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Philip Anthony Hopkins (born December 31, 1937) is an Academy
Award-, Golden Globe-, double Emmy-, triple BAFTA- and Saturn
Award-winning Welsh film, stage and television actor, arguably
best known for his portrayal of Hannibal Lecter in the 1991
blockbuster The Silence of the Lambs. Other notable film credits
include The Elephant Man, Dracula, The Remains of the Day, The
Mask of Zorro, Hearts in Atlantis and Fracture. Hopkins was born
and raised in Wales, and also became a U.S. citizen on 12 April
2000. Hopkins has stated that his role as Burt Munro, whom he
portrayed in his 2005 film The World's Fastest Indian, was his
favourite. He also asserted that Munro was the easiest role that
he had ever played because both men have a similar outlook on
life. In 2006, Hopkins was the recipient of the Golden Globe Cecil
B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement. In 2008, he received
the Bafta Fellowship Award. He was made a Fellow of the British
Academy of Film and Television Arts in 2008 ... more |
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