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Anthony Hopkins
Age: 71
Height: 5' 8 1/2"
Birth Place: Margam, Port Talbot, West Glamorgan, Wales, UK
Born: Dec. 31st, 1937
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Anthony Hopkins' Main TV Roles
NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at
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BIOGRAPHY: Anthony Hopkins was born on 31 December 1937, in Margam, Wales. Influenced by Richard Burton (I), he decided to study at College of Music and Drama and graduated in 1957. In 1965, he moved to London and joined the National Theatre, invited by Laurence Olivier, who could see the talent in Hopkins. In 1967, he made his first film for television, A Flea in Her Ear (1967) (TV).
From this moment on, he enjoyed a successful career in cinema and television. In 1968, he worked on The Lion in Winter (1968) with Timothy Dalton. Many successes came later, and Hopkins remarkable acting style reached the four corners of the world. In 1977, he appeared in two major films: A Bridge Too Far (1977) with James Caan (I), Gene Hackman, Sean Connery, Michael Caine (I), Elliott Gould and Laurence Olivier, and Maximilian Schell. In 1980, he worked on The Elephant Man (1980). Two good television literature adaptations followed: Othello (1981) (TV) and The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982) (TV). In 1987 he was awarded with the Commander of the order of the British Empire. This year was also important in his cinematic life, with 84 Charing Cross Road (1987), acclaimed by specialists. In 1993, he was knighted.
In the 1990s, Hopkins made movies like Desperate Hours (1990) and Howards End (1992), The Remains of the Day (1993) (nominee for the Oscar), Legends of the Fall (1994), Nixon (1995) (nominee for the Oscar), Surviving Picasso (1996), Amistad (1997) (nominee for the Oscar), The Mask of Zorro (1998), Meet Joe Black (1998) and Instinct (1999). His most remarkable film, however, was The Silence of the Lambs (1991), for which he won the Oscar for Best Actor. He also got a BAFTA for this role.
TRIVIA:
- 1993: Knighted in the New Year Honors List.
- Quit smoking cigarettes using the 'Allen Carr' (qv) method.
- He's the only child of a couple who ran a bakery.
- For his stage performance in "Pravda", he was awarded the 1985 London Critics Circle Theatre Award (Drama Theatre Award) for Best Actor, and the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1986 (1985 season) for Outstanding Achievement.
- One of his greatest pleasures in past years on his frequent visits to the USA was to get in a car and drive across the country, enjoying its immensity as well as his own anonymity.
- Has the distinction of twice playing former British Prime Minister 'David Lloyd George' (qv) in _Young Winston (1972)_ (qv) and _"The Edwardians" (1972)_ (qv).
- Has played a King of England (Richard I, the Lionheart), a Prime Minister of England ('David Lloyd George' (qv)), and two U.S. Presidents (John Quincy Adams and 'Richard Nixon' (qv)).
- Graduated from The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London, England.
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