Paul Scofield
Acting
Born January 21, 1922 · 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, m…
Known For · 40 titles
BBC Play of the Month
Playhouse
Martin Chuzzlewit
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
A Man for All Seasons
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Henry V
Quiz Show
The Train
The Crucible
King Lear
Celebrity Playhouse
Animal Farm
Hamlet
Male of the Species
Scorpio
The Red Tent
Carve Her Name with Pride
Kurosawa
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
Discovering Hamlet
Surrender To Everest
Genesis: The Creation and the Flood
Bartleby
Male of the Species
Mr. Corbett's Ghost
A Song At Twilight
Anna Karenina
A Delicate Balance
When the Whales Came
Utz
Nineteen Nineteen
The Little Riders
The Hotel in Amsterdam
That Lady
Tell Me Lies
The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank
The Ambassadors
Summer Lightning
Come Into The Garden Maud