Antony Sher

Actor

Born: June 14, 1949 (72 years old)

Died: December 3, 2021

Place of birth: Cape Town, South Africa

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 (29)

• God on Trial (2008, ★ 6.8)
• Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters (1999, ★ 7.2)
• Mrs Brown (1997, ★ 6.7)
• Home (2003, ★ 6.9)
• Macbeth (2001, ★ 6.6)
• Shakespeare Live! From the RSC (2016, ★ 7.2)
• Hornblower (1998, ★ 7.8)
• Agatha Christie's Marple (2004, ★ 7.8)
• Superman II (1980, ★ 6.8)
• Shakespeare in Love (1998, ★ 6.8)
• The Company (2007, ★ 7.3)
• The Shadow Line (2011, ★ 7.6)
• The Jury (2002, ★ 6.8)
• One Foot in the Grave (1990, ★ 7.6)
• Murphy's Law (2001, ★ 7.7)
• Three and Out (2008, ★ 5.5)
• The Wind in the Willows (1996, ★ 5.7)
• Primo (2005, ★ 6.2)
• Erik the Viking (1989, ★ 5.9)
• Churchill: The Hollywood Years (2004, ★ 5.2)
• Yanks (1979, ★ 5.8)
• The Miracle Maker (2000, ★ 6.1)
• The Young Poisoner's Handbook (1995, ★ 6.6)
• War Book (2015, ★ 5.1)
• The Wolfman (2010, ★ 5.9)
• Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (1992, ★ 6.3)
• Alive and Kicking (1996, ★ 4.5)
• Shadey (1985, ★ 3.8)
• The History Man (1981, ★ 3.6)