10.0
10.0
A Tribute To Ismail Merchant
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Simon Callow
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CommunityBiographyvia wikipedia
Simon Phillip Hugh Callow (born 15 June 1949) is an English actor. Known as a character actor on stage and screen, he has received numerous accolades including an Olivier Award and Screen Actors Guild Award as well as nominations for two BAFTA Awards. He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for his services to acting by Queen Elizabeth II in 1999. Callow rose to prominence originating the title role of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the 1979 Peter Shaffer play Amadeus, for which he received a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role nomination. Callow joined the Miloš Forman 1984 film adaptation, this time portraying Emanuel Schikaneder. In 1992, Callow won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Director of a Musical for Carmen Jones. As an actor, he won acclaim for his comedic roles in A Room with a View (1985) and Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) earning a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role nomination for each. Other notable roles include in Maurice (1987), Howards End (1992), Shakespeare in Love (1998), and The Phantom of the Opera (2004). His television roles include Tom Chance in the Channel 4 series Chance in a Million (1984) and The Duke of Sandringham in the series Outlander from 2014 to 2016. He portrayed Napoleon in The Man of Destiny (1981), and Charles Dickens in several television projects. He has also appeared on numerous shows such as Midsomer Murders, Rome, Angels in America, Doctor Who, Galavant, Hawkeye, and The Witcher.
Filmography (117 movies)
10.0
10.0
Dodger Special: Coronation
2023
as Archbishop of Canterbury
9.2
9.2
Art of Freedom
2011
as Self
8.5
8.5
The Unforgettable Harry Secombe
2010
as Self
8.0
8.0
Amadeus
1984
as Emanuel Schikaneder
8.0
8.0
Judi Dench: Our National Treasure
2022
as Narrator
8.0
8.0
Nutcracker Delights: English National Ballet
2020
as Narrator
8.0
8.0
The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebration
2022
as Self
8.0
8.0
The Mystery of Charles Dickens
2002
as Charles Dickens
7.7
7.7
Maggie Smith at the BBC: a portrait
2008
as Self
7.7
7.7
Merchant Ivory
2024
as Self
7.6
7.6
Maurice
1987
as Mr. Ducie
7.5
7.5
Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule
2014
as Narrator (voice)
7.5
7.5
No Man's Land
2001
as Colonel Soft
7.4
7.4
A Christmas Carol
2018
Writer
7.3
7.3
The Phantom of the Opera
2004
as Andre
7.1
7.1
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
2018
as Self
7.0
7.0
Orson Welles Over Europe
2009
Writer
6.9
6.9
Victoria & Abdul
2017
as Mr. Puccini
6.9
6.9
A Room with a View
1986
as The Reverend Mr. Beebe
6.8
6.8
Shakespeare in Love
1998
as Tilney
6.8
6.8
The Man Who Invented Christmas
2017
as Leech
6.8
6.8
Four Weddings and a Funeral
1994
as Gareth
6.6
6.6
Postcards from the Edge
1990
as Simon Asquith
6.6
6.6
Viceroy's House
2017
as Cyril Radcliffe
6.6
6.6
The British Guide to Showing Off
2011
as Self
6.6
6.6
James and the Giant Peach
1996
as Grasshopper (voice)
6.6
6.6
The Woman In White
1997
as Count Fosco
6.5
6.5
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2014
as Self - Actor and Welles' Biographer
6.5
6.5
The Crucifer of Blood
1991
as Inspector Lestrade
6.3
6.3
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
1995
as Vincent Cadby
6.3
6.3
The Amazing Mr. Blunden
2021
as Mr. Blunden
6.3
6.3
Golden Years
2016
as Royston
6.3
6.3
Arn: The Knight Templar
2007
as Father Henry
6.2
6.2
Bright Young Things
2003
as King of Anatolia
6.2
6.2
Soft Top Hard Shoulder
1993
as Eddie Cherdowski
6.1
6.1
Mindhorn
2016
as Himself
6.0
6.0
The Trials of Oz
1991
as John Mortimer
6.0
6.0
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge
1990
as Dr. Alex Sauer
6.0
6.0
Alec Guinness: A Class Act
2024
as self
6.0
6.0
50 Years Legal
2017
as Self
6.0
6.0
Bedrooms and Hallways
1998
as Keith
6.0
6.0
There's Something About Romcoms
2016
as Self
6.0
6.0
The Reluctant Dragon
1987
as Dragon (voice)
6.0
6.0
Moses
1996
as Meneptah II (voice)
6.0
6.0
Hampstead
2017
as Judge
6.0
6.0
Surprised by Oxford
2023
as Dr. Sterling
5.9
5.9
Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2
2024
as Cavendish
5.7
5.7
Blue Iguana
2018
as Uncle Martin
5.7
5.7
The Dead Room
2018
as Aubrey Judd
5.6
5.6
Phantom of the Opera: Behind the Mask
2006
as Self
5.6
5.6
Bob the Butler
2005
as Mr. Butler
5.5
5.5
Ice
2011
as Prime Minister
5.5
5.5
Ripley Under Ground
2005
as Dean Bentliffe
5.5
5.5
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe
1991
Director
5.4
5.4
The Good Father
1985
as Mark Varda
5.4
5.4
George and the Dragon
2004
as King Edgar
5.3
5.3
Love's Kitchen
2011
as Guy Witherspoon
5.3
5.3
The Best Man
2005
as Big-Time Publisher
5.2
5.2
The Holiday List
2024
as Samuel
5.2
5.2
Late Bloomers
2011
as Richard
5.2
5.2
Christmas Carol: The Movie
2001
as Charles Dickens / Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
5.1
5.1
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
2006
as George Russell
5.0
5.0
Jefferson in Paris
1995
as Richard Cosway
5.0
5.0
Thank You, Doctor Rey
2004
as Bob
5.0
5.0
El pasajero clandestino
1995
as Major Owens
5.0
5.0
Deadly Appearances
2000
as Rick Spencer
5.0
5.0
England, My England
1995
as Charles II
4.9
4.9
Doctor Jekyll
2023
as Journalist
4.8
4.8
Victory
1996
as Zangiacomo
4.7
4.7
Grindsploitation 3: Video Nasty
2017
4.7
4.7
Street Fighter
1994
as A. N. Official
4.5
4.5
The Scarlet Tunic
1998
as Captain Fairfax
4.5
4.5
Instant Enlightenment Including VAT
1979
as Maximillian
4.5
4.5
Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration
2024
as Self
4.4
4.4
Creditors
2015
4.2
4.2
Chemical Wedding
2008
as Haddo
4.1
4.1
The Civilization of Maxwell Bright
2005
as Mr. Wroth
4.1
4.1
The Pay Day
2022
as Gates
4.0
4.0
Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story
2012
as Dickie Attenborough
4.0
4.0
How Gay Sex Changed the World
2007
as Self
3.9
3.9
Surveillance 24/7
2007
as St John
3.7
3.7
Manifesto
1988
as Police Chief Hunt
3.5
3.5
Thunderpants
2002
as Sir John Osgood
3.0
3.0
Rag Tale
2005
as Cormac Rourke
3.0
3.0
Miss in Her Teens
2014
as The Author
2.7
2.7
The Madness of Boy George
2006
as Narrator (voice)
2.7
2.7
Camp Christmas
1993
Revolutionary Witness
1989
as Franciscus Palloy
Theatreland
2009
as Himself
Revisiting Brideshead
2005
as Narrator
Galileo’s Battle for the Heavens
2002
as Galileo
The Fringe, Fame and Me
2022
as Self
Cariani and the Courtesans
1987
as Raimondi
Femme Fatale
1993
as Vicar Ronnie
Save Our Bacon
2010
as The Swinesbury's Boss (voice)
An Audience with Charles Dickens
1996
as Charles Dickens
Murder Ballads: How to Make It in Rock 'n' Roll
2023
as Richard O'Keefe
Around The World In 80 Days
2000
as Phileas Fogg (voice)
Royal Variety Performance 1984
1984
Born Silly
2017
as Narrator (voice)
Acts of Godfrey
2012
as Godfrey
Reviving Harry Lime
2006
as Himself
Men of Mystery
2006
as Himself
Honour, Profit & Pleasure
1985
as George Frideric Handel
The First Silent Night: The Christmas Carol That United the World
2014
The Sarah Millican Television Programme - Best of Series 1-2
2013
as Self
The Christmas Tree
1986
as Jacob Weinberg
Being Shakespeare
2012
Shakespeare's Sonnets
2012
Eternal Return
2026
as Malcolm
Animated Epics: Don Quixote
2000
as Don Quixote
Old Flames
1990
as Nathanial Quass
American: An Odyssey to 1947
2022
as Self
Alexander Pope: Rediscovering a Genius
2021
as Alexander Pope
The Man of Destiny
1981
as Napoleon
Richard Rodgers: Some Enchanted Evening
2002
Director
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