Paul Scofield

Known for ActingBorn 1922-01-21Died 2008-03-19Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex, England, UK

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Scofield, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.Read more

Movies & web series

Surrender To Everest

Martin Chuzzlewit

Hallmark Hall of Fame

The Little Riders

Discovering Hamlet

The Train

Quiz Show

Robinson in Space

Kurosawa

Henry V

The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank

A Man for All Seasons

The Life and Times of Don Luis Buñuel

A Song At Twilight

The Ambassadors

London

Playhouse

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

The Crucible

Hamlet

Genesis: The Creation and the Flood

When the Whales Came

Bartleby

King Lear

That Lady

Mr. Corbett's Ghost

Tell Me Lies

A Delicate Balance

Scorpio

A Kind of Alaska

The Red Tent

Utz

Animal Farm

Carve Her Name with Pride

Anna Karenina

Male of the Species

Rashi: A Light After The Dark Ages

BBC Play of the Month

The Curse of King Tut's Tomb

Summer Lightning

Nineteen Nineteen

Male of the Species

Come Into The Garden Maud

The Potting Shed

Celebrity Playhouse

The Hotel in Amsterdam