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Paul Scofield (I) (1922–2008)


Though his number of film roles amount to a bit over 30, Paul Scofield has cast a giant shadow in the world of stage and film acting. He grew up in West Sussex, the son of a schoolmaster. He attended the Varndean School for Boys in Brighton. The love of acting came early. While still high school age, he began training as an actor at the Croydon ... See full bio »

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Won 1 Oscar. Another 16 wins & 5 nominations. See more awards »

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Filmography

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 2000 Great Performances (TV Series)
Voice of Kurosawa
- Kurosawa (2000) ... Voice of Kurosawa (voice)
 1999 Animal Farm (TV Movie)
Boxer (voice)
 1996 The Little Riders (TV Movie)
Grandpa Roden
 1992 Utz
Doctor Vaclav Orlik
 1990 Hamlet
The Ghost
 1989 When the Whales Came
The Birdman
 1987 Mister Corbett's Ghost (TV Movie)
Mr. Corbett
 1985 Anna Karenina (TV Movie)
Karenin
 1985 Nineteen Nineteen
Alexander Scherbatov
 1984 Summer Lightning
Old Robert Clarke
 1984 A Kind of Alaska (TV Movie)
Dr. Hornby
 1983 Ill Fares the Land (voice)
 1982 BBC2 Playhouse (TV Series)
Hugo Latymer / Verner Conklin
- Come Into the Garden, Maud (1982) ... Verner Conklin
 1980 The Curse of King Tut's Tomb (TV Movie)
Narrator (voice)
 1975 Shades of Greene (TV Series)
Fennick
- When Greek Meets Greek (1975) ... Fennick
 1973 A Delicate Balance
Tobias
 1973 Scorpio
Zharkov
 1968 Tell Me Lies
 1956-1966 ITV Play of the Week (TV Series)
Captain / Doctor Gary Lewis / Hamlet
- The Dance of Death (1966) ... Captain
- Heaven and Earth (1957) ... Doctor Gary Lewis
- Hamlet (1956) ... Hamlet
 1959 Henry IV (TV Movie)
'Henry IV'
 1958 Expresso Bongo (TV Movie)
Johnny Jackson
 1958 Carve Her Name with Pride
Capt. Tony Fraser
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Other Works:

He acted in Luigi Pirandello's play, "The Rules of the Game", in the National Theatre production at the New Theatre in London, England with Joan Plowright in the cast. Anthony Page was the director. See more »

Height:

6' 1" (1.85 m)
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Personal Quote:

On repeated attempts of declining knighthood: If you want a title, what's wrong with Mr? If you have always been that, then why lose your title? I have a title, which is the same one that I have always had. But it's not political. I have a CBE, which I accepted very gratefully. See more »

Trivia:

He was awarded the Companion of Honour in the Queen's 2001 New Year's Honours List for his services to drama. See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius