Paul Scofield Biography (1922-)

Full name, David Paul Scofield; born January 21, 1922, in Hurstpierpoint, Sussex, England; married Joy Parker (an actress), May 15, 1943; children: Martin, Sarah. Addresses: Manager: c/o Buena Vista, 350 South Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521.; Publicist: International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Nationality: British
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor
Birth Details: January 21, 1922; Hurstpierpoint, United Kingdom

Famous Works

CREDITS
Stage Appearances
One of the crowd, The Only Way, Theatre Royale, Brighton, England,1936
Desire under the Elms, Westminster Theatre, London, 1940
Third clerk and first soldier, Abraham Lincoln, Westminster Theatre, 1940
Alex Morden, The Moon Is Down, Whitehall Theatre, London, 1943
Reginald, Getting Married, Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham, England, 1944
The prince, The Circle of Chalk, Birmingham Repertory Theatre, 1944
The clown, The Winter's Tale, Birmingham Repertory Theatre, 1944
William D'Albini, The Empress Maud, Birmingham Repertory Theatre,1944
Valentine, Doctor's Delight, Birmingham Repertory Theatre, 1945
Young Marlow, She Stoops to Conquer, Birmingham Repertory Theatre,1945
Konstantin, The Seagull, Birmingham Repertory Theatre, 1945
John Tanner, Man and Superman, Birmingham Repertory Theatre, 1945
Philip, King John, Birmingham Repertory Theatre, 1945
Title role, Henry V, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-on-Avon, England, 1946-47
Don Armado, Love's Labour's Lost, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, 1946-47
Malcolm, Macbeth, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, 1946-47
Lucio, Measure for Measure, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, 1946-47
Mercutio, Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, 1946-47,then Her Majesty's Theatre, London, 1947
Sir Andrew Aguecheek, Twelfth Night, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre,1946-47, then Her Majesty's Theatre, 1947
Cloten, Cymbeline, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, 1946-47
Title role, Pericles, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, 1946-47
Mephistophilis, Faust, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, 1946-47
Tegeus-Chromis, A Phoenix Too Frequent, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Company, Arts Theatre, London, 1946
Young Fashion, The Relapse, Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, London, 1947, then Phoenix Theatre, London, 1948
King Philip, King John, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, 1948
Bassanio, The Merchant of Venice, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, 1948
Title role, Hamlet, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, 1948
The clown, The Winter's Tale, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, 1948
Troilus, Troilus and Cressida, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, 1948
Roderigo, Othello, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, 1948
Alexander, Adventure Story, St. James Theatre, London, 1949
Treplef, The Seagull, Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, 1949
Hugo and Frederic, Ring 'Round the Moon, Globe Theatre, London, 1950
Title role, Pericles, Rudolf Steiner Hall, London, 1950
Don Pedro, Much Ado about Nothing, Phoenix Theatre, 1952
Philip Sturgess, The River Line, Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland, then Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, later Strand Theatre, London, all 1952
Title role, Richard II, Lyric Theatre, 1952
Witwoud, The Way of the World, Lyric Theatre, 1953
Pierre, Venice Preserved, Lyric Theatre, 1953
Paul Gardiner, A Question of Fact, Piccadilly Theatre, London, 1953
Prince Albert Troubiscoi, Time Remembered, Lyric Theatre, 1954, then New Theatre, London, 1955
Title role, Hamlet, Phoenix Theatre, 1955
The priest, The Power and the Glory, Phoenix Theatre, 1956
Harry, The Family Reunion, Phoenix Theatre, 1956
Fred Dyson, A Dead Secret, Piccadilly Theatre, 1957
Johnnie, Expresso Bongo, Saville Theatre, London, 1958
Clive Root, The Complaisant Lover, Globe Theatre, 1959
Sir Thomas More, A Man for All Seasons, Globe Theatre, 1960, thenAmerican National Theatre and Academy (ANTA) Theatre, New York City, 1961
Title role, Coriolanus, Stratford Shakespeare Festival, Stratford,Ontario, 1961

Don Armado, Love's Labour's Lost, Stratford Shakespeare Festival,1961
Title role, King Lear, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-on-Avon, then Aldwych Theatre, London, 1962, later Sarah Bernhardt Theatre, Paris,1963, and State Theatre, New York City, 1964
Title role, Timon of Athens, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1965
Ivan Alexandrovitch Khlestakov, The Government Inspector, AldwychTheatre, 1966
Charlie Dyer, Staircase, Aldwych Theatre, 1966
The dragon, The Thwarting of Baron Bolligrew, Aldwych Theatre, 1966
Title role, Macbeth, Aldwych Theatre, 1967-68
Laurie, The Hotel in Amsterdam, Royal Court Theatre, London, thenNew Theatre and Duke of York's Theatre, London, all 1968
Title role, Uncle Vanya, Royal Court Theatre, 1970
Wilhelm Voigt, The Captain of Kopenick, National Theatre Company,Old Vic Theatre, London, 1971
Leone, The Rules of the Game, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1971
Alan West, Savages, National Theatre Company, Royal Court Theatre,then Comedy Theatre, London, both 1973
Prospero, The Tempest, Leeds Playhouse, Leeds, England, then Wyndham's Theatre, London, 1974
Title role, Dimetos, Nottingham Playhouse, Nottingham, England, then Comedy Theatre, both 1976
Title role, Volpone, Olivier Theatre, London, 1977
Constantine Madras, The Madras House, Olivier Theatre, 1977
Freddie Kilner, A Family, Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, England, then Haymarket Theatre, London, both 1978
Salieri, Amadeus, Olivier Theatre, 1979
Title role, Othello, Olivier Theatre, 1980
Shotover, Heartbreak House, Theatre Royale, Haymarket, London, 1992
Appeared in the title role, Don Quixote, London, 1982; also appeared in I'm Not Rappaport, 1986-87. Performed with Bideford Repertory Theatre Company, Bideford, England, 1941.
Major Tours
Vincentio and Tranio, The Taming of the Shrew, Entertainments National Service Association, British cities, 1941
Stephen Undershaft, Major Barbara, Birmingham Repertory Theatre, British cities, 1942
Horatio, Hamlet, Birmingham Repertory Theatre, British cities, 1942
Title role, Hamlet, Russian cities, 1955
Title role, King Lear, RSC, European and Russian cities, 1964
Stage Work
Director, Pericles, Rudolf Steiner Hall, London, 1950
Film Appearances
Carve Her Name with Pride, 1954
Philip II, That Lady, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1955
The Train, 1963
Narrator, The Other World of Winston Churchill, 1964
Sir Thomas More, A Man for All Seasons, Columbia, 1966
Tell Me Lies, 1968
Title role, King Lear, 1970
Sergei Diaghilev, Nijinsky-Project, 1970
Tobias, A Delicate Balance, American Film Institute, 1972
Bartleby, 1972
Zharkov, Scorpio, United Artists, 1973
Alexander Scherbatov, 1919, 1974
Old Robert Clarke, Summer Lightning, 1984
Mister Corbett's Ghost, 1986
The birdman, When the Whales Come, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1989
The French king, Henry V, Goldwyn, 1990
The ghost, Hamlet, Warner Bros., 1990
Dr. Vaclav Orlik, UTZ, Castle Hill Productions, 1993
Narrator, London (documentary), British Film Institute, 1994
Mark Van Doren, Quiz Show, Buena Vista, 1994
Judge Thomas Danforth, The Crucible, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1996
Narrator, Robinson in Space, Koninck, 1997
Voice, Rashi: A Light after the Dark Ages (animated), 1999
Appeared in The Conspiracy, CAC Productions.
Television Appearances
Movies
The Ambassadors, 1977
James Callifer, The Potting Shed, 1981
If Winter Comes, 1981
Song at Twilight, 1982
Come into the Garden, Maud, 1982
A Kind of Alaska, 1984
Mr. Corbett, Mr. Corbett's Ghost, 1984
Karenin, Anna Karenina, CBS, 1985
Pieter Roden, The Little Riders, The Disney Channel, 1996
Voice of the box, Animal Farm, TNT, 1999
Miniseries
Old Martin Chuzzlewit, Martin Chuzzlewit, PBS, 1994
The Disabled Century, 1999
Episodic
"Male of the Species," Prudential's on Stage, NBC, 1969
"The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank," General Foods Golden Showcase, CBS, 1988
Specials
Narrator, The Curse of King Tut's Tomb, NBC, 1980
Classic Mel: The Making of Mel Gibson's Hamlet, HBO, 1991

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