Antony Sher
Birthday: 1949-06-14
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.
Movies
God on Trial
In the Jewish tradition of arguing with God, Jewish prisoners in Auschwitz decide to put God on Tria...
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Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
Lieutenant Hornblower and his shipmates are sent to accompany a doomed royalist invasion of revoluti...
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Three and Out
A London tube driver considers pursuing a third fatal accident to collect a huge payout....
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The Wind in the Willows
Jailed for his reckless driving, rambunctious Mr. Toad has to escape from prison when his beloved To...
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Mrs Brown
When Queen Victoria's husband Prince Albert dies, she finds solace in her trusted servant, Mr. John ...
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Hitler: The Comedy Years
A documentary about the portrayal of Adolf Hitler in popular culture....
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Dickens in London
The life of Charles Dickens recreated using puppets, live action and animation. An experimental visu...
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Home
The ostensibly calm and courteous Gerald Ballantyne lives in and embodies modern suburbia. But he is...
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Macbeth
Anthony Sher and Harriet Walter star in a highly-acclaimed screen version of William Shakespeare's c...
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Primo
PRIMO was adapted by Antony Sher from Primo Levi's monumental account of his year spent in Auschwitz...
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The Moonstone
Greg Wise (Sense and Sensibility) and Keeley Hawes (Karaoke) star in this sumptuous adaptation of Wi...
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Alive and Kicking
A passionately committed young dancer is forced to re-examine his career and life when faced with de...
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Shadey
A young man discovers that not only does he have the ability to read minds, but that if he holds a c...
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Genghis Cohn
In the midst of World War II, Nazi officer Otto Schatz declares the execution of Jewish music-hall c...
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Erik the Viking
Erik the Viking gathers warriors from his village and sets out on a dangerous journey to Valhalla, t...
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War Book
Government officials practice their response and decisions in a simulated escalation of nuclear thre...
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The Crying Game
Roy Brush has aspirations to be a great footballer and this seems likely when he scores for England ...
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The Winter's Tale
Shakespeare's tale of manic jealousy and redemption was hailed by critics and played to packed house...
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Churchill: The Hollywood Years
A group of American executives making a film about World War II decide that since their lead is rath...
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Antony Sher and Greg Doran in Conversation with Sue MacGregor
Sue MacGregor talks to Antony Sher and Greg Doran about their stage work together and their shared p...
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The Land of Dreams
Joseph Mnwana arrives at Heathrow on a flight from Johannesburg and asks for political asylum. But w...
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Shylock's Ghost
As Man Booker Prize-winning writer Howard Jacobson retells The Merchant of Venice, 400 years after S...
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Yanks
During WWII, the United States set up army bases in Great Britain as part of the war effort. Against...
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Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
From the stage of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, David Tennant, Catherine Tate and guests mark the l...
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Superman II
Three Kryptonian criminals led by General Zod team up with Lex Luthor to conquer Earth, forcing a de...
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RSC Live: Henry IV Part 1
With his crown under threat from enemies both foreign and domestic, Henry IV prepares for war. Havin...
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RSC Live: Henry IV Part 2
King Henry's health is failing as a second rebellion against his reign threatens to surface. Intent ...
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Mike Leigh: Making Plays
Writer and Director Mike Leigh discusses the techniques used to create his plays....
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The Miracle Maker
A mother and father in search of help for their sick daughter cross paths with an extraordinary carp...
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The Young Poisoner's Handbook
Graham Young is a teenage misfit living in suburban London in the 1960s. He hates his stepmother but...
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Tartuffe, or The Imposter
Royal Shakespeare Company's televised adaptation of Moliere's play with Antony Sher in the title rol...
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Queer as Art
Documentary celebrating the LGBTQ contribution to the arts in Britain in the 50 years since decrimin...
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The Wolfman
Lawrence Talbot, an American man on a visit to Victorian London to make amends with his estranged fa...
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Shakespeare in Love
Young William Shakespeare is forced to stage his latest comedy, 'Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daugh...
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Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard
Director Tony Palmer tells the incredible life story of Athol Fugard, the prolific playwright, novel...
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National Theatre Live: Travelling Light
In a remote village in Eastern Europe, around 1900, the young Motl Mendl is entranced by the flicker...
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RSC Live: King Lear
King Lear has ruled for many years. As age begins to overtake him, he decides to divide his kingdom ...
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Joe Orton Laid Bare
Exploring the wit, work and world of Joe Orton through his own words, and the testimony of those who...
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The Out of Town Boys
A self-made man finds his building firm in trouble as a new office block nears completion....
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Changing Step
Spring 1917: the privileged world of Sorn Castle is upside down, its stately rooms full of amputees ...
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