Paul Scofield
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...
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...
Known For
Cast Credits
Animal Farm
as Boxer (voice)
Rashi: A Light After The Dark Ages
as Narrator (voice)
The Crucible
as Judge Thomas Danforth
The Little Riders
as Grandpa Roden
Genesis: The Creation and the Flood
as Narrator (voice)
Quiz Show
as Mark Van Doren
Utz
as Dr. Vaclav Orlik
Hamlet
as The Ghost
Henry V
as French King
When the Whales Came
as The Birdman
The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank
as Otto Frank
Mr. Corbett's Ghost
as Mr. Corbett
Nineteen Nineteen
as Alexander Scherbatov
Summer Lightning
as Old Robert Clarke
Anna Karenina
as Karenin
A Kind of Alaska
as Dr. Hornby
A Song At Twilight
as Hugo Latymer
Come Into The Garden Maud
as Verner Conklin
The Potting Shed
as James Califer
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
as Narrator (voice)
The Ambassadors
as Lewis Lambert Strether
A Delicate Balance
as Tobias
Scorpio
as Sergei Zharkov
Bartleby
as The Accountant
King Lear
as King Lear
The Red Tent
as Main Judge (uncredited)
Male of the Species
as Sir Emlyn Bowen, Q. C.
A Man for All Seasons
as Thomas More
The Train
as von Waldheim