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- Date of Birth: 22 October, 1938
- Place of Birth: Leytonstone, London , England
- Biography: Sir Derek George Jacobi CBE (pronounced /ˈdʒækəbi/; born 22 October 1938) is an English actor and film director. Like Laurence Olivier, he bears the distinction of holding two knighthoods, Danish and British.
Filmography
- The Winter's Tale (2010)
- Barafundle Bay (2010)
- Adam Resurrected (2009)
- Endgame (2009)
- Hippie Hippie Shake (2008)
- Morris: A Life with Bells On (2008)
- A Bunch of Amateurs (2008)
- One of Those Days (2008)
- Diamonds (2008)
- Sidney Turtlebaum (2008)
- The Old Curiosity Shop (2007)
- The Golden Compass (2007)
News
Twelfth Night, RSC Courtyard, Stratford
timesonline.co.uk –
2009-10-22
Richard Wilson playing Malvolio? We could easily believe it when the RSC announced that Wilson was to make his Shakespeare debut as the Bard's great curmudgeon. ... Full Article
Star hails eccentric Morris dancers
msn.com –
2009-09-24
The star of a new film about Morris dancing has said he hopes it will help the "quintessentially English" pastime flourish. Sir Derek Jacobi insisted the tradition would never die out as colourfully-dressed Morris men danced for crowds at the... ... Full Article
Derek Jacobi : Olivier, Burton and me
telegraph.co.uk –
2009-04-15
In recent years Sir Derek Jacobi has been getting nastier. When he rose to fame as the imperial stammerer in I, Claudius, an air of cuddly vulnerability settled on him which brought women of a certain age flocking to his... ... Full Article
PA Patrick Stewart with his daughter Sophie © More pictures London's theatrical luminaries gathered at Grosvenor House, London, to enjoy a champagne reception in the lead-up to the Laurence Olivier Awards. ... Full Article
Stewart, Jacobi win Olivier Awards
digitalspy.co.uk –
2009-03-09
Patrick Stewart and Derek Jacobi were among the stars recognised at last night's Olivier Awards. Jacobi won the best actor prize for the part of Malvolio in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night , while Stewart picked up his third Olivier for best... ... Full Article
Painting thought to be the first portrait of William Shakespeare done in his lifetime
telegraph.co.uk –
2009-03-09
This portrait of William Shakespeare by Gerard Soest was painted during Charles II's reign. [This is is not the painting thought to be the first portrait of Shakespeare done in his lifetime.] ... Full Article