Anthony Hopkins

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Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs

Facts

Born: 1937
Country: United Kingdom
Field: Film
Era: Television Age

Overview

Won the Academy Award for Best Actor for The Silence of the Lambs 1991 and again for The Father 2020, with five further nominations. The Remains of the Day 1993 and Shadowlands 1993 are acclaimed performances. Trained at RADA, he joined the National Theatre company under Laurence Olivier. He won multiple Emmy Awards and was knighted in 1993.

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