Online TV Community - sharetv.org
join or login
Home TV Shows Networks People Forum Listings Watch Online Games News Widgets
[Edit This Page]
Anthony Hopkins person

Anthony Hopkins


Age: 72
Height: 5' 8 1/2"


Birth Place: Margam, Port Talbot, West Glamorgan, Wales, UK
Born: Dec. 31st, 1937

+ Add to My Celebs


Anthony Hopkins' Main TV Roles

Show Character(s)
Aspel & Company (UK) TV Show
Aspel & Company (UK)
The Directors TV Show
The Directors
War and Peace (UK) TV Show
War and Peace (UK)
NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB


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:

Anthony Hopkins Photos

powered by
Loading...
Previous | Next   (1)

Anthony Hopkins Fans [0]

» TVGuide.com - Anthony Hopkins TV Listings, News, Photos, and More


Sitemap - Feedback - About Us
© sharetv.org - free online tv community
Follow ShareTV.org on:

sharetv.org facebook page Facebook     sharetv.org twitter page Twitter

What's New Tonight?

Lost 06x03
NCIS 07x15
NCIS: Los Angeles 01x15
White Collar 01x11
Premiere Countdown

America's Next Top Model - 22 days
Doctor Who (2005) - 32 days
South Park - 36 days
Watch Online

FlashForward (10 episodes)
Family Guy (5 episodes)
Eureka (5 episodes)

Page created in 0.1228 seconds