Derek Jacobi

Derek Jacobi

85 · Born: Oct 22, 1938

Personal Details

Born Oct 22, 1938 Leytonstone, London, England
Parents
  • Alfred George Jacobi
  • Daisy Gertrude Jacobi

Biography

Sir Derek George Jacobi CBE (born 22 October 1938) is an English actor. Jacobi is known for his work at the Royal National Theatre and for his film and television roles. He has received numerous accolades including a BAFTA Award, two Olivier Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a Tony Award. He was given a knighthood for his services to theatre by Queen Elizabeth II in 1994. Description above from the Wikipedia article Derek Jacobi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Career

2024
Gladiator 2
Gladiator 2 as Gracchus
2023
The Martini Shot
The Martini Shot as Errol
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Allelujah
Allelujah as Ambrose
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The American Buffalo
The American Buffalo as (voice)
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The Following Events Are Based on a Pack of Lies
2022
A Bird Flew In
A Bird Flew In as David
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2021
Say Your Prayers
Say Your Prayers as Father Enoch
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The Lost Pirate Kingdom
The Lost Pirate Kingdom as Narrator
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Inside No. 9
Inside No. 9 as Webster
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2020
Come Away
Come Away as Mr. Brown
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The Host
The Host as Dr. Hobson
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2019
Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans
Muse
Muse as The Lawyer
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The Warrior Queen of Jhansi
The Warrior Queen of Jhansi as Lord Palmerston
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Tolkien
Tolkien as Professor Joseph Wright
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Greatest Events of WWII in Colour
Greatest Events of WWII in Colour as Narrator
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The Crown
The Crown as Duke of Windsor
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2018
Tomb Raider
Tomb Raider as Mr. Yaffe
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Nothing Is Truer Than Truth
2017
A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong
A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong as Scrooge
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Murder on the Orient Express
Murder on the Orient Express as Edward Masterman
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Stratton
Stratton as Ross
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2016
The History of Love
The History of Love as Léo Gursky
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Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet
2015
Cinderella
Cinderella as King
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2014
Effie Gray
Effie Gray as Travers Twiss
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Grace of Monaco
Grace of Monaco as Count Fernando D'Aillieres
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2013
Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene
Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene as Narrator (voice)
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Vicious
Vicious as Stuart Bixby
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2012
The Halloween Kid
The Halloween Kid as Narrator
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Jail Caesar
Jail Caesar
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Titanic: Blood and Steel
Titanic: Blood and Steel as Lord Pirrie
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Last Tango in Halifax
Last Tango in Halifax as Alan
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My Week with Marilyn
My Week with Marilyn as Sir Owen Morshead
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Ironclad
Ironclad as Cornhill
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There Be Dragons
There Be Dragons as Honorio
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2010
The King's Speech
The King's Speech as Archbishop Cosmo Lang
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Joe Maddison's War
Joe Maddison's War as Mr. Simpson
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2009
Margot
Margot as Fred Ashton
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Morris: A Life with Bells On
Morris: A Life with Bells On as Quentin Neely
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Endgame
Endgame as Rudolph Agnew
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2008
One of Those Days
One of Those Days as Howard Whittam
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Sidney Turtlebaum
Sidney Turtlebaum as Sidney Turtlebaum
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Adam Resurrected
Adam Resurrected as Dr. Nathan Gross
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A Bunch of Amateurs
A Bunch of Amateurs as Nigel Dewberry
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2007
Airlock, or How to Say Goodbye in Space
Angelina Ballerina: The Silver Locket
Angelina Ballerina: The Silver Locket as Mr. Operatski
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The Riddle
The Riddle as The Tramp / Charles Dickens
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The Art of Francis Bacon
The Art of Francis Bacon as Derek Jacobi
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Guantanamero
Guantanamero as Guido
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The Old Curiosity Shop
The Old Curiosity Shop as Grandfather
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In the Night Garden...
Doctor Who
Doctor Who as Professor Yana
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2006
Pinochet in Suburbia
Pinochet in Suburbia as Senator Augusto Pinochet
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Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy
Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy as Narrator
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Underworld: Evolution
Underworld: Evolution as Alexander Corvinus
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2005
Bye Bye Blackbird
Bye Bye Blackbird as Lord Dempsey
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2004
Strings
Strings as Nezo (voice)
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The Long Firm
The Long Firm as Lord Edward 'Teddy' Thursby
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2003
Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka
Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka as The Master (voice)
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2002
Revengers Tragedy
Revengers Tragedy as The Duke
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The Gathering Storm
The Gathering Storm as Stanley Baldwin
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Angelina Ballerina: The Show Must Go On
Angelina Ballerina: The Show Must Go On as Mr. Operatski (voice)
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Nijinsky: The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky
Nijinsky: The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky as Nijinsky (voice) (as Sir Derek Jacobi)
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The Jury
The Jury as George Cording QC
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2001
The Body
The Body as Father Lavelle
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David Macaulay: Mill Times
David Macaulay: Mill Times as Priam Huntington (voice)
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Revelation
Revelation as Librarian
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Nova
Nova as Voice of Ernest Shackleton
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2000
Gladiator
Gladiator as Gracchus
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Up at the Villa
Up at the Villa as Lucky Leadbetter
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The Wyvern Mystery
The Wyvern Mystery as Squire Fairfield
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Jason and the Argonauts
Jason and the Argonauts as Phineas
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Frasier
Frasier as Jackson Hedley
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1999
Molokai
Molokai as Father Leonor Fousnel
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1998
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
Animated Epics: Beowulf
Animated Epics: Beowulf as Narrator ( voice )
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Basil
Basil as Father Frederick
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1996
Breaking the Code
Breaking the Code as Alan Turing
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The Dinosaur Hunters
The Dinosaur Hunters as Narrator
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Hamlet
Hamlet as King Claudius
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1995
Achilles
Achilles as Narrator
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1994
David Macaulay: Roman City
David Macaulay: Roman City as Marcus Fabricius (voice)
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ABC Weekend Specials
ABC Weekend Specials as Archibald Craven (voice)
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Baseball
Baseball as Various (voice)
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Mystery!: Cadfael
Mystery!: Cadfael as Brother Cadfael
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1993
Aladdin
Aladdin as The Magician (voice)
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1991
Dead Again
Dead Again as Franklyn Madson
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1990
The Fool
The Fool as Mr. Frederick / Sir John
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The Civil War
The Civil War as Various
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1989
David Macaulay: Pyramid
David Macaulay: Pyramid as Hordedef (voice)
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Henry V
Henry V as Chorus
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1988
The Tenth Man
The Tenth Man as The Imposter
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1987
The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden as Archibald Craven
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Little Dorrit
Little Dorrit as Arthur Clennam
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1986
David Macaulay: Cathedral
David Macaulay: Cathedral as Pierre (voice)
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1985
Cyrano de Bergerac
Cyrano de Bergerac as Cyrano de Bergerac
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The Statue of Liberty
1982
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame as Dom Claude Frollo
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The Secret of NIMH
The Secret of NIMH as Nicodemus (voice)
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Enigma
Enigma as Kurt Limmer
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Inside the Third Reich
Inside the Third Reich as Adolf Hitler
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1981
Charlotte
Charlotte as Daberlohn
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Dom Claude
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1980
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark as Hamlet
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Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected as The Stranger
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1979
The Human Factor
The Human Factor as Arthur Davis
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Minder
Minder as Freddie Fenton
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1978
Mysterious Castles of Clay
Mysterious Castles of Clay as Narrator
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The BBC Television Shakespeare
The BBC Television Shakespeare as King Richard II
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1977
Philby, Burgess and Maclean
Philby, Burgess and Maclean as Guy Burgess
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1976
I, Claudius
I, Claudius as Claudius
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1974
The Odessa File
The Odessa File as Klaus Wenzer
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Blueblood
Blueblood as Gregory
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The Pallisers
The Pallisers
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1973
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes as William Drew
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1970
Three Sisters
Three Sisters as Andrei
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1967
Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing as Don John
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1965
Othello
Othello as Cassio
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2022
2021
Rhythm of Life
Rhythm of Life
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2015
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
2013
Muse of Fire
Muse of Fire
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2012
Last Will & Testament
2009
Charles Dickens's England
2002
I Claudius: A Television Epic
2001
Great Escape: The Untold Story
1990
Discovering Hamlet
1986
On Wings of Fire
On Wings of Fire
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