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
Superman II
(1980)
Bell Boy
Shakespeare in Love
(1998)
Dr. Moth
The Wolfman
(2010)
Dr. Hoenneger
Mrs Brown
(1997)
Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli
Erik the Viking
(1989)
Loki
The Miracle Maker
(2000)
Ben Azra (voice)
The Wind in the Willows
(1996)
Chief Weasel
Yanks
(1979)
GI at Cinema
God on Trial
(2008)
Akiba
Three and Out
(2008)
Maurice
Full Filmography
Acting
Cold Harbour
(1978)
Morris
One Fine Day
(1979)
Mr. Alpert
Yanks
(1979)
GI at Cinema
The Out of Town Boys
(1979)
Nathan
Superman II
(1980)
Bell Boy
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
(1982)
Himself
Tartuffe, or The Imposter
(1983)
Tartuffe
Shadey
(1985)
Oliver Shadey
Erik the Viking
(1989)
Loki
Changing Step
(1990)
Capt. Edmund Lambert
The Land of Dreams
(1990)
David Samuels
The Crying Game
(1992)
Scum Editor
Genghis Cohn
(1994)
Genghis Cohn
The Young Poisoner's Handbook
(1995)
Dr. Ernest Zeigler
The Wind in the Willows
(1996)
Chief Weasel
The Moonstone
(1996)
Sergeant Cuff
Alive and Kicking
(1996)
Jack
Mrs Brown
(1997)
Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli
Shakespeare in Love
(1998)
Dr. Moth
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
(1999)
Colonel Moncoutant
The Winter's Tale
(1999)
Leontes
The Miracle Maker
(2000)
Ben Azra (voice)
Macbeth
(2001)
Macbeth
Home
(2003)
Gerald Ballantyne
Churchill: The Hollywood Years
(2004)
Hitler
Primo
(2005)
Primo Levi
Hitler: The Comedy Years
(2007)
Adolf Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)
God on Trial
(2008)
Akiba
Three and Out
(2008)
Maurice
The Wolfman
(2010)
Dr. Hoenneger
Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard
(2012)
Himself
National Theatre Live: Travelling Light
(2012)
Jacob Bindel
Dickens in London
(2012)
Older Dickens(Voice)
Shylock's Ghost
(2015)
War Book
(2015)
David
RSC Live: Henry IV Part 2
(2015)
Sir John Falstaff
RSC Live: Henry IV Part 1
(2015)
Sir John Falstaff
Antony Sher and Greg Doran in Conversation with Sue MacGregor
(2015)
Himself
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
(2016)
Self
Royal Shakespeare Company: King Lear
(2016)
King Lear
Queer as Art
(2017)
Himself
Joe Orton Laid Bare
(2017)
Ensemble Cast
Writing