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Paul Scofield

Actor

Paul Scofield

Born January 21, 1922 in Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex, England, UKDied March 19, 200832 films

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.

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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.

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A Man for All Seasons posterFirst watchA Man for All Seasons19667.3as Thomas MoreA depiction of the conflict between King Henry VIII of England and his Lord Chancellor, Sir Thomas More, who refuses to swear the Oath of Supremacy declaring Henry Supreme Head of the…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Quiz Show poster7.2Quiz Show1994The Train poster7.6The Train1964Henry V poster7.1Henry V1989The Crucible poster6.6The Crucible1996Hamlet poster6.6Hamlet1990Scorpio poster6.2Scorpio1973Animal Farm poster5.7Animal Farm1999The Red Tent poster6.1The Red Tent1969

Filmography

32 films as actor
  1. 1999Animal FarmBoxer (voice)
  2. 1999Rashi: A Light After The Dark AgesNarrator (voice)
  3. 1996The CrucibleJudge Thomas Danforth
  4. 1996The Little RidersGrandpa Roden
  5. 1994Genesis: The Creation and the FloodNarrator (voice)
  6. 1994Quiz ShowMark Van Doren
  7. 1992UtzDr. Vaclav Orlik
  8. 1990HamletThe Ghost
  9. 1989Henry VFrench King
  10. 1989When the Whales CameThe Birdman
  11. 1988The Attic: The Hiding of Anne FrankOtto Frank
  12. 1987Mister Corbett's GhostMr. Corbett
  13. 1985Nineteen NineteenAlexander Scherbatov
  14. 1985Summer LightningOld Robert Clarke
  15. 1985Anna KareninaKarenin
  16. 1984A Kind of AlaskaDr. Hornby
  17. 1982A Song At TwilightHugo Latymer
  18. 1982Come Into The Garden MaudVerner Conklin
  19. 1981The Potting ShedJames Califer
  20. 1980The Curse of King Tut's TombNarrator (voice)
  21. 1977The AmbassadorsLewis Lambert Strether
  22. 1973A Delicate BalanceTobias
  23. 1973ScorpioSergei Zharkov
  24. 1971The Hotel in Amsterdam
  25. 1970BartlebyThe Accountant
  26. 1970King LearKing Lear
  27. 1969The Red TentMain Judge (uncredited)
  28. 1969Male of the SpeciesSir Emlyn Bowen, Q. C.
  29. 1966A Man for All SeasonsThomas More
  30. 1964The Trainvon Waldheim
  31. 1958Carve Her Name with PrideTony Fraser
  32. 1955That LadyKing Philip II of Spain