Known For
Acting
Birthday
June 14, 1949
Place of Birth
Cape Town, South Africa
Antony Sher
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.
Known For - Movies
Superman II
as Bell Boy
The Wolfman
as Dr. Hoenneger
Shakespeare in Love
as Dr. Moth
The Miracle Maker
as Ben Azra (voice)
Mrs Brown
as Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli
Erik the Viking
as Loki
The Wind in the Willows
as Chief Weasel
Hitler: The Comedy Years
as Adolf Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
as Colonel Moncoutant
Alive and Kicking
as Jack
Known For - TV Shows
Agatha Christie's Marple
as Rafiel
Hornblower
as Marquis de Moncoutant
Murphy's Law
as Frank Jeremy
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
as Richard (voice)
The Play on One
as Captain Edmund Lambert
The Jury
as Gerald Lewis QC
The Company
as Ezra ben Ezra, the Rabbi
One Foot in the Grave
The Dame Edna Experience
as Self
The Shadow Line
as Peter Glickman