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
Akiba
God on Trial
Colonel Moncoutant
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
Maurice
Three and Out
Chief Weasel
The Wind in the Willows
Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli
Mrs Brown
Adolf Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hitler: The Comedy Years
Older Dickens(Voice)
Dickens in London
Gerald Ballantyne
Home
Macbeth
Macbeth
Primo Levi
Primo
Sergeant Cuff
The Moonstone
Jack
Indian Summer
Oliver Shadey
Shadey
Genghis Cohn
Genghis Cohn
Loki
Erik the Viking
David
War Book
Scum Editor
The Crying Game
Leontes
The Winter's Tale
Hitler
Churchill: The Hollywood Years
Himself
Antony Sher and Greg Doran in Conversation with Sue MacGregor
Morris
Cold Harbour
Mr. Alpert
One Fine Day
David Samuels
The Land of Dreams
Self
Shylock's Ghost
GI at Cinema
Yanks
Self
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
Bell Boy
Superman II
Sir John Falstaff
RSC Live: Henry IV Part 2
Sir John Falstaff
RSC Live: Henry IV Part 1
Self
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
Ben Azra (voice)
The Miracle Maker
Dr. Ernest Zeigler
The Young Poisoner's Handbook
Tartuffe
Tartuffe, or The Imposter
Self
Queer as Art
Dr. Hoenneger
The Wolfman
Dr. Moth
Shakespeare in Love
Self
Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard
Jacob Bindel
National Theatre Live: Travelling Light
King Lear
RSC Live: King Lear
Ensemble Cast
Joe Orton Laid Bare
Nathan
The Out of Town Boys
Capt. Edmund Lambert
Changing Step
Camp Christmas
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
43
Gender
Male
Birthday
1949-06-14
Place of Birth
Cape Town, South Africa
Also Known As