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Antony Sher

1949 - 2021

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Sir Antony Sher (14 June 1949 – 2 December 2021) was a British actor, writer and theatre director of South African origin. A two-time Laurence Olivier Award winner and a five-time nominee, he joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1982 and toured in many roles, as well as appearing on film and television. In 2001, he starred in his cousin Ronald Harwood's play Mahler's Conversion, and said that the story of a composer sacrificing his faith for his career echoed his own identity struggles. During his 2017 "Commonwealth Tour", Prince Charles referred to Sher as his favourite actor. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Antony Sher is the 8,765th most popular actor (up from 8,897th in 2019), the 245th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 243rd in 2019) and the 22nd most popular South African Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Antony Sher ranks 8,765 out of 13,578. Before him are John Pyper-Ferguson, Lea DeLaria, Kang Ji-hwan, Gina Philips, Daniel Kaluuya, and Gugu Mbatha-Raw. After him are Jasmine Trinca, Helen Mack, Mahie Gill, Matt Salinger, King Baggot, and Steve Valentine.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Antony Sher ranks 756. Before him are Anneli Saaristo, Irene Pepperberg, Denis Johnson, Helena Šikolová, Jim Gilmore, and James S. Voss. After him are Dave Greenfield, Evgenij Ermenkov, Marilyn Quayle, Tom Watson, Daniel Giger, and Nigel Olsson. Among people deceased in 2021, Antony Sher ranks 670. Before him are Celso Güity, Gerry Marsden, Zizinho, Hamed Bakayoko, Storrs L. Olson, and Surekha Sikri. After him are Tommy Kirk, David Amess, Porfirio Armando Betancourt, Danish Siddiqui, Keshav Dutt, and Arthur Kopit.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Antony Sher ranks 245 out of 454. Before him are Richard Goldstone (1938), Luki Botha (1930), Jodi Balfour (1987), Stanley Skewes (1899), Robert Sobukwe (1924), and Amanda Coetzer (1971). After him are Reeva Steenkamp (1983), Brenda Fassie (1964), Phil Masinga (1969), Linda Mvusi (1955), Hans Vonk (1970), and Ilana Kloss (1956).

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Among ACTORS In South Africa

Among actors born in South Africa, Antony Sher ranks 22. Before him are Cariba Heine (1988), Charlbi Dean (1990), Sid James (1913), Louis Hayward (1909), Ian Hunter (1900), and Jodi Balfour (1987). After him are Linda Mvusi (1955), Musetta Vander (1963), Troye Sivan (1995), Moira Lister (1923), Sasha Pieterse (1996), and David Bateson (1960).

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