Antony Sher
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 14, 1949
- Died
- December 3, 2021
- Birthplace
- Cape 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.
Filmography
Joe Orton Laid Bare 2017
as Ensemble Cast
Queer as Art 2017
as Self
RSC Live: King Lear 2016
as King Lear
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC 2016
as Self
- Antony Sher and Greg Doran in Conversation with Sue MacGregor
Antony Sher and Greg Doran in Conversation with Sue MacGregor 2015
as Himself
- Shylock's Ghost
Shylock's Ghost 2015
as Self
War Book 2015
as David
RSC Live: Henry IV Part 2 2015
as Sir John Falstaff
RSC Live: Henry IV Part 1 2015
as Sir John Falstaff
Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard 2012
as Self
National Theatre Live: Travelling Light 2012
as Jacob Bindel
Dickens in London 2012
as Older Dickens(Voice)
The Wolfman 2010
as Dr. Hoenneger
God on Trial 2008
as Akiba
Three and Out 2008
as Maurice
Hitler: The Comedy Years 2007
as Adolf Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)
Primo 2005
as Primo Levi
Churchill: The Hollywood Years 2004
as Hitler
Home 2003
as Gerald Ballantyne
Macbeth 2001
as Macbeth
The Miracle Maker 2000
as Ben Azra (voice)
The Winter's Tale 1999
as Leontes
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters 1999
as Colonel Moncoutant
Shakespeare in Love 1998
as Dr. Moth
Mrs Brown 1997
as Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli
The Moonstone 1996
as Sergeant Cuff
Alive and Kicking 1996
as Jack
The Wind in the Willows 1996
as Chief Weasel
The Young Poisoner's Handbook 1995
as Dr. Ernest Zeigler
King Richard III 1994
as Richard (voice)
Camp Christmas 1993
Actor
Genghis Cohn 1993
as Genghis Cohn
The Crying Game 1992
as Scum Editor
The Land of Dreams 1990
as David Samuels
Changing Step 1990
as Capt. Edmund Lambert, Writer
Erik the Viking 1989
as Loki
- Omnibus: Caryl Churchill
Omnibus: Caryl Churchill 1988
as Self / Player in 'Cloud 9' extract
Shadey 1985
as Oliver Shadey
Tartuffe, or The Imposter 1983
as Tartuffe
Mike Leigh: Making Plays 1982
as Self
Superman II 1980
as Bell Boy
Yanks 1979
as GI at Cinema
One Fine Day 1979
as Mr. Alpert
The Out of Town Boys 1979
as Nathan
- Cold Harbour
Cold Harbour 1978
as Morris
- The Madness: Scenes from the Spanish Civil War
The Madness: Scenes from the Spanish Civil War 1976
as Militiaman
Credits from TMDB.