Paul Scofield
Paul Scofield is known for Quiz Show (1994), The Crucible (1996), A Man for All Seasons (1966).
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 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.
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Questions about Paul Scofield
How many Paul Scofield films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 37 films with Paul Scofield, from 1955 to 2011.
What is the best rated Paul Scofield film?
The best rated Paul Scofield film in the catalogue is The Train (1964), rated 7.6.
What was the first Paul Scofield film?
The first Paul Scofield film in the catalogue is The Train, from 1964.
Who has Paul Scofield worked with the most?
In the catalogue, Paul Scofield shares the most credits with Ian Holm (3 films), Burt Lancaster (2 films) and Pete Postlethwaite (2 films).
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- Awards
- BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (1997) · Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie (1969) · Academy Award for Best Actor (1967) · BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role (1967) · Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama (1967) · Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play (1962) · Critics' Circle Award for Distinguished Service to the Arts · Commander of the Order of the British Empire · Sam Wanamaker Award
- Nominations
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (1995) · Academy Award for Best Actor (1967)
Known for
Trivia
- Also works as
- voice actor · theatre manager · director
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Full filmography
39 films — 37 in the catalogue
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7.5 Discovering Hamlet
2011 · The Ghost (archive footage)
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7.0 Kurosawa
2000 · Kurosawa (voice)
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5.7 Animal Farm
1999 · Boxer (voice)
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5.0
Rashi: A Light After The Dark Ages
1999 · Narrator (voice)
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7.0 Robinson in Space
1997 · Narrator (voice)
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6.6 The Crucible
1996 · Judge Thomas Danforth
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5.0
The Little Riders
1996 · Grandpa Roden
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6.4 Genesis: The Creation and the Flood
1994 · Narrator (voice)
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7.2 Quiz Show
1994 · Mark Van Doren
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6.8 London
1994 · Narrator (voice)
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5.8 Utz
1992 · Dr. Vaclav Orlik
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6.6 Hamlet
1990 · The Ghost
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7.1 Henry V
1989 · French King
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6.4 When the Whales Came
1989 · The Birdman
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7.1 The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank
1988 · Otto Frank
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6.3 Mister Corbett's Ghost
1987 · Mr. Corbett
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4.5 Nineteen Nineteen
1985 · Alexander Scherbatov
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4.7
Summer Lightning
1985 · Old Robert Clarke
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5.6 Anna Karenina
1985 · Karenin
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6.0 A Kind of Alaska
1984 · Dr. Hornby
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7.0 The Life and Times of Don Luis Buñuel
1984 · Narrator (voice)
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7.0 A Song At Twilight
1982 · Hugo Latymer
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Come Into The Garden Maud
1982 · Verner Conklin
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The Potting Shed
1981 · James Califer
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4.8 The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
1980 · Narrator (voice)
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7.0 The Ambassadors
1977 · Lewis Lambert Strether
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6.2 A Delicate Balance
1973 · Tobias
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6.2 Scorpio
1973 · Sergei Zharkov
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10.0 Surrender To Everest
1971 · Narrator
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The Hotel in Amsterdam
1971
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6.6 Bartleby
1970 · The Accountant
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6.5 King Lear
1970 · King Lear
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6.1 The Red Tent
1969 · Main Judge (uncredited)
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5.5 Male of the Species
1969 · Sir Emlyn Bowen, Q. C.
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6.4 Tell Me Lies
1968
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7.3 A Man for All Seasons
1966 · Thomas More
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7.6 The Train
1964 · von Waldheim
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6.0 Carve Her Name with Pride
1958 · Tony Fraser
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6.6 That Lady
1955 · King Philip II of Spain
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