Paul Scofield
Known for Acting · 45 credits
- Born
- 1922-01-21
- Died
- 2008-03-19
- Place of birth
- 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.
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Known For
TV Shows (6)
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Lewis Lambert Strether
Playhouse
1974
as Verner Conklin / Sir Hugo Latymer
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Sir Emlyn Bowen, Q.C. / Laurie
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Narrator (voice)
Martin Chuzzlewit
1994
as Old Martin Chuzzlewit / Anthony Chuzzlewit
Male of the Species
1969
as Sir Emlyn Bowen, Q.C.
Movies (39)
Quiz Show
1994
as Mark Van Doren
The Crucible
1996
as Judge Thomas Danforth
The Train
1964
as von Waldheim
Hamlet
1990
as The Ghost
A Man for All Seasons
1966
as Thomas More
Henry V
1989
as French King
Animal Farm
1999
as Boxer (voice)
King Lear
1970
as King Lear
Scorpio
1973
as Sergei Zharkov
That Lady
1955
as King Philip II of Spain
The Red Tent
1969
as Main Judge (uncredited)
Anna Karenina
1985
as Karenin
Kurosawa
2000
as Kurosawa (voice)
Carve Her Name with Pride
1958
as Tony Fraser
Discovering Hamlet
2011
as The Ghost (archive footage)
The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank
1988
as Otto Frank
A Delicate Balance
1973
as Tobias
Utz
1992
as Dr. Vaclav Orlik
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
1980
as Narrator (voice)
London
1994
as Narrator (voice)
Genesis: The Creation and the Flood
1994
as Narrator (voice)
When the Whales Came
1989
as The Birdman
Rashi: A Light After The Dark Ages
1999
as Narrator (voice)
The Little Riders
1996
as Grandpa Roden
Tell Me Lies
1968
Bartleby
1970
as The Accountant
Male of the Species
1969
as Sir Emlyn Bowen, Q. C.
Mr. Corbett's Ghost
1987
as Mr. Corbett
The Ambassadors
1977
as Lewis Lambert Strether
Nineteen Nineteen
1985
as Alexander Scherbatov
The Life and Times of Don Luis Buñuel
1984
as Narrator (voice)
A Song At Twilight
1982
as Hugo Latymer
The Potting Shed
1981
as James Califer
Come Into The Garden Maud
1982
as Verner Conklin
Summer Lightning
1985
as Old Robert Clarke
A Kind of Alaska
1984
as Dr. Hornby
The Hotel in Amsterdam
1971
Surrender To Everest
1971
as Narrator
Robinson in Space
1997
as Narrator (voice)
About Paul Scofield
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 h… With 45 credits spanning from 1951 to 2011, Paul Scofield has appeared in 39 films and 6 TV shows.
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- Quiz Show (1994) — as Mark Van Doren
- The Crucible (1996) — as Judge Thomas Danforth
- The Train (1964) — as von Waldheim
- Hamlet (1990) — as The Ghost
- A Man for All Seasons (1966) — as Thomas More
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