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Antony Sher

Acting Born Jun 14, 1949 Cape Town, South Africa 24 credits

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.

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Known for

Agatha Christie's Marple

as Rafiel

Murphy's Law

as Frank Jeremy
Film

The Wolfman

as Dr. Hoenneger

Full filmography

  • Agatha Christie's Marple (2004) as Rafiel
  • Screen Two (1985) as Genghis Cohn
  • ITV Playhouse (1967) as Morris
  • Hornblower (1998) as Marquis de Moncoutant
  • Superman II (1980) as Bell Boy
  • ScreenPlay (1986) as David Samuels
  • Murphy's Law (2001) as Frank Jeremy
  • The Company (2007) as Ezra ben Ezra, the Rabbi
  • One Foot in the Grave (1990)
  • The Play on One (1988) as Capt Edmund Lambert
  • Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (1992) as Richard (voice)
  • Shakespeare in Love (1998) as Dr. Moth
  • The Wolfman (2010) as Dr. Hoenneger
  • The Jury (2002) as Gerald Lewis QC
  • The Dame Edna Experience (1987) as Self
  • The Shadow Line (2011) as Peter Glickman
  • Mrs Brown (1997) as Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli
  • Erik the Viking (1989) as Loki
  • The History Man (1981) as Professor Howard Kirk
  • In Search of Shakespeare (2003) as Self
  • The Miracle Maker (2000) as Ben Azra (voice)
  • Look at the State We're In! (1995) as The Don
  • Yanks (1979) as GI at Cinema
  • The Wind in the Willows (1996) as Chief Weasel