Antony Sher

Antony Sher

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.

  • Title: Antony Sher
  • Popularity: 7.173
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1949-06-14
  • Place of Birth: Cape Town, South Africa
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Antony Sher Movies

  • 2008
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    God on Trial

    God on Trial

    6.8 2008 HD

    In the Jewish tradition of arguing with God, Jewish prisoners in Auschwitz decide to put God on Trial.

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  • 1999
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    Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters

    Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters

    7.1 1999 HD

    Lieutenant Hornblower and his shipmates are sent to accompany a doomed royalist invasion of revolutionary France.

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  • 2008
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    Three and Out

    Three and Out

    5.7 2008 HD

    A London tube driver considers pursuing a third fatal accident to collect a huge payout.

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  • 1996
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    The Wind in the Willows

    The Wind in the Willows

    5.5 1996 HD

    Jailed for his reckless driving, rambunctious Mr. Toad has to escape from prison when his beloved Toad Hall comes under threat from the wily weasels,...

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  • 1997
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    Mrs Brown

    Mrs Brown

    6.7 1997 HD

    When Queen Victoria's husband Prince Albert dies, she finds solace in her trusted servant, Mr. John Brown. But their relationship also brings scandal...

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  • 2007
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    Hitler: The Comedy Years

    Hitler: The Comedy Years

    5 2007 HD

    A documentary about the portrayal of Adolf Hitler in popular culture.

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  • 2012
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    Dickens in London

    Dickens in London

    8 2012 HD

    The life of Charles Dickens recreated using puppets, live action and animation. An experimental visualisation by Chris Newby of a pre-recorded radio...

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  • 2003
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    Home

    Home

    6.8 2003 HD

    The ostensibly calm and courteous Gerald Ballantyne lives in and embodies modern suburbia. But he is haunted by the memory of a recent car crash and...

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  • 2001
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    Macbeth

    Macbeth

    6.6 2001 HD

    Anthony Sher and Harriet Walter star in a highly-acclaimed screen version of William Shakespeare's classic story of tyranny and ambition. On the...

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  • 2005
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    Primo

    Primo

    6.8 2005 HD

    PRIMO was adapted by Antony Sher from Primo Levi's monumental account of his year spent in Auschwitz, IF THIS IS A MAN. When it opened in September...

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  • 1996
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    The Moonstone

    The Moonstone

    7 1996 HD

    Greg Wise (Sense and Sensibility) and Keeley Hawes (Karaoke) star in this sumptuous adaptation of Wilkie Collins' classic mystery, the first...

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  • 1996
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    Alive and Kicking

    Alive and Kicking

    4.9 1996 HD

    A passionately committed young dancer is forced to re-examine his career and life when faced with death, finding hope through an older man who...

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  • 1985
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    Shadey

    Shadey

    4.4 1985 HD

    A young man discovers that not only does he have the ability to read minds, but that if he holds a camera next to his head he can transmit the...

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  • 1993
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    Genghis Cohn

    Genghis Cohn

    4.5 1993 HD

    In the midst of World War II, Nazi officer Otto Schatz declares the execution of Jewish music-hall comedian Genghis Cohn. Many years later, Otto is...

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  • 1989
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    Erik the Viking

    Erik the Viking

    5.9 1989 HD

    Erik the Viking gathers warriors from his village and sets out on a dangerous journey to Valhalla, to ask the gods to end the Age of Ragnorok and...

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  • 2015
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    War Book

    War Book

    5.4 2015 HD

    Government officials practice their response and decisions in a simulated escalation of nuclear threat.

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  • 1992
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    The Crying Game

    The Crying Game

    1 1992 HD

    Roy Brush has aspirations to be a great footballer and this seems likely when he scores for England in the European Cup Final. To add to this he...

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  • 1999
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    The Winter's Tale

    The Winter's Tale

    7 1999 HD

    Shakespeare's tale of manic jealousy and redemption was hailed by critics and played to packed houses for its entire run. Captured just before its...

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  • 2004
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    Churchill: The Hollywood Years

    Churchill: The Hollywood Years

    5.2 2004 HD

    A group of American executives making a film about World War II decide that since their lead is rather unglamorous, they will draft in an American...

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  • 2015
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    Antony Sher and Greg Doran in Conversation with Sue MacGregor

    Antony Sher and Greg Doran in Conversation with Sue MacGregor

    1 2015 HD

    Sue MacGregor talks to Antony Sher and Greg Doran about their stage work together and their shared passion for Shakespeare. Over the last two decades...

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  • 1978
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    Cold Harbour

    Cold Harbour

    1 1978 HD

    A beautiful Chilean exile called Tina is stranded in a new country.

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  • 1979
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    One Fine Day

    One Fine Day

    2 1979 HD

    Alan Bennett's play about the mid-life crisis of an estate agent.

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  • 1990
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    The Land of Dreams

    The Land of Dreams

    1 1990 HD

    Joseph Mnwana arrives at Heathrow on a flight from Johannesburg and asks for political asylum. But what is he fleeing from? The authorities are...

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  • 2015
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    Shylock's Ghost

    Shylock's Ghost

    1 2015 HD

    As Man Booker Prize-winning writer Howard Jacobson retells The Merchant of Venice, 400 years after Shakespeare’s death, he travels with Alan...

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  • 1979
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    Yanks

    Yanks

    6 1979 HD

    During WWII, the United States set up army bases in Great Britain as part of the war effort. Against their proper sensibilities, many of the Brits...

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  • 2016
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    Shakespeare Live! From the RSC

    Shakespeare Live! From the RSC

    7.5 2016 HD

    From the stage of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, David Tennant, Catherine Tate and guests mark the life of William Shakespeare on the 400th...

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  • 1980
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    Superman II

    Superman II

    6.735 1980 HD

    Three escaped criminals from the planet Krypton, who have the same powers on Earth as Superman, test the Man of Steel's mettle. Led by General Zod,...

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  • 2015
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    RSC Live: Henry IV Part 2

    RSC Live: Henry IV Part 2

    1 2015 HD

    King Henry's health is failing as a second rebellion against his reign threatens to surface. Intent on securing his legacy, he is uncertain that his...

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  • 2015
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    RSC Live: Henry IV Part 1

    RSC Live: Henry IV Part 1

    1 2015 HD

    With his crown under threat from enemies both foreign and domestic, Henry IV prepares for war. Having deposed the previous king, he is only too aware...

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  • 1982
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    Mike Leigh: Making Plays

    Mike Leigh: Making Plays

    1 1982 HD

    Writer and Director Mike Leigh discusses the techniques used to create his plays.

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  • 2000
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    The Miracle Maker

    The Miracle Maker

    5.9 2000 HD

    A mother and father in search of help for their sick daughter cross paths with an extraordinary carpenter named Jesus, who has devoted his life to...

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  • 1995
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    The Young Poisoner's Handbook

    The Young Poisoner's Handbook

    6.6 1995 HD

    Graham Young is a teenage misfit living in suburban London in the 1960s. He hates his stepmother but loves chemistry, and the two impulses unite in a...

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  • 1983
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    Tartuffe, or The Imposter

    Tartuffe, or The Imposter

    1 1983 HD

    Royal Shakespeare Company's televised adaptation of Moliere's play with Antony Sher in the title role of Tartuffe.

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  • 2017
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    Queer as Art

    Queer as Art

    4 2017 HD

    Documentary celebrating the LGBTQ contribution to the arts in Britain in the 50 years since decriminalisation. It features interviews with leading...

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  • 2010
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    The Wolfman

    The Wolfman

    5.869 2010 HD

    Lawrence Talbot, an American man on a visit to Victorian London to make amends with his estranged father, gets bitten by a werewolf and, after a...

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  • 1998
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    Shakespeare in Love

    Shakespeare in Love

    6.863 1998 HD

    Young Shakespeare is forced to stage his latest comedy, "Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter," before it's even written. When a lovely noblewoman...

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  • 2012
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    Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard

    Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard

    1 2012 HD

    Director Tony Palmer tells the incredible life story of Athol Fugard, the prolific playwright, novelist, and director who exposed the horrors of...

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  • 2012
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    National Theatre Live: Travelling Light

    National Theatre Live: Travelling Light

    1 2012 HD

    In a remote village in Eastern Europe, around 1900, the young Motl Mendl is entranced by the flickering silent images on his father's cinematograph.

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  • 2016
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    RSC Live: King Lear

    RSC Live: King Lear

    8 2016 HD

    King Lear has ruled for many years. As age begins to overtake him, he decides to divide his kingdom amongst his children, living out his days without...

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  • 2017
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    Joe Orton Laid Bare

    Joe Orton Laid Bare

    1 2017 HD

    Exploring the wit, work and world of Joe Orton through his own words, and the testimony of those who knew him and worked with him.

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  • 1979
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    The Out of Town Boys

    The Out of Town Boys

    1 1979 HD

    A self-made man finds his building firm in trouble as a new office block nears completion.

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  • 1990
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    Changing Step

    Changing Step

    1 1990 HD

    Spring 1917: the privileged world of Sorn Castle is upside down, its stately rooms full of amputees from the Western Front. While the local...

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  • 1993
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    Camp Christmas

    Camp Christmas

    3.5 1993 HD

    Several guests who are lesbian or gay go to a home for Christmas.

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  • 1990
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    Changing Step

    Changing Step

    1 1990 HD

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  • 2007
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    The Company

    The Company

    7.034 2007 HD

    The Company tells the thrilling story of Cold War CIA agents imprisoned in double lives, fighting an amoral, elusive, formidable enemy – and...

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  • 2001
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    Murphy's Law

    Murphy's Law

    7.7 2001 HD

    Detective Sergeant Tommy Murphy is a maverick cop with a dark past. After failing a psychiatric assessment, he is given one last chance by his boss...

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  • 1998
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    Hornblower

    Hornblower

    7.5 1998 HD

    Set during the 18th century Napoleonic Wars, Horatio Hornblower, a young and shy midshipman, rises through the ranks to become an admiral.

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  • 2011
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    The Shadow Line

    The Shadow Line

    7.7 2011 HD

    A murder is investigated by both sides of the line, cops and criminals, using opposing methods. But the real line is the morality within each person...

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  • 2003
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    In Search of Shakespeare

    In Search of Shakespeare

    8 2003 HD

    Complete four part series exploring the life of the world's greatest and most famous writer. Presenter-led, mixing travel, adventure, live action...

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  • 1987
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    The Dame Edna Experience

    The Dame Edna Experience

    5 1987 HD

    The Dame Edna Experience is a British television comedy talk-show hosted by Dame Edna Everage. It ran for twelve regular episodes on ITV, plus two...

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  • 2002
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    The Jury

    The Jury

    6 2002 HD

    The Jury is a British television serial broadcast in 2002. The series was the first ever to be allowed to film inside the historic Old Bailey...

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  • 1990
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    One Foot In the Grave

    One Foot In the Grave

    7.513 1990 HD

    One Foot in the Grave is a BBC television sitcom series The series features the exploits of Victor Meldrew and his long-suffering wife, Margaret....

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  • 1981
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    The History Man

    The History Man

    4.1 1981 HD

    Ardently left-wing, or so it seems, Howard Kirk (Antony Sher) subtly extends his power over students and colleagues alike at a redbrick university.

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  • 1992
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    Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

    Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

    6.846 1992 HD

    An animated adaptation of twelve of Shakespeare's best-known plays. The series was produced by S4C for the BBC, but animated by some of the foremost...

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  • 2004
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    Agatha Christie's Marple

    Agatha Christie's Marple

    7.625 2004 HD

    The adventures of Miss Jane Marple, an elderly spinster living in the quiet little village of St Mary Mead. During her many visits to friends and...

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  • 1988
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    The Play on One

    The Play on One

    6 1988 HD

    A series of plays specially written for television.

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  • 1982
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    The Comic Strip Presents...

    The Comic Strip Presents...

    7.3 1982 HD

    The Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who came to prominence in the 1980s. They are known for their television series The Comic Strip...

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  • 1970
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    The Comic Strip Presents...

    The Comic Strip Presents...

    6 1970 HD

    A series of plays specially written for television.

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