Anthony Hopkins

Anthony Hopkins

Biography: Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins CBE (born December 31, 1937) is a Welsh actor, film director, and film producer. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, four British Academy Film Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards and a British Academy Television Award. He has also received an honorary Golden Globe Award and the BAFTA Fellowship from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. In 1993, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his services to the arts, and in 2003, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his achievements in the motion picture industry. After graduating from the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in 1957, Hopkins trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, and was then spotted by Laurence Olivier who invited him to join the Royal National Theatre in 1965. Productions at the National included King Lear, his favourite Shakespeare play. His last stage play was a West End production of M. Butterfly in 1989. In 1968, Hopkins achieved recognition in film, playing Richard the Lionheart in The Lion in Winter. In the mid-1970s, Richard Attenborough, who directed five Hopkins films, called him "the greatest actor of his generation." In 1991, he portrayed Hannibal Lecter in the psychological horror film The Silence of the Lambs, winning the Academy Award for Best Actor. He reprised the role in its sequel Hannibal and the prequel Red Dragon. Other notable films include The Elephant Man (1980), 84 Charing Cross Road (1987), Howards End (1992), Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), Shadowlands (1993), Legends of the Fall (1994), Meet Joe Black (1998), The Mask of Zorro (1998), Thor (2011), Thor: The Dark World (2013), Transformers: The Last Knight (2017), and Thor: Ragnarok (2017). He received four more Academy Award nominations for The Remains of the Day (1993), Nixon (1995), Amistad (1997) and The Two Popes (2019) before winning a fourth BAFTA Award and a second Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of an elderly man diagnosed with dementia in The Father (2020), becoming the oldest Best Actor Oscar winner to date. Since making his television debut with the BBC in 1967, Hopkins has continued to appear on television. In 1973 he received a British Academy Television Award for Best Actor for his performance in War and Peace. In 2015, he starred in the BBC film The Dresser alongside Ian McKellen. In 2018, he starred in King Lear opposite Emma Thompson. In 2016 and 2018, he starred in the HBO television series Westworld, for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. Description above from the Wikipedia article Anthony Hopkins, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Birthday: December 31, 1937

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Known For

The Silence of the Lambs
The Silence of the Lambs

1991-02-14

Meet Joe Black
Meet Joe Black

1998-11-12

Mission: Impossible II
Mission: Impossible II

2000-05-24

The Remains of the Day
The Remains of the Day

1993-11-05

Zero Contact
Zero Contact

2022-05-27

Thor
Thor

2011-04-21

All the King's Men
All the King's Men

2006-09-10

Beowulf
Beowulf

2007-11-05

Bad Company
Bad Company

2002-06-07

Alexander
Alexander

2004-11-21

The Elephant Man
The Elephant Man

1980-10-09

The Bounty
The Bounty

1984-05-04

Bobby
Bobby

2006-09-05

Chaplin
Chaplin

1992-12-17

Shadowlands
Shadowlands

1993-12-25

The Road to Wellville
The Road to Wellville

1994-10-28

The Human Stain
The Human Stain

2003-10-29

Nixon
Nixon

1995-12-22

Legends of the Fall
Legends of the Fall

1994-12-23

Locked
Locked

A Bridge Too Far
A Bridge Too Far

1977-06-15

Victory at Entebbe
Victory at Entebbe

1976-12-22

Hearts in Atlantis
Hearts in Atlantis

2001-09-28

The Son
The Son

2022-11-10

Fracture
Fracture

2007-04-19

Armageddon Time
Armageddon Time

2022-10-28

The Wolfman
The Wolfman

2010-02-10

Amistad
Amistad

1997-12-10

Desperate Hours
Desperate Hours

1990-10-05

Howards End
Howards End

1992-03-13

Instinct
Instinct

1999-06-04

The Edge
The Edge

1997-09-06

Red Dragon
Red Dragon

2002-10-02

Freejack
Freejack

1992-01-17

Hannibal
Hannibal

2001-02-08

Proof
Proof

2005-09-05

The Mask of Zorro
The Mask of Zorro

1998-07-16

Titus
Titus

1999-12-25

Magic
Magic

1978-11-08

Shortcut to Happiness
Shortcut to Happiness

2003-07-13

The World's Fastest Indian
The World's Fastest Indian

2005-10-12

The Bunker
The Bunker

1981-04-15

Bare Knuckles
Bare Knuckles

2010-01-01

Across the Lake
Across the Lake

1988-01-01

International Velvet
International Velvet

1978-07-19

Juggernaut
Juggernaut

1974-09-25

Surviving Picasso
Surviving Picasso

1996-09-04

A Doll's House
A Doll's House

1973-04-10

Hamlet
Hamlet

1969-12-21

The City of Your Final Destination
The City of Your Final Destination

2009-03-21

A Change of Seasons
A Change of Seasons

1980-12-01

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

2010-09-22

84 Charing Cross Road
84 Charing Cross Road

1987-02-13

The Girl from Petrovka
The Girl from Petrovka

1974-12-12

The Arcata Promise
The Arcata Promise

1974-09-22

When Eight Bells Toll
When Eight Bells Toll

1971-03-09

The Looking Glass War
The Looking Glass War

1970-01-02

The Good Father
The Good Father

1985-11-01

Spotswood
Spotswood

1992-01-23

Guilty Conscience
Guilty Conscience

1985-04-02

Young Winston
Young Winston

1972-07-20

The Rite
The Rite

2011-01-28

Audrey Rose
Audrey Rose

1977-04-06

Slipstream
Slipstream

2007-02-10

The Lion in Winter
The Lion in Winter

1968-10-30

The Trial
The Trial

1993-06-18

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1982-02-02

Medieval England: The Peasants' Revolt
Medieval England: The Peasants' Revolt

1969-01-01

The Third Rule
The Third Rule

2010-04-23

The Innocent
The Innocent

1993-09-16

Thor: The Dark World
Thor: The Dark World

2013-10-30

Noah
Noah

2014-03-07

The White Bus
The White Bus

1967-12-01

360
360

2012-07-25

The Three Sisters
The Three Sisters

1970-01-18

Uncle Vanya
Uncle Vanya

1970-11-08

The Tenth Man
The Tenth Man

1988-12-04

Little Eyolf
Little Eyolf

1982-07-19

Arch of Triumph
Arch of Triumph

1984-12-19

Mussolini and I
Mussolini and I

1985-04-14

Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

2021-03-26

Hitchcock
Hitchcock

2012-11-22

A Chorus of Disapproval
A Chorus of Disapproval

1989-08-18

RED 2
RED 2

2013-07-18

Othello
Othello

1981-10-04

August
August

1996-08-08

The Dawning
The Dawning

1988-06-08

Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba

2022-11-26

Parkinson at 50
Parkinson at 50

2021-08-28

One Man’s War
One Man’s War

1991-04-20

Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver
Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver

2024-04-19

Kidnapping Mr. Heineken
Kidnapping Mr. Heineken

2015-03-12

Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire
Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire

2023-12-15

The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case

1976-02-26

Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends
Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends

2007-09-12

A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'
A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'

2003-04-03

Nothing Like a Dame
Nothing Like a Dame

2018-05-02

A Tribute To Ismail Merchant
A Tribute To Ismail Merchant

2005-10-30

Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands

1989-01-01

Freud's Last Session
Freud's Last Session

2023-12-22

Collide
Collide

2016-06-10

Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul
Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul

2001-04-01

Untitled Anthony Hopkins Documentary
Untitled Anthony Hopkins Documentary

Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film

2014-08-25

Solace
Solace

2015-09-03

Eyes in the Trees
Eyes in the Trees

Blackway
Blackway

2015-10-03

Sly
Sly

2023-09-16

Spielberg
Spielberg

2017-10-05

Dark Victory
Dark Victory

1976-02-05

Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

2005-03-01

Mary
Mary

2024-12-12

The Dresser
The Dresser

2015-10-31

Creating a Universe - The Making of Rebel Moon
Creating a Universe - The Making of Rebel Moon

2024-04-18

Misconduct
Misconduct

2016-02-05

Mayflower: The Pilgrims' Adventure
Mayflower: The Pilgrims' Adventure

1979-11-21

The King of Covent Garden
The King of Covent Garden

The Middle-of-the-Road Roadshow
The Middle-of-the-Road Roadshow

1973-08-21

Blood Lines: Dracula - The Man. The Myth. The Movies.
Blood Lines: Dracula - The Man. The Myth. The Movies.

1992-01-01

Bruno Penguin and the Staten Island Princess
Bruno Penguin and the Staten Island Princess

Red, White, and Zero
Red, White, and Zero

1979-12-21

Thor: Ragnarok
Thor: Ragnarok

2017-10-02

Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'
Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'

2001-08-21

Junket Whore
Junket Whore

1998-10-12

Hannibal Lecter, l'icône du mal par excellence
Hannibal Lecter, l'icône du mal par excellence

2010-01-01

Transformers: The Last Knight
Transformers: The Last Knight

2017-06-16

Little Secret
Little Secret

1999-09-16

Poet Game
Poet Game

1972-03-14

Love & Loyalty: The Making of 'The Remains of the Day'
Love & Loyalty: The Making of 'The Remains of the Day'

2001-10-22

Thor: From Asgard to Earth
Thor: From Asgard to Earth

2011-09-13

All Creatures Great and Small
All Creatures Great and Small

1975-07-27

Siegfried & Roy: The Magic Box
Siegfried & Roy: The Magic Box

1999-10-01

Blunt
Blunt

1987-01-11

King Lear
King Lear

2018-05-28

The Two Popes
The Two Popes

2019-11-27

Hearts and Flowers
Hearts and Flowers

1970-12-03

Thor: Assembling the Troupe
Thor: Assembling the Troupe

2011-09-13

Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips

2013-09-28

The Father
The Father

2020-12-23

Marlon Brando: The Wild One
Marlon Brando: The Wild One

1994-08-11

Earth and the American Dream
Earth and the American Dream

1992-10-01

Where Are You
Where Are You

2022-10-21

Bram Stoker's Dracula
Bram Stoker's Dracula

1992-11-13

The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'
The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'

1991-08-20

Heartland
Heartland

1989-02-21

Love, Antosha
Love, Antosha

2019-08-02

Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

1996-05-19

Cus & Mike
Cus & Mike

The Childhood Friend
The Childhood Friend

1974-06-27

The Lost Children of Berlin
The Lost Children of Berlin

1997-01-01

The True Story of Hannibal
The True Story of Hannibal

2005-01-02

How the Grinch Stole Christmas
How the Grinch Stole Christmas

2000-11-17

One Life
One Life

2023-12-21

Elyse
Elyse

2020-07-01

The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'

2007-10-08

Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw
Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw

2001-01-01

The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey
The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey

2001-01-01

The Virtuoso
The Virtuoso

2021-04-30

Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal
Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal

2001-08-21

Inside Story - The Silence of the Lambs
Inside Story - The Silence of the Lambs

2010-09-08

Maserati: The Brothers
Maserati: The Brothers

2025-10-16

The Housekeeper
The Housekeeper

Wife and Dog
Wife and Dog

A Hero's Journey: The Making of Beowulf
A Hero's Journey: The Making of Beowulf

The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens
The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens

1970-07-02