Derek Jacobi
Acting
Biography
Sir Derek George Jacobi CBE (born 22 October 1938) is an English actor. Jacobi is known for his work at the Royal National Theatre and for his film and television roles. He has received numerous accolades including a BAFTA Award, two Olivier Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a Tony Award. He was given a knighthood for his services to theatre by Queen Elizabeth II in 1994. Description above from the Wikipedia article Derek Jacobi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Born: October 22, 1938
Place of Birth: Leytonstone, London, England, UK
Known For
Venom
A BBC Earth documentary inside the world of the most venomous creatures on Earth, with stories from survivors of deadly venom attacks from animals coupled with 3D graphic technology that showcases the effects of venom on the human body.
On Wings of Fire
Maestro Zubin Mehta introduces the history of Zoroastrianism and prophet Zarathushtra in an epic that covers 3500 years of the Zoroastrians, Parsees of India.
David Macaulay: Roman City
The glories of Ancient Rome are explored in ROMAN CITY, based on David Macaulay's acclaimed book. This animated and live-action video recounts life in Verbonia, a fictional city in Gaul. A well-planned town with all modern conveniences, it is threatened by conflict between conquerors and conquered. Macaulay also visits Pompeii, Herculaneum, Ostia, Nimes, Orange, and Rome, to view actual Roman architecture and engineering greatness.
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Long-running anthology program sponsored by Hallmark Cards. Beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2019, the series received 80 Emmy Awards, 24 Christopher Awards, 11 Peabody Awards, 9 Golden Globes, and 4 Humanitas Prizes. Early seasons were a weekly live drama, eventually transitioning to videotaped and then filmed productions broadcast as occasional specials.
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Long-running anthology program sponsored by Hallmark Cards. Beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2019, the series received 80 Emmy Awards, 24 Christopher Awards, 11 Peabody Awards, 9 Golden Globes, and 4 Humanitas Prizes. Early seasons were a weekly live drama, eventually transitioning to videotaped and then filmed productions broadcast as occasional specials.
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Long-running anthology program sponsored by Hallmark Cards. Beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2019, the series received 80 Emmy Awards, 24 Christopher Awards, 11 Peabody Awards, 9 Golden Globes, and 4 Humanitas Prizes. Early seasons were a weekly live drama, eventually transitioning to videotaped and then filmed productions broadcast as occasional specials.
The Amazing World of Gumball
The life of Gumball Watterson, a 12-year old cat who attends middle school in Elmore. Accompanied by his pet, adoptive brother, and best friend Darwin Watterson, he frequently finds himself involved in various shenanigans around the city, during which he interacts with various family members: Anais, Richard, and Nicole Watterson, and other various citizens.
The West
The West, sometimes marketed as Ken Burns Presents: The West, is a documentary film about the American Old West. It was directed by Stephen Ives and the executive producer was Ken Burns. The film originally aired on PBS in September 1996.
The Gospel of Luke
THE GOSPEL OF LUKE, more than any other, fits the category of ancient biography. Luke, as "narrator" of events, sees Jesus as the "Savior" of all people, always on the side of the needy and the deprived. Narrated in the NIV by British actor Richard E. Grant and in the KJV by Sir Derek Jacobi, this epic production featuring specially constructed sets and the authentic countryside of Morocco has been critically acclaimed by leading religious scholars as a unique and highly authentic telling of the Jesus story.
Gladiator
After the death of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, his devious son takes power and demotes Maximus, one of Rome's most capable generals who Marcus preferred. Eventually, Maximus is forced to become a gladiator and battle to the death against other men for the amusement of paying audiences.
Filmography
as Albert
as Lucian Freud
as The Narrator
as The Friar
as Gracchus
as Mr. Todd
as (voice)
as Errol
as Sir Ralph Unwin
as Ambrose
as Narrator (voice)
as David
as Erasmus Fry
as Self
as Self (archive footage)
as Father Enoch
as Narrator
as Mr. Brown
as Dr. Hobson
as Lord Palmerston
as The Lawyer
as Narrator
as The Metatron
as Metatron
as Professor Joseph Wright
as Bishop Myriel
as Mr. Yaffe
as Scrooge
as Edward Henry Masterman
as Ross
as Leopold Gursky
as Duke of Windsor
as Mercutio
as Self (archive footage)
as Narrator
as King
as Narrator (voice) – King James Version
as Count Fernando D'Aillieres
as Travers Twiss
as Webster
as Man
as Claudius/Spooner
as Self
as Stuart Bixby
as Narrator (voice)
as Alan
as Himself
as Narrator
as Sulla
as Himself
as Lord Pirrie
as Sir Owen Morshead
as Prologue
as Narrator (voice)
as Honorio
as Cornhill
as King Lear
as Archbishop Cosmo Lang
as Derek Jacobi
as Mr. Simpson
as Fred Ashton
as Self
as Himself - Presenter
as Piers Denmont
as Rudolph Agnew
as Quentin Neely
as Nigel Dewberry
as Sidney Turtlebaum
as Narrator
as Dr. Nathan Gross
as The Master (archive footage)
as Howard Whittam
as Grandfather
as Magisterial Emissary
as Guido
as The Tramp / Charles Dickens
as President
as Narrator (voice)
as Derek Jacobi
as Narrator
as Senator Augusto Pinochet
as Alexander Corvinus
as Narrator(voice)
as Mr. Wheen
as Lord Dempsey
as Professor Yana
as Colonel Protheroe
as Mr. Operatski (voice)
as Nezo
as Self
as Other Voices (voice)
as Lord Edward 'Teddy' Thursby
as The Master (voice)
as Narrator
as Narrator (voice)
as Cardinal Grand Inquisitor
as Maj. Merton
as The Duke
as Self
as Nijinsky (voice) (as Sir Derek Jacobi)
as Stanley Baldwin
as Gracchus (Gladiator) (archive footage)
as George Cording QC
as Probert
as Priam Huntington (voice)
as Father Lavelle
as Librarian
as Narrator
as Various Characters
as Squire Fairfield
as Phineas
as Gracchus
as Lucky Leadbetter
as Narrator
as Father Leonor Fousnel
as Francis Bacon
as Father Frederick
as Narrator ( voice )
as King Claudius
as Self - Interviewee
as Alan Turing
as Self (voice)
as General
as Brother Cadfael
as Narrator
as Archibald Craven (voice)
as Various (voice)
as (voice)
as Brother Cadfael
as Brother Cadfael
as Brother Cadfael
as Brother Cadfael
as Brother Cadfael
as Jeremy Fisher (voice)
as Marcus Fabricius (voice)
as The Magician (voice)
as George Salisbury
as Jackson Hedley
as Mr. Jeremy Fisher (voice)
as Daedalus
as Franklyn Madson
as Various
as Himself
as Chorus
as (voice)
as Hordedef (voice)
as The Imposter
as Arthur Clennam
as Archibald Craven
as Self
as Pierre (voice)
as Mr. Pye
as Self (voice)
as Kurt Limmer
as Nicodemus (voice)
as The Stranger
as Adolf Hitler
as Dom Claude Frollo
as Daberlohn
as Martin Beck
as Hamlet
as Arthur Davis
as Freddie Fenton
as The Stranger
as Drioli
as King Richard II
as Townley - Publisher
as Narrator
as Guy Burgess
as Claudius
as Gregory
as Klaus Wenzer
as Voice of Ernest Shackleton
as Lord Fawn
as Inspector Caron
as William Drew
as Herbert Fletcher
as Andrei
as Don John
as Cassio
as Self - Nominee
as Self - Winner
as Dom Claude
as Archibald Craven
as Imposter