Antony Sher

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

June 14, 1949

died

December 3, 2021

place of birth

Cape Town, South Africa

total credits

40 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

40 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

Superman II
6.8

Superman II

1980as Bell Boy
The Wolfman
5.9

The Wolfman

2010as Dr. Hoenneger
Shakespeare in Love
6.8

Shakespeare in Love

1998as Dr. Moth
Mrs Brown
6.8

Mrs Brown

1997as Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli
Erik the Viking
5.9

Erik the Viking

1989as Loki
The Miracle Maker
6.1

The Miracle Maker

2000as Ben Azra (voice)
God on Trial
6.8

God on Trial

2008as Akiba
The Wind in the Willows
5.8

The Wind in the Willows

1996as Chief Weasel
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
7.2

Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters

1999as Colonel Moncoutant
Queer as Art
3.2

Queer as Art

2017as Self
Churchill: The Hollywood Years
5.3

Churchill: The Hollywood Years

2004as Hitler
RSC Live: King Lear
8.0

RSC Live: King Lear

2016as King Lear
Yanks
5.9

Yanks

1979as GI at Cinema
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
7.2

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC

2016as Self
Hitler: The Comedy Years
5.0

Hitler: The Comedy Years

2007as Adolf Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)
Three and Out
5.5

Three and Out

2008as Maurice
The Moonstone
7.6

The Moonstone

1996as Sergeant Cuff
Genghis Cohn
5.1

Genghis Cohn

1993as Genghis Cohn
War Book
5.1

War Book

2015as David
The Young Poisoner's Handbook
6.7

The Young Poisoner's Handbook

1995as Dr. Ernest Zeigler
Alive and Kicking
5.1

Alive and Kicking

1996as Jack
Macbeth
6.6

Macbeth

2001as Macbeth
Shadey
4.4

Shadey

1985as Oliver Shadey
Home
7.0

Home

2003as Gerald Ballantyne
Joe Orton Laid Bare

Joe Orton Laid Bare

2017as Ensemble Cast
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
8.0

Mike Leigh: Making Plays

1982as Self
The Crying Game

The Crying Game

1992as Scum Editor
Camp Christmas
2.7

Camp Christmas

1993
Tartuffe, or The Imposter
7.0

Tartuffe, or The Imposter

1983as Tartuffe
One Fine Day
5.3

One Fine Day

1979as Mr. Alpert
The Winter's Tale
7.0

The Winter's Tale

1999as Leontes
Falls the Shadow:  The Life and Times of Athol Fugard

Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard

2012as Self
RSC Live: Henry IV Part 1

RSC Live: Henry IV Part 1

2015as Sir John Falstaff
RSC Live: Henry IV Part 2

RSC Live: Henry IV Part 2

2015as Sir John Falstaff
The Land of Dreams
9.0

The Land of Dreams

1990as David Samuels
National Theatre Live: Travelling Light

National Theatre Live: Travelling Light

2012as Jacob Bindel
The Out of Town Boys

The Out of Town Boys

1979as Nathan
Primo
6.7

Primo

2005as Primo Levi
Changing Step

Changing Step

1990as Capt. Edmund Lambert
Dickens in London
8.0

Dickens in London

2012as Older Dickens(Voice)