Anthony Hopkins(I)
- Actor
- Composer
- Producer
Anthony Hopkins was born on December 31, 1937, in Margam, Wales, to
Muriel Anne (Yeats) and Richard Arthur Hopkins, a baker. His parents
were both of half Welsh and half English descent. Influenced by
Richard Burton, he decided to
study at College of Music and Drama and graduated in 1957. In 1965, he
moved to London and joined the National Theatre, invited by
Laurence Olivier, who could see the
talent in Hopkins. In 1967, he made his first film for television,
A Flea in Her Ear (1967).
From this moment on, he enjoyed a successful career in cinema and
television. In 1968, he worked on
Le lion en hiver (1968) with
Timothy Dalton. Many successes came
later, and Hopkins' remarkable acting style reached the four corners of
the world. In 1977, he appeared in two major films:
Un pont trop loin (1977) with
James Caan,
Gene Hackman,
Sean Connery,
Michael Caine,
Elliott Gould and
Laurence Olivier, and
Maximilian Schell. In 1980, he worked
on Elephant Man (1980). Two
good television literature adaptations followed:
Othello (1981) and
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982).
In 1987 he was awarded with the Commander of the order of the British
Empire. This year was also important in his cinematic life, with
Poste restante (1987),
acclaimed by specialists. In 1993, he was knighted.
In the 1990s, Hopkins acted in movies like
Desperate Hours - La maison des otages (1990) and
Retour à Howards End (1992),
Les vestiges du jour (1993)
(nominee for the Oscar),
Légendes d'automne (1994),
Nixon (1995) (nominee for the Oscar),
Surviving Picasso (1996),
Amistad (1997) (nominee for the Oscar),
Le masque de Zorro (1998),
Rencontre avec Joe Black (1998) and
Instinct (1999). His most remarkable
film, however, was
Le Silence des agneaux (1991),
for which he won the Oscar for Best Actor. He also got a B.A.F.T.A. for
this role.
Muriel Anne (Yeats) and Richard Arthur Hopkins, a baker. His parents
were both of half Welsh and half English descent. Influenced by
Richard Burton, he decided to
study at College of Music and Drama and graduated in 1957. In 1965, he
moved to London and joined the National Theatre, invited by
Laurence Olivier, who could see the
talent in Hopkins. In 1967, he made his first film for television,
A Flea in Her Ear (1967).
From this moment on, he enjoyed a successful career in cinema and
television. In 1968, he worked on
Le lion en hiver (1968) with
Timothy Dalton. Many successes came
later, and Hopkins' remarkable acting style reached the four corners of
the world. In 1977, he appeared in two major films:
Un pont trop loin (1977) with
James Caan,
Gene Hackman,
Sean Connery,
Michael Caine,
Elliott Gould and
Laurence Olivier, and
Maximilian Schell. In 1980, he worked
on Elephant Man (1980). Two
good television literature adaptations followed:
Othello (1981) and
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982).
In 1987 he was awarded with the Commander of the order of the British
Empire. This year was also important in his cinematic life, with
Poste restante (1987),
acclaimed by specialists. In 1993, he was knighted.
In the 1990s, Hopkins acted in movies like
Desperate Hours - La maison des otages (1990) and
Retour à Howards End (1992),
Les vestiges du jour (1993)
(nominee for the Oscar),
Légendes d'automne (1994),
Nixon (1995) (nominee for the Oscar),
Surviving Picasso (1996),
Amistad (1997) (nominee for the Oscar),
Le masque de Zorro (1998),
Rencontre avec Joe Black (1998) and
Instinct (1999). His most remarkable
film, however, was
Le Silence des agneaux (1991),
for which he won the Oscar for Best Actor. He also got a B.A.F.T.A. for
this role.
