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Overview

Mini Biography:
Preeminent British classical actor of the first post-Olivier generation... more
Trivia:
Along with Mark Gatiss, he is one of only two actors to play both the... more
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 11 wins & 7 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(8 articles)
Premiere Report: A Bunch Of Amateurs
 (From EmpireOnline. 17 November 2008, 2:17 PM, PST)

What I Watched: From 'The Phantom of the Opera' to 'Gosford Park'
 (From Rope Of Silicon. 22 September 2008, 12:59 AM, PDT)

Alternate Names:
Sir Derek Jacobi
US TV Schedule:
Thur. Nov. 203:30 PMMAX Gladiator  

Filmography

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Actor:
  1. The Winter's Tale (2009) (in production) .... Antigonus
  2. Endgame (2010) (post-production)
  3. Hippie Hippie Shake (2008) (post-production) .... Judge
  4. Morris: A Life with Bells On (2008) (completed) .... Quentin Neely

  5. One of Those Days (2008) .... Howard
  6. A Bunch of Amateurs (2008) .... Nigel
  7. Sidney Turtlebaum (2008) .... Sidney Turtlebaum
  8. Adam Resurrected (2008) .... Dr. Nathan Gross
    ... aka Leben für ein Leben - Adam Resurrected, Ein (Germany)
  9. "Mist: Sheepdog Tales" .... Narrator (26 episodes, 2007-2008)
        - Mist's Long Night (2008) TV episode .... Narrator
        - The Winter Guests (2008) TV episode .... Narrator
        - Monsieur Mouton (2008) TV episode .... Narrator
        - Eddie's Gripping Adventure (2008) TV episode .... Narrator
        - The Lamb Who Cried Eagle (2008) TV episode .... Narrator
          (21 more)
  10. "Diamonds" (2008) TV mini-series .... Piers Denmont
  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) .... The Voice of Nijinsky
    ... aka Nijinski (Germany)
    ... aka Nijinsky: The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky (USA)
    ... aka Tagebücher von Waslaw Nijinski, Die (Germany)
  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 Geheimnisvolle Grab, Das (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. Dead Again (1991) .... Franklyn Madson
  69. The Fool (1990) .... Mr. Frederick/Sir John
  70. The Storyteller: Greek Myths (1990) (TV) .... Daedalus
    ... aka Jim Henson's The Storyteller: Greek Myths

  71. Henry V (1989) .... Chorus
  72. The Tenth Man (1988) (TV) .... The Imposter
  73. 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
  74. The Secret Garden (1987) (TV) .... Archibald Craven
  75. "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
  76. Cyrano de Bergerac (1985) (TV) .... Cyrano de Bergerac
  77. Enigma (1983) .... Kurt Limmer, East German
  78. The Secret of NIMH (1982) (voice) .... Nicodemus
    ... aka Mrs. Brisby and the Rats of NIMH
  79. "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
  80. Inside the Third Reich (1982) (TV) .... Adolf Hitler
  81. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982) (TV) .... Dom Claude Frollo
    ... aka Hunchback (USA: video title)
  82. Charlotte (1981) .... Daberlohn
    ... aka Charlotte S. (West Germany: reissue title)
  83. 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
  84. Hamlet, Prince of Denmark (1980) (TV) .... Hamlet
    ... aka Hamlet
    ... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Hamlet, Prince of Denmark (USA: video title)

  85. The Human Factor (1979) .... Arthur Davis
  86. "Minder" .... Freddy Fenton (1 episode, 1979)
        - The Bounty Hunter (1979) TV episode .... Freddy Fenton
  87. "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
  88. 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)
  89. The Medusa Touch (1978) .... Townley
    ... aka Grande menace, La (France)
  90. Philby, Burgess and Maclean (1977) (TV) .... Guy Burgess
  91. "I, Claudius" .... Claudius (10 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
          (5 more)
  92. "Affairs of the Heart" .... Bertram Braddle (1 episode, 1975)
        - Elizabeth (1975) TV episode .... Bertram Braddle
  93. Markheim (1974) (TV) .... Markheim
  94. The Odessa File (1974) .... Klaus Wenzer
    ... aka Akte Odessa, Die (West Germany)
    ... aka Fall Odessa, Der (West Germany)
  95. "The Pallisers" .... Lord Fawn (1 episode, 1974)
        - Episode #1.10 (1974) TV episode .... Lord Fawn
  96. The Day of the Jackal (1973) .... Caron
    ... aka Chacal (France)
  97. "The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes" .... William Drew (1 episode, 1973)
        - The Secret of the Foxhunter (1973) TV episode .... William Drew
  98. Blue Blood (1973) .... Gregory
    ... aka Blueblood (USA)
  99. "The Strauss Family" (1972) TV mini-series .... Josef Lanner
  100. "Budgie" .... Herbert Fletcher (1 episode, 1972)
        - Do Me a Favour (1972) TV episode .... Herbert Fletcher
  101. "Man of Straw" (1972) TV mini-series .... Diederich Hessling (unknown episodes)
  102. Three Sisters (1970) .... Andrei

  103. Interlude (1968/I) .... Paul
  104. "ITV Playhouse" .... Gerry (1 episode, 1968)
        - The Photographer (1968) TV episode .... Gerry
  105. Much Ado About Nothing (1967) (TV) .... Don John
  106. Othello (1965) .... Cassio
  107. "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) (as Sir Derek Jacobi) .... 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) 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. "The West" (1996) TV series (unknown episodes)
  19. Looking for Richard (1996) .... Himself (Interview)
  20. "Baseball" (1994) TV series .... Himself (unknown episodes)
  21. David Macaulay: Roman City (1994) (TV) (voice) .... Marcus Fabricius
  22. Animating Shakespeare (1992) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
  23. "The Velvet Claw" (1992) TV series .... Himself - Presenter
  24. Backstage at Masterpiece Theatre (1991) (TV) .... Himself
  25. Discovering Hamlet (1990) .... Himself

  26. David Macaulay: Pyramid (1988) (TV) (voice) .... Hordedef
  27. Jessye Norman's Christmas Symphony (1987) (TV) .... Reader
  28. David Macaulay: Cathedral (1986) (TV) (voice) .... Pierre
  29. 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


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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). more
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