Gary Oldman Biography
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Gary Oldman is an English actor, born
Leonard Gary Oldman on March 21, 1958) in London, England.
He won a scholarship to the Rose Bruford
Drama College, where he received a BA in Drama in 1979. He later studied
with the Greenwich Young People's Theatre and went on to appear in a
number of stage plays including The Pope's Wedding, for which he
received Time Out's Fringe Award for Best Newcomer of 1985-1986 and the
British Theatre Association's Drama Magazine Award as Best Actor of
1985.
Oldman first appeared on screen in the film
Remembrance in 1982, going on to win his first starring role in Sid and
Nancy (1986), in which he played the rocker Sid Vicious. He has become
known for playing eccentrics and for his mastery of accents. He has
played a variety of characters including Dracula, Ludwig van Beethoven,
Lee Harvey Oswald, Pontius Pilate, and the Devil.
In 1997 he directed, produced, and wrote
Nil by Mouth, partially based on his life, which went on to win the
Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film, a BAFTA Award, the Channel
4 Director's Award, and the Empire Award, and was declared by the
British Academy of Film and Television Arts as one of the one hundred
best films of all time despite containing the word 'fuck' 410 times, a
record that stood until the 2005 release of The Devil's Rejects. In 2005
Gary gave a performance when he played role of Sgt. James Gordon in the
most successful movie based on the comic book called Batman Begins.
Oldman has been married three times, to
Lesley Manville (1987 - 1990), Uma Thurman (1990 - 1992), and Donya
Fiorentino (1997 - 2001).
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Actor- filmography
Untitled Batman Begins Sequel (2008)....
James Gordon
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
(2007).... Sirius Black
Zodiac (2006).... Melvin Belli
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
(2005).... Sirius Black
Batman Begins (2005).... Lt. James Gordon
Who's Kyle? (2004).... Scouse
Dead Fish (2004).... Lynch
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
(2004).... Sirius Black
Sin (2003).... Charlie Strom
Tiptoes (2003).... Rolfe
True Crime: Streets of LA (2003)....
Rasputin "Rocky" Kuznetskov, Agent Masterson
The Hire: Beat the Devil (2002).... Devil
Interstate 60 (2002).... O.W. Grant
Hannibal (2001).... Mason Verger
Nobody's Baby (2001).... Buford Hill
The Contender (2000).... Rep. Sheldon
Runyon
Jesus (TV) (1999).... Pontius Pilate
Quest for Camelot (1998).... voice of Baron
Ruber
Lost in Space (1998).... Dr. Zachary Smith
Air Force One (1997).... Igor Korshunov
The Fifth Element (1997).... Jean-Baptiste
Emanuel Zorg
Basquiat (1996).... Albert Milo
The Scarlet Letter (1995).... Rev. Arthur
Dimmesdale
Murder in the First (1995).... Milton Glenn
Immortal Beloved (1994).... Ludwig van
Beethoven
Léon (1994).... Norman Stansfield
Romeo Is Bleeding (1993).... Jack Grimaldi
True Romance (1993).... Drexl Spivey
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992).... Dracula
Heading Home (TV) (1991).... Ian Tyson
JFK (1991).... Lee Harvey Oswald
Henry & June (1990).... Pop (as Maurice
Escargot)
State of Grace (1990).... Jackie Flannery
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
(1990).... Rosencrantz
Chattahoochee (1989).... Emmett Foley
The Firm (TV) (TV) (1988).... Bex Bissell
We Think the World of You (1988).... Johnny
Criminal Law (1988).... Ben Chase
Track 29 (1988).... Martin
Prick Up Your Ears (1987).... Joe Orton
Sid and Nancy (1986).... Sid Vicious
Honest, Decent & True (TV) (1985).... Derek
Bates
Morgan's Boy (TV) (1984).... Colin
Meantime (TV) (1984).... Coxy the Skinhead
Remembrance (1982).... Daniel
Trivia
Auditioned for the voice of General
Grievous in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, and was
rumoured to have won the part when his publicist jumped the gun. In
reality he was never offered the part and to save face his publicist
claimed that he had backed out after learning the film was to be made
outside of the Screen Actor's Guild.
Henry & June is the only film (so far) in
which he has been credited as "Maurice Escargot."
Brother of EastEnders actress Laila Morse.
Starred in the Guns N' Roses music video of
'Since I Don't Have You' as the Devil (sometimes called 'Misery').
Earned the nickname "Scary Gary" during
production of Air Force One, due to his chilling portrayal of Ivan
Korshunov.
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead was
released on DVD the day after his 47th birthday.
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