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The Miracle Maker (2000) -- The story of Jesus Christ.

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Overview

Date of Birth:

14 June 1949, Cape Town, South Africa more

Contact:

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Mini Biography:

Born in 1949, Antony Sher was raised in South Africa before going to London... more

Trivia:

Knighted for service to the Theatre in August 2000 more

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Awards:

2 wins & 2 nominations more

NewsDesk:

In full: Bafta Television Awards 2008 winners
(From digitalspy. 20 April 2008, 1:00 PM, PDT)

Alternate Names:

Anthony Sher | Sir Antony Sher

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Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	God on Trial (2008) (TV)	Akiba	2008	-	7.3 (387)

2.	"Great Performances" (1972)	Primo Levi (1 episode, 2008)	2008	-	8.4 (105)
	1 TV episode: "Great Performances: Primo (#36.17)" Primo Levi
3.	Three and Out (2008)	Maurice	2008	-	6.1 (751)
	AKAs: A Deal Is a Deal (USA)
4.	Behind the Director's Son's Cut (2007) (V)	Loki	2007	-	-

5.	Primo (2007)	Primo Levi	2007	-	8.2 (38)

6.	Primo (2005) (V)	Primo Levi	2005	-	5.8 (42)

7.	A Higher Agency (2005)	Chef	2005	-	6.2 (18)

8.	Churchill: The Hollywood Years (2004)	Hitler	2004	-	5.0 (1,382)

9.	"Murphy's Law" (2003)	Frank Jeremy (1 episode, 2004)	2004	-	8.0 (242)
	1 TV episode: "Murphy's Law: Jack's Back (#2.1)" Frank Jeremy
10.	Home (2003) (TV)	Gerald Ballantyne	2003	-	6.4 (62)

11.	"The Jury" (2002)	Gerald Lewis QC	2002	-	8.0 (324)

12.	Macbeth (2001/II) (TV)	Macbeth	2001	-	7.1 (16)

13.	The Miracle Maker (2000)	(voice) Ben Azra	2000	-	7.2 (524)
	AKAs: Gwr Y Gwyrthiau (UK: Welsh title)
14.	Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters (1999) (TV)	Colonel Moncoutant	1999	-	7.9 (1,460)
	AKAs: Horatio Hornblower: The Wrong War (USA)
15.	The Winter's Tale (1999) (TV)	(as Anthony Sher) Leontes, King of Sicilia	1999	-	7.7 (16)

16.	Shakespeare in Love (1998)	Dr. Moth	1998	$289M	7.4 (73,406)

17.	Mrs Brown (1997)	Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli	1997	$15.4M	7.2 (5,268)
	AKAs: Her Majesty, Mrs. Brown (USA) Mrs Brown (USA)
18.	Indian Summer (1996)	Jack	1996	-	6.4 (423)
	AKAs: Alive and Kicking (UK: alternative title) (USA)
19.	The Wind in the Willows (1996)	Chief Weasel	1996	-	6.2 (1,251)
	AKAs: Mr. Toad's Wild Ride (USA: video title)
20.	The Moonstone (1996) (TV)	Sergeant Cuff	1996	-	7.1 (166)

21.	"Look at the State We're In!" (1995)	The Don (unknown episodes)	1995	-	5.5 (12)

22.	The Young Poisoner's Handbook (1995)	Dr. Ernest Zeigler	1995	-	7.0 (1,917)
	AKAs: Das Handbuch des jungen Giftmischers (Germany)
23.	"One Foot in the Grave" (1990)	Mr. Prothrow (1 episode, 1995)	1995	-	8.7 (654)
	1 TV episode: "One Foot in the Grave: Rearranging the Dust (#5.4)" Mr. Prothrow
24.	"Shakespeare: The Animated Tales" (1992)	Richard (1 episode, 1994)	1994	-	8.5 (69)
	1 TV episode: "Shakespeare: The Animated Tales: King Richard III (#2.1)" (voice) Richard
25.	Genghis Cohn (1993) (TV)	Genghis Cohn	1993	-	6.6 (87)

26.	"The Comic Strip Presents..." (1982)	Scum Editor (1 episode, 1992)	1992	-	7.4 (170)
	1 TV episode: "The Comic Strip Presents...: The Crying Game (#6.2)" Scum Editor
27.	The Land of Dreams (1990) (TV)	David Samuels	1990	-	-

28.	Changing Step (1990) (TV)		1990	-	-

29.	Erik the Viking (1989)	Loki	1989	-	5.8 (5,372)
	AKAs: Erik viking (Sweden)
30.	Shadey (1985)	Oliver Shadey	1985	-	4.4 (67)

31.	Tartuffe, or The Impostor (1983) (TV)	Tartuffe	1983	-	6.1 (16)

32.	"The New Adventures of Lucky Jim" (1982)	Maurice Victor (1 episode, 1982)	1982	-	-
	1 TV episode: "The New Adventures of Lucky Jim: Will Success Spoil Jim Dixon? (#1.7)" Maurice Victor
33.	The History Man (1981) (TV)	Howard Kirk	1981	-	8.3 (43)
	AKAs: Malcolm Bradbury's The History Man
34.	Mark Gertler: Fragments of a Biography (1981)		1981	-	-

35.	Superman II (1980)	Bell Boy	1980	-	6.7 (27,177)
	AKAs: Superman 2 (Australia: TV title)
36.	Yanks (1979)	G.I. at cinema	1979	-	6.2 (1,306)
	AKAs: Yanks - Gestern waren wir noch Fremde (West Germany)
37.	One Fine Day (1979) (TV)	Mr. Alpert	1979	-	9.3 (7)
	AKAs: Six Plays by Alan Bennett: One Fine Day (UK: series title)
38.	"Play for Today" (1970)	Nathan (1 episode, 1979)	1979	-	7.1 (52)
	1 TV episode: "Play for Today: The Out of Town Boys (#9.10)" Nathan
39.	Collision Course (1979) (TV)	Tasic	1979	-	3.9 (5)

40.	"ITV Playhouse" (1967)	Morris (1 episode, 1978)	1978	-	6.3 (13)
	1 TV episode: "ITV Playhouse: Cold Harbour (#10.7)" Morris
41.	"Pickersgill People" (1978)	(1 episode, 1978)	1978	-	-
	1 TV episode: "Pickersgill People: The Sheik of Pickersgill"

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Cheap Lives (in production) (2009)	(adaptation) (novel)	2009	-	-

2.	"Great Performances" (1972)	(1 episode, 2008)	2008	-	8.4 (105)
	1 TV episode: "Great Performances: Primo (#36.17)" (adaptation)
3.	Primo (2005) (V)	(adaptation)	2005	-	5.8 (42)

4.	Changing Step (1990) (TV)	(writer)	1990	-	-

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"Mark Lawson Talks to..." (2006)	Himself (1 episode, 2009)	2009	-	9.2 (6)
	1 TV episode: "Mark Lawson Talks to...: Sir Antony Sher" Himself
2.	Murder Most Foul (2007) (TV)	Presenter/Narrator	2007	-	-

3.	"HARDtalk Extra" (2004)	Himself (1 episode, 2007)	2007	-	-
	1 TV episode: "HARDtalk Extra: Antony Sher" Himself
4.	"Sunday AM" (2005)	Himself (1 episode, 2006)	2006	-	6.8 (16)
	AKAs: The Andrew Marr Show (UK: new title) 1 TV episode: "Sunday AM: (#2.29)" Himself
5.	The King's Head: A Maverick in London (2006) (V)	Himself	2006	-	-
	AKAs: A Maverick in London: The Story of the King's Head Theatre (UK: DVD box title)
6.	"The South Bank Show" (1978)	Clive (Act One 'Cloud Nine') / Himself (2 episodes, 1979-2004)	2004	-	6.7 (32)
	2 TV episodes: "The South Bank Show: Othello (#27.12)" (as Sir Antony Sher) Himself "The South Bank Show: Beryl Cook and Joint Stock Theatre Group (#2.15)" Clive (Act One 'Cloud Nine')
7.	Camp Christmas (1993) (TV)	Himself	1993	-	5.5 (15)

8.	"The Dame Edna Experience" (1987)	Himself (1 episode, 1989)	1989	-	6.8 (53)
	1 TV episode: "The Dame Edna Experience: (#2.4)" Himself
9.	"Omnibus" (1967)	Himself (1 episode, 1988)	1988	-	7.5 (14)
	1 TV episode: "Omnibus: Caryl Churchill" Himself
10.	"Arena" (1975)	(1 episode, 1982)	1982	-	8.0 (10)
	1 TV episode: "Arena: Mike Leigh Making Plays"


1.	Hitler: The Comedy Years (2007) (TV)	(uncredited) Adolf Hitler

2.	Superman II (2006) (V)	Bell Boy

3.	The Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2003 (2003) (TV)	Himself

Additional Details

Other Works:

His memoir "The Year of the King" chronicle his time playing Richard III for the Shakespeare Company (1985, Methuen). more

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography more

Genres:

Drama | Comedy | Documentary | Romance more

Plot Keywords:

Character Name In Title | Independent Film | Based On Novel | Love more

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