Antony Sher

Born: 1949-06-14, Cape Town, South Africa

Died: 2021-12-03

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.

Filmography

• Screen Two (1985)
• Agatha Christie's Marple (2004)
• ScreenPlay (1986)
• Superman II (1980)
• Murphy's Law (2001)
• The Wolfman (2010)
• The Jury (2002)
• One Foot in the Grave (1990)
• The Play on One (1988)
• Shakespeare in Love (1998)
• Pickersgill People (1978)
• The Company (2007)
• Yanks (1979)
• Erik the Viking (1989)
• The Miracle Maker (2000)
• Mrs Brown (1997)
• The Wind in the Willows (1996)
• The Young Poisoner's Handbook (1995)
• Churchill: The Hollywood Years (2004)
• RSC Live: King Lear (2016)
• Alive and Kicking (1996)
• Hitler: The Comedy Years (2007)
• Three and Out (2008)
• God on Trial (2008)
• The Moonstone (1996)
• Genghis Cohn (1993)
• RSC Live: Henry IV Part 2 (2015)
• Joe Orton Laid Bare (2017)
• Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters (1999)
• War Book (2015)