History Creator / AnthonyHopkins

Despite being known for playing one of cinema's most famous villains, [[MeanCharacterNiceActor Hopkins is known as a very sweet and friendly man]] who likes to be called Tony. After initially doodling on his scripts, the man has taken up painting and now has his own collection in galleries for sale, the proceeds of which go to charity. On top of this, he is also a talented composer who has written [[http://youtu.be/M57Fi19vcSI some cracking good music]].

* TheDanza: His character in ''Film/TheFather'' is also named Anthony.

* ''[[Film/FreudsLastSession Freud's Last Session]]'' (2023) as Sigmund Freud

* ''Film/OneLife'' (2023) as Sir Nicholas Winton

* ''[[Film/FreudsLastCase Freud's Last Case]]'' (2023) as Sigmund Freud

!!Associated Tropes
* CoolOldGuy: Many of his roles, [[AffablyEvil even some of the villainous ones.]] He's also very much this in real life.

* IAmNotSpock: Averted, he's cited Hannibal Lecter as his favourite of his own roles.

* {{Troll}}: He's been known to go to screenings of ''The Silence of the Lambs'' just to mess with audience members for his amusement.

* ''Film/ArmageddonTime'' (2022)
* ''Film/TheSon'' (2022)

* :''Film/OneLife'' (2023) as Sir Nicholas Winton

* :'Film/One Life'' (2023) as Sir Nicholas Winton

* ''Film/FreudsLastCase'' (2023) as Sigmund Freud

* Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse as [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Odin]]:

->''"If you do things, whether it's acting or music or painting, do it without fear - that's my philosophy. Because nobody can arrest you and put you in jail if you paint badly, so there's nothing to lose."''

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[[UsefulNotes/KnightFever Sir]] Philip Anthony Hopkins (born 31 December 1937 in Margam, Wales) is a Welsh-born British-American actor (he became a naturalized US citizen in 2000, but retained his UK citizenship).

* ''Film/WhenEightBellsToll'' (1971) as Calvert

* BadassBaritone: He's very well known for his magnificent, rich, silky voice.

He is best known for playing [[Literature/TheSilenceOfTheLambs Hannibal Lecter]], for which he won his first Oscar, but has had a long and illustrious career most often playing refined characters with a touch of mischief. Generally considered one of the world's best actors. Has played Ptolemy I, Theatre/TitusAndronicus, UsefulNotes/JohnQuincyAdams, Yitzhak Rabin, William Bligh, UsefulNotes/RichardNixon, Creator/PabloPicasso, [[Film/{{Thor}} Odin Allfather]], UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler, Creator/CSLewis, Creator/AlfredHitchcock, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Burt]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burt_Munro Munro]], and more recently [[UsefulNotes/ThePope Pope Benedict XVI]]. He won his second Oscar for his role as [[Film/TheFather Anthony]], a man suffering from dementia. Almost every film he's in is good, and in some cases, [[SugarWiki/RuleOfSeanConnery it's just because he's in it]]. He's also known for his deep, smooth voice.

He is best known for playing [[Literature/TheSilenceOfTheLambs Hannibal Lecter]], for which he won his Oscar, but has had a long and illustrious career most often playing refined characters with a touch of mischief. Generally considered one of the world's best actors. Has played Ptolemy I, Theatre/TitusAndronicus, UsefulNotes/JohnQuincyAdams, Yitzhak Rabin, William Bligh, UsefulNotes/RichardNixon, Creator/PabloPicasso, [[Film/{{Thor}} Odin Allfather]], UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler, Creator/CSLewis, Creator/AlfredHitchcock, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Burt]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burt_Munro Munro]], and more recently [[UsefulNotes/ThePope Pope Benedict XVI]]. He won his second Oscar for his role as [[Film/TheFather Anthony]], a man suffering from dementia. Almost every film he's in is good, and in some cases, [[SugarWiki/RuleOfSeanConnery it's just because he's in it]]. He's also known for his deep, smooth voice.

He is best known for playing [[Literature/TheSilenceOfTheLambs Hannibal Lecter]], for which he won an Oscar, but has had a long and illustrious career most often playing refined characters with a touch of mischief. Generally considered one of the world's best actors. Has played Ptolemy I, Theatre/TitusAndronicus, UsefulNotes/JohnQuincyAdams, Yitzhak Rabin, William Bligh, UsefulNotes/RichardNixon, Creator/PabloPicasso, [[Film/{{Thor}} Odin Allfather]], UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler, Creator/CSLewis, Creator/AlfredHitchcock, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Burt]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burt_Munro Munro]], and more recently [[UsefulNotes/ThePope Pope Benedict XVI]]. Almost every film he's in is good, and in some cases, [[SugarWiki/RuleOfSeanConnery it's just because he's in it]]. He's also known for his deep, smooth voice.