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Birth Place: Hurstpierpoint, ENGLAND

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STAGE CREDITS

[London Fringe]
Original London Production, 1965
Reader

[Broadway]
1961
Sir Thomas More

[West End]
Original London Production, 1958
Performer


Movies

That Lady
[ 1955 ] King Philip II of Spain
The Train
[ 1964 ] Colonel Franz Von Waldheim
King Lear
[ 1970 ] King Lear
Nijinsky: Unfinished Project
[ 1970 ] Sergei Diaghilev
Bartleby
[ 1970 ] The Accountant
Scorpio
[ 1973 ] Sergei Zharkov
Ill Fares the Land
[ 1983 ] Narrator
Summer Lightning
[ 1984 ] Old Robert Clarke
Nineteen Nineteen
[ 1985 ] Alexander Scherbatov
Henry V
[ 1989 ] King Charles VI of France
When the Whales Came
[ 1989 ] The Birdman
Hamlet
[ 1990 ] The Ghost
Utz
[ 1992 ] Doctor Vaclav Orlik
Quiz Show
[ 1994 ] Mark Van Doren
Genesis: The Creation and the Flood
[ 1994 ] Narrator
The Crucible
[ 1996 ] Judge Thom Danforth
Rashi: A Light After the Dark Ages
[ 1999 ] voice

Awards and Nominations

Olivier Awards - 1997 - Best Actor

Paul ScofieldJohn Gabriel Borkman


winner
Evening Standard Awards - 1996 - Best Actor

Paul ScofieldJohn Gabriel Borkman

Olivier Awards - 1993 - Best Actor

Paul ScofieldHeartbreak House

Olivier Awards - 1986 - Comedy Performance of the Year

Paul ScofieldI'm Not Rappaport

Olivier Awards - 1980 - Actor of the Year in a New Play

Paul ScofieldAmadeus


winner
Drama League Awards - 1962 - Distinguished Performance Award

Paul Scofield


winner
Evening Standard Awards - 1962 - Best Actor

Paul ScofieldKing Lear


winner
Tony Awards - 1962 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

Paul Scofield , A Man for All Seasons


winner
Evening Standard Awards - 1956 - Best Actor

Paul Scofield The Power and the Glory

News


Stage and Screen Actor Timothy West Dies at Age 90

BroadwayWorld is sad to report that Timothy Lancaster West, CBE, stage and screen actor, has died at age 90. Read the full obituary for Timothy West here.
Cultural Ambassador Ronald Rand to Bring Harold Clurman In LET IT BE ART! To Athens

Ronald Rand will perform his acclaimed solo play LET IT BE ART! as Harold Clurman in Athens during the Global Arts Education Summit, marking nearly 25 years of world tours. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Ronald Rand Will Lead LET IT BE ART! at Greece's Lithographeion Theatre in Patras

Goodwill Cultural Ambassador Ronald Rand, during his 24th year touring around the world to 26 countries will perform in his celebrated solo play, LET IT BE ART! as Harold Clurman, 'the Elder Statesman of the American Theatre,' on March 31st at the renowned Lithographeion Theatre in Patras, Greece.
TCG Books to Release TIP OF THE TONGUE: REFLECTIONS ON LANGUAGE AND MEANING By Peter Brook

Theatre Communications Group (TCG) has announced the publication of Tip of the Tongue: Reflections on Language and Meaning by Peter Brook. TCG will publish the U.S. edition of this title, which was originally published in the U.K. in 2017 by our Partner Publisher Nick Hern Books. 
The Drama Book Shop Presents Reading and Signing of Ronald Rand's SOLO TRANSFORMATION ON STAGE

Goodwill Cultural Ambassador world-acclaimed Solo Performer Ronald Rand, and author of 'SOLO TRANSFORMATION ON STAGE: A Journey into the Organic Process of the Art of Transformation' will give an in-person Reading and Signing on September 19th @ 5:30 pm at The Drama Book Shop. Special guests scheduled include Stephen Lang & Anita Hollander.
Austin Pendleton Will Direct KING LEAR Reading at AMT Theater

Austin Pendleton, the award winning actor/writer/director currently starring in 'The Minutes' on Broadway, will direct a reading of 'King Lear' at the AMT Theater May 1st, 6pm.  The reading stars Charles E. Gerber as Lear and is produced by the Workshop Theater Company as part of its annual 'Will-A-Thon' celebrating the week of Shakespeare's birthday.  It will be presented at AMT, 354 West 45th Street.
World-Acclaimed Solo Performer Ronald Rand Releases New Book SOLO TRANSFORMATION ON STAGE

For the first time ever, Ronald Rand allows us to enter into his two-hour transformation as he embodies 79-year-old Harold Clurman, the 'Elder Statesman of the American Theatre,' as he brings him to life in his world-acclaimed solo play, LET IT BE ART! performing in 25 countries and twenty states.
Ronald Rand Stars in LET IT BE ART! At Greece's International Festival

Goodwill Cultural Ambassador Ronald Rand, during his 20th year touring around the world to 25 countries will perform at the Theatre of Changes' 17th International Festival of Making Theater in his celebrated solo play, LET IT BE ART! as Harold Clurman, 'the Elder Statesman of the American Theatre,' on August 2nd at Theatre of Change, 19a Tritus Septemuriou Street in Athens, Greece.
Guest Blog: Tricia Thorns Talks Up 'Staircase'

Tricia Thorns has been a professional actress for some 35 years and has of late added directing to her distinguished CV. Her latest production is a revival of Staircase, a two-hander from 1966 that was made into a 1969 movie starring, of all people, Rex Harrison and Richard Burton. Charles Dyer's play about two gay Brixton hairdressers starts a monthlong run at Southwark Playhouse on June 23, with Paul Rider and John Sackville as its cast. Thorns explains her attraction to the material below and to a play that, she says, has in no way aged with time. 
Guest Blog: Jenny Caron Hall On A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

On Wednesday, we're due to give a one-off, live, online performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream, starring Dan Stevens, Rebecca Hall, Luisa Omielan, and Wendy Morgan and I'm cautiously excited about what we're making here!
The Actors' Gang to Host Conversation with Peter Brook & Tim Robbins, March 25

The Actors' Gang Theater announces a new Axis Mundi evening as part of its digital season: Axis Mundi – In Conversation with Tim Robbins and theatrical legend and visionary director, Peter Brook. The free event, produced in partnership with Fundación Teatro a Mill, will be translated into French and Spanish and will be streamed Thursday, March 25th at 7 pm PST through Zoom and Facebook Live. The live translation is only available through Zoom.
PLAY OF THE DAY! Today's Play: THE CRUCIBLE

During this time when productions all over the world have been put on pause, we are coming together to celebrate plays that have left their mark on theater history. This week we will be focusing on the plays of Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, Arthur Miller. Today's play, The Crucible!
Ronald Rand Celebrates 20 Years Touring As Harold Clurman In LET IT BE ART!

Goodwill Cultural Ambassador Ronald Rand, recently returned from performing at Nairobi's National Theatre in The Kenya International Theater Festival, will celebrate his 20th year of touring, performing his celebrated solo play, LET IT BE ART! in a special performance presented by Tennessee Valley Art Association (TVAA) at The Ritz Theatre's Ritz Studio in Sheffield, Alabama on February 29th.
BWW Review: LIVING THE SHUFFLE at The Marsh Berkeley Tells Entertaining Tales from Robert Townsend's Hollywood Roller Coaster Ride

Filmmaker Robert Townsend is a born entertainer, and his solo show a?oeLiving the Shufflea?? is perhaps more than anything about the pleasure of his company. He seems so comfortable onstage, knowing precisely how to scale his performance to the size of the room, how to punctuate a laugh line for maximum effect, when to pull back a bit to give the material some room to breathe, that it's startling to realize it's been decades since he's done live performance. He first came to national prominence with his groundbreaking, satirical 1987 film, a?oeThe Hollywood Shufflea?? from which his stage show obviously takes its name. In the intervening years, Townsend has had a prolific career as an actor-writer-director-producer in film and TV. Based on the evidence currently onstage at The Marsh Berkeley, it's lucky for us that he's turned his focus to live theater.
Goodwill Cultural Ambassador Ronald Rand Represents USA In LET IT BE ART! At Kenya International Theatre Festival

Performing in his 25th country, Goodwill Cultural Ambassador Ronald Rand will represent the United States at the Kenya International Theatre Festival, during his 20th year touring around the world in his celebrated solo play, LET IT BE ART! as Harold Clurman, 'the elder statesman of the American Theatre' on November 3rd in Nakuru at the Nakuru Players Theatre, and on November 5th at the Kenya National Theatre in Nairobi.
C.S. LEWIS ONSTAGE: THE MOST RELUCTANT CONVERT Comes to The Broad Stage

Following its acclaimed 2018 national tour, C.S. Lewis Onstage: The Most Reluctant Convert starring Max McLean as C.S. Lewis has eleven performances at The Broad Stage Thursday, July 11 to Sunday, July 21 (press opening is Friday, July 12). The play is presented in Santa Monica by Fellowship for Performing Arts, the producers of The Screwtape Letters and The Great Divorce.
Ronald Rand Brings LET IT BE ART! To George S. Lindsey Theatre

On Tuesday, April 30th at 7:30pm, The University of North Alabama College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Entertainment Industry proudly presents RONALD RAND bringing to life Harold Clurman, 'the elder statesman of the American Theatre' in his internationally-celebrated solo play, LET IT BE ART! in the George S. Lindsey Theatre, in Florence, Alabama.
Wagnerian Comedy MY PARSIFAL CONDUCTOR Premieres Off-Broadway Today

The Directors Company announces the world premiere of My Parsifal Conductor, a new play by Allan Leicht. Performances will begin on September 25 and will run through November 3 at the Marjorie S. Deane Theater at the West Side YMCA
Photo Flash: First Look at EASTERN STAR at Tara Theatre

8th August, 2018, marks the 30th anniversary of the 1988 student uprising against the military dictatorship in Burma (now Myanmar), and Guy Slater in association with Tara Arts is proud to announce the casting for its World Premiere production of Eastern Star, to be performed at Tara Theatre from 11th - 29th September. Press night is on Wednesday 12th September at 7.30pm.
Wagnerian Comedy MY PARSIFAL CONDUCTOR Will Premiere Off-Broadway This Fall

The Directors Company announces the world premiere of My Parsifal Conductor, a new play by Allan Leicht. Performances will begin on September 25 and will run through November 3 at the Marjorie S. Deane Theater at the West Side YMCA

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Paul Scofield been in?

Paul Scofield has appeared on Broadway in 1 shows.

How many West End shows has Paul Scofield been in?

Paul Scofield has appeared on London's West End in 1 shows.

What was Paul Scofield's first West End show?

Paul Scofield's first West End show was Expresso Bongo which opened in 1958

What awards has Paul Scofield been nominated for?

Best Actor (Olivier Awards) for John Gabriel Borkman, Best Actor (Evening Standard Awards) for John Gabriel Borkman, Best Actor (Olivier Awards) for Heartbreak House, Comedy Performance of the Year (Olivier Awards) for I'm Not Rappaport, Actor of the Year in a New Play (Olivier Awards) for Amadeus, Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards), Best Actor (Evening Standard Awards) for King Lear, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for A Man for All Seasons and Best Actor (Evening Standard Awards) for The Power and the Glory.

What awards has Paul Scofield won?

Paul Scofield has won several prestigious awards, including Best Actor at the Evening Standard Awards for John Gabriel Borkman, Best Actor at the Evening Standard Awards for King Lear, and Best Actor at the Evening Standard Awards for The Power and the Glory. He also received the Distinguished Performance Award from the Drama League Awards and won the Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play for A Man for All Seasons.

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