Editing Anthony Hopkins (section)

=== 1960–1979: Theatre roles and film debut ===
Hopkins made his first professional stage appearance in the [[Palace Theatre, Swansea]], in 1960 with Swansea Little Theatre's production of ''Have a Cigarette''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sir Anthony Hopkins Biography |url=http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/anthony-hopkins.html |publisher=[[Bio. (UK)|Bio.]] |access-date=14 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110906065406/http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/anthony-hopkins.html |archive-date= 6 September 2011}}</ref> In 1965, after several years in repertory, he was spotted by [[Laurence Olivier]], who invited him to join the [[Royal National Theatre]] in London.<ref name="telegraph">[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/nationaltreasures/2193352/Sir-Anthony-Hopkins-portrait.html Sir Anthony Hopkins portrait] ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''. Retrieved 6 January 2011.</ref> Hopkins became Olivier's [[understudy]], and filled in when Olivier was struck with [[appendicitis]] during a 1967 production of [[August Strindberg]]'s ''[[The Dance of Death (Strindberg play)|The Dance of Death]]''. Olivier later noted in his memoir, ''Confessions of an Actor'', that, "A new young actor in the company of exceptional promise named Anthony Hopkins was understudying me and walked away with the part of Edgar like a cat with a mouse between its teeth."<ref name="falk">{{cite book |first=Quentin |last=Falk |year=2004 |title=Anthony Hopkins: The Biography |edition=4th |publisher=Virgin Books |isbn=0-7535-0999-7}}</ref> Up until that night, Hopkins was always nervous prior to going on stage. This has since changed, and Hopkins quoted his mentor as saying: "He [Olivier] said: 'Remember: "nerves" is vanity – you're wondering what people think of you; to hell with them, just jump off the edge'. It was great advice."<ref name="Telegraph 2015">{{cite news |title=Anthony Hopkins: 'I don't have a single friend who is an actor' |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/actors/anthony-hopkins-interview-dresser/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/actors/anthony-hopkins-interview-dresser/ |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |newspaper=The Telegraph |date=27 October 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

[[File:Richard Attenborough.jpg|thumb|[[Richard Attenborough]] directed Hopkins in five films, and in the 1970s described him as "unquestionably the greatest actor of his generation".<ref name="Telegraph 2015" />]]
He made his small-screen debut in a 1967 [[BBC]] broadcast of ''[[A Flea in Her Ear]]''. His first starring role in a film came in 1964 in ''Changes'', a short directed by [[Drewe Henley]], written and produced by [[James Scott (artist)|James Scott]] and co-starring [[Jacqueline Pearce]].<ref>{{Cite book |title=Anthony Hopkins: The Authorized Biography |last=Falk |first=Quentin |publisher=Interlink Pub Group Inc |year=1994 |isbn=1566561450 |pages=24–25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Changes (1965) |url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6feadd49 |website=BFI|access-date = 1 December 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151208090925/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6feadd49|archive-date = 8 December 2015|url-status = dead}}</ref> In 1968, Hopkins got his break in ''[[The Lion in Winter (1968 film)|The Lion in Winter]]'' playing [[Richard I of England|Richard the Lionheart]], a performance which saw him nominated for the [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role]].<ref name="BAFTA Fellow">{{cite news |title=Sir Anthony Hopkins – Academy Fellow in 2008 |url=https://www.bafta.org/film/awards/sir-anthony-hopkins-academy-fellow-in-2008 |access-date=25 March 2023 |agency=BAFTA.org}}</ref> Hopkins portrayed [[Charles Dickens]] in the BBC television film ''[[The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens]]'' in 1970, and [[Pierre Bezukhov]] in the BBC's mini series ''[[War and Peace (1972 TV series)|War and Peace]]'' (1972), receiving the [[British Academy Television Award for Best Actor]] for his performance in the latter.<ref>[http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/1204295/ BFI Screenonline: Sherrin, Ned (1931–2007) Biography]. BFI. Retrieved 19 January 2015</ref> Making a name for himself as a screen actor, he appeared in [[Frank Pierson]]'s [[neo-noir]] [[action thriller]] ''[[The Looking Glass War (film)|The Looking Glass War]]'' (1970), and [[Étienne Périer (director)|Étienne Périer]]'s ''[[When Eight Bells Toll (film)|When Eight Bells Toll]]'' (1971). The first of five collaborations with director [[Richard Attenborough]], in 1972 Hopkins starred as British politician [[David Lloyd George]] in ''[[Young Winston]]''.<ref name="Telegraph 2015" />

In 1973, he again portrayed David Lloyd George in the BBC miniseries ''[[The Edwardians (miniseries)|The Edwardians]]'' which aired in the US in 1974 on ''[[Masterpiece Theatre]]''.<ref>{{cite book |title=Trevor Griffiths: Politics, Drama, History |page=105 |author=Stanton B. Garner |year=1999 |publisher=[[University of Michigan Press]]}}</ref> Hopkins starred in a film adaptation of the [[Henrik Ibsen]] [[A Doll's House|play]] ''[[A Doll's House (1973 Garland film)|A Doll's House]]'' (1973) alongside [[Claire Bloom]], [[Ralph Richardson]], [[Denholm Elliott]], and [[Edith Evans]]. He then appeared in the comedy ''[[The Girl from Petrovka]]'' (1974) with [[Goldie Hawn]] and [[Hal Holbrook]] and also starred in the [[Richard Lester]] suspense film ''[[Juggernaut (1974 film)|Juggernaut]]'' opposite [[Richard Harris]] and [[Omar Sharif]]. In October 1974, Hopkins played the psychologist Dysart in the original Broadway production of Sir [[Peter Shaffer]]'s play ''[[Equus (play)|Equus]]'', starring opposite [[Peter Firth]]. For this performance, he received the [[Drama Desk Award]] for [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play|Outstanding Actor in a Play]] for the 1974–75 season.<ref>{{cite news |title=Drama Desk Award |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/equus-3484#Awards|access-date=23 June 2023 |agency=Internet Broadway Database}}</ref> In 1977, he played British Army officer [[John Frost (British Army officer)|John Frost]] in Attenborough's World War II-set film ''[[A Bridge Too Far (film)|A Bridge Too Far]]''. In 1978, he starred in the sequel to ''[[National Velvet (film)|National Velvet]]'' (1944), entitled ''[[International Velvet (film)|International Velvet]]'' with [[Tatum O'Neal]], [[Christopher Plummer]], which was directed by [[Bryan Forbes]]. That same year, he also starred in Attenborough's psychological horror film ''[[Magic (1978 film)|Magic]]'' about a demonic ventriloquist's puppet with [[Gene Siskel]] adding it as one of the best films of the year.<ref>{{cite news |title=Magic (1978) |url=https://www.tcm.com/ |access-date=25 April 2022 |agency=Turner Classic Movies |quote=Magic was also well received by critics, with Gene Siskel placing the film at number 9 on his list of Top 10 Films of 1978}}</ref> In 1979, Hopkins appeared as Prospero in a production of ''[[The Tempest]]'' held at the [[Mark Taper Forum]] in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1979/05/28/archives/stage-new-approach-to-the-tempest-on-coast-those-are-pearls.html | title=Stage: New Approach to the Tempest' on Coast | work=The New York Times | date=28 May 1979 | last1=Eder | first1=Richard }}</ref>