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Derek Jacobi on screen and stage at IMDb. Derek Jacobi on screen and stage at the BFI 's Screenonline. "Jacobi, Sir Derek (George)", Who's Who 2008, A & C Black, 2008; online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2007. Retrieved 22 October 2008.
YearTitleRole19651968Paul1970Andrei Prozorov1973CaronSir Derek George Jacobi CBE ( / ˈdʒækəbi /; born 22 October 1938) is an English actor. Jacobi is known for his work at the Royal National Theatre and for his film and television roles. He has received numerous accolades including a BAFTA Award, two Olivier Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a Tony Award.
Derek Jacobi: ‘They always want you to say something political. I prefer to keep my mouth shut’ ... For all his Stakhanovite workload on screen and stage, he has been a reserved figure off it ...
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Derek Jacobi. Actor: Gosford Park. Preeminent British classical actor of the first post-Olivier generation, Derek Jacobi was knighted in 1994 for his services to the theatre, and, in fact, is only the second to enjoy the honor of holding TWO knighthoods, Danish and English (Olivier was the other).
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Aug 4, 2021 · The lively legend of stage and screen, Sir Derek Jacobi, opens up about the beginnings of his career, the meaningless of awards and meeting his now husband, Richard Clifford. Sir Derek Jacobi is feeling a bit chipper. After a terrible year which has devasted the entertainment industry, things are looking up. Lockdown has now ended, venues are ...
Jul 26, 2016 · Derek Jacobi: 'Much Ado saved me from stage fright'. After touring Hamlet in 1980, the actor succumbed to the ‘worm of doubt’ – but a job playing Shakespeare’s quick-witted hero forced him ...
Apr 25, 2024 · Derek Jacobi (born October 22, 1938, Leytonstone, East London, England) is an English actor whose shy, self-effacing private demeanour belied his forceful, commanding stage presence. Born into a nontheatrical family—his father was a London department store manager, his mother a secretary—Jacobi first developed a taste for performing while ...