Antony Sher

Also known as Sir Antony Sher

British actor, writer and theatre director (1949–2021)

Person · Open Library

Born: 1949
Works: 14

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Naʻar ha-bayit
Middlepost
Characters
Cheap lives
The Giant (Hampstead Theatre)

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Film & TV

Cape Town, South Africa

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

Queer as Art — Self2017
Joe Orton Laid Bare — Ensemble Cast2017
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC — Self2016
RSC Live: King Lear — King Lear2016
War Book — David2015
Antony Sher and Greg Doran in Conversation with Sue MacGregor — Himself2015
Shylock's Ghost — Self2015
RSC Live: Henry IV Part 1 — Sir John Falstaff2015
RSC Live: Henry IV Part 2 — Sir John Falstaff2015
Dickens in London — Older Dickens(Voice)2012

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 14
Total plays: 25

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Authority record · VIAF

Lifespan: b. 1949
Gender: Unknown

Recorded by 2 libraries

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Anthony
Gender: male
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Place of birth: Cape Town
Place of death: Stratford-upon-Avon
Spouse: Gregory Doran
Occupation: actor
Educated at: Manchester Metropolitan University
Employer: Royal Shakespeare Company
Languages spoken: English language
Award: Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

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date of birth: 1949-06-14
nominated for: Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor
name in native language: Antony Sher
start of work period: 1972-00-00
end of work period: 2021-00-00
date of death: 2021-12-02
manner of death: natural causes
cause of death: cancer
honorific prefix: Sir

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