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Antony Sher(1949-2021)

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  • Writer
  • Soundtrack
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Antony Sher in A Deal Is a Deal (2008)
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Born in 1949, Antony Sher was raised in South Africa before going to London to study at the Webber-Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art between 1969 and 1971. After performing for the Gay Sweatshop theatrical group in "Thinking Straight" (1975), "The Fork" (1976), and "Stone" (1976), he joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1982. Three years later, his performance in the title role of "Richard III" won him a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor and, in 1997, he won another Laurence Olivier Award for "Stanley".

Although he spent more time onstage, Sher appeared in a number of films and TV series, including The History Man (1981), Shadey (1985), The Young Poisoner's Handbook (1995) and Mr. Toad's Wild Ride (1996). He gave a charming performance as Benjamin Disraeli in Mrs. Brown (1997), and played "Dr. Moth" in Shakespeare in Love (1998).

Sher was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2000.
BornJune 14, 1949
DiedDecember 2, 2021(72)
BornJune 14, 1949
DiedDecember 2, 2021(72)
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  • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award

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John Cleese and Antony Sher in Erik the Viking (1989)
Derek Jacobi and Antony Sher in The Jury (2002)
John Cleese, Terry Jones, Mickey Rooney, Richard Ridings, Antony Sher, and Imogen Stubbs in Erik the Viking (1989)
Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Steve Coogan, Antony Sher, and Nicol Williamson in Mr. Toad's Wild Ride (1996)
Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Robert Bathurst, Keith-Lee Castle, Tim Faraday, Graham McTavish, Antony Sher, Richard James, and David Stone in Mr. Toad's Wild Ride (1996)
Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Steve Coogan, Antony Sher, and Nicol Williamson in Mr. Toad's Wild Ride (1996)
Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Steve Coogan, Antony Sher, and Nicol Williamson in Mr. Toad's Wild Ride (1996)
Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Robert Bathurst, Keith-Lee Castle, Tim Faraday, Graham McTavish, Antony Sher, Richard James, and David Stone in Mr. Toad's Wild Ride (1996)
John Cleese, Tim Robbins, Terry Jones, Mickey Rooney, and Antony Sher in Erik the Viking (1989)

Known for

Gwyneth Paltrow and Joseph Fiennes in Shakespeare in Love (1998)
Shakespeare in Love
7.1
  • Dr Moth
  • 1998
Judi Dench and Billy Connolly in Mrs. Brown (1997)
Mrs. Brown
7.2
  • Disraeli
  • 1997
Anthony Hopkins, Benicio Del Toro, Hugo Weaving, and Emily Blunt in The Wolfman (2010)
The Wolfman
5.8
  • Dr. Hoenneger
  • 2010
John Cleese, Tim Robbins, Terry Jones, Mickey Rooney, and Eartha Kitt in Erik the Viking (1989)
Erik the Viking
6.1
  • Loki
  • 1989

Credits

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Actor

  • Joe Orton Laid Bare (2017)
    Joe Orton Laid Bare
  • Royal Shakespeare Company: King Lear (2016)
    Royal Shakespeare Company: King Lear
  • War Book (2014)
    War Book
  • Royal Shakespeare Company: Henry IV Part II (2014)
    Royal Shakespeare Company: Henry IV Part II
  • Royal Shakespeare Company: Henry IV Part I (2014)
    Royal Shakespeare Company: Henry IV Part I
  • Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Orlando Bloom, Martin Freeman, Lee Pace, Evangeline Lilly, and Luke Evans in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
    The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
    • (uncredited)
  • Geraldine McEwan and Julia McKenzie in Agatha Christie's Marple (2004)
    Agatha Christie's Marple
  • National Theatre Live: Travelling Light (2012)
    National Theatre Live: Travelling Light
  • Christopher Eccleston, Stephen Rea, and Chiwetel Ejiofor in The Shadow Line (2011)
    The Shadow Line
  • Afterspace
  • Anthony Hopkins, Benicio Del Toro, Hugo Weaving, and Emily Blunt in The Wolfman (2010)
    The Wolfman
  • Rupert Graves and Jack Shepherd in God on Trial (2008)
    God on Trial
  • Colm Meaney, Imelda Staunton, Mackenzie Crook, and Gemma Arterton in A Deal Is a Deal (2008)
    A Deal Is a Deal
    • (as Sir Antony Sher)
  • Behind the Director's Son's Cut
  • Primo (2007)
    Primo

Writer

  • Primo (2005)
    Primo
  • The Play on One (1988)
    The Play on One
  • Mark Gertler: Fragments of a Biography

Soundtrack

  • Doug Walker in Nostalgia Critic (2007)
    Nostalgia Critic
    • (uncredited)
  • Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Robert Bathurst, Keith-Lee Castle, Tim Faraday, Graham McTavish, Antony Sher, Richard James, and David Stone in Mr. Toad's Wild Ride (1996)
    Mr. Toad's Wild Ride

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Shakespeare in Love: Blu-Ray
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Shakespeare in Love: Blu-Ray
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Official Trailer
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Official Trailer
The Wind in the Willows
Trailer 2:22
The Wind in the Willows
Shakespeare in Love
Trailer 1:42
Shakespeare in Love
Shakespeare in Love
Trailer 0:26
Shakespeare in Love
Mrs. Brown
Trailer 0:29
Mrs. Brown
War Book Trailer
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War Book Trailer

Personal details

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  • Official sites
    • BFI
    • France's national library catalogue
    • June 14, 1949
    • Cape Town, South Africa
    • December 2, 2021
    • Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK(cancer)
    • Gregory DoranDecember 30, 2015 - December 2, 2021 (his death)
    • Ronald Harwood(Cousin)
  • Other works
    His memoir "The Year of the King" chronicle his time playing Richard III for the Shakespeare Company (1985, Methuen).
  • Publicity listings
    • 6 Print Biographies
    • 2 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    He was awarded Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire in the 2000 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to drama.
  • Quotes
    Young kids coming out of drama school don't want to go into theatre any more, they all want to be film or TV stars. And so when the RSC for example have to audition for a new production of Romeo and Juliet, it's always really hard playing or finding that whole group of young actors that can play those parts, because they're not interested any more.

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