Paul Scofield
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 lat...
Known For
Filmography
Discovering Hamlet
2011
as The Ghost (archive footage)
Kurosawa
2000
as Kurosawa (voice)
Animal Farm
1999
as Boxer (voice)
Rashi: A Light After The Dark Ages
1999
as Narrator (voice)
Robinson in Space
1997
as Narrator (voice)
The Crucible
1996
as Judge Thomas Danforth
The Little Riders
1996
as Grandpa Roden
Quiz Show
1994
as Mark Van Doren
Genesis: The Creation and the Flood
1994
as Narrator (voice)
London
1994
as Narrator (voice)
Martin Chuzzlewit
1994
as Old Martin Chuzzlewit / Anthony Chuzzlewit
Utz
1992
as Dr. Vaclav Orlik
Hamlet
1990
as The Ghost
Henry V
1989
as French King
When the Whales Came
1989
as The Birdman
The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank
1988
as Otto Frank
Mister Corbett's Ghost
1987
as Mr. Corbett
Anna Karenina
1985
as Karenin
Nineteen Nineteen
1985
as Alexander Scherbatov
Summer Lightning
1985
as Old Robert Clarke
The Life and Times of Don Luis Buñuel
1984
as Narrator (voice)
A Kind of Alaska
1984
as Dr. Hornby
A Song At Twilight
1982
as Hugo Latymer
Come Into The Garden Maud
1982
as Verner Conklin
The Potting Shed
1981
as James Califer
Celebrity Playhouse
1981
as James Callifer
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
1980
as Narrator (voice)
The Ambassadors
1977
as Lewis Lambert Strether
Playhouse
1974
as Verner Conklin
Playhouse
1974
as Sir Hugo Latymer
Scorpio
1973
as Sergei Zharkov
A Delicate Balance
1973
as Tobias
The Hotel in Amsterdam
1971
Surrender To Everest
1971
as Narrator
King Lear
1970
as King Lear
Bartleby
1970
as The Accountant
The Red Tent
1969
as Main Judge (uncredited)
Male of the Species
1969
as Sir Emlyn Bowen, Q. C.
Male of the Species
1969
as Sir Emlyn Bowen, Q.C.
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Sir Emlyn Bowen, Q.C.
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Laurie
Tell Me Lies
1968
A Man for All Seasons
1966
as Thomas More
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Lewis Lambert Strether
The Train
1964
as von Waldheim
Carve Her Name with Pride
1958
as Tony Fraser
That Lady
1955
as King Philip II of Spain
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Narrator (voice)