Acting
Paul Scofield
- Titles
- 37movies7TV shows
- Career
Active from 1955 to 2000, busiest in 1994 with 4 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 28top three billing
- Average score
68/100
- Highest rated
Quiz Show86/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.5average 2.6
- Politics5.9average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism5.1average 3.3
- Social Commentary6.7average 4.9
- Pathos6.6average 5.2
- Spiritual3.3average 2.0
- Nostalgia4.9average 3.7
- Catharsis6.2average 5.1
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.9, average 5.4
- Pop Culture0.7, average 2.2
- Situational Comedy1.3, average 2.7
- Coming of Age1.6, average 3.0
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Historical Drama 6
- Political Intrigue 5
- Historical Setting 3
- Nostalgic 2
- Character-Driven 2
- British Cinema 2
- Biographical 2
- Philosophical 2
- Moral Dilemma 2
- Character Study 2
- World War II 2
- French Resistance 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Burt LancasterActorThe Train, Scorpio
Ian HolmActorAnimal Farm, Hamlet
Gayle HunnicuttActorScorpio, The Ambassadors
Anna MasseyActorAnna Karenina, The Potting Shed
Bruce LidingtonActorA Song At Twilight, Come Into The Garden Maud
Tom WilkinsonActorMartin Chuzzlewit, The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank
Lee RemickActorA Delicate Balance, The Ambassadors- RRobert PaynterCinematographerScorpio, When the Whales Came
David WatkinCinematographerHamlet, A Delicate Balance- BBarry PetersEditorAnna Karenina, The Little Riders
- PPatrick KeillerWriterRobinson in Space, London
Ennio MorriconeComposerHamlet, Genesis: The Creation and the Flood
Movies and TV shows
442010s
1 title
as The Ghost (archive footage)
2000s
1 title · average score 76
as Kurosawa (voice)
1990s
11 titles · average score 69
as Boxer (voice)
as Narrator (voice)
as Narrator (voice)
as Judge Thomas Danforth
as Grandpa Roden
TV show · as Old Martin Chuzzlewit / Anthony Chuzzlewit
as Narrator (voice)
as Mark Van Doren
as Narrator (voice)
as Dr. Vaclav Orlik
as The Ghost
1980s
14 titles · average score 65
as French King
as The Birdman
as Otto Frank
as Mr. Corbett
as Karenin
as Alexander Scherbatov
as Old Robert Clarke
as Dr. Hornby
as Hugo Latymer
as Verner Conklin
as James Califer
as Narrator (voice)
1970s
7 titles · average score 61
as Lewis Lambert Strether
TV show · as Verner Conklin / Sir Hugo Latymer
as Sergei Zharkov
as Tobias
as Narrator
as King Lear
as The Accountant
1960s
7 titles · average score 71
as Sir Emlyn Bowen, Q. C.
TV show · as Sir Emlyn Bowen, Q.C. / Laurie
as Main Judge (uncredited)
TV show · as Sir Emlyn Bowen, Q.C.
as Thomas More
TV show · as Lewis Lambert Strether
as von Waldheim
1950s
3 titles · average score 65
as Tony Fraser
as King Philip II of Spain
TV show · as Narrator (voice)