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Paul Scofield (1922-2008) was an Oscar® winning English actor. Scofield was regarded as one of the greatest Shakespearean performers, Scofield earned the Triple Crown of Acting, winning an Academy Award®, Emmy®, and Tony® for his work. He won the three awards in a seven-year span, the fastest of any performer to accomplish the feat. His IMDb page shows 42 acting from 1956 to 2000. This page will rank Paul Scofield movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. To do well in our overall rankings a movie has to do well at the box office, get good reviews by critics, be liked by audiences, and get some award recognition.
Paul Scofield Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Paul Scofield Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
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Paul was a lovely actor and his iconic performance as Sir Thomas More in A Work Horse for All Seasons is one of my own very favorite screen portrayals. However as Bruce’s tables illustrate Scofield didn’t make many movies and that factor was at the centre of a tetchy TV interview involving the Burtons who were interviewed as a couple.
The interviewer suggested that Richard had let theatregoers down in deserting the stage for the lure of “Hollywood Gold” and the interviewer contrasted Richard with Scofield who had been true to his own love of the stage. Burton for once sober sat sheepishly silent but Liz blew her top at the interviewer and in fact gave Scofield a proxy-savaging for not making more films.
It seems to me that current history has not been as kind to Paul as movie opinion-makers of yesteryear were. In the 1970s for example the consensus of the entertainment historical/critical class -ie the Joels – was that when contributions to the stage and the screen were combined Paul was one of the 4 greatest actors of all time the other 3 being Olivier, Brando and [surprisingly to me at least] Alan Arkin.
Today whilst Lord Larry and Commoner Marlon still appear – usually high up – on lists of perceived great actors, when one thinks of Scofield or Arkin one could well recall the duet from Crosby and Sinatra [respectively singing versions of Al Leach and Jimmy Stewart] in the remake of Philadelphia Story, High Society: “I have heard that in this Clan You are called the forgotten man.”
[Indeed in an attempt to wind me up members of my Amateur Movie Buffs group at times suggest that – for reasons recently discussed in detail on this site – the Crosby/Sinatra number should be called “Bob’s Song” on Cogerson!]
IMDB’s current self-proclaimed “Ultimate” list of the 100 greatest actors of all time ranks Brando best pal Jack Nicholson first; Marlon himself 2nd; and Arkin 53rd. Scofield is not mentioned as the list does not take into account theatrical work.
Understandably because his low film output never generated significant box office overall Paul has not hitherto received Cogerson Love so this new page is welcome with a “Voted Up!”
I forgot to add to the penultimate paragraph of my 9.53am post that Lord Olivier is ranked 12th on the IMDB list concerned.
About 3 years after A Man for All Seasons came out, my parochial school charged all students $1.50 to see this film in the school auditorium.
Just saw A Delicate Balance on the Movies! channel. Did not like it.
Paul was never on the Oracle list but hey those Shakespeare films help the connections. In the New York Post today there was an article about most schools in America are banning William Shakespeare’s works. They’re not relatable to students, not woke enough, not politically correct and not diversified.
These are the actors Paul appeared with who are on the 2020 Oracle lis.
1 CHRISTOPHER LEE That Lady (1955)
4 MICHAEL CAINE Carve Her Name with Pride (1958)
8 JOHN HURT A Man for All Seasons (1966)
32 DEREK JACOBI Henry V (1989)
46 VANESSA REDGRAVE A Man for All Seasons (1966)
63 HELEN MIRREN When the Whales Came (1989)
67 VERNON DOBTCHEFF HAMLET (1990)
95 IAN HOLM HAMLET (1990)
95 IAN HOLM Henry V (1989)
102 ORSON WELLES A Man for All Seasons (1966)
131 BURT LANCASTER Scorpio (1973)
131 BURT LANCASTER The Train (1964)
136 SHANE RIMMER Scorpio (1973)
162 JOHN TURTURRO Quiz Show (1994)
171 MEL GIBSON HAMLET (1990)
178 JUDI DENCH Henry V (1989)
182 FRANK FINLAY Nineteen Nineteen (1985)
216 JEANNE MOREAU The Train (1964)
238 COLIN FIRTH Nineteen Nineteen (1985)
246 CHRISTIAN BALE Henry V (1989)
264 ARMAND ASSANTE Rashi: A Light After the Dark Ages (1999)
270 GLENN CLOSE HAMLET (1990)
295 DANIEL DAY-LEWIS The Crucible (1996)
328 ROBBIE COLTRANE Henry V (1989)
338 BRUCE DAVISON The Crucible (1996)
354 ALAIN DELON Scorpio (1973)
360 NIGEL HAWTHORNE Carve Her Name with Pride (1958)
376 DAVID PAYMER Quiz Show (1994)
386 PAUL GUILFOYLE (II) Quiz Show (1994)
387 PETER VAUGHAN The Crucible (1996)
403 ARMIN MUELLER-STAHL Utz (1992)
413 JOSEPH COTTEN A Delicate Balance (1973)
469 PETE POSTLEWAITE HAMLET (1990)
499 CHRISTOPHER MCDONALD Quiz Show (1994)
517 WOLFGANG PREISS The Train (1964)
538 HANK AZARIA QUIZ SHOW (1994)
539 ALAN BATES HAMLET (1990)
555 SUSANNAH YORK A Man for All Seasons (1966)
560 RALPH FIENNES Quiz Show (1994)
564 CYRIL CUSACK King Lear (1971)
575 WINONA RYDER The Crucible (1996)
590 ETHAN HAWKE Quiz Show (1994)
632 MARTIN SCORSESE Quiz Show (1994)
647 STEPHEN DILLANE HAMLET (1990)
649 EMMA THOMPSON Henry V (1989)
674 MIRA SORVINO Quiz Show (1994)
723 NIGEL DAVENPORT A Man for All Seasons (1966)
743 WILLIAM MORGAN SHEPPARD Tell Me Lies (1968)
745 HELENA BONHAM CARTER HAMLET (1990)
785 JEFFREY JONES The Crucible (1996)
814 PETER RIEGERT Utz (1992)
827 DAVID SUCHET WHEN THE WHALES CAME (1989)
832 GRIFFIN DUNNE QUIZ SHOW (1994)
839 KENNETH BRANAGH HENRY V (1989)
840 ROBERT STEPHENS Henry V (1989)
840 ROBERT STEPHENS Ill Fares the Land (1983)
905 WILLIAM FICHTNER Quiz Show (1994)
932 MARIA SCHELL Nineteen Nineteen (1985)
938 MAURICE RONET CARVE HER NAME WITH PRIDE (1958)
963 DEXTER FLETCHER WHEN THE WHALES CAME (1989)
968 PATRICK MAGEE King Lear (1971)
You have 13 films for Paul and he appeared with 14 Oscar winners.
BURT LANCASTER Scorpio (1973)
BURT LANCASTER The Train (1964)
CHRISTIAN BALE Henry V (1989)
COLIN FIRTH Nineteen Nineteen (1985)
DANIEL DAY-LEWIS The Crucible (1996)
EMMA THOMPSON Henry V (1989)
GLENDA JACKSON Tell Me Lies (1968)
JUDI DENCH Henry V (1989)
KATHARINE HEPBURN A Delicate Balance (1973)
MICHAEL CAINE Carve Her Name with Pride (1958)
MIRA SORVINO Quiz Show (1994)
OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND That Lady (1955)
PEGGY ASHCROFT Tell Me Lies (1968)
VANESSA REDGRAVE A Man for All Seasons (1966)
WENDY HILLER A Man for All Seasons (1966)
Hey Dan. As always…thank you for your efforts. Interesting about having to pay 1.50 to see his masterpiece A Man For All Seasons at your school. I remember my history teacher talking about the movie….but we never had to watch it in school. That is interesting that Caine was in his Carve Her Name with Pride movie…not to aware of that one at all. Looking at the first list….Oracle honors go to Burt, Ian and Robert with two movies. 13 Oscar winning co-stars sounds low….but knowing he made so few movies makes it much more respectable. Good stuff as always.
I have seen 5 Paul Scofield movies, 4 of them in the top 5.
The HIGHEST ranked movie I have seen is A Man For All Seasons.
The highest ranked movie I have NOT seen is Henry V.
The LOWEST ranked movie I have seen is Scorpio.
Favourite Paul Scofield Movies:
A Man For All Seasons
The Train
Other Paul Scofield Movies I Have Seen;
Quiz Show
Hamlet
Scorpio
Hey Flora….thanks for sharing your thoughts on Paul Schofield. We have a three way tie in the tally contest….that rarely happens…but you, me and Steve have seen 5 of his movies. We have all seen A Man For All Seasons…..we have all seen Hamlet…..you and Steve have seen The Train and Scorpio, you and I have seen Quiz Show and Steve and I have seen Henry V. Surprised Quiz Show is not on your favorites…. I really liked that movie…granted…I have not watched it a second time. Good stuff as always.
Paul Scofield, celebrated British actor, by coincidence I watched my blu-ray of ‘A Man for All Seasons’ a few days ago.
I’ve seen just 5 of the 13 films on the chart – favorites are The Train, Henry V (1989) and A Man for All Seasons (1966). I’ve also seen Scorpio and Hamlet (1990).
Nice work Bruce. Vote Up!
Hey Steve….thanks for the thoughts on Paul Schofield. Tally count…all three of us….Flora, you and me sit at movies. I have seen 3 of the 5 you have seen…A Man of All Hamlets and Henrys. Surprised Quiz Show is not on your list of movies seen. I recently re-watched A Man For All Seasons…..it holds up nicely. Good stuff as always.
Great UMR Page
Thanks Mike.