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Derek Jacobi

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Overview

Mini Biography:
Preeminent British classical actor of the first post-Olivier generation... more
Trivia:
Is a native of Leytonstone, in London's East End, which has also produced... more
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 11 wins & 7 nominations more
Alternate Names:
Sir Derek Jacobi

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Thanks, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
  1. The Winter's Tale (2009) (in production) .... Antigonus
  2. Endgame (2010) (filming)
  3. A Bunch of Amateurs (2009) (post-production) .... Nigel
  4. Adam Resurrected (2008) (post-production) .... Dr. Nathan Gross
    ... aka Leben für ein Leben - Adam Resurrected, Ein (Germany)
  5. Hippie Hippie Shake (2008) (post-production) .... Judge
  6. "Diamonds" (2008) (mini) TV mini-series (post-production) .... Piers Denmont
  7. Morris: A Life with Bells On (2008) (post-production) .... Quentin Neely

  8. The Old Curiosity Shop (2007) (TV) .... Grandfather
  9. The Golden Compass (2007) .... Magisterial Emissary
  10. Airlock, or How to Say Goodbye in Space (2007) .... President
  11. "Doctor Who" .... Professor Yana (1 episode, 2007)
        - Utopia (2007) TV episode .... Professor Yana
  12. "Mist: Sheepdog Tales" .... Narrator (13 episodes, 2007)
        - Steady Eddie (2007) TV episode .... Narrator
        - Macphereson's Lament (2007) TV episode .... Narrator
        - Drake Expectations (2007) TV episode .... Narrator
        - The Beast of Borough Farm (2007) TV episode .... Narrator
        - Mist's Great Challenge (2007) TV episode .... Narrator
          (8 more)
  13. Anastezsi (2007) .... Balzer
  14. The Riddle (2007) .... The Tramp / Charles Dickens
  15. Arritmia (2007) .... Guido/Commander
  16. Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy (2006) (TV) .... Narrator
  17. Pinochet in Suburbia (2006) (TV) .... Senator Pinochet
    ... aka Pinochet's Last Stand (USA: new title)
  18. Underworld: Evolution (2006) (as Sir Derek Jacobi) .... Alexander Corvinus
  19. Nanny McPhee (2005) .... Mr. Wheen
    ... aka Nanny McPhee (France)
  20. Project Huxley (2005) .... Voice of Huxley
  21. Bye Bye Blackbird (2005) .... Lord Dempsey
    ... aka Adieu, schöner, schwarzer Vogel (Germany)
  22. Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage (2004) (TV) .... Colonel Protheroe
  23. The Long Firm (2004) (TV) .... Lord Edward 'Teddy' Thursby
  24. Strings (2004) (voice: English version) .... Nezo
  25. London (2004) (TV) .... Tacitus
  26. Cloud Cuckoo Land (2004) .... Victor
  27. "Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka" (2003) (mini) TV mini-series (voice) .... The Master
  28. Henry VIII (2003) (TV) (voice) (uncredited) .... Narrator
  29. Mr. Ambassador (2003) (TV) .... Hugo Vickers
  30. Inquisition (2002) (TV) .... Cardinal Grand Inquisitor
  31. Two Men Went to War (2002) .... Maj. Merton
  32. Night's Noontime (2002) .... Richard Dadd
  33. Revengers Tragedy (2002) .... The Duke
  34. The Gathering Storm (2002) (TV) .... Stanley Baldwin
  35. "The Jury" (2002) (mini) TV mini-series .... George Cording QC
  36. Gosford Park (2001) .... Probert
    ... aka Gosford Park (Italy)
  37. "Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)" .... Colonel Anger (1 episode, 2001)
        - Painkillers (2001) TV episode .... Colonel Anger
  38. Revelation (2001) .... Librarian
  39. The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky (2001) (voice) (as Sir Derek Jacobi) .... The Voice of Nijinsky
    ... aka Nijinski (Germany)
    ... aka Nijinsky: The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky (USA)
    ... aka Tagebücher von Waslaw Nijinski, Die (Germany)
  40. The Children's Midsummer Night's Dream (2001) (voice) .... Theseus
  41. "Frasier" .... Jackson Hedley (1 episode, 2001)
        - The Show Must Go Off (2001) TV episode .... Jackson Hedley
  42. The Body (2001) .... Father Lavelle
    ... aka Geheimnisvolle Grab, Das (Germany)
    ... aka The Body - das geheimnisvolle Grab (Germany: TV title)
  43. Great Escape: The Untold Story (2001) (TV) .... Narrator
  44. On Wings of Fire (2001) .... Narrator
  45. Wilfred (2000)
  46. Jason and the Argonauts (2000) (TV) .... Phineas
  47. Gladiator (2000) .... Gracchus
  48. Up at the Villa (2000) .... Lucky Leadbetter
  49. The Wyvern Mystery (2000) (TV) .... Squire Fairfield

  50. Molokai: The Story of Father Damien (1999) .... Father Leonor Fouesnel
    ... aka Damiaan (Belgium: Flemish title)
    ... aka Father Damien
    ... aka Molokai: The Forbidden Island (UK: DVD title)
  51. "Flora Britannica" (1999) TV series .... Narrator
  52. "Cadfael" .... Brother Cadfael (13 episodes, 1994-1998)
    ... aka Mystery!: Cadfael (USA)
        - The Pilgrim of Hate (1998) TV episode .... Brother Cadfael
        - The Potter's Field (1998) TV episode .... Brother Cadfael
        - The Holy Thief (1998) TV episode .... Brother Cadfael
        - The Raven in the Foregate (1997) TV episode .... Brother Cadfael
        - St Peter's Fair (1997) TV episode .... Brother Cadfael
          (8 more)
  53. Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon (1998) .... Francis Bacon
    ... aka Love Is the Devil (France) (UK: short title)
    ... aka Ai no akuma (Japan)
    ... aka Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon (USA)
  54. Basil (1998) .... Father Frederick
  55. Animated Epics: Beowulf (1998) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
    ... aka Beowulf (Europe)
  56. "Great Performances" .... Master of Ceremonies (1 episode, 1997)
        - San Francisco Opera Gala Celebration (1997) TV episode .... Master of Ceremonies
  57. Hamlet (1996) .... Claudius
    ... aka William Shakespeare's Hamlet
  58. Breaking the Code (1996) (TV) .... Alan Turing
  59. Achilles (1996) .... Narrator
  60. Witness Against Hitler (1996) (TV) .... General
  61. "ABC Weekend Specials" .... Archibald Craven (1 episode, 1994)
        - The Secret Garden (1994) TV episode (voice) .... Archibald Craven
  62. Circle of Deceit (1993) (TV) .... Randal
  63. The Vision Thing (1993) (TV) .... George Salisbury
  64. "The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends" .... Mr. Jeremy Fisher (1 episode, 1993)
        - The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle and Mr. Jeremy Fisher (1993) TV episode (voice) .... Mr. Jeremy Fisher
  65. Aladdin (1992) (V) (voice) .... The Magician
  66. Dead Again (1991) .... Franklyn Madson
  67. The Fool (1990) .... Mr. Frederick/Sir John
  68. "The Storyteller: Greek Myths" (1990) (mini) TV mini-series .... Daedalus
    ... aka Jim Henson's The Storyteller: Greek Myths

  69. Henry V (1989) .... Chorus
  70. The Tenth Man (1988) (TV) .... The Imposter
  71. Little Dorrit (1988) .... Arthur Clennam
    ... aka Little Dorrit 1: Nobody's Fault (UK: first part title)
    ... aka Little Dorrit 2: Little Dorrit's Story (UK: second part title)
    ... aka Little Dorrit's Story
    ... aka Nobody's Fault
  72. The Secret Garden (1987) (TV) .... Archibald Craven
  73. "Mr Pye" (1986) (mini) TV mini-series .... Mr. Pye
  74. Cyrano de Bergerac (1985) (TV) .... Cyrano de Bergerac
  75. Enigma (1983) .... Kurt Limmer, East German
  76. The Secret of NIMH (1982) (voice) .... Nicodemus
    ... aka Mrs. Brisby and the Rats of NIMH
  77. "Tales of the Unexpected" .... Drioli / ... (2 episodes, 1980-1982)
    ... aka Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected
        - Stranger in Town (1982) TV episode .... Sir Columbus - The Stranger
        - Skin (1980) TV episode .... Drioli
  78. Inside the Third Reich (1982) (TV) .... Adolf Hitler
  79. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982) (TV) .... Dom Claude Frollo
    ... aka Hunchback
  80. Charlotte (1981) .... Daberlohn
    ... aka Charlotte S. (West Germany: reissue title)
  81. Mann, der sich in Luft auflöste, Der (1980) .... Martin Beck
    ... aka A Svéd, akinek nyoma veszett (Hungary)
    ... aka Mannen som gick upp i rök (Sweden)
    ... aka The Man Who Went Up in Smoke
  82. Hamlet, Prince of Denmark (1980) (TV) .... Hamlet
    ... aka Hamlet
    ... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Hamlet, Prince of Denmark (USA: video title)

  83. The Human Factor (1979) .... Arthur Davis
  84. "Minder" .... Freddy Fenton (1 episode, 1979)
        - The Bounty Hunter (1979) TV episode .... Freddy Fenton
  85. "Call My Bluff" .... On-screen Participant (2 episodes, 1979)
        - Episode dated 6 March 1979 (1979) TV episode .... On-screen Participant
        - Episode dated 27 February 1979 (1979) TV episode
  86. King Richard the Second (1978) (TV) .... Richard II
    ... aka Richard II
    ... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: King Richard the Second (USA: video title)
  87. Philby, Burgess and Maclean (1977) (TV) .... Guy Burgess
  88. The Medusa Touch (1977) .... Townley
    ... aka Grande menace, La (France)
  89. "I, Claudius" (1976) (mini) TV mini-series .... Claudius
  90. Markheim (1974) (TV) .... Markheim
  91. The Odessa File (1974) .... Klaus Wenzer
    ... aka Akte Odessa, Die (West Germany)
    ... aka Fall Odessa, Der (West Germany)
  92. "The Pallisers" .... Lord Fawn (1 episode, 1974)
        - Episode #1.10 (1974) TV episode .... Lord Fawn
  93. The Day of the Jackal (1973) .... Caron
    ... aka Chacal (France)
  94. "The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes" .... William Drew (1 episode, 1973)
        - The Secret of the Foxhunter (1973) TV episode .... William Drew
  95. Blue Blood (1973) .... Gregory
    ... aka Blueblood (USA)
  96. "The Strauss Family" (1972) (mini) TV mini-series .... Josef Lanner
  97. "Budgie" .... Herbert Fletcher (1 episode, 1972)
        - Do Me a Favour (1972) TV episode .... Herbert Fletcher
  98. "Man of Straw" (1972) (mini) TV mini-series .... Diederich Hessling
  99. Three Sisters (1970) .... Andrei

  100. Interlude (1968/I) .... Paul
  101. "ITV Playhouse" .... Gerry (1 episode, 1968)
        - The Photographer (1968) TV episode .... Gerry
  102. Much Ado About Nothing (1967) (TV) .... Don John
  103. Othello (1965) .... Cassio
  104. "Armchair Theatre" .... Eric (1 episode, 1962)
        - The Fishing Match (1962) TV episode .... Eric
Thanks:
  1. Night's Noontime (2002) (many thanks)
Self:
  1. Decoding Cadfael (2008) (TV) .... Himself
  2. "Doctor Who Confidential" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
    ... aka Doctor Who Confidential: Cut Down (UK)
        - 'Ello 'Ello 'Ello (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  3. "In the Night Garden" .... Himself - Narrator (18 episodes, 2007)
        - Iggle Piggle's Blanket Walks About by Itself (2007) TV episode .... Himself - Narrator
        - Tombliboos Clean Their Teeth (2007) TV episode .... Himself - Narrator
        - Quiet Please, Tombliboos: Upsy Daisy Wants to Sing (2007) TV episode .... Himself - Narrator
        - Funny Noise from the Pinky Ponk (2007) TV episode .... Himself - Narrator
        - Iggle Piggle's Mucky Patch (2007) TV episode .... Himself - Narrator
          (13 more)
  4. The Best of Masterpiece Theatre (2007) (TV) .... Himself - Host
  5. "Imagine" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
        - Being Hamlet (2006) TV episode (as Sir Derek Jacobi) .... Himself
  6. "Drama Connections" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
        - I, Claudius (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  7. Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004) (voice) .... Other Voices
  8. Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003) .... Himself
    ... aka Broadway (USA: short title)
    ... aka Broadway: The Golden Age (USA: short title)
    ... aka Broadway: The Movie (USA: short title)
  9. The Dinosaur Hunters (2002) (TV) .... Narrator
  10. "The Edwardian Country House" (2002) (mini) TV mini-series .... Narrator
    ... aka Manor House (UK) (USA)
  11. "Nova" .... Sir Ernest Shackleton (1 episode, 2002)
        - Shackleton's Voyage of Endurance (2002) TV episode (voice) .... Sir Ernest Shackleton
  12. I Claudius: A Television Epic (2002) (V) .... Himself
  13. Larry and Vivien: The Oliviers in Love (2001) (TV) .... Himself
  14. "Chasing the Sun" (1 episode, 2001)
        - Into the Jet Age (2001) TV episode (voice)
  15. Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings (2000) (TV) .... Scrooge / Bernard

  16. "Homeground" (1997) TV series .... Narrator
  17. To Be on Camera: A History with Hamlet (1997) (V) .... Himself
  18. Looking for Richard (1996) .... Himself (Interview)
  19. "The West" (1996) TV series (unknown episodes)
  20. "Baseball" (1994) TV series .... Himself (unknown episodes)
  21. David Macaulay: Roman City (1994) (TV) .... Marcus Fabricius
  22. Animating Shakespeare (1992) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
  23. Backstage at Masterpiece Theatre (1991) (TV) .... Himself
  24. Discovering Hamlet (1990) .... Himself

  25. Jessye Norman's Christmas Symphony (1987) (TV) .... Reader
  26. The Statue of Liberty (1985) (voice) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. The Ties That Bind Us (2008) (V) .... The Master
  2. "Imagen de tu vida, La"
        - Episode #1.5 (2006) TV episode .... Claudius
  3. "Tvist"
        - Episode dated 13 October 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Claudius
  4. Ultimate Fights from the Movies (2002) (V) .... Gracchus (Gladiator)
  5. The 100 Greatest TV Characters (2001) (TV) (uncredited) .... Claudius
  6. "Omnibus"
        - Bring Me Sunshine: The Heart and Soul of Eric Morecambe (1998) TV episode


Additional Details

Other Works:
He starred as Alan Turing in Hugh Whitemore's play "Breaking the Code" in both London and New York, as well as in its subsequent TV adaptation Breaking the Code (1996) (TV). more
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