Antony Sher

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.

Known For

God on Trial

3 September, 2008

Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters

2 April, 1999

Three and Out

25 April, 2008

The Wind in the Willows

16 October, 1996

Mrs Brown

18 July, 1997

Hitler: The Comedy Years

10 May, 2007

Dickens in London

7 February, 2012

Home

6 October, 2003

Macbeth

1 January, 2001

Primo

1 April, 2005

The Moonstone

29 December, 1996

Alive and Kicking

8 November, 1996

Shadey

31 May, 1985

Genghis Cohn

9 November, 1993

Erik the Viking

1 September, 1989

War Book

7 August, 2015

The Crying Game

5 May, 1992

The Winter's Tale

17 August, 1999

Churchill: The Hollywood Years

3 December, 2004

Antony Sher and Greg Doran in Conversation with Sue MacGregor

8 November, 2015

Cold Harbour

25 April, 1978

One Fine Day

17 February, 1979

The Land of Dreams

8 August, 1990

Shylock's Ghost

27 October, 2015

Yanks

1 September, 1979

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC

23 April, 2016

Superman II

12 December, 1980

RSC Live: Henry IV Part 2

2 February, 2015

RSC Live: Henry IV Part 1

2 February, 2015

Mike Leigh: Making Plays

4 September, 1982

The Miracle Maker

31 March, 2000

The Young Poisoner's Handbook

20 January, 1995

Tartuffe, or The Imposter

28 July, 1983

Queer as Art

27 July, 2017

The Wolfman

10 February, 2010

Shakespeare in Love

11 December, 1998

Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard

28 May, 2012

National Theatre Live: Travelling Light

9 February, 2012

RSC Live: King Lear

12 October, 2016

Joe Orton Laid Bare

25 November, 2017

The Out of Town Boys

2 January, 1979

Changing Step

26 July, 1990

Camp Christmas

24 December, 1993

The Company

2007

Murphy's Law

2001

Hornblower

1998

The Shadow Line

2011

In Search of Shakespeare

2003

The Dame Edna Experience

1987

The Jury

2002

One Foot in the Grave

1990

The History Man

1981

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

1992

Agatha Christie's Marple

2004

The Play on One

1988

The Comic Strip Presents...

1982