Anthony Hopkins Overview:

Actor, Anthony Hopkins, was born Philip Anthony Hopkins on Dec 31, 1937 in Margam, Port Talbot. As of December 2023, Anthony Hopkins was 86 years old.

HONORS and AWARDS:

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Anthony Hopkins was nominated for four Academy Awards, winning one for Best Actor for The Silence of the Lambs (as Dr. Hannibal Lecter) in 1991.

Academy Awards

YearAwardFilm nameRoleResult
1991Best ActorThe Silence of the Lambs (1991)Dr. Hannibal LecterWon
1993Best ActorThe Remains of the Day (1993)Mr. StevensNominated
1995Best ActorNixon (1995)Richard NixonNominated
1997Best Supporting ActorAmistad (1997)John Quincy AdamsNominated
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He was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures. Anthony Hopkins's handprints and footprints were 'set in stone' at Grauman's Chinese Theater during imprint ceremony #181 on Jan 11, 2001.

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The Remains of the Day (1993) – with and Emma Thompson

By Greg Orypeck on Jun 2, 2016 From Classic Film Freak

Share This! ?In my philosophy . . . a man cannot call himself well-contented until he has done all he can to be of service to his employer.????James Stevens () That such a character as James Stevens, who, today, would be called a ?stuffed shirt??then, in the 1930?s, more politely term... Read full article


When Eight Bells Toll (1971)? ...super spy

By Clayton on Jan 17, 2016 From Phantom Empires

When Eight Bells Toll (1971)? ...super spy 1/17/2016 0 Comments , over his long and varied career, has greatly earned my respect. I am, of course, a fan of his gleefully mad Hannibal Lecter in THE SILENCE O... Read full article


When Eight Bells Toll (1971)? ...super spy

By Clayton on Jan 17, 2016 From Phantom Empires

When Eight Bells Toll (1971)? ...super spy 1/17/2016 2 Comments , over his long and varied career, has greatly earned my respect. I am, of course, a fan of his gleefully mad Hannibal Lecter in THE SILENCE O... Read full article


as Alfred Hitchcock (1)

By Pretty Clever Film Gal on Apr 19, 2012 From Pretty Clever Films

Yesterday the world got it’s first peek at Sir as Alfred Hitchcock. Can you tell which is the real Hitch? (The answer is the second one.) I rather like the idea of a movie about the making of Psycho. I dig the idea of Helen Mirren as Alma, and Scarlett Johansson as Janet Leig... Read full article


as Alfred Hitchcock (2)

By Pretty Clever Film Gal on Apr 19, 2012 From Pretty Clever Films

Yesterday the world got it’s first peek at Sir as Alfred Hitchcock. Can you tell which is the real Hitch? (The answer is the second one.) I rather like the idea of a movie about the making of Psycho. I dig the idea of Helen Mirren as Alma, and Scarlett Johansson as Janet Leig... Read full article


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Anthony Hopkins Quotes:

Prince Richard: I never heard a corpse complain of how it got so cold.


Prince Richard: You're so deceitful you can't ask for water when you're thirsty. We could tangle spiders in the webs you weave.


Prince Richard: So! The royal corkscrew finds ME twisted?


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Anthony Hopkins Facts
Had a brush with death while shooting The Edge (1997) in Alberta, Canada. He fell in a river, and was rushed to hospital to be treated for hypothermia.

A Member of the RADA Council.

Served in the British National Service as a Royal Artillery man and for a while was only known as "Gunner Hopkins".

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