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Overview
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Preeminent British classical actor of the first post-Olivier generation... moreAwards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 11 wins & 7 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(38 articles)
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Checkmate: An Advance Review of PBS' "Endgame" on "Masterpiece Contemporary"
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Alternate Names:
Sir Derek JacobiUS TV Schedule:
| Sat. Nov. 7 | 6:00 PM | FX | Underworld: Evolution | more |
Filmography
In Development: 
- I Was Hitler's Weatherman (details only on IMDbPro)
Actor:
- The Winter's Tale (2009) (in production) .... Antigonus
- Ironclad (2010) (filming) .... Cornhill
- Margot (2009) (TV) (filming) (rumored) .... Fred
- There Be Dragons (2010) (post-production) .... Honorio
- Hippie Hippie Shake (2010) (completed) .... Judge
- "Mist: Sheepdog Tales" .... Narrator / ... (38 episodes, 2007-2009)
- The End of the Tail (2009) TV episode .... Narrator
- A Piece of Cake (2009) TV episode .... Narrator
- Dognapped (2009) TV episode .... Narrator/Lord Henry
- Storm Exodus (2009) TV episode .... Narrator
- A Load of Rubbish (2009) TV episode .... Narrator
(33 more) - "Diamonds" .... Piers Denmont (2 episodes, 2008-2009)
- Part One (2009) TV episode .... Piers Denmont
- Part Two (2009) TV episode .... Piers Denmont - Endgame (2009) .... Rudolf Agnew
- Morris: A Life with Bells On (2009) .... Quentin Neely
- One of Those Days (2008) .... Howard
- A Bunch of Amateurs (2008) .... Nigel Dewberry
- Sidney Turtlebaum (2008) .... Sidney Turtlebaum
- Adam Resurrected (2008) .... Dr. Nathan Gross
... aka Adam Ben Kelev (Israel: Hebrew title)
... aka Ein Leben für ein Leben - Adam Resurrected (Germany) - The Old Curiosity Shop (2007) (TV) .... Grandfather
- The Golden Compass (2007) .... Magisterial Emissary
- Airlock, or How to Say Goodbye in Space (2007) .... President
- "Doctor Who" .... Professor Yana (1 episode, 2007)
- Utopia (2007) TV episode .... Professor Yana - Anastezsi (2007) .... Balzer
- The Riddle (2007) .... The Tramp / Charles Dickens
- Arritmia (2007) .... Guido/Commander
... aka Guantanamero (USA) - Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy (2006) (TV) .... Narrator
- Pinochet in Suburbia (2006) (TV) .... Senator Pinochet
... aka Pinochet's Last Stand (USA: new title) - Underworld: Evolution (2006) (as Sir Derek Jacobi) .... Corvinus
- Nanny McPhee (2005) .... Mr. Wheen
... aka Nanny McPhee (France) - Project Huxley (2005) .... Voice of Huxley
- Bye Bye Blackbird (2005) .... Lord Dempsey
... aka Adieu, schöner, schwarzer Vogel (Germany) - Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage (2004) (TV) .... Colonel Protheroe
- The Long Firm (2004) (TV) .... Lord Edward 'Teddy' Thursby
- Strings (2004) (voice: English version) .... Nezo
- London (2004) (TV) .... Tacitus
- Cloud Cuckoo Land (2004) .... Victor
- Henry VIII (2003) (TV) (voice) (uncredited) .... Narrator
- Mr. Ambassador (2003) (TV) .... Hugo Vickers
- "Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka" (2003) TV mini-series (voice) .... The Master
- Inquisition (2002) (TV) .... Cardinal Grand Inquisitor
- Two Men Went to War (2002) .... Maj. Merton
- Night's Noontime (2002) .... Richard Dadd
- Revengers Tragedy (2002) .... The Duke
- The Gathering Storm (2002) (TV) .... Stanley Baldwin
- "The Jury" (2002) TV mini-series .... George Cording QC
- Gosford Park (2001) .... Probert
... aka Gosford Park (Italy) - "Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)" .... Colonel Anger (1 episode, 2001)
- Painkillers (2001) TV episode .... Colonel Anger - Revelation (2001) .... Librarian
- The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky (2001) (voice) (as Sir Derek Jacobi) .... Nijinsky
... aka Die Tagebücher von Waslaw Nijinski (Germany)
... aka Nijinski (Germany)
... aka Nijinsky: The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky (USA) - The Children's Midsummer Night's Dream (2001) (voice) .... Theseus
- "Frasier" .... Jackson Hedley (1 episode, 2001)
- The Show Must Go Off (2001) TV episode .... Jackson Hedley - The Body (2001) .... Father Lavelle
... aka Das geheimnisvolle Grab (Germany)
... aka The Body - Das geheimnisvolle Grab (Germany: TV title) - Great Escape: The Untold Story (2001) (TV) .... Narrator
- On Wings of Fire (2001) .... Narrator
- Wilfred (2000)
- Jason and the Argonauts (2000) (TV) .... Phineas
- Gladiator (2000) .... Gracchus
- Up at the Villa (2000) .... Lucky Leadbetter
- The Wyvern Mystery (2000) (TV) .... Squire Fairfield
- 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) - "Flora Britannica" (1999) TV series .... Narrator
- "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) - 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) - Basil (1998) .... Father Frederick
- Animated Epics: Beowulf (1998) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
... aka Beowulf (Europe) - "Great Performances" .... Master of Ceremonies (1 episode, 1997)
- San Francisco Opera Gala Celebration (1997) TV episode .... Master of Ceremonies - Hamlet (1996) .... Claudius
... aka William Shakespeare's Hamlet (USA: complete title) - Breaking the Code (1996) (TV) .... Alan Turing
- Achilles (1996) .... Narrator
- Witness Against Hitler (1996) (TV) .... General
- "ABC Weekend Specials" .... Archibald Craven (1 episode, 1994)
- The Secret Garden (1994) TV episode (voice) .... Archibald Craven - "The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends" .... Mr. Jeremy Fisher (1 episode, 1994)
- The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle and Mr. Jeremy Fisher (1994) TV episode (voice) .... Mr. Jeremy Fisher - Circle of Deceit (1993) (TV) .... Randal
- The Vision Thing (1993) (TV) .... George Salisbury
- Aladdin (1992) (V) (voice) .... The Magician
- "The Storyteller: Greek Myths" .... Daedalus (1 episode, 1991)
... aka Jim Henson's The Storyteller: Greek Myths
- Daedalus & Icarus (1991) TV episode .... Daedalus - Dead Again (1991) .... Franklyn Madson
- The Fool (1990) .... Mr. Frederick/Sir John
- "The Civil War" .... Various (9 episodes, 1990)
... aka The American Civil War (UK)
- A Very Bloody Affair (1862) (1990) TV episode (voice) .... Various
- Forever Free (1862) (1990) TV episode (voice) .... Various
- Most Hallowed Ground (1864) (1990) TV episode (voice) .... Various
- Simply Murder (1863) (1990) TV episode (voice) .... Various
- The Better Angels of Our Nature (1865) (1990) TV episode (voice) .... Various
(4 more) - Henry V (1989) .... Chorus
- The Tenth Man (1988) (TV) .... The Imposter
- 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 - The Secret Garden (1987) (TV) .... Archibald Craven
- "Mr Pye" .... Mr. Pye (4 episodes, 1986)
- Made for the Moonlight (1986) TV episode .... Mr. Pye
- The Perjured Soul (1986) TV episode .... Mr. Pye
- The First Martyr (1986) TV episode .... Mr. Pye
- Preparing the Way (1986) TV episode .... Mr. Pye - Cyrano de Bergerac (1985) (TV) .... Cyrano de Bergerac
- Enigma (1983) .... Kurt Limmer, East German
- The Secret of NIMH (1982) (voice) .... Nicodemus
- "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 - Inside the Third Reich (1982) (TV) .... Adolf Hitler
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982) (TV) .... Dom Claude Frollo
... aka Hunchback (USA: video title) - Charlotte (1981) .... Daberlohn
... aka Charlotte S. (West Germany: reissue title) - Der Mann, der sich in Luft auflöste (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 - Hamlet, Prince of Denmark (1980) (TV) .... Hamlet
... aka Hamlet
... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Hamlet, Prince of Denmark (USA: video title) - The Human Factor (1979) .... Arthur Davis
- "Minder" .... Freddy Fenton (1 episode, 1979)
- The Bounty Hunter (1979) TV episode .... Freddy Fenton - "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 - 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) - The Medusa Touch (1978) .... Townley - Publisher
... aka La grande menace (France) - Philby, Burgess and Maclean (1977) (TV) .... Guy Burgess
- "I, Claudius" .... Claudius (12 episodes, 1976)
- Old King Log (1976) TV episode .... Claudius
- A God in Colchester (1976) TV episode .... Claudius
- Fool's Luck (1976) TV episode .... Claudius
- Hail Who? (1976) TV episode .... Claudius
- Zeus, by Jove! (1976) TV episode .... Claudius
(7 more) - "Affairs of the Heart" .... Bertram Braddle (1 episode, 1975)
- Elizabeth (1975) TV episode .... Bertram Braddle - Markheim (1974) (TV) .... Markheim
- The Odessa File (1974) .... Klaus Wenzer
... aka Der Fall Odessa (West Germany)
... aka Die Akte Odessa (West Germany) - "The Pallisers" .... Lord Fawn (7 episodes, 1974)
- Episode #1.16 (1974) TV episode .... Lord Fawn
- Episode #1.15 (1974) TV episode .... Lord Fawn
- Episode #1.14 (1974) TV episode .... Lord Fawn
- Episode #1.13 (1974) TV episode .... Lord Fawn
- Episode #1.12 (1974) TV episode .... Lord Fawn
(2 more) - The Day of the Jackal (1973) .... Caron
... aka Chacal (France) - "The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes" .... William Drew (1 episode, 1973)
- The Secret of the Foxhunter (1973) TV episode .... William Drew - Blue Blood (1973) .... Gregory
... aka Blueblood (USA) - "The Strauss Family" (1972) TV mini-series .... Josef Lanner (unknown episodes)
- "Budgie" .... Herbert Fletcher (1 episode, 1972)
- Do Me a Favour (1972) TV episode .... Herbert Fletcher - "Man of Straw" (1972) TV mini-series .... Diederich Hessling (unknown episodes)
- Three Sisters (1970) .... Andrei
- Interlude (1968/I) .... Paul
- "ITV Playhouse" .... Gerry (1 episode, 1968)
- The Photographer (1968) TV episode .... Gerry - Much Ado About Nothing (1967) (TV) .... Don John
- Othello (1965) .... Cassio
- "Armchair Theatre" .... Eric (1 episode, 1962)
- The Fishing Match (1962) TV episode .... Eric
Thanks:
- Night's Noontime (2002) (many thanks)
Self:
- Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2010) (in production) .... Himself
- Muse of Fire: A Documentary (2010) (post-production)
- "The National Parks: America's Best Idea" (3 episodes, 2009)
- Going Home: 1920-1933 (2009) TV episode (voice)
- The Empire of Grandeur: 1915-1919 (2009) TV episode (voice)
- The Last Refuge: 1890-1915 (2009) TV episode (voice) - "Doctor Who Greatest Moments" .... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
- The Enemies (2009) TV episode .... Himself - Charles Dickens's England (2009) .... Himself - Presenter
- "The Story of the Costume Drama" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2008)
- Picture Perfect (2008) TV episode .... Himself
- The Greatest Stories Ever Told (2008) TV episode .... Himself - Decoding Cadfael (2008) (TV) (as Sir Derek Jacobi) .... Himself
- "Doctor Who Confidential" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
... aka Doctor Who Confidential: Cut Down (UK: alternative title)
- 'Ello 'Ello 'Ello (2007) TV episode .... Himself - "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) - The Best of Masterpiece Theatre (2007) (TV) .... Himself - Host
- "Imagine" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
- Being Hamlet (2006) TV episode (as Sir Derek Jacobi) .... Himself - "Drama Connections" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
- I, Claudius (2005) TV episode .... Himself - Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004) (voice) .... Other Voices
- 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) - Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites (2003) (TV) (voice)
... aka Empires: Kingdom of David - The Saga of the Israelites (Australia) - The Dinosaur Hunters (2002) (TV) .... Narrator
- "The Edwardian Country House" (2002) TV mini-series .... Narrator
... aka Manor House (UK: alternative title) (USA) - "Nova" .... Sir Ernest Shackleton (1 episode, 2002)
- Shackleton's Voyage of Endurance (2002) TV episode (voice) .... Sir Ernest Shackleton - I Claudius: A Television Epic (2002) (V) .... Himself
- Larry and Vivien: The Oliviers in Love (2001) (TV) .... Himself
- "Chasing the Sun" (1 episode, 2001)
- Into the Jet Age (2001) TV episode (voice) - Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings (2000) (TV) .... Scrooge / Bernard
- "Homeground" (1997) TV series .... Narrator
- To Be on Camera: A History with Hamlet (1997) (V) .... Himself
- "The West" (1996) TV series (unknown episodes)
- Looking for Richard (1996) .... Himself (Interview)
- "Baseball" (1994) TV series .... Himself (unknown episodes)
- David Macaulay: Roman City (1994) (TV) (voice) .... Marcus Fabricius
- Animating Shakespeare (1992) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
- "The Velvet Claw" (1992) TV series .... Himself - Presenter
- Backstage at Masterpiece Theatre (1991) (TV) .... Himself
- Discovering Hamlet (1990) .... Himself
- The Congress (1988) (TV) (voice)
- David Macaulay: Pyramid (1988) (TV) (voice) .... Hordedef
- Jessye Norman's Christmas Symphony (1987) (TV) .... Reader
- David Macaulay: Cathedral (1986) (TV) (voice) .... Pierre
- The Statue of Liberty (1985) (voice) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
- The Ties That Bind Us (2008) (V) .... The Master
-
"La imagen de tu vida"
- Episode #1.5 (2006) TV episode .... Claudius -
"Tvist"
- Episode dated 13 October 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Claudius - Ultimate Fights from the Movies (2002) (V) .... Gracchus (Gladiator)
- The 100 Greatest TV Characters (2001) (TV) (uncredited) .... Claudius
-
"Omnibus"
- Bring Me Sunshine: The Heart and Soul of Eric Morecambe (1998) TV episode
Additional Details
Other Works:
Played Alan Turing in Hugh Whitemore's play "Breaking the Code" in both London and New York (both 1986), on UK tour (1992), as well as in the TV adaptation Breaking the Code (1996) (TV). morePublicity Listings:
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