Paul Scofield

Acting

Born 1922-01-21 Died 2008-03-19 Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex, England, UK 46 credits Academy Awards 1 Primetime Emmy Awards 1 Golden Globe Awards 1 BAFTA Awards 2 Tony Awards 1 Commander of the Order of the British Empire 1 Sam Wanamaker Award 1 Critics' Circle Award for Distinguished Service to the Arts 1

Awards

Won 1 Academy Award

Academy Awards 1 won · 1 nominated

1995 Best Supporting Actor Nominated Quiz Show
1967 Best Actor Won A Man for All Seasons

Primetime Emmy Awards 1 won

1969 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Won

Golden Globe Awards 1 won

1967 Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Won A Man for All Seasons

BAFTA Awards 2 won

1997 Best Actor in a Supporting Role Won The Crucible
1967 Best Actor in a Leading Role Won A Man for All Seasons

Tony Awards 1 won

1962 Best Actor in a Play Won A Man for All Seasons

Commander of the Order of the British Empire 1 won

— Commander of the Order of the British Empire Won

Sam Wanamaker Award 1 won

— Sam Wanamaker Award Won

Critics' Circle Award for Distinguished Service to the Arts 1 won

— Distinguished Service to the Arts Won

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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Scofield, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.