Actor profile

Antony Sher

14th June 1949 Cape Town, South Africa Acting

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.

40 Movies 15 TV Shows 60 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Joe Orton Laid Bare poster

Joe Orton Laid Bare 25th November 2017 as Ensemble Cast

Queer as Art poster

Queer as Art 27th July 2017 as Self

RSC Live: King Lear poster

RSC Live: King Lear 12th October 2016 as King Lear

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC poster

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC 23rd April 2016 as Self

War Book poster

War Book 7th August 2015 as David

RSC Live: Henry IV Part 1 poster

RSC Live: Henry IV Part 1 2nd February 2015 as Sir John Falstaff

RSC Live: Henry IV Part 2 poster

RSC Live: Henry IV Part 2 2nd February 2015 as Sir John Falstaff

Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard poster

Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard 28th May 2012 as Self

National Theatre Live: Travelling Light poster

National Theatre Live: Travelling Light 9th February 2012 as Jacob Bindel

Dickens in London poster

Dickens in London 7th February 2012 as Older Dickens(Voice)

The Wolfman poster

The Wolfman 10th February 2010 as Dr. Hoenneger

God on Trial poster

God on Trial 3rd September 2008 as Akiba

Three and Out poster

Three and Out 25th April 2008 as Maurice

Hitler: The Comedy Years poster

Hitler: The Comedy Years 10th May 2007 as Adolf Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)

Primo poster

Primo 1st April 2005 as Primo Levi

Churchill: The Hollywood Years poster

Churchill: The Hollywood Years 3rd December 2004 as Hitler

Home poster

Home 6th October 2003 as Gerald Ballantyne

Macbeth poster

Macbeth 1st January 2001 as Macbeth

The Miracle Maker poster

The Miracle Maker 31st March 2000 as Ben Azra (voice)

The Winter's Tale poster

The Winter's Tale 17th August 1999 as Leontes

Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters poster

Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters 2nd April 1999 as Colonel Moncoutant

Shakespeare in Love poster

Shakespeare in Love 11th December 1998 as Dr. Moth

Mrs Brown poster

Mrs Brown 18th July 1997 as Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli

The Moonstone poster

The Moonstone 29th December 1996 as Sergeant Cuff

Alive and Kicking poster

Alive and Kicking 8th November 1996 as Jack

The Wind in the Willows poster

The Wind in the Willows 16th October 1996 as Chief Weasel

The Young Poisoner's Handbook poster

The Young Poisoner's Handbook 20th January 1995 as Dr. Ernest Zeigler

Camp Christmas poster

Camp Christmas 24th December 1993

Genghis Cohn poster

Genghis Cohn 9th November 1993 as Genghis Cohn

The Crying Game poster

The Crying Game 5th May 1992 as Scum Editor

The Land of Dreams poster

The Land of Dreams 8th August 1990 as David Samuels

Changing Step poster

Changing Step 26th July 1990 as Capt. Edmund Lambert

Erik the Viking poster

Erik the Viking 1st September 1989 as Loki

Shadey poster

Shadey 31st May 1985 as Oliver Shadey

Tartuffe, or The Imposter poster

Tartuffe, or The Imposter 28th July 1983 as Tartuffe

Mike Leigh: Making Plays poster

Mike Leigh: Making Plays 4th September 1982 as Self

Superman II poster

Superman II 4th December 1980 as Bell Boy

Yanks poster

Yanks 19th September 1979 as GI at Cinema

One Fine Day poster

One Fine Day 17th February 1979 as Mr. Alpert

The Out of Town Boys poster

The Out of Town Boys 2nd January 1979 as Nathan

The Shadow Line poster

The Shadow Line 5th May 2011 as Peter Glickman

The Company poster

The Company 5th August 2007 as Ezra ben Ezra, the Rabbi

Agatha Christie's Marple poster

Agatha Christie's Marple 12th December 2004 as Rafiel

In Search of Shakespeare poster

In Search of Shakespeare 28th June 2003 as Self

The Jury poster

The Jury 17th February 2002 as Gerald Lewis QC

Murphy's Law poster

Murphy's Law 24th September 2001 as Frank Jeremy

Hornblower poster

Hornblower 7th October 1998 as Marquis de Moncoutant

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales poster

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales 9th November 1992 as Richard (voice)

One Foot in the Grave poster

One Foot in the Grave 4th January 1990

The Play on One poster

The Play on One 19th January 1988 as Capt Edmund Lambert

The Dame Edna Experience poster

The Dame Edna Experience 12th September 1987 as Self

ScreenPlay poster

ScreenPlay 9th July 1986 as David Samuels

Screen Two poster

Screen Two 6th January 1985 as Genghis Cohn

The History Man poster

The History Man 4th January 1981 as Professor Howard Kirk

ITV Playhouse poster

ITV Playhouse 25th September 1967 as Morris