Anthony Hopkins Biography (1937-)

Given name is pronounced An-tony; full name, Philip Anthony Hopkins; born December 31, 1937, in Port Talbot, South Wales, England; son of Richard Arthur (a baker) and Muriel Annie (maiden name, Yeates) Hopkins; immigrated to the United States, naturalized citizen, April 12, 2000; married Petronella Barker,1967 (divorced, 1972); married Jennifer Lynton, January 13, 1973 (divorced, 2002); children: (first marriage) Abigail. Addresses: Office: 25 St. George's Court, 258 Brompton Rd., London SW3 2AT, England.; Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Contact: c/o International Creative Management, Oxford House, 76 Oxford St., London W1N OAX, England.

Nationality: British
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, director
Birth Details: December 31, 1937; Port Talbot, South Wales, United Kingdom

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Voice of Marcus Crassus, Spartacus (restored version), Universal,1960
Brechtian, The White Bus (also known as Red, White and Zero), 1967
Prince Richard the Lionhearted, The Lion in Winter, Avco-Embassy,1968
Claudius, Hamlet, Columbia, 1969
John Avery, The Looking Glass War, Columbia, 1970
Philip Calvert, When Eight Bells Toll, Cinerama, 1971
David Lloyd George, Young Winston, Columbia, 1972
Torvald Helmer, A Doll's House, Paramount, 1973
Kostya, The Girl from Petrovka, Universal, 1974
Superintendent John McCleod, Juggernaut, United Artists, 1974
Elliot Hoover, Audrey Rose, United Artists, 1977
Lieutenant Colonel John Frost, A Bridge Too Far, United Artists, 1977
Captain Johnson, International Velvet, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/UnitedArtists, 1978
Corky/voice of Fats the dummy, Magic, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1978
Adam Evans, A Change of Seasons, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1980
Dr. Frederick Treves, The Elephant Man, Paramount, 1980
Lieutenant William Bligh, The Bounty, Orion, 1984
Bill Hooper, The Good Father, Skouras, 1986
Frank Doel, 84 Charing Cross Road, Columbia, 1987
Dafydd Llewellyn, A Chorus of Disapproval, Southgate Entertainment, 1987
Major Angus Barry ("Cassius"), The Dawning, TVS Entertainment/Vista, 1988
Tim Cornell, Desperate Hours, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists,1990
Wallace, The Efficiency Expert (also known as Spotswood), Miramax, 1991
Dr. Hannibal Lecter, The Silence of the Lambs, Orion, 1991
Professor Abraham Van Helsing/Ships captain/Cesare, Bram Stoker's Dracula (also known as Dracula), Columbia, 1992
McCandless, Freejack, Warner Bros., 1992
Henry Wilcox, Howards End, Sony Pictures Classics, 1992
George Hayden, Chaplin (also known as Charlot), TriStar, 1992
Priest, The Trial, Angelika Films, 1993
James Stevens, butler of Darlington House, The Remains of the Day,Columbia, 1993
C. S. "Jack" Lewis, Shadowlands, Savoy Pictures, 1993
Bob Glass, The Innocent (also known as Und der Himmel steht Still), 1993
Dr. John Harvey Kellogg, The Road to Wellville, Columbia, 1994
Colonel William Ludlow, Legends of the Fall, TriStar, 1994
Richard M. Nixon (title role), Nixon, Buena Vista, 1995
Ieuan Davies, August, Samuel Goldwyn, 1996
Pablo Picasso (title role), Surviving Picasso, Warner Bros., 1996
John Quincy Adams, Amistad, Dreamworks SKG, 1997
Bookworm, Fox Film, 1997
Charles Morse, The Edge, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997
Don Diego de la Vega/Older Zorro, Mark of Zorro (also known as Mask of Zorro), Columbia, 1998
William Parrish, Meet Joe Black, MCA/Universal, 1998
Junket Whore, 1998
Ethan Powell, Instinct, Buena Vista, 1999
Narrator, Siegfried & Roy: The Magic Box (also known as TheMagic Box), IMAX, 1999
Titus Andronicus (title role), Titus, 1999
(Uncredited) Mission Commander Swanbeck, Mission: Impossible (alsoknown as M: I-2), Paramount, 2000
Narrator, How the Grinch Stole Christmas (also known as Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas and The Grinch), MCA/Universal,2000
Hannibal Lecter (title role), Hannibal, MCA/Universal, 2001
Ted Brautigan, Hearts in Atlantis, Warner Bros., 2001
Gaylord Oakes, Bad Company, Buena Vista, 2002
Dr. Hannibal `The Cannibal' Lecter, Red Dragon, MCA/Universal, 2002
Daniel Webster, The Devil and Daniel Webster, Cutting Edge, 2002
Coleman Silk, The Human Stain, Miramax, 2003
Film Director
August, 1996
Television Appearances
Miniseries
A Company of Five, 1968
A Walk through the Forest, 1968
Pierre Bezuhov, War and Peace, broadcast in England, 1972 then PBS, 1973-1974
Dr. Adam Kelno, QB VII, ABC, 1974
Edmund Kean (title role), Kean, 1978
Neil Gray, Hollywood Wives, ABC, 1985
Abel Magwitch, Great Expectations, The Disney Channel, 1989
Jack Figg, To Be the Best, CBS, 1992
Voice, Baseball (also known as The History of Baseball), PBS, 1994
Movies
A Flea in Her Ear, 1968
Andrei, The Three Sisters (also known as Play of the Month: TheThree Sisters), 1969
The Peasants Revolt, 1969
Bob, Hearts and Flowers (also known as Play for Today: Hearts and Flowers), 1970

Astrov, Uncle Vanya (also known as Play of the Month: Uncle Vanya), 1970
Title role, Danton (also known as Biography: Danton), 1970
Charles Dickens (title role), The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens, 1970
Decision to Burn, 1971
Hugh Sanders, Poet Game, 1971
David Lloyd George, The Edwardians (also known as Lloyd George and Edwardians: Lloyd George), 1972
Dando Hamer, "Possessions," Childhood, 1974
Marek, Find Me (also known as Omnibus: Find Me), 1974
Alexander Tashkov, The Childhood Friend (also known as Play forToday: The Childhood Friend), 1974
Dr. Michael Grant, Dark Victory, NBC, 1976
Bruno Richard Hauptmann, The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case, broadcastas an episode of The NBC World Premiere Movie, NBC, 1976
Yitzhak Rabin, Victory at Entebbe, ABC, 1976
Captain Christopher Jones, Mayflower: The Pilgrim's Adventure (also known as The Voyage of the Mayflower), CBS, 1979
Hitler, The Bunker (also known as Le bunker), CBS, 1981
Paul of Tarsus, Peter and Paul (also known as The Acts of Peterand Paul), CBS, 1981
Title role, Othello (also known as The Complete Dramatic Worksof William Shakespeare: Othello), BBC, 1981
Alfred Allmers, Little Eyolf (also known as Play of the Month:Little Eyolf), BBC, 1981
Roger Quaife, Strangers and Brothers, 1983
John Strickland, A Married Man, Channel 4, BBC, then syndicated inthe United States, 1984
Dr. Ravic, Arch of Triumph, CBS, 1985
Arthur Jamison, Guilty Conscience, CBS, 1985
Count Galeazzo Ciano, Mussolini: The Decline and Fall of Il Duce (also known as Mussolini and I), HBO, 1985
Guy Burgess, Blunt (also known as Blunt, the Fourth Man), BBC, 1985
Jean Louis Chavel, The Tenth Man (also known as Graham Greene's"The Tenth Man"), CBS, 1988
Donald Campbell, Across the Lake, 1988
Jack, Heartland, 1989
Joel Filartiga, One Man's War, broadcast as an episode of HBO Showcase, HBO, 1991
Also appeared in Old Times.
Specials
(Television debut) A Heritage and Its History, ATV, 1968
Siegfried Farnon, All Creatures Great and Small (also known as All Things Great and Small), broadcast as an episode of Hallmark Hallof Fame, NBC, 1975
Theo Gunge, The Arcata Promise, broadcast as an episode of Great Performances, PBS, 1977
Quasimodo, The Hunchback of Notre Dame (also known as Hunchback), broadcast as an episode of Hallmark Hall of Fame, CBS, 1982
The Making of `The Bounty', 1984
Australia: The Last Barrier, 1989
Narrator, Wild River No More, broadcast as an episode of Survival Specials, PBS, 1990
Entertainers '91: The Top 20 of the Year, ABC, 1991
Narrator, Antarctica: The Last Frontier, The Disney Channel, 1991
Host, Dylan Thomas: Return Journey, broadcast as an episode of Texaco Performing Arts Showcase, syndicated, 1992
The Barbara Walters Special, ABC, 1992
Voice of Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, The Year of the Generals, CBS, 1992
Anthony Hopkins Talking with David Frost, PBS, 1992
1993: A Year at the Movies, syndicated, 1993
Voice, Earth and the American Dream, HBO, 1993
Narrator and Gwyn Thomas, Selected Exits, broadcast as an episodeof Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1993
Marlon Brando: The Wild One, Channel 4, BBC, 1994
A Century of Cinema, 1994
Hollywood Stars: A Century of Cinema, The Disney Channel, 1995
Smithsonian Fantastic Journey, CBS, 1996
Narrator, The Lost Children of Berlin, 1997
Awards Presentations
Presenter, The 63rd Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1991
Presenter, The 65th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1993
Presenter, The 50th Annual Golden Globe Awards, TBS, 1993
Presenter, The 66th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1994
Presenter, The 20th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1994
Co-host, The 48th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1994
Presenter, The 67th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1995
Presenter, The 68th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1996
Presenter, The 22nd Annual People's Choice Awards CBS, 1996
Presenter, The 73rd Annual Academy Awards Presentation, 2001
Episodic
Mills, "A Small War of Nerves," Department S, 1970
The Carol Burnett Show, 1976
Clive Anderson All Talk, BBC1, 1998
Also appeared in episodes of Parkinson, The Ascent of Man,and Inside the Actors Studio.
Television Work
Specials
Director, Dylan Thomas: Return Journey, broadcast as an episode ofTexaco Performing Arts Showcase, syndicated, 1992
Stage Appearances
(Stage debut) Mickser, The Quare Fellow, Library Theatre, Manchester, England, 1960
Undershaft, Major Barbara, Phoenix Theatre, Leicester, England, 1963
(London debut) Metellus Cimber, Julius Caesar, Royal Court Theatre, 1964
Irregular Mobiliser, Juno and the Paycock, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, London, 1966
Etienne Plucheaux, A Flea in Her Ear, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1966
Boris Ivanov Blagovo, A Provincial Life, Royal Court Theatre, London, 1966
Captain Edgar, Dance of Death, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1966-1967
Andrei Prosorov, The Three Sisters, National Theatre Company, OldVic Theatre, 1966-1967
Audrey, As You Like It (all-male cast), National Theatre Company,Old Vic Theatre, 1966-1967
Emperor, The Architect and the Emperor of Assyria, Old Vic Theatre, 1971
John Frankford, A Woman Killed with Kindness, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1971
Title role, Coriolanus, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre,1971
Title role, Macbeth, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1972
Petruchio, The Taming of the Shrew, Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester, England, 1972
(Broadway debut) Dr. Martin Dysart, Equus, Plymouth Theatre, 1974-1975, then Huntington Hartford Theatre, Los Angeles, 1977
Prospero, The Tempest, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, 1979
Theo Gunge, The Arcata Promise, 1981
Deeley, Old Times, Roundabout Theatre, New York City, 1983-1984
Julian Fichtner, The Lonely Road, Old Vic Theatre, 1985
Lambert Le Roux, Pravda (also known as Pravda: A Fleet Street Comedy), National Theatre, London, 1985-1986
Title role, King Lear, National Theatre, 1986-1987
Antony, Antony and Cleopatra, National Theatre, 1987
Rene Gallimard, M. Butterfly, Shaftesbury Theatre, London, 1989
Appeared in An Evening with Dylan Thomas. Appeared in repertory with Nottingham Repertory Company, Nottingham, England; Phoenix Theatre, Leicester, England; Liverpool Playhouse, Liverpool, England; and Hornchurch Repertory Company, Hornchurch, England.
RECORDINGS
Videos
Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of `The Silence of the Lambs', Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 2001
Dr. Hannibal `The Cannibal' Lecter, Behind the Scenes: Hannibal, 2001
(Uncredited) Titus, The Making of `Titus', 2000
Conversations with Jon Turteltaub (also known as Spotlight on John Turteltaub), Buena Vista, 2000
Albums
Under Milk Wood, 1988
WRITINGS
Film Scores
August, 1996
Television Scores
Specials
Dylan Thomas: Return Journey, 1990
Other Writings
(With Graham Nobles) Anthony Hopkins' Snowdonia, Grantown-on-Spey,1993

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Callan, Michael Feeney, Anthony Hopkins: The Unauthorized Biography, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1994
Falk, Quentin, Anthony Hopkins: The Authorized Biography, 1989
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 3: Actors and Actresses, St. James Press, 1996
Newsmakers 1992, issue cumulation, Gale, 1992

Periodicals

Current Biography, 1980
Interview, April, 1992, p. 92
People Weekly, March 4, 1991, p. 83
Premiere, February, 1994, p. 72

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