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Apr 8, 2024 · Paul Scofield (born January 21, 1922, Hurstpierpoint, Sussex, England—died March 19, 2008) was an English actor noted for his powerful performances in Shakespearean and other stage roles. Scofield was trained as an actor at the Croydon Repertory Theatre School (1939) and at the Mask Theatre School (1940) in London.
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3 days ago · Paul Scofield was seen in a few films in the last half century. He died at age 86 on March 20 in Sussex, in the south of England. Though mostly a stage actor, Paul Scofield is best known for his (highly theatrical) performance in the 1966 film version of A Man for All Seasons, in which he plays Sir Thomas More, the voice of conscience that is ...
2 days ago · Feeling he was too old for Richard, he cast the young Paul Scofield; both the actor and the production were a critical and commercial success. During the season Gielgud was knighted in the 1953 Coronation Honours.
1 day ago · The Exorcist is a 1973 American supernatural horror film directed by William Friedkin from a screenplay by William Peter Blatty, based on his 1971 novel. The film stars Ellen Burstyn , Max von Sydow , Jason Miller , and Linda Blair , and follows the demonic possession of a young girl and her mother's attempt to rescue her through an exorcism by ...
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3 days ago · Two screen versions of King Lear date from the early 1970s: Grigori Kozintsev's Korol Lir, and Peter Brook's film of King Lear, which stars Paul Scofield. Brook's film starkly divided the critics: Pauline Kael said "I didn't just dislike this production, I hated it!" and suggested the alternative title Night of the Living Dead.
2 days ago · Paul Scofield: A Man for All Seasons: Sir Thomas More: Fredric March: Gideon: Angel John Mills: Ross: Aircraftman Ross Donald Pleasence: The Caretaker: Davies 1963 : Arthur Hill: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? George Charles Boyer: Lord Pengo: Lord Pengo Paul Ford: Never Too Late: Harry Lambert Bert Lahr: The Beauty Part: Various Characters ...
22 hours ago · Burt Lancaster won for Elmer Gantry (1960) Sidney Poitier won for Lillies of the Field (1963) Peter O'Toole won twice for Becket (1964), and The Lion in Winter (1968) Omar Sharif won for Doctor Zhivago (1965) Paul Scofield won for A Man for All Seasons (1966) George C. Scott won for Patton (1970)
