Paul Scofield

Paul Scofield, CH, CBE, (21 January 1922 – 19 March 2008) was an Academy Award-winning English actor of stage and screen. Noted for his distinctive voice and delivery, Scofield won both an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award in 1967 for his role as Sir Thomas More in A Man for All Seasons.


A Man For All Seasons trailer

Personal Life
Scofield married actress Joy Parker in 1943. The couple had two children; Martin (born 1944), a lecturer in 19th century English literature at the University of Kent, and Sarah (born 1951).
He rejected the offer of a knighthood on three occasions, but was appointed CBE in 1956 and became a Companion of Honour in 2001.
Scofield died on March 19, 2008 at the age of 86 at a hospital near his home in Sussex, England from leukemia.