
Macbeth
As: Macbeth
- 2000
The Miracle Maker
As: Ben Azra (voice)
- 1999
The Winter's Tale
As: Leontes
- 1999
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
As: Colonel Moncoutant
- 1998
Shakespeare in Love
As: Dr. Moth
- 1998
Hornblower
As: Marquis de Moncoutant
- 1997
Mrs Brown
As: Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli
- 1996
The Moonstone
As: Sergeant Cuff
- 1996
Alive and Kicking
As: Jack
- 1996
The Wind in the Willows
As: Chief Weasel
- 1995
The Young Poisoner's Handbook
As: Dr. Ernest Zeigler
- 1993
Genghis Cohn
As: Genghis Cohn
- 1992
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
As: Richard (voice)
- 1992
The Crying Game
As: Scum Editor
- 1990
The Land of Dreams
As: David Samuels
- 1990
Changing Step
As: Capt. Edmund Lambert
- 1989
Erik the Viking
As: Loki
- 1988
The Play on One
As: Captain Edmund Lambert
- 1985
Shadey
As: Oliver Shadey
- 1983
Tartuffe, or The Imposter
As: Tartuffe
- 1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
As: Scum Editor
- 1981
The History Man
As: Howard Kirk
- 1980
Superman II
As: Bell Boy
- 1979
Yanks
As: GI at Cinema
- 1979
One Fine Day
As: Mr. Alpert
- 1979
The Out of Town Boys
As: Nathan