Although he was widely respected for his distinguished stage career (including originating the role of Salieri in Peter Shaffer's "Amadeus" in 1979), Scofield is best known for his portrayal of Sir Thomas More in A Man for All Seasons (1966), a role he originated in London's West End that went on to earn him the Best Actor Oscar and BAFTA award. He also received a Tony Award for debuting the part on Broadway in 1962.
Scofield netted another Oscar nod for Best Supporting Actor in 1994, portraying poet Mark Van Doren in Quiz Show, and won the Best Supporting Actor BAFTA for 1996's The Crucible. He died on March 19, 2008, at the age of 86.
A Man for All SeasonsWhen Henry VIII (Robert Shaw) seeks approval from the English aristocracy to divorce his wife and marry commoner Anne Boleyn, Sir Thomas More (Paul Scofield) finds himself caught between a murderous king and the powerful Roman Catholic Church. Richly crafted with a fine supporting cast, director... Read More
The TrainDuring World War II, a French train engineer (Burt Lancaster) attempts to stop a Nazi-led train from leaving France with valuable works of art stolen from a museum. Lancaster performs all of his own stunts in this action-filled drama from influential from director John Frankenheimer (Birdman of... Read More
ScorpioThe assassination of the prime minister of Eritrea sets off a chain of events with global repercussions in the intelligence community. Longtime CIA operative Gerald Cross (Burt Lancaster) decides he wants out of the agency so he can spend more time with his wife. But Cross must be killed because he... Read More
Animal Farm (1999) | PG | |
Robinson in Space (1997) | NR | |
The Crucible (1996) | PG-13 | |
Quiz Show (1994) | PG-13 | |
Martin Chuzzlewit (1994) | NR | |
London (1994) | NR | |
Hamlet (1990) | PG | |
Henry V (1989) | PG-13 | |
Scorpio (1973) | PG | |
A Delicate Balance (1973) | PG | |
Bartleby (1970) | NR | |
A Man for All Seasons (1966) | G | |
The Train (1964) | NR | |
Carve Her Name with Pride (1958) | NR | |
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