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1. I Was Hitler's Weatherman (details only on IMDbPro)

Actor:

• In Production
• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1970s
• 1960s

1. The Winter's Tale (2009) (in production) .... Antigonus
2. Hippie Hippie Shake (2009) (completed) .... Judge
   
   
3. "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)
4. "Diamonds" .... Piers Denmont (2 episodes, 2008-2009)
       - Part One (2009) TV episode .... Piers Denmont
       - Part Two (2009) TV episode .... Piers Denmont
5. Endgame (2009) .... Rudolf Agnew
6. Morris: A Life with Bells On (2009) .... Quentin Neely
7. One of Those Days (2008) .... Howard
8. A Bunch of Amateurs (2008) .... Nigel Dewberry
9. Sidney Turtlebaum (2008) .... Sidney Turtlebaum
10. Adam Resurrected (2008) .... Dr. Nathan Gross
    ... aka Adam Ben Kelev (Israel: Hebrew title)
    ... aka Ein Leben für ein Leben - Adam Resurrected (Germany)
11. The Old Curiosity Shop (2007) (TV) .... Grandfather
12. The Golden Compass (2007) .... Magisterial Emissary
13. Airlock, or How to Say Goodbye in Space (2007) .... President
14. "Doctor Who" .... Professor Yana (1 episode, 2007)
        - Utopia (2007) TV episode .... Professor Yana
15. Anastezsi (2007) .... Balzer
16. The Riddle (2007) .... The Tramp / Charles Dickens
17. Arritmia (2007) .... Guido/Commander
    ... aka Guantanamero (USA)
18. Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy (2006) (TV) .... Narrator
19. Pinochet in Suburbia (2006) (TV) .... Senator Pinochet
    ... aka Pinochet's Last Stand (USA: new title)
20. Underworld: Evolution (2006) (as Sir Derek Jacobi) .... Corvinus
21. Nanny McPhee (2005) .... Mr. Wheen
    ... aka Nanny McPhee (France)
22. Project Huxley (2005) .... Voice of Huxley
23. Bye Bye Blackbird (2005) .... Lord Dempsey
    ... aka Adieu, schöner, schwarzer Vogel (Germany)
24. Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage (2004) (TV) .... Colonel Protheroe
25. The Long Firm (2004) (TV) .... Lord Edward 'Teddy' Thursby
26. Strings (2004) (voice: English version) .... Nezo
27. London (2004) (TV) .... Tacitus
28. Cloud Cuckoo Land (2004) .... Victor
29. Henry VIII (2003) (TV) (voice) (uncredited) .... Narrator
30. Mr. Ambassador (2003) (TV) .... Hugo Vickers
31. "Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka" (2003) TV mini-series (voice) .... The Master
32. Inquisition (2002) (TV) .... Cardinal Grand Inquisitor
33. Two Men Went to War (2002) .... Maj. Merton
34. Night's Noontime (2002) .... Richard Dadd
35. Revengers Tragedy (2002) .... The Duke
36. The Gathering Storm (2002) (TV) .... Stanley Baldwin
37. "The Jury" (2002) TV mini-series .... George Cording QC
38. Gosford Park (2001) .... Probert
    ... aka Gosford Park (Italy)
39. "Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)" .... Colonel Anger (1 episode, 2001)
        - Painkillers (2001) TV episode .... Colonel Anger
40. Revelation (2001) .... Librarian
41. 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)
42. The Children's Midsummer Night's Dream (2001) (voice) .... Theseus
43. "Frasier" .... Jackson Hedley (1 episode, 2001)
        - The Show Must Go Off (2001) TV episode .... Jackson Hedley
44. The Body (2001) .... Father Lavelle
    ... aka Das geheimnisvolle Grab (Germany)
    ... aka The Body - das geheimnisvolle Grab (Germany: TV title)
45. Great Escape: The Untold Story (2001) (TV) .... Narrator
46. On Wings of Fire (2001) .... Narrator
47. Wilfred (2000)
48. Jason and the Argonauts (2000) (TV) .... Phineas
49. Gladiator (2000) .... Gracchus
50. Up at the Villa (2000) .... Lucky Leadbetter
51. The Wyvern Mystery (2000) (TV) .... Squire Fairfield
    
    
52. 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)
53. "Flora Britannica" (1999) TV series .... Narrator
54. "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)
55. 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)
56. Basil (1998) .... Father Frederick
57. Animated Epics: Beowulf (1998) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
    ... aka Beowulf (Europe)
58. "Great Performances" .... Master of Ceremonies (1 episode, 1997)
        - San Francisco Opera Gala Celebration (1997) TV episode .... Master of Ceremonies
59. Hamlet (1996) .... Claudius
    ... aka William Shakespeare's Hamlet (USA: complete title)
60. Breaking the Code (1996) (TV) .... Alan Turing
61. Achilles (1996) .... Narrator
62. Witness Against Hitler (1996) (TV) .... General
63. "ABC Weekend Specials" .... Archibald Craven (1 episode, 1994)
        - The Secret Garden (1994) TV episode (voice) .... Archibald Craven
64. "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
65. Circle of Deceit (1993) (TV) .... Randal
66. The Vision Thing (1993) (TV) .... George Salisbury
67. Aladdin (1992) (V) (voice) .... The Magician
68. "The Storyteller: Greek Myths" .... Daedalus (1 episode, 1991)
    ... aka "Jim Henson's The Storyteller: Greek Myths"
        - Daedalus & Icarus (1991) TV episode .... Daedalus
69. Dead Again (1991) .... Franklyn Madson
70. The Fool (1990) .... Mr. Frederick/Sir John
71. "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)
    
    
72. Henry V (1989) .... Chorus
73. The Tenth Man (1988) (TV) .... The Imposter
74. 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
75. The Secret Garden (1987) (TV) .... Archibald Craven
76. "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
77. Cyrano de Bergerac (1985) (TV) .... Cyrano de Bergerac
78. Enigma (1983) .... Kurt Limmer, East German
79. The Secret of NIMH (1982) (voice) .... Nicodemus
    ... aka Mrs. Brisby and the Rats of NIMH
80. "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
81. Inside the Third Reich (1982) (TV) .... Adolf Hitler
82. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982) (TV) .... Dom Claude Frollo
    ... aka Hunchback (USA: video title)
83. Charlotte (1981) .... Daberlohn
    ... aka Charlotte S. (West Germany: reissue title)
84. 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
85. Hamlet, Prince of Denmark (1980) (TV) .... Hamlet
    ... aka Hamlet
    ... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Hamlet, Prince of Denmark (USA: video title)
    
    
86. The Human Factor (1979) .... Arthur Davis
87. "Minder" .... Freddy Fenton (1 episode, 1979)
        - The Bounty Hunter (1979) TV episode .... Freddy Fenton
88. "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
89. 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)
90. The Medusa Touch (1978) .... Townley
    ... aka La grande menace (France)
91. Philby, Burgess and Maclean (1977) (TV) .... Guy Burgess
92. "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)
93. "Affairs of the Heart" .... Bertram Braddle (1 episode, 1975)
        - Elizabeth (1975) TV episode .... Bertram Braddle
94. Markheim (1974) (TV) .... Markheim
95. The Odessa File (1974) .... Klaus Wenzer
    ... aka Der Fall Odessa (West Germany)
    ... aka Die Akte Odessa (West Germany)
96. "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)
97. The Day of the Jackal (1973) .... Caron
    ... aka Chacal (France)
98. "The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes" .... William Drew (1 episode, 1973)
        - The Secret of the Foxhunter (1973) TV episode .... William Drew
99. Blue Blood (1973) .... Gregory
    ... aka Blueblood (USA)
100. "The Strauss Family" (1972) TV mini-series .... Josef Lanner (unknown episodes)
101. "Budgie" .... Herbert Fletcher (1 episode, 1972)
         - Do Me a Favour (1972) TV episode .... Herbert Fletcher
102. "Man of Straw" (1972) TV mini-series .... Diederich Hessling (unknown episodes)
103. Three Sisters (1970) .... Andrei
     
     
104. Interlude (1968/I) .... Paul
105. "ITV Playhouse" .... Gerry (1 episode, 1968)
         - The Photographer (1968) TV episode .... Gerry
106. Much Ado About Nothing (1967) (TV) .... Don John
107. Othello (1965) .... Cassio
108. "Armchair Theatre" .... Eric (1 episode, 1962)
         - The Fishing Match (1962) TV episode .... Eric
     

Thanks:

1. Night's Noontime (2002) (many thanks)
   

Self:

• In Production
• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s

1. Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2010) (in production) .... Himself
2. Muse of Fire: A Documentary (2010) (filming)
   
   
3. Charles Dickens's England (2009) .... Himself - Presenter
4. "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
5. Decoding Cadfael (2008) (TV) (as Sir Derek Jacobi) .... Himself
6. "Doctor Who Confidential" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
   ... aka "Doctor Who Confidential: Cut Down" (UK)
       - 'Ello 'Ello 'Ello (2007) TV episode .... Himself
7. "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)
8. The Best of Masterpiece Theatre (2007) (TV) .... Himself - Host
9. "Imagine" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
       - Being Hamlet (2006) TV episode (as Sir Derek Jacobi) .... Himself
10. "Drama Connections" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
        - I, Claudius (2005) TV episode .... Himself
11. Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004) (voice) .... Other Voices
12. 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)
13. Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites (2003) (TV) (voice)
    ... aka Empires: Kingdom of David - The Saga of the Israelites (Australia)
14. The Dinosaur Hunters (2002) (TV) .... Narrator
15. "The Edwardian Country House" (2002) TV mini-series .... Narrator
    ... aka "Manor House" (UK) (USA)
16. "Nova" .... Sir Ernest Shackleton (1 episode, 2002)
        - Shackleton's Voyage of Endurance (2002) TV episode (voice) .... Sir Ernest Shackleton
17. I Claudius: A Television Epic (2002) (V) .... Himself
18. Larry and Vivien: The Oliviers in Love (2001) (TV) .... Himself
19. "Chasing the Sun" (1 episode, 2001)
        - Into the Jet Age (2001) TV episode (voice)
20. Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings (2000) (TV) .... Scrooge / Bernard
    
    
21. "Homeground" (1997) TV series .... Narrator
22. To Be on Camera: A History with Hamlet (1997) (V) .... Himself
23. "The West" (1996) TV series (unknown episodes)
24. Looking for Richard (1996) .... Himself (Interview)
25. "Baseball" (1994) TV series .... Himself (unknown episodes)
26. David Macaulay: Roman City (1994) (TV) (voice) .... Marcus Fabricius
27. Animating Shakespeare (1992) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
28. "The Velvet Claw" (1992) TV series .... Himself - Presenter
29. Backstage at Masterpiece Theatre (1991) (TV) .... Himself
30. Discovering Hamlet (1990) .... Himself
    
    
31. David Macaulay: Pyramid (1988) (TV) (voice) .... Hordedef
32. Jessye Norman's Christmas Symphony (1987) (TV) .... Reader
33. David Macaulay: Cathedral (1986) (TV) (voice) .... Pierre
34. The Statue of Liberty (1985) (voice) .... Himself
    

Archive Footage:

1. The Ties That Bind Us (2008) (V) .... The Master
2. "La imagen de tu vida"
       - 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