Antony Sher

Antony Sher

Known for

Acting

Born

June 14, 1949

Birthplace

Cape Town, South Africa

Died

December 3, 2021 (aged 72)

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.

Best known work

Shakespeare in Love

Shakespeare in Love

1998

Superman II

Superman II

1980

The Wolfman

The Wolfman

2010

Erik the Viking

Erik the Viking

1989

Mrs Brown

Mrs Brown

1997

Agatha Christie's Marple

Agatha Christie's Marple

2004

One Foot in the Grave

One Foot in the Grave

1990

The Shadow Line

The Shadow Line

2011

God on Trial

God on Trial

2008

Yanks

Yanks

1979

Filmography

2017
Joe Orton Laid Bare
as Ensemble Cast
2017
Queer as Art
as Self
2016
RSC Live: King Lear
as King Lear
2016
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
as Self
2015
Antony Sher and Greg Doran in Conversation with Sue MacGregor
as Himself
2015
Shylock's Ghost
as Self
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
Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard
as Self
2012
National Theatre Live: Travelling Light
as Jacob Bindel
2012
Dickens in London
as Older Dickens(Voice)
2011
The Shadow LineTV
as Peter Glickman (7 episodes)
2010
The Wolfman
as Dr. Hoenneger
2008
God on Trial
as Akiba
2008
Three and Out
as Maurice
2007
The CompanyTV
as Ezra ben Ezra, the Rabbi (1 episode)
2007
Hitler: The Comedy Years
as Adolf Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)
2005
Primo
as Primo Levi
2004
Agatha Christie's MarpleTV
as Rafiel (1 episode)
2004
Churchill: The Hollywood Years
as Hitler
2003
Home
as Gerald Ballantyne
2003
In Search of ShakespeareTV
as Self (4 episodes)
2002
The JuryTV
as Gerald Lewis QC (6 episodes)
2001
Murphy's LawTV
as Frank Jeremy (1 episode)