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Paul Scofield
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British actor (1922–2008)
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Paul Scofield (1922–2008) was a British male stage, film, and television actor who also worked as a voice actor. Born in Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex, he began his professional career in 1940 and worked primarily in the United Kingdom. He was recognized for his performances in works such as *A Man for All Seasons*, *Private Lives*, and *A Christmas Carol*. Scofield received the Academy Award for Best Actor, the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama. He was also appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
Scofield was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Academy Award for Best Actor. His work included Shakespearean comedy. He died of leukemia in Brighton, Sussex, in 2008.
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Film & TV
Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex, England, UK
David Paul Scofield CH CBE (21 January 1922 – 19 March 2008) was an English actor. During a seven-decade career, Scofield achieved the Triple Crown of Acting, winning an Academy Award, Emmy, and Tony for his work. He won the three awards in a seven-year span, the fastest of any performer to accomplish the feat. Scofield received Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play at the 1962 Tony…
Known for
- Discovering Hamlet — The Ghost (archive footage)2011
- Kurosawa — Kurosawa (voice)2000
- Animal Farm — Boxer (voice)1999
- Rashi: A Light After The Dark Ages — Narrator (voice)1999
- Robinson in Space — Narrator (voice)1997
- The Crucible — Judge Thomas Danforth1996
- The Little Riders — Grandpa Roden1996
- Quiz Show — Mark Van Doren1994
- Genesis: The Creation and the Flood — Narrator (voice)1994
- London — Narrator (voice)1994
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Paul
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Hurstpierpoint
- Place of death
- Sussex
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- Shakespearean comedy
- Image
- Paul Scofield Allan Warren.jpg
- Height
- 188
- Work location
- United Kingdom
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- Commons category
- Paul Scofield
- cause of death
- leukemia
- date of birth
- 1922-01-21
- date of death
- 2008-03-19
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Actor
- described by source
- Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1940-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
David Paul Scofield (21 January 1922 – 19 March 2008) was an English actor. During a six-decade career, Scofield achieved the Triple Crown of Acting, winning an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Tony Award for his work. Scofield established a reputation as one of the greatest Shakespearean performers. He declined the honour of a knighthood, but was appointed CBE in 1956 and became a CH in 2001.
Scofield received the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for portraying Sir Thomas More in the Broadway production of A Man for All Seasons (1962). Four years later, he won the Academy Award for Best Actor when he reprised the role in the 1966 film adaptation, making him one of eleven to receive a Tony and Academy Award for the same role. He received the Primetime Emmy Award for Male of the Species (1969).
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