Paul Scofield
Born January 21, 1922 (Age: 104)
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Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex, England, UK
Biography
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 Awards for portraying Sir Thomas More in the Broadway production of A Man for All Seasons. 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 nine to receive a Tony and Academy Award for the same role. His Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie was achieved for the 1969 television film Male of the Species. Preferring the stage to the screen and putting his family before his career, Scofield nonetheless established a reputation as one of the greatest Shakespearean performers. Among other accolades, his performance as Mark Van Doren in Quiz Show (1994) earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor and he won Best Actor in a Supporting Role at the BAFTA Awards for portraying Thomas Danforth in The Crucible (1996). Scofield declined the honour of a knighthood, but was appointed CBE in 1956 and became a Companion of Honour in 2001. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Scofield, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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 Awards for portraying Sir Thomas More in the Broadway production of A Man for All Seasons. 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 nine to receive a Tony and Academy Award for the same role. His Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie was achieved for the 1969 television film Male of the Species.
Preferring the stage to the screen and putting his family before his career, Scofield nonetheless established a reputation as one of the greatest Shakespearean performers. Among other accolades, his performance as Mark Van Doren in Quiz Show (1994) earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor and he won Best Actor in a Supporting Role at the BAFTA Awards for portraying Thomas Danforth in The Crucible (1996). Scofield declined the honour of a knighthood, but was appointed CBE in 1956 and became a Companion of Honour in 2001.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Scofield, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
Discovering Hamlet
2011
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as The Ghost (archive footage)
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Age: 89
Kurosawa
2000
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as Kurosawa (voice)
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Age: 78
Robinson in Space
1997
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 74
The Crucible
1996
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as Judge Thomas Danforth
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Age: 74
No Image
The Little Riders
1996
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as Grandpa Roden
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Age: 74
Quiz Show
1994
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as Mark Van Doren
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Age: 72
Utz
1992
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as Dr. Vaclav Orlik
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Age: 70
Hamlet
1990
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as The Ghost
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Age: 68
Henry V
1989
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as French King
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Age: 67
When the Whales Came
1989
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as The Birdman
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Age: 67
The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank
1988
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as Otto Frank
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Age: 66
Mr. Corbett's Ghost
1987
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as Mr. Corbett
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Age: 65
Nineteen Nineteen
1985
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as Alexander Scherbatov
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Age: 63
No Image
Summer Lightning
1985
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as Old Robert Clarke
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Age: 63
Anna Karenina
1985
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as Karenin
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Age: 62
The Potting Shed
1981
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as James Califer
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Age: 59
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
1980
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 58
The Ambassadors
1977
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as Lewis Lambert Strether
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Age: 55
A Delicate Balance
1973
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as Tobias
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Age: 51
Scorpio
1973
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as Sergei Zharkov
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Age: 51
Surrender To Everest
1971
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as Narrator
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Age: 49
The Red Tent
1969
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as Main Judge (uncredited)
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Age: 47
Male of the Species
1969
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as Sir Emlyn Bowen, Q. C.
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Age: 46
A Man for All Seasons
1966
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as Thomas More
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Age: 44
The Train
1964
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as von Waldheim
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Age: 42
Carve Her Name with Pride
1958
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as Tony Fraser
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Age: 36
That Lady
1955
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as King Philip II of Spain
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Age: 33