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David Paul Scofield CH CBE (21 January 1922 – 19 March 2008) was an English actor. During a six-decade career, Scofield achieved the Triple Crown of Acting, winning an Academy Award, Emmy, and Tony for his work. Scofield established a reputation as one of the greatest Shakespearean performers.
Jun 7, 2011 · In 2004 The Daily Telegraph published a survey in which RSC actors voted for the greatest Shakespeare performance in history. It wasn’t exactly a scientific poll, but the result was clear, and not unexpected. The winner was Paul Scofield in King Lear.
Paul Scofield 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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Mar 20, 2008 · In 2004, Scofield's portrayal of King Lear in 1962 was voted the greatest performance in a Shakespeare play by a panel of Royal Shakespeare Company actors, including Sir Ian McKellen, Ian...
In 1996, he received BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance in ‘Crucible’. In 2002, Scofield received Sam Wanamaker Award for his pioneering work in Shakespearean theater.
Mar 21, 2008 · His many stage triumphs included his acclaimed performance as Lear in a landmark production of “King Lear” for the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1962, and his searing performance as the...
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Through the 1980s, Scofield did a mix of TV and film on both sides of the Atlantic. But he was drawn back to Shakespeare and filming efforts, though in humbler parts, first in the Henry V (1989) of ambitious Kenneth Branagh , as the French king, and, the next year, in the Franco Zeffirelli , Hamlet (1990) , as "The Ghost" - with the real buzz ...
