Paul Scofield
1922–2008 · British actor
David Paul Scofield was an English actor. During a six-decade career, Scofield achieved the Triple Crown of Acting, winning an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Tony Award for his work. Completing the feat in just seven years, no actor has achieved the Triple Crown faster than Scofield. He is celebrated for his reputation as one of the greatest Shakespearean performers. He declined the honour of a knighthood on three separate occasions, but was appointed CBE in 1956 and became a CH in 2001.
Paul Scofield, in order
- 1955 That Lady: acted · directed by Terence Young
- 1958 Carve Her Name with Pride: acted · directed by Lewis Gilbert
- 1964 The Train: acted · directed by Arthur Penn and John Frankenheimer · critics 94%, audiences 89% · streaming on Prime Video, YouTube (free), Tubi
- 1966 A Man for All Seasons: acted · directed by Fred Zinnemann · critics 89%, audiences 87% · streaming on Fawesome
- 1971 King Lear: acted · directed by Peter Brook
- 1972 Bartleby: acted · directed by Anthony Friedmann
- 1973 A Delicate Balance: acted · directed by Tony Richardson
- 1973 Scorpio: acted · directed by Michael Winner
- 1985 1919: acted · directed by Hugh Brody
- 1985 Anna Karenina (TV movie): acted · directed by Simon Langton
- 1989 Henry V: acted · directed by Kenneth Branagh
- 1989 When the Whales Came: acted · directed by Clive Rees
- 1990 Hamlet: acted · directed by Franco Zeffirelli · critics 76%, audiences 59% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, Kanopy
- 1992 Utz: acted · directed by George Sluizer
- 1994 Genesis: The Creation and the Flood (TV movie): acted · directed by Ermanno Olmi
- 1994 Martin Chuzzlewit (TV series): acted · directed by Pedr James
- 1994 Quiz Show: acted · directed by Robert Redford · critics 97%, audiences 87% · streaming on Hoopla
- 1996 The Crucible: acted · directed by Nicholas Hytner · critics 72%, audiences 66% · streaming on Prime Video, Hoopla
- 1996 The Little Riders (TV movie): acted · directed by Kevin Connor