Paul Scofield
Attore
21 gennaio 1922 — 19 marzo 2008 (86 anni)
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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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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Filmografia
| 2022 | Bonnie · as Mark Van Doren |
| 2014 | Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles · as Thomas More |
| 2013 | Fifty Years on Stage · as Antonio Salieri |
| 1999 | Animal Farm · as Boxer (voice) |
| 1999 | Rashi: A Light After the Dark Ages · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1997 | Robinson in Space · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1996 | The Crucible · as Judge Thomas Danforth |
| 1996 | The Little Riders · as Grandpa Roden |
| 1995 | The 67th Annual Academy Awards · as Mark Van Doren |
| 1994 | Martin Chuzzlewit · as Old Martin Chuzzlewit / Anthony Chuzzlewit |
| 1994 | Quiz Show · as Mark Van Doren |
| 1994 | Genesis: The Creation and the Flood · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1994 | London · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1992 | Utz · as Dr. Vaclav Orlik |
| 1991 | Mel Gibson Goes Back to School · as The Ghost |
| 1990 | Hamlet · as The GhostSu Plex |
| 1989 | Henry V · as French King |
| 1989 | When the Whales Came · as The Birdman |
| 1988 | The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank · as Otto FrankSu Plex |
| 1987 | Mister Corbett's Ghost · as Mr. Corbett |
| 1985 | Nineteen Nineteen · as Alexander Scherbatov |
| 1985 | Summer Lightning · as Old Robert Clarke |
| 1985 | Anna Karenina · as Karenin |
| 1980 | The Curse of King Tut's Tomb · as Narrator (voice)Su Plex |
| 1975 | Arena (1975) · as Readings From Buñuel's Autobiography |
| 1973 | Playhouse · as Sir Hugo Latymer |
| 1973 | A Delicate Balance · as Tobias |
| 1973 | Scorpio · as Sergei Zharkov |
| 1971 | King Lear · as King Lear |
| 1971 | Great Performances · as Kurosawa |
| 1970 | Bartleby · as The Accountant |
| 1969 | The Red Tent · as Main Judge (uncredited) |
| 1969 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre · as Sir Emlyn Bowen, Q.c. |
| 1969 | Male of the Species · as Sir Emlyn Bowen, Q. C. |
| 1969 | Male of the Species · as Sir Emlyn Bowen, Q.c. |
| 1968 | |
| 1966 | A Man for All Seasons · as Thomas More |
| 1965 | Play of the Month · as Lewis Lambert Strether |
| 1964 | The Other World of Winston Churchill · as Narrator |
| 1964 | The Train · as Von Waldheim |
| 1958 | Carve Her Name with Pride · as Tony Fraser |
| 1957 | Theatre Night · as Johnny Jackson |
| 1955 | ITV Play of the Week · as Captain |
| 1955 | That Lady · as King Philip Ii Of Spain |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1950 | Sunday Night Theatre · as Robert Cardrey |
| 2009 | The 81st Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Memorial Tribute |
| 2009 | 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - In Memoriam |
| 2003 | The Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2003 · as Self |
| 2002 | My Sister Maria · as Self |
| 1964 | Cinema · as Self |