Antony Sher
Known for

Acting

Credits

57

Gender

Man

Birthday

14 Jun 1949

Day of death

3 Dec 2021 (72)

Place of birth

Cape Town, South Africa

Also known as

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
Acting roles
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
2017Queer as ArtSelf
2017Joe Orton Laid BareEnsemble Cast
2016Shakespeare Live! From the RSCSelf
2016Royal Shakespeare Company: King LearKing Lear
2015War BookDavid
2015Antony Sher and Greg Doran in Conversation with Sue MacGregorHimself
2015Shylock's GhostSelf
2015RSC Live: Henry IV Part 1Sir John Falstaff
2015RSC Live: Henry IV Part 2Sir John Falstaff
2012Dickens in LondonOlder Dickens(Voice)
2012Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol FugardHimself
2012National Theatre Live: Travelling LightJacob Bindel
2011The Shadow LinePeter Glickman
2010The WolfmanDr. Hoenneger
2008God on TrialAkiba
2008Three and OutMaurice
2007The CompanyEzra ben Ezra, the Rabbi
2007Hitler: The Comedy YearsAdolf Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)
2005PrimoPrimo Levi
2004Agatha Christie's MarpleRafiel
2004Churchill: The Hollywood YearsHitler
2003HomeGerald Ballantyne
2003In Search of ShakespeareSelf
2002The JuryGerald Lewis QC
2001Murphy's Law
2001MacbethMacbeth
2000The Miracle MakerBen Azra (voice)
1999Hornblower: The Frogs and the LobstersColonel Moncoutant
1999The Winter's TaleLeontes
1998Shakespeare in LoveDr. Moth
1998HornblowerMarquis de Moncoutant
1997Mrs BrownPrime Minister Benjamin Disraeli
1996The Wind in the WillowsChief Weasel
1996Alive and KickingJack
1996The MoonstoneSergeant Cuff
1995The Young Poisoner's HandbookDr. Ernest Zeigler
1994Genghis CohnGenghis Cohn
1992Shakespeare: The Animated TalesRichard (voice)
1992The Crying GameScum Editor
1990One Foot In the Grave
1990The Land of DreamsDavid Samuels
1990Changing StepCapt. Edmund Lambert
1989Erik the VikingLoki
1988The Play on OneCaptain Edmund Lambert
1987The Dame Edna ExperienceSelf
1985ShadeyOliver Shadey
1983Tartuffe, or The ImposterTartuffe
1982The Comic Strip Presents...Scum Editor
1982Mike Leigh: Making PlaysSelf
1981The History ManHoward Kirk
1980Superman IIBell Boy
1979YanksGI at Cinema
1979One Fine DayMr. Alpert
1979The Out of Town BoysNathan
1978Cold HarbourMorris
Credits
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
1990Changing StepWriter
1988The Play on OneWriter