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 portrayin…
Movies & TV Shows
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Quiz Show (1994) — Mark Van Doren
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The Crucible (1996) — Judge Thomas Danforth
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A Man for All Seasons (1966) — Thomas More
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Hamlet (1990) — The Ghost
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Henry V (1989) — French King
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The Train (1964) — von Waldheim
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Animal Farm (1999) — Boxer (voice)
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Scorpio (1973) — Sergei Zharkov
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The Red Tent (1969) — Main Judge (uncredited)
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Genesis: The Creation and the Flood (1994) — Narrator (voice)
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Carve Her Name with Pride (1958) — Tony Fraser
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King Lear (1970) — King Lear
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When the Whales Came (1989) — The Birdman
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London (1994) — Narrator (voice)
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A Delicate Balance (1973) — Tobias
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Bartleby (1970) — The Accountant
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Tell Me Lies (1968)
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Anna Karenina (1985) — Karenin
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Robinson in Space (1997) — Narrator (voice)
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The Curse of King Tut's Tomb (1980) — Narrator (voice)
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Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) — Narrator (voice)
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BBC Play of the Month (1965) — Lewis Lambert Strether
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Utz (1992) — Dr. Vaclav Orlik
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The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank (1988) — Otto Frank
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That Lady (1955) — King Philip II of Spain
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Martin Chuzzlewit (1994) — Old Martin Chuzzlewit / Anthony Chuzzlewit
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Kurosawa (2000) — Kurosawa (voice)
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Mr. Corbett's Ghost (1987) — Mr. Corbett
- Summer Lightning (1985) — Old Robert Clarke
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ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969) — Sir Emlyn Bowen, Q.C.
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Male of the Species (1969) — Sir Emlyn Bowen, Q. C.
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Discovering Hamlet (2011) — The Ghost (archive footage)
- The Little Riders (1996) — Grandpa Roden
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Nineteen Nineteen (1985) — Alexander Scherbatov
- Rashi: A Light After The Dark Ages (1999) — Narrator (voice)
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Male of the Species (1969) — Sir Emlyn Bowen, Q.C.
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The Life and Times of Don Luis Buñuel (1984) — Narrator (voice)
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A Kind of Alaska (1984) — Dr. Hornby
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The Ambassadors (1977) — Lewis Lambert Strether
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A Song At Twilight (1982) — Hugo Latymer