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Anthony Hopkins
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December 31, 1937 in Port Talbot, South Wales, UK
Biography:Born on December 31, 1937, as the only son of a baker, Welsh actor "Anthony Hopkins" was drawn to the theater while attending the YMCA at age 17, and later learned the basics of his craft at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. In 1960, Hopkins made his stage bow in The Quare Fellow, and then spent four years in regional repertory before his first London success in Julius Caesar. Combining the best elements of the British theater's classic heritage and its burgeoning "angry young man" school, Hopkins worked well in both ancient and modern pieces. His film debut was not, as has often been cited, his appearance as Richard the Lionhearted in "The Lion in Winter" (1968), but in an odd, "pop-art" film, "The White Bus" (1967).

Though already familiar to some sharp-eyed American viewers after his film performance as Lloyd George in "Young Winston" (1971), Hopkins burst full-flower onto the American... Full Biography

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Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster attend the American Cinematheque Moving Picture Ball at the Beverly...
Winona Ryder attends Anthony Hopkins' Hand and Feet Ceremony at the Mann Chinese Theatre in...
Ryan Gosling (left) stars as Willy Beachum and Anthony Hopkins (right) stars as Ted Crawford in...
Anthony Hopkins stars as Ted Crawford in "Fracture."
Anthony Hopkins stars as Ted Crawford in "Fracture."
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