Paul Scofield
Actor
Born January 21, 1922 in Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex, England, UK
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.
Filmography
Discovering Hamlet
The Ghost (archive footage)
Kurosawa
Kurosawa (voice)
Animal Farm
Boxer (voice)
Robinson in Space
Narrator (voice)
The Crucible
Judge Thomas Danforth
Martin Chuzzlewit
Old Martin Chuzzlewit / Anthony Chuzzlewit
Genesis: The Creation and the Flood
Narrator (voice)
Quiz Show
Mark Van Doren
London
Narrator (voice)
Utz
Dr. Vaclav Orlik
Hamlet
The Ghost
Henry V
French King
When the Whales Came
The Birdman
The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank
Otto Frank
Mr. Corbett's Ghost
Mr. Corbett
Nineteen Nineteen
Alexander Scherbatov
Anna Karenina
Karenin
A Kind of Alaska
Dr. Hornby
The Life and Times of Don Luis Buñuel
Narrator (voice)
A Song At Twilight
Hugo Latymer
Come Into The Garden Maud
Verner Conklin
The Potting Shed
James Califer
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
Narrator (voice)
The Ambassadors
Lewis Lambert Strether
Playhouse
Verner Conklin
A Delicate Balance
Tobias
Scorpio
Sergei Zharkov
Surrender To Everest
Narrator
The Hotel in Amsterdam
Bartleby
The Accountant
King Lear
King Lear
The Red Tent
Main Judge (uncredited)
Male of the Species
Sir Emlyn Bowen, Q.C.
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Sir Emlyn Bowen, Q.C.
Male of the Species
Sir Emlyn Bowen, Q. C.
Tell Me Lies
A Man for All Seasons
Thomas More
BBC Play of the Month
Lewis Lambert Strether
The Train
von Waldheim
Carve Her Name with Pride
Tony Fraser
That Lady
King Philip II of Spain
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Narrator (voice)