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William Shakespeare (I) (1564–1616)
William Shakespeare's birthdate is assumed from his baptism on April 25. His father John was the son of a farmer who became a successful tradesman; his mother Mary Arden was gentry. He studied Latin works at Stratford Grammar School, leaving at about age 15. About this time his father suffered an unknown financial setback, though the family home ...
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Died:(age 52) in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, Kingdom of England [now England, UK] |
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Filmography
Show 
Writer (1,125 credits)
The Sonnet Project
(TV Series) (108 episodes, 2013 - 2015) (writer - 1 episode, 2014) (written by - 1 episode, 2013)
- Sonnet #87
(2015)
- Sonnet #77
(2015)
- Sonnet #93
(2015)
- Sonnet #99
(2015)
- Sonnet #36
(2015)
The Metropolitan Opera HD Live
(TV Series) (after - 4 episodes, 2010 - 2014) (after: "Othello" - 1 episode, 2015) (elements from "The Tempest" and "A Midsummer Night's Dream" - 1 episode, 2012) (play - 1 episode, 2008)
- Verdi: Otello
(2015)
... (after: "Othello")
- Verdi: Macbeth
(2014)
... (after)
- Verdi: Falstaff
(2013)
... (after - uncredited)
- Thomas Adès: The Tempest
(2012)
... (after)
- The Enchanted Island, a Baroque Pastiche
(2012)
... (elements from "The Tempest" and "A Midsummer Night's Dream")
2015
Shakespeare Republic
(TV Series) (6 episodes)
- Billie
(2015)
- Phebe
(2015)
- Juliet
(2015)
- Hamlet
(2015)
- Hamlet
(2015)
2015
Green Gables Fables
(TV Series) (excerpt - 1 episode)
- Week One - The Scottish Play
(2015)
... (excerpt)
2013-2014
The Sonnet Series
(TV Series) (6 episodes)
- Sonnet #29: The Orc
(2014)
- Sonnet # 16: Outback Maloy
(2013)
- The Whimsical Scandinavian
(2013)
- Sonnet #65: Scottish Flare
(2013)
- Sonnet #132: Butterflies
(2013)
2014
Hamlet: The Series
(TV Series) (play - 2 episodes)
- Let Your Wiseness Fear
(2014)
... (play)
- Tricks I' the World
(2014)
... (play)
2014
Romeo and Juliet
(TV Series) (play - 2 episodes)
- Episode #1.2
(2014)
... (play)
- Episode #1.1
(2014)
... (play)
2013
Stratford, Alabama
(TV Mini-Series) (play - 3 episodes)
- The Tempest
(2013)
... (play)
- Macbeth
(2013)
... (play)
- Romeo & Juliet
(2013)
... (play)
The Hollow Crown
(TV Mini-Series) (1 episode, 2012) (play - 2 episodes, 2012) (play "Richard II" - 1 episode, 2012)
- Henry V
(2012)
- Henry IV, Part 2
(2012)
... (play)
- Henry IV, Part 1
(2012)
... (play)
- Richard II
(2012)
... (play "Richard II")
2012
Doctors
(TV Series) (inspired by - 5 episodes)
- The Lunatics, the Lover and the Poet
(2012)
... (inspired by - uncredited)
- Genius
(2012)
... (inspired by - uncredited)
- Being Your Slave
(2012)
... (inspired by - uncredited)
- If Music Be the Food of Love
(2012)
... (inspired by - uncredited)
- Fall of a Sparrow
(2012)
... (inspired by - uncredited)
Great Performances
(TV Series) (play - 3 episodes, 1974 - 2008) (by - 1 episode, 2010) (from: "The Taming of the Shrew" - 1 episode, 2003) (play "Romeo and Juliet" - 1 episode, 2002) (play "Twelfth Night" - 1 episode, 2000) (play "Henry V" - 1 episode, 1997)
- Macbeth
(2010)
... (by)
- King Lear
(2008)
... (play)
- Kiss Me Kate
(2003)
... (from: "The Taming of the Shrew")
- Romeo and Juliet
(2002)
... (play "Romeo and Juliet")
- Play On!
(2000)
... (play "Twelfth Night")
2008
With the Angels
(TV Series) (play - 2 episodes)
- Behind the Scenes
(2008)
... (play)
- Ashley Does Helena
(2008)
... (play)
2007
Romio x Jurietto
(TV Series) (play - 24 episodes)
- Prayer
(2007)
... (play)
- Mebuki: Shi no seppun
(2007)
... (play)
- Curse
(2007)
... (play)
- Law
(2007)
... (play)
- Mission
(2007)
... (play)
2006
The Sunday Programme
(TV Series) (extracts - 1 episode)
- Episode dated 30 July 2006
(2006)
... (extracts)
2005
ShakespeaRe-Told
(TV Mini-Series) (play - 4 episodes)
- A Midsummer Night's Dream
(2005)
... (play)
- The Taming of the Shrew
(2005)
... (play)
- Macbeth
(2005)
... (play)
- Much Ado About Nothing
(2005)
... (play)
Great Performances: Dance in America
(TV Series) (based on: "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by - 1 episode, 2004) (play - 1 episode, 2003)
- 'The Dream' with American Ballet Theatre
(2004)
... (based on: "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by)
- Lar Lubovitch's 'Othello'
(2003)
... (play)
Masterpiece Classic
(TV Series) (by - 1 episode, 2001) (play - 1 episode, 1998)
- The Merchant of Venice
(2001)
... (by)
- King Lear
(1998)
... (play)
2000
Dilbert
(TV Series) (play "Romeo and Juliet" - 1 episode)
- Company Picnic
(2000)
... (play "Romeo and Juliet" - uncredited)
2000
In Motion
(TV Series short) (sonnet - 1 episode)
- Sonnet 138: When My Love Swears
(2000)
... (sonnet)
1999
¡Qué grande es el teatro!
(TV Series) (play - 1 episode)
- Sueño de una noche de verano
(1999)
... (play)
1994-1998
Performance
(TV Series) (play - 3 episodes)
- King Lear
(1998)
... (play)
- Henry IV
(1995)
... (play)
- Measure for Measure
(1994)
... (play)
Wishbone
(TV Series) (play "Henry IV, Part One" - 1 episode, 1997) (play "The Tempest" - 1 episode, 1996)
- The Prince of Wags
(1997)
... (play "Henry IV, Part One")
- Shakespaw
(1996)
... (play "The Tempest")
1996
Biography
(TV Series documentary) (writings - 2 episodes)
- William Shakespeare: A Life of Drama
(1996)
... (writings)
- Zorro: Mark of the Z
(1996)
... (writings)
The Metropolitan Opera Presents
(TV Series) (after: "Othello" - 2 episodes, 1978 - 1996) (plays - 1 episode, 1992) (play - 1 episode, 1979)
- Otello
(1996)
... (after: "Othello")
- Falstaff
(1992)
... (plays - uncredited)
- Otello
(1979)
... (play)
- Otello
(1978)
... (after: "Othello" - uncredited)
1995
The Fifteen Minute Hamlet
(Short) (play "The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark" - uncredited)
1992-1994
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
(TV Mini-Series) (play - 12 episodes)
- Othello
(1994)
... (play)
- The Winter's Tale
(1994)
... (play)
- Julius Caesar
(1994)
... (play)
- As You Like It
(1994)
... (play)
- The Taming of the Shrew
(1994)
... (play)
1990
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
(play "The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark" - uncredited)
1988
National Geographic Specials
(TV Series documentary) (excerpt - 1 episode)
- Mysteries of Mankind
(1988)
... (excerpt)
1986
Moonlighting
(TV Series) (play "The Taming of the Shrew" - 1 episode)
- Atomic Shakespeare
(1986)
... (play "The Taming of the Shrew" - as William 'Budd' Shakespeare)
1986
Live from Lincoln Center
(TV Series) (play "A Midsummer Night's Dream" - 1 episode)
- New York City Ballet: A Midsummer Night's Dream
(1986)
... (play "A Midsummer Night's Dream")
1985
Kong Lear
(TV Mini-Series) (play "King Lear" - 2 episodes)
- Annen del
(1985)
... (play "King Lear")
- Første del
(1985)
... (play "King Lear")
1983
The Black Adder
(TV Series) (additional dialogue - 6 episodes)
- The Black Seal
(1983)
... (additional dialogue)
- Witchsmeller Pursuivant
(1983)
... (additional dialogue)
- The Queen of Spain's Beard
(1983)
... (additional dialogue)
- The Archbishop
(1983)
... (additional dialogue)
- Born to Be King
(1983)
... (additional dialogue)
Estudio 1
(TV Series) (play - 9 episodes, 1965 - 1981) (play "The Taming of the Shrew"" - 1 episode, 1979)
- El mercader de Venecia II
(1981)
... (play)
- La fierecilla domada
(1979)
... (play "The Taming of the Shrew"")
- Romeo y Julieta
(1972)
... (play)
- Otelo
(1972)
... (play)
- El sueño de una noche de verano
(1971)
... (play)
1980
Quitxalla
(TV Series) (play "A Midsummer Night's Dream" - 4 episodes)
- Embolica que fa fort, Puck IV
(1980)
... (play "A Midsummer Night's Dream")
- Embolica que fa fort, Puck III
(1980)
... (play "A Midsummer Night's Dream")
- Embolica que fa fort, Puck II
(1980)
... (play "A Midsummer Night's Dream")
- Embolica que fa fort, Puck
(1980)
... (play "A Midsummer Night's Dream")
Lletres catalanes
(TV Series) (play - 1 episode, 1979) (play "Much Ado About Nothing" - 1 episode, 1976)
- Hamlet, príncep de Dinamarca
(1979)
... (play)
- Molt soroll per no res
(1976)
... (play "Much Ado About Nothing")
1977
Sir John Falstaff
(TV Movie) (play "Henry IV, Part One") / (play "Henry IV, Part Two") / (play" The Merry Wives of Windsor")
1976
Verdi's Falstaff
(TV Movie) (taken from "The Merry Wives of Windsor, " and from several passages of "Henry IV, " relating to the character of Falstaff)
1967-1975
BBC Play of the Month
(TV Series) (play - 8 episodes)
- Love's Labour's Lost
(1975)
... (play)
- King Lear
(1975)
... (play)
- The Merchant of Venice
(1972)
... (play)
- A Midsummer Night's Dream
(1971)
... (play)
- Macbeth
(1970)
... (play)
1974
King Lear
(TV Series) (play - 6 episodes)
- Episode #1.6
(1974)
... (play)
- Episode #1.5
(1974)
... (play)
- Episode #1.4
(1974)
... (play)
- Episode #1.3
(1974)
... (play)
- Episode #1.2
(1974)
... (play)
Au théâtre ce soir
(TV Series) (play "Twelfth Night" - 1 episode, 1973) (play - 1 episode, 1970)
- La nuit des rois
(1973)
... (play "Twelfth Night")
- Les joyeuses commères de Windsor
(1970)
... (play)
1973
Heil Caesar!
(TV Series) (play "Julius Caesar" - 3 episodes)
- Defeat
(1973)
... (play "Julius Caesar")
- Murder of a President
(1973)
... (play "Julius Caesar")
- The Conspirators
(1973)
... (play "Julius Caesar")
1973
ABC Afterschool Specials
(TV Series) (source material - 1 episode)
- William: The Life, Works and Times of William Shakespeare
(1973)
... (source material)
1971
Eduard IV. - Der Krieg der Rosen, 2. Teil
(TV Movie) (plays "Henry VI, Part 2" and "Henry VI, Part 3")
Teatro de siempre
(TV Series) (play "The Merry Wives of Windsor" - 1 episode, 1971) (play "The Comedy of Errors" - 1 episode, 1970) (play "Romeo and Juliet" - 1 episode, 1967) (play 'King Lear" - 1 episode, 1967) (play "Richrd III" - 1 episode, 1967) (play "Julius Caesar" - 1 episode, 1967)
- Las alegres comadres de Windsor
(1971)
... (play "The Merry Wives of Windsor")
- La comedia de las equivocaciones
(1970)
... (play "The Comedy of Errors")
- Romeo y Julieta
(1967)
... (play "Romeo and Juliet")
- El Rey Lear
(1967)
... (play 'King Lear")
- Ricardo III
(1967)
... (play "Richrd III")
1970
Macbeth
(TV Series) (play - 5 episodes)
- Episode #1.5
(1970)
... (play)
- Episode #1.4
(1970)
... (play)
- Episode #1.3
(1970)
... (play)
- Episode #1.2
(1970)
... (play)
- Episode #1.1
(1970)
... (play)
1969-1970
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
(TV Series) (play - 2 episodes)
- Hamlet
(1970)
... (play)
- Twelfth Night
(1969)
... (play)
Whatever Next?
(TV Series) (1 episode, 1970) (play "Henry V" - 1 episode, 1970) (play "The Merchant of Venice" - 1 episode, 1970) (Play 'King Lear' - 1 episode, 1970) (Play 'Richard III - 1 episode, 1969) (Play 'The Tempest' - 1 episode, 1969) (Play 'Henry VIII' - 1 episode, 1969) (Play 'The Merchant of Venice' - 1 episode, 1969) (Play "Romeo and Juliet" - 1 episode, 1969)
- Episode #2.4
(1970)
- Episode #2.3
(1970)
... (play "Henry V")
- Episode #2.2
(1970)
... (play "The Merchant of Venice")
- Episode #2.1
(1970)
... (Play 'King Lear')
- Episode #1.7
(1969)
... (Play 'Richard III)
1970
Shaw vs. Shakespeare II: The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
(Documentary short) (play "Julius Caesar" - uncredited)
1967-1969
Conflict
(TV Series) (play - 3 episodes)
- Richard II
(1969)
... (play)
- Othello
(1967)
... (play)
- Henry V
(1967)
... (play)
1955-1968
Camera Three
(TV Series) (play - 3 episodes)
- Joseph Papp's Hamlet: Part 2
(1968)
... (play)
- Joseph Papp's Hamlet: Part 1
(1968)
... (play)
- Othello
(1955)
... (play)
1965-1967
Auf der Lesebühne der Literarischen Illustrierten
(TV Series) (2 episodes)
- König Heinrich V
(1967)
- Caliban
(1965)
1967
Sedam Hamleta
(TV Mini-Series) (play "Hamlet" - 7 episodes)
- Episode #1.7
(1967)
... (play "Hamlet")
- Episode #1.6
(1967)
... (play "Hamlet")
- Episode #1.5
(1967)
... (play "Hamlet")
- Episode #1.4
(1967)
... (play "Hamlet")
- Episode #1.3
(1967)
... (play "Hamlet")
The Wars of the Roses
(TV Mini-Series) (play - 2 episodes, 1965) (play Henry VI - 1 episode, 1965)
- Richard III
(1965)
... (play)
- Edward IV
(1965)
... (play Henry VI)
- Henry VI
(1965)
... (play)
1965
The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo
(TV Series) (play - 1 episode)
- Mr. Magoo's A Midsummer Night's Dream
(1965)
... (play)
ITV Play of the Week
(TV Series) (play - 2 episodes, 1956 - 1964) (play "Hamlet" - 1 episode, 1956)
- A Midsummer Night's Dream
(1964)
... (play)
- The Comedy of Errors
(1956)
... (play)
- Hamlet
(1956)
... (play "Hamlet")
1964
Gran teatro
(TV Series) (play - 2 episodes)
- El Rey Lear
(1964)
... (play)
- Hamlet
(1964)
... (play)
1963
A Tribute to John F. Kennedy from the Arts
(TV Movie) (Hamlet and Horatio's final speeches, from "Hamlet" - uncredited)
The Spread of the Eagle
(TV Mini-Series) (play "Antony and Cleopatra" - 3 episodes, 1963) (play "Julius Caesar" - 3 episodes, 1963) (play "Coriolanus" - 3 episodes, 1963)
- The Monument: Antony and Cleopatra Acts 4 and 5
(1963)
... (play "Antony and Cleopatra")
- The Alliance: Antony and Cleopatra Acts 2, 3 and 4
(1963)
... (play "Antony and Cleopatra")
- The Serpent: Antony and Cleopatra Acts 1 and 2
(1963)
... (play "Antony and Cleopatra")
- The Revenge: Julius Caesar Acts 4 and 5
(1963)
... (play "Julius Caesar")
- The Fifteenth: Julius Caesar Acts 2, 3 and 4
(1963)
... (play "Julius Caesar")
Hamlet
(TV Series) (play - 5 episodes, 1961) (text - 5 episodes, 1961)
- Hamlet: Part 5
(1961)
... (play)
- Hamlet: Part 4
(1961)
... (play)
- Hamlet: Part 3
(1961)
... (play)
- Hamlet: Part 2
(1961)
... (play)
- Hamlet: Part 1
(1961)
... (play)
An Age of Kings
(TV Series) (play "Henry VI" - 5 episodes, 1960) (play "Richard III" - 2 episodes, 1960) (play "Henry V" - 2 episodes, 1960) (play "Henry IV, Part Two" - 2 episodes, 1960) (play "Richard II" - 2 episodes, 1960) (play "Henryt IV, Part One" - 1 episode, 1960) (play "Henry IV, Part One" - 1 episode, 1960)
- Richard III Part 2: The Boar Hunt
(1960)
... (play "Richard III")
- Richard III Part 1: The Dangerous Brother
(1960)
... (play "Richard III")
- Henry VI Part 5: The Sun in Splendour
(1960)
... (play "Henry VI")
- Henry VI Part 4: The Morning's War
(1960)
... (play "Henry VI")
- Henry VI Part 3: The Rabble from Kent
(1960)
... (play "Henry VI")
1959
The Life and Death of Sir John Falstaff
(TV Series) (characters - 7 episodes)
- A New Reign
(1959)
... (characters)
- God Save the King
(1959)
... (characters)
- Recruiting
(1959)
... (characters)
- On Leave
(1959)
... (characters)
- Into Battle
(1959)
... (characters)
1959
The DuPont Show of the Month
(TV Series) (play "Hamlet" - 1 episode)
- Hamlet
(1959)
... (play "Hamlet")
1950-1958
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
(TV Series) (play - 20 episodes)
- A Midsummer Night's Dream
(1958)
... (play)
- Twelfth Night (II)
(1957)
... (play)
- The Tempest
(1956)
... (play)
- Romeo and Juliet
(1955)
... (play)
- The Merchant of Venice
(1955)
... (play)
1958
Matinee Theatre
(TV Series) (play - 2 episodes)
- Much Ado About Nothing: Part 2
(1958)
... (play)
- Much Ado About Nothing: Part 1
(1958)
... (play)
1958
For the Schools: Macbeth
(TV Mini-Series) (play - 2 episodes)
- The Downfall
(1958)
... (play)
- The Rise to Power
(1958)
... (play)
1957
Television World Theatre
(TV Series) (play "Henry V" - 1 episode)
- The Life of Henry V
(1957)
... (play "Henry V")
1957
The Music Box
(TV Series) (drama segments - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.3
(1957)
... (drama segments)
1957
The Alcoa Hour
(TV Series) (play "Othello" - 1 episode)
- A Double Life
(1957)
... (play "Othello")
Folio
(TV Series) (1 episode, 1955) (play - 1 episode, 1955)
- Betrayal
(1955)
- Macbeth
(1955)
... (play)
1949-1955
Studio One in Hollywood
(TV Series) (play - 6 episodes)
- Julius Caesar
(1955)
... (play)
- Macbeth
(1951)
... (play)
- Coriolanus
(1951)
... (play)
- The Taming of the Shrew
(1950)
... (play)
- Julius Caesar
(1949)
... (play)
1955
Conrad Nagel Theater
(TV Series) (based on story by - 1 episode)
- Guilette and Romeo
(1955)
... (based on story by)
TV de Vanguarda
(TV Series) (play "Macbeth" - 1 episode, 1954) (play "Hamlet" - 1 episode, 1953) (play "Othello" - 1 episode, 1952)
- Macbeth
(1954)
... (play "Macbeth")
- Hamlet
(1953)
... (play "Hamlet")
- Othelo
(1952)
... (play "Othello")
1949-1954
Kraft Theatre
(TV Series) (play - 3 episodes)
- Romeo and Juliet
(1954)
... (play)
- Macbeth
(1950)
... (play)
- The Comedy of Errors
(1949)
... (play)
1953
Monodrama Theater
(TV Series) (play - 2 episodes)
- The Taming of the Shrew
(1953)
... (play)
- Cleopatra
(1953)
... (play)
1949-1953
The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse
(TV Series) (play - 4 episodes)
- Othello
(1953)
... (play)
- Romeo and Juliet
(1949)
... (play)
- Macbeth
(1949)
... (play)
- Twelfth Night
(1949)
... (play)
For the Children
(TV Series) (1 episode, 1951) (play "Twelfth Night" - 1 episode, 1948) (play"Macbeth" - 1 episode, 1948)
- King Henry IV, Part 1
(1951)
- Scenes from Twelfth Night and Macbeth
(1948)
... (play "Twelfth Night") / (play"Macbeth")
1950
Masterpiece Playhouse
(TV Series) (play - 2 episodes)
- Othello
(1950)
... (play)
- Richard III
(1950)
... (play)
Theatre Parade
(TV Series) (play - 2 episodes, 1937) (play "Twelfth Night" - 1 episode, 1937)
- Measure for Measure
(1937)
... (play)
- Twelfth Night
(1937)
... (play) / (play "Twelfth Night")
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