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Oscar-winning actor Scofield dies Oscar-winning actor Scofield dies
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Oscar-winning actor Paul Scofield died at the age of 86, his agent has said. Oscar-winning actor Paul Scofield has died at the age of 86, his agent said.
Scofield won the Academy Award for best actor in 1967 for A Man for All Seasons, and was also nominated in 1995 for best supporting actor in Quiz Show.Scofield won the Academy Award for best actor in 1967 for A Man for All Seasons, and was also nominated in 1995 for best supporting actor in Quiz Show.
The British-born actor started his stage career in 1940, and later became known for his Shakespearean roles.The British-born actor started his stage career in 1940, and later became known for his Shakespearean roles.
He played King Lear in the 1972 film version of Shakespeare's play, and also played the French King in Kenneth Branagh's Henry V in 1989.He played King Lear in the 1972 film version of Shakespeare's play, and also played the French King in Kenneth Branagh's Henry V in 1989.
The actor died peacefully on Wednesday in a hospital near his Sussex home, his agent Rosalind Chatto said. He had been diagnosed with leukaemia. Refused knighthood
The actor died peacefully on Wednesday in a hospital near his Sussex home, his agent Rosalind Chatto said.
"He had leukaemia and had not been well for some time," she said.
Scofield won his Oscar for playing Sir Thomas More in A Man for All Seasons, based on the life of the 16th Century Lord Chancellor.Scofield won his Oscar for playing Sir Thomas More in A Man for All Seasons, based on the life of the 16th Century Lord Chancellor.
Scofield was appointed a CBE in 1956 after his appearance on the Moscow stage in Peter Brooks' Hamlet.
But the actor never accepted a knighthood.
"If you want a title, what's wrong with Mr?" he once said. "If you have always been that, then why lose your title? But it's not political. I have a CBE, which I accepted very gratefully."
Scofield leaves his widow, the actress Joy Parker, a son and a daughter.