Paul Scofield - a BBC "Arena" Documentary

Background
This is a highly significant documentary of record about one of the greatest actors of stage and screen. It is no longer available in any format. In the interests of art, of education, of culture - here it is.
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The Man and the Actor
"David Paul Scofield CH CBE (21 January 1922 - 19 March 2008) was an English actor of stage and screen who was known for his striking presence, distinctive voice, and for the clarity and effortless intensity of his delivery.
Regarded as one of the greatest Shakespearean actors of all time, Scofield preferred the stage over film. This, and his decision to put his family first, has meant that he has never been as well known outside the United Kingdom as some other actors". (Courtesy of Wikipedia).
Upload Reasons
No longer available to view or purchase anywhere as far as I can see, so in good conscience I have uploaded the only recording I could find of this marvellous documentary. It was originally captured in 6 parts which I have attempted to stitch together, somewhat imperfectly.
Please forgive the variable video quality too: I can't recall the source, but I strongly believe this documentary should again see the light of day, in honour of Paul Scofield.
Music
Many of my Subs will recognise the music used in this production - in particular, Vaughan Williams and Butterworth.
Produced and directed by David Thompson.
(c) BBC 2008

[@garrison6863]

Scofield was such a model for the art of acting. Here is a guy who really had it all, handsome, talented, wonderful voice, and could have made so much money in films. Yet, unlike Burton, he stayed true to his talent and ambition, and produced some of the great theatrical acting performances in England in the 20th century. Burton later said that of the ten greatest stage performances he saw, Scofield did eight of them.

[@degsbabe]

At least Burton put his great talent out for general viewing rather than the close confines of unrecorded elitest theatre.The public today don't give a crap about scofields theatre. They remember 'Man for all Seasons, The Train, a ghost cameo in Gibsons Hamlet.With Burton, he did his fair share of theatre, and brought what he learned into public viewing more than any other actor.

[@davidaston5773]

That music that each Arena started with though? That was heaven watching them as a kid and then a teenager. As for Scofield? I've heard of him but I'll be honest not familiar with his work but THANK YOU so much for uploading this. Peace and love x

[@brendan-kailerlieb4347]

@@degsbabe , more then any other actor? Well, that's simply not true.

[@degsbabe]

@@brendan-kailerlieb4347 I'm dying to hear...

[@janetlieb2507]

@@degsbabe we do care about theater which. Is wonderful..its not elitist. He had a wonderful carrier

[@brianhill5009]

In the World War II film "The Train" Scofield was the quintessential German colonel devoted to his passion for the arts. He played brilliantly against lead actor Burt Lancaster.

[@angelcastaneda529]

Happy 100th birthday to one of my favorite actors, Paul Scofield. In high school, I read Arthur Miller's The Crucible and then saw the movie adaptation where I discovered Scofield, then I found his amazing performances in A Man for All Seasons and Quiz Show. I know one month later, it'll be his beloved Joy's 100th as well. "I die His Majesty's good servant, but God's first."

[@stuartmortimer3922]

His reading of Eliot is nothing short of perfection and I will listen to them for the rest of my life.

[@janetlieb2507]

Such a wonderful voice!!!❤

[@hudsondeal]

Thank you, I've long wondered about Paul Scofield, the man. I guessed he was a private man, though not a crabby recluse, just an immensely talented and decent man.

[@Noodlehorn]

'I do none harm, I say none harm, I think none harm.......and if this be not enough to keep a man alive, then in good faith, I long not to live'

[@MrDavey2010]

I saw Paul Schofield on stage in 1973 opposite Vanessa Redgrave. He was mesmerising.

[@ppuh6tfrz646]

Scofield*

[@edward311]

I had the great honour of seeing Paul Scofield on the London stage in AMADEUS, JOHN GABRIEL BORKMAN and I'M NOT RAPPAPORT and I shall never ever forget those performances as long as I live. He commanded the stage like a colossus and simply blew me away. I have never seen anyone to match him. Simply brilliant.

[@domainofthesun4400]

I envy you. I only knew him through his films and his great spoken word performances of Lear and Hamlet on LP

[@bpvirgo]

@@domainofthesun4400 that Hamlet recording is golden, is it not? I too was at the Borkman: Scofield articulately drew out the trapped chaos of the piece. His presenece on stage was exrraordinary. Stood silently with his back to the audience he continued to draw my attention.

[@Chesterbarnes1]

Paul Scofield was a tremendous, skillful, brilliant actor.

[@RedcoatsReturn]

A man for all seasons indeed! He was the jewel in the British royal crown of actors!

[@janetlieb2507]

A wonderful actor!! A glorious crown!!!❤

[@ppuh6tfrz646]

'The crown in the British crown jewels of actors'?

[@RedcoatsReturn]

@@ppuh6tfrz646 My apologies, I corrected to what I meant to say, thanks.

[@ppuh6tfrz646]

@@RedcoatsReturn No worries. In fact, I think I prefer 'The crown in the British crown jewels of actors'!!

[@blessOTMA]

To me the genius of Scofield's reading is in the long pause between " for the whole world." And "..but for Wales" That allows to Bible saying to sink in, one thinks of the whole world........then comes ...."but for Wales". Thank you for posting the film.

[@MrDavey2010]

I really admire PS. Terrific actor. Saw him live in 1973. Fabulous & charismatic.

[@aryehfinklestein9041]

Magnificent documentary - thankyou. I remember seeing A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS when it came out, but was a little young to appreciate it fully. I do, however, recall recognizing even then that in Scofield's performance I was witnessing something remarkable and unique. Now I understand why. He continues to cast that spell - which is what the really great ones always do.

[@jon780249]

Chimes exactly with my own experience. I was too young to fully appreciate the subtleties of the adaptation of Bolt’s play, but the power and richness of Scofield’s performance lasted with me and still moves me today. Very few actors, no matter how great, measure up to him.

[@seanmccann8368]

Thank you for this great tribute to probably the finest actor of his time.

[@RubyMarkLindMilly]

The Arena documentaries were so good

[@Kinopanorama1]

Scofield was mesmerising from the first frame to the last. Such a great actor.

[@threethrushes]

I watched AMFAS as a child because it was played at school one time. Little did I know that some 30 years later it would grow to be a favourite, because of Paul's depiction of More. My respect and admiration for Paul only grows the more I learn about him. I wish there was more known about his childhood - and his parents.

[@logicalnetwork1611]

Paul Scofield was the most brilliant actor. I would give all my life savings to have met this brilliant man.

[@ppuh6tfrz646]

I seriously doubt that.

[@logicalnetwork1611]

@@ppuh6tfrz646 i dont

A voice to die for!

[@dozeyrosie645]

He was a truly amazing actor. I can identify with his hatred of parties, it's one of the main traits of being an introvert.

[@janetlieb2507]

Yes. A shy man..

[@karenstrong6734]

@@janetlieb2507 yeah, I hate parties too.

[@dendemano]

I understand that he was a dedicated theatre actor, but he was such a presence in “A Man for all Seasons” it would have been so good to have seen him in more films, however selfish of me to demand it. Oh well, it’s a case of enjoying what we have.

[@bobmcgahey1280]

I saw him on stage once in Canada in 1961. He played Coriolanus--just remarkable I wished it had been recorded

[@pw6295]

Paul Scofield stuck to his principles like Sir Thomas Moore.

[@ppuh6tfrz646]

More*

[@andrewpalframan4666]

The Arena documentaries have always been head and shoulders above all others.So relieved not to have to see so many talking heads.

[@jon780249]

Andrew Palframan you are so right. The contemporary trend to have a talking head dominating documentaries invariably ruins them. The Arena documentaries remain as fresh and insightful today as when they were first filmed.

[@helenturner4506]

I saw Man for All Seasons in the cinema when I was 13. I fell in love with Paul Scofield that day and have loved him ever since. Thank you for such a lovely presentation.

[@AntPDC]

A pleasure Helen.

[@JamesHarris-hl2bm]

I was 12 when I saw it in 1967. It was a roadshow film, in those days, reserved seats so it was like going to see a play in a way. You only get to see that performance. I went during a Wednesday matinee and that is one of only two times that I'd done that, the other was a much lessor film, Finian's Rainbow the next year, but performance by Paul was absolutely stunning! I actually realized this at that age! I've loved this guy ever since. Would have been wonderful to have seen him in person. Never had that chance, but at least we have him in some very good film performances: A Man for All Seasons, Quiz Show, The Train, the crucible just to name a few, and of course, when it came to film, he did so few.

[@Joshualbm]

Later into this documentary, director Nicholas Hytner discusses the differing acting approach between Daniel Day Lewis and Paul Scofield. And I feel he doesn't quite grasp what Paul was capable of doing. In such rare actors as Paul Scofield there is an immediately accessible reservoir of human feeling, emotion, empathy and intelligence. It came to him instinctively, as if the character and the actor were indivisible. The shapes of language, the sound of how words are pronounced have ath their center an objective for communication. The more complete that connection is, the less work there is to do in order to perform. That's why some gr3eat performances seem effortless and transcendent. There is simply do division between what is being felt and what is being said. But most actors have to work enormously hard to get to that effortlessness.

[@danielkneebone4412]

Thank you for posting this documentary. An amazing man and actor. Countless inept Hollywood actors could learn so much from him. Last year I bought ‘A Man For All Seasons’ print with his authorised signature. One of my most prized possessions.

[@AntPDC]

I'd cherish that too!

[@billhaywood3503]

I saw him on stage playing Coriolanus --stunning

He played the role of a German officer in THE TRAIN (1963) : he was more German than all the Germans put together.

[@domainofthesun4400]

Fascinated to see him speaking as himself in just a few snippets, in a reluctant, shy and almost childlike manner

[@janetlieb2507]

Endearing ❤

[@RubyMarkLindMilly]

He's fantastic as a German officer in Frankenhiemers " the Train "

[@AntPDC]

No kidding Mark!

[@morgylyn]

It had to be you who posted this excellent documentary . For me Scofield was the best ,that voice ,such integrity and an indefinable something which held you and stayed with you long after the performance had ended I hope NobodysCheekyMissy has a shot at acting, I did and it was "a joy". There is a lot to be said for being someone else for a time although I must say I never reached Scofield's level. Thank you for posting this rare delicacy.

[@AntPDC]

+ bella Agreed: for me, Paul Scofield was like some semi-detached other-being - much like Glenn Gould. Invested in his art, he didn't care for other distractions.

[@blessOTMA]

"...But or Wales". I never thought of that line in terms of comedy...but said by a man on the scaffold, with profound pity ,for the man who placed Moore on the gallows, but who had placed himself in a worse place

[@AntPDC]

"But for Wales" is humorous because Wales at that time was an insignificance, relative to the centres of real power in the Realm. Yet Scofield avoided the obvious joke, and instead expressed its deeper, tragic, truth.

[@JOHN----DOE]

It's the essence of Dante's Inferno . . . souls who can't wait to get to their appointed depth, because that's the lesser good they have chosen . . . one of those circles is Wales.

[@AntPDC]

At 8:07 et seq, John Hurt (as Sir Richard Rich) struggles, then fails, to look More in the eye. We all know why, and Hurt reinforces the point. Marvellous acting. RIP John Hurt.

[@CLASSICALFAN100]

I read somewhere that "No historian has said ANYTHING good about Sir Richard Rich in the past 400 years." Like Thomas Cromwell, a rotter through and through...

[@AntPDC]

@@CLASSICALFAN100 Agreed.

[@janetlieb2507]

A great actor!!!❤

[@bluetoad2001]

Arena docs are the best

[@eparis2]

Bro thanks for uploading this. Ive been trying to find this exact documentary for years since i saw it 10 years ago. Finally somwbody put it up on youtube.

[@drparnassus2867]

21:25 Makes sense that a man with such a mellifluous voice would sing so well

[@NobodysCheekyMissy]

Wow! That was awesome. Methinks folk "fell under his 'spell'" simply owing to his authenticity. From his own testimony, that emptiness which followed the performance' completion, he was not so much acting as embodying his characters, which readily endears us as he is whomever he is playing, seems. While it was only "work," yet he honestly gave himself so entirely to it, ah, how he tempts me...to try following in his footsteps, for the sheer joy of it. Silly me. Thank you so very much.

[@meirwise1107]

Paul Schofield was an exceptional actor, husband, father and human being. Perhaps the greatest Lear of them all. What a voice. He had a power and masculinity that other male Shakespearean actors lacked. Refused a knighthood three times! A very private person and never performed for money only. RIP. One mistake....he was born in Birmingham, Warwickshire.

[@janetlieb2507]

❤

[@ppuh6tfrz646]

Scofield*

[@Outback0423]

Remarkable. Thank you for sharing

[@phillipleconte3715]

thank you for sharing this

[@shirleysavitts9647]

Thank you for sharing this documentary. I heard of Paul Scofield in a part of Midsomer Murders. Death of a Hollow Man where the director wanted p.Scofield i his play, acknowledgement, which made me curious .. You have fulfilled the curiosity. I found Paul Scofield and Joseph Cotton share a smooth unruffled countenance at all times and Most Terrific actors. Michael Billington was also strongly mentioned .

[@CLASSICALFAN100]

Here's the late, great Joe Cotton in "The Third Man" from the Internet Archive: archive.org/details/TheThirdMan49

[@danielkellyuk]

Funnily I was thinking of Cotton in Heaven's Gate, when they came to Schofield in The Crucible. I think you're right.

[@philiphaigh5434]

Thank you very much 👌

[@harpswellsound]

Thank you for posting this; I did not know. I will be exploring his work.

[@AntPDC]

May I suggest you start with "A Man for All Seasons" HF?

[@tedthesailor172]

Scofield was born to play this role...

[@MartinLopez-mo7tm]

Talent, charisma and what a Voice... what more could an actor ask for? He knew his place was the London stage and turned down Hollywood. He knew he was an actor and not a knight and turned that down too. A rare man.

[@pyewackett5]

So happy to see this 😊

[@jhiv3945]

I really enjoyed his portrayal in 'The Train'.

[@geraldberliner5260]

Turned down a knighthood three times. Enough said.

[@threethrushes]

My respect for the man only grew when I heard that. Same deal with Lowry - the artist.

[@CLASSICALFAN100]

PS valued his privacy and independence. Accepting a knighthood means that you're obligated to fulfill a BUNCH of social engagements, mostly with bored-out-of-their-skulls Royals. Don't blame him...

[@AntPDC]

@@CLASSICALFAN100 There is no such obligation on a Knight. None at all.

[@paulmoneill]

@@CLASSICALFAN100 As far as I know he turned it down because he didn't want a title like SIr before his name. He accepted a CBE as he was fine with honours after his name. The idea of being called Sir Paul horrified him. as it would me, having the same first name as Mr Scofield.

[@Relay300]

Valuable upload, thanks for taking the trouble.

[@AntPDC]

Glad you enjoyed it.

[@craigrobertson8364]

Was waiting for a documentary on the great man! yes a man for our season! craig nz

[@domainofthesun4400]

Worthy of its subject.

[@sibengerard1856]

SCOFIELD WAS BORN A LEGEND; AND WHAT IS SO FRIGHTENING IS THAT HE WAS QUITE AWARE OF IT....

[@iwaisman]

Thanks

[@robinghosh8891]

Undoubtedly The Definitive Actor of All Time.....Paul Scofield

[@simonleach3812]

Best actor who ever lived.

[@user-bc9mn7gq2c]

Always loved Scofield - but only saw him once on stage. An "experimental" (I guess you would say) Don Quixote at the National Theatre. (Memorable but the bicycles were rather distracting...) Just missed his Amadeus -- I saw the what I believe was the second London cast (Frank Finlay): still excellent but there were dreadful problems with the sound system which was, of course, playing some of the greatest music ever composed. Still, golden memories. Earlier the same day saw a matinee at the Haymarket: Sir Donald Sinden (who appears early in this doc. and himself had a gorgeous stage voice) in Uncle Vanya.Forgive the reminiscing please...

[@ppuh6tfrz646]

6:11 *ABSOLUTE NONSENSE* More has no crisis of conscience at any stage. He stands by his conscience throughout and is willing to die for his principles.

[@AntPDC]

Sir Thomas did indeed have a crisis of conscience: his Christian faith versus his loyalty to his family, the King, order, and the Rule of Law. The latter, earthly considerations, didn't prevail, as one would expect of a man like him; a man whose faith held his God higher than his earthly life, and his loyalty to the temporal King. He was human, not merely a machine Roman Catholic.

[@ppuh6tfrz646]

@@AntPDC No. His predicament was never one of his Christian faith versus his loyalty to his family or the Rule of Law. He was totally loyal to his family and he adhered more to the rule of law than anyone else - the scene where he spoke of giving the Devil the benefit of law shows this. A crisis of conscience is where someone is unsure of what is the right thing to do or feels guilty for doing something that they feel goes against their morals and principles. More never had any uncertainty regarding the former and he stuck firmly to his morals and principles throughout. There was never any stage in the story where there was a doubt about that.

[@janetlieb2507]

Beautiful singing voice❤

[@MrsSquishy2010]

I wish more actors then and now would be like Paul Scofield, but then not too many actors can act like him. Too bad they left out Paul's performance opposite Mel Gibson in Hamlet- that was magnificent.

[@StudSupreme]

With oceans of respect to Scofield - F. Murray Abraham's Salieri is the definitive performance.

[@domainofthesun4400]

Surely you jest. F. Murray Abraham is a lightweight

[@StudSupreme]

@@domainofthesun4400 Don't call me shirley!

[@JamesHarris-hl2bm]

The only actor that comes close is Ian McKellen, who I saw do it on Broadway and won a well deserved best actor Tony and should have done the movie. Big mistake by Foreman not casting him.

[@ppuh6tfrz646]

I agree. I'm a huge Scofield fan but from what I've seen, I thought Abraham was better as Salieri.

[@ppuh6tfrz646]

@@JamesHarris-hl2bm A big mistake...? Abraham won the Best Actor Oscar!! And it's Forman not Foreman.

[@Fiona-hp4mw]

Amazing actor.

A SCREAMING GENIUS

[@ppuh6tfrz646]

12:59 It's hard to believe that she's 86 here!!

[@Qwerty-db1js]

She was lovely 😢

[@RubyMarkLindMilly]

One of the original actors actor

[@zahiaait5550]

Bsr. Je vois ce magnifique reportage pour la 2ème fois et j'en suis toujours aussi émue. moi je l'appelle le "Ķing Scofield". Un soir j'ai mis un commentaire disant que certains commediens parlaient avec les yeux ; j'ai oublié une étape : leur âme et leur amour par leurs yeux et on ne peut pas tricher avec les yeux.

[@624radicalham]

Quiz Show 1994 ... his part in that blew me away. I never forgot him. Yet I never knew who he was and now that I see this, I say of course ... of course.

[@624radicalham]

@Qwerty123 Will do thank you!

[@brianrodney5202]

I saw Paul Schofield in " Espresso Bongo " at the Grand Theatre in Leeds. He can be seen on YT in the BBC adaptation of Dicken's ' Martin Chuzzlewit ".

[@anyasmith3114]

First of all, oh my goodness! What I would give to see Expresso Bongo with Mr. Scofield and the rest of the cast! Second of all, this may seem a little odd, but could you please explain the plot of Expresso Bongo? It seems information about the play has all but disappeared from the Internet, and though I've fallen in love with the soundtrack, I don't know all that much about it.

[@brianrodney5202]

Wikipedia explains the plot of Expresso Bongo far better than I can. The cast included Millicent Martin and Hy Hazel, a popular artist of the time. The character of a pop-music promoter, who actually preferred opera, was played by Meia Tzelniker and stopped the show with a song which began ( about a budding pop-singer he is about to promote ) " When I hear this little bleeder And compere him with " Aida " Nausea! When I listen to this 'Charlie ' And I think of ' Don Pasquale " Nause ! " The plot was savage satire on the pop-music industry of the day. A movie was made of the musical, but all the satire both in the book and the lyrics was ditched. Cliff Richard played the pop-singer and it was aimed at his fans, so you can see why this was done. Can I recommend you watch the BBC six- part dramatisation of Dickens's " Martin Chuzzlewit " in which Paul Schofield plays two parts. Here is part one kzbin.info/www/bejne/l6O5kqWNfpaJr9U

[@ppuh6tfrz646]

Scofield*

[@mlrmlr4919]

Can it be so long ago that he died! I still think about his acting and his beautiful voice. It is a shame that he wasn't too interested in doing films, then we could all still enjoy more of his acting. But he wasn't interested in doing much, both for his own personal reasons, and I believe I also read somewhere that he found the cameras intrusive - and of course the acting has to be done in bits and pieces, which would not have suited his concentrated style.

[@denisesplin9816]

Curiously Paul Schofield and Francis L Sullivan played the best lawyers on film. Forget phycologists and physiatrists Lawyers are the best at reading human nature good and bad.

[@JamesHarris-hl2bm]

One of the besst EVER!!!! A Man For All Seasons was a well deserved Oscar.

[@janetlieb2507]

He touches me deeply in Man For All Seasons...I cry when I see this movie... amazing actor! He touches my heart!❤❤❤

[@bwilson308]

Lovely to watch this great film again - I am so glad it was posted here. 'A Man for All seasons' is among my very favourite films - and I remember reading David Putnam speak of how it influenced another film I love, 'Chariots of fire'. But it was great to be introduced to Scofield as a human being and to much of the rest of his work. I look forward to watching film of his 'King Lear' - and, perhaps, to 'The Crucible'. And it was interesting to see someone of this level of talent so committed to his craft and yet so dismissive of the accompanying fame, so intensely private and yet apparently decent. A very moving documentary.

[@JamesHarris-hl2bm]

@@bwilson308 Also, note that Daniel Day Lewis was heavily influenced by Scofield, and not a surprise. Scofield was as good as they get, period. Forget the Oscar count, as Alan Rickman said so truthfully, parts win Oscars, not performance and this is so true. Paul had the winning part that year and although Burton was also up, it was clear that year that even though Virginia Wolf had the most nominations, A Man for All seasons was going to win the top Prize and an acting award almost always goes with that and Scofield swept the critics awards that year, and let's face it, as wonderful as the other performances were in that film, it was a showcase for Thomas Moore, and his work stands the test of time. Truly wonderful work. By the way, Chariots of fire is also one of my favorites as well.

[@bwilson308]

@@JamesHarris-hl2bm Thank you. Yes, as you say, he was as good as they get - and his work stands the test of time. I am not surprised Day Lewis was heavily influenced by Scofield - he recognised a genius in his craft.

[@janethayes5941]

I love Arena.

[@VincesInHocSigno]

6:31 On the contrary, it was far more self righteous a portrayal than I believe it truly must have been.

[@AntPDC]

I believe that is exactly what Hampton is saying: Scofield's integrity v More's actual conduct, absent Robert Bolt's fictional romanticism.

[@AntPDC]

One wonders why two people disliked this...

[@AntPDC]

Giggle...

[@CLASSICALFAN100]

**ENVY**ENVY**ENVY** : "The Green-Eyed Monster" is still with us...

[@muttlee9195]

Arena saved my life ❤️

[@drparnassus2867]

1:21 Now *that* is a bouquet.

[@patrickc3419]

For what few feature films he made, each one I saw he was excellent in (Hamlet, The Crucible, Quiz Show).

[@journeybymoonlight3216]

We share the same birthday.

[@mindslaw4961]

Can anyone identify the music playing around the 2 - 3 minute mark?

[@ppuh6tfrz646]

6:30 Scofield didn't portray the more questionable, self-righteous side of More because he was playing the character as it was written in the play. That's his job.

A pity his play AMADEUS was not recorded for posterity

[@CLASSICALFAN100]

Here's 3 magic moments from the play that were "stolen" by a stagehand: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKezep2wpZ6BhsU

[@matttchild6883]

Does anyone know what that delightful little tune is at the 10m mark?

[@AntPDC]

Ralph Vaughan Williams: "The Lark Ascending". Much more than a little tune ;) Here it is: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y56rmKiZiN9kntU

[@allangilchrist5938]

His lovely wife 'Joy' seems to be well named.

[@ppuh6tfrz646]

6:26 He was actually born in the West Midlands.

[@TheInnacity]

when you hear Julia Stevenson speak theres a quality ,a

[@ppuh6tfrz646]

Julia*

[@marxmovies6607]

But Burton stayed true to his talent too! and how!

[@Lytton333]

Does anyone remember that time when Schofield parted the Red Sea?

[@AntPDC]

Wasn't that Charlton Heston?

[@ppuh6tfrz646]

Scofield*

[@zahiaait5550]

Hello. La vo permet d'entendre la vraie voix des comédiens mais quel dommage de ne saisir qu'un mot de loin en loin !!! SVP des tout petits sous.titres même en anglais. Please. Bye.

[@johnstag1391]

I heard he was Catholic. Perhaps the complexities of spirituality helped his acting, especially his role as Thomas More.

[@AntPDC]

As opposed to a Christian?

[@johnstag1391]

@@AntPDC I meant it neutrally. Martyrdom is not simple to fathom, regardless of denomination. Actors can be helped or hindered by too little or too much baggage or knowledge in a particular role.

[@AntPDC]

John Stag Fine, except that “Catholic” is not “neutral”.

[@helloschoales]

No wonder he wanted his private life what a wonderful wife.

[@leeweisbecker6048]

born in 1922 not 32

[@BloodOfYeshuaMessiah]

*what a contrast to today’s narrsasistic celebs.*

[@paulhiggins1577]

Jim Mason had the best voice

[@AntPDC]

The voice of God, by some accounts!

[@gordygibson4558]

Paul Schofield was a great actor. Little englanders insistence on prefacing his name with the word 'british' in this documentary is unfortunate and will probably deter many of his admirers from watching this otherwise enjoyable appreciation of his talent.

[@AntPDC]

+ Gordy I don't quite understand your comment: first, where is the "insisted" reference to his being "British"; second, why would that be objectionable; and finally, why would his nationality "deter" anybody from watching this documentary?

[@RubyMarkLindMilly]

@@AntPDC excellent comment I agree with you 100%

[@ppuh6tfrz646]

Scofield*

[@gunternetzer9621]

Silly little englander remark.

[@dirtyharry4378]

Scofield is a good actor but too decent a man for a role like Salieri! F. Murray Abraham is a better fit for that.

[@Qwerty-db1js]

I don't know, but I really, really enjoy both renditions. Scofield was delightfully wicked, even perverted - something i never thought he could pull off!

[@TheInnacity]

for whales ?

[@pinetree1616]

I've never understood the acclaim. He's not a bad performer, but just not particularly memorable in anything I've seen.

[@fhebbert]

Then you failed to see A man for All Seasons for which he picked up every award going - including a Moscow best actor award.

[@ppuh6tfrz646]

@@fhebbert Don't feed the troll.