Anthony Hopkins Trivia Quiz

Answer: He was in the Royal Artillery

Anthony Hopkins served in the Royal Artillery from 1958 to 1960. His position in the Royal Artillery was as a gunner. His term with the British Army was for two years. It was a requirement (National Service) that he serve this time and he was ranked as an infantry private.

Answer: The Lion in Winter

Anthony Hopkins played the part of Richard I in the great film, "The Lion in Winter." His co stars, in this film, were Katharine Hepburn, Timothy Dalton and Peter O'Toole. "Equus" was a Broadway production in which he acted, while pursuing his film career. "The Lion in Winter" is a film about King Henry II, of England and his estranged wife, Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine. Together they battle each other over the choice of the next heir to the throne. Anthony Hopkins' role was that of Prince Richard the Lion-Hearted.

"Hamlet", which took place in 1969, had Anthony Hopkins cast in the part of Claudius. "A Doll's House" took place in 1972. In this film, Anthony Hopkins was cast for the part of Torvald Helmer.

Answer: Wales

Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins was born on the 31st December 1937 in Port Talbot, Wales. His parents were Richard Arthur Hopkins and Muriel Anne Hopkins (nee Yeats). He suffered with dyslexia, was quite a solitary individual and was not at all interested in his studies at school.

He preferred to play piano or do art work with his time. His parents needed to discipline Anthony and made the decision to send him to Jones' West Monmouth Boys' School situated in Pontypool, Wales, where he spent five terms.

He later continued his education at Cowbridge Grammar School in Cowbridge, Wales.

Answer: Richard Burton

When he was fifteen years old, Anthony Hopkins had the good fortune of meeting actor Richard Burton, who influenced Anthony Hopkins' decision to study and become involved in his career of acting.

In 1965, Sir Laurence Olivier had invited Anthony Hopkins to join the Royal National Theater as Olivier's understudy. When Olivier became ill with appendicitis, Anthony Hopkins had to take over and ended up keeping the role of Edgar in "The Dance of Death". Sir Laurence Olivier is quoted to have said, "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".

Answer: Alcohol

In 1975 Anthony Hopkins acknowledged and accepted that he was an alcoholic. He chose to give up drinking permanently. He has remained sober and clear of alcohol since 1975, when he made that admirable decision.

Answer: Only Fools and Horses

Although Anthony Hopkins was a huge fan of "Only Fools and Horses" and had remarked his enjoyment in, during an interview. He had been filming "The Silence of the Lambs" at the time, so he could not accept the part of Danny Driscoll, in "Only Fools and Horses".

The writer of "Only Fools and Horses", Mr. John Sullivan, had seen the interview. Mr Sullivan then created the character Danny Driscoll especially for Sir Anthony Hopkins. In the end, Roy Marsden, a good friend of Hopkins, was given the role.

Answer: "The Trial"

"The Trial" was a project in the year of 1993, where Hopkins played the part of the Priest. "The Trial" is about Joseph K., who awakens and finds two strangers in his room arresting him. He is never told what he is arrested for and discovers that he is to stand trial. He desperately must try to spare himself from the judgment of the court.

In 1992 he played the parts of Ian McCandless in "Freejack", George Hayden in "Chaplin", Errol Wallace in "Spotswood" and Professor Abraham Van Helsing in "Brahm Stoker's Dracula".

"Freejack" is the story of bounty hunters who travel through time. They need to replace the mind of a terminally ill billionaire and seek the mind of someone from the past who is doomed, returning them to New York in 2009. "Chaplin" is about the life and troubled times of Charlie Chaplin. "Bram Stoker's Dracula" is the tale of the vampire who goes to England to intentionally inflict trouble and havoc there. Dracula imprisones a young lawyer and seduces the lawyer's fiancee.

Answer: August

In 1996, Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins directed his first film called "August". This film was adapted from the work called "Uncle Vanya" by Chekhov. In this film, Uncle Vanya is transposed to North Wales. This happens at the turn-of-the-century (1899). The arrival of the tyrannical owner and his wife, to the estat turns peace into havoc.

"Slipstream" was a drama which Hopkins directed and scored. "Slipstream" appeared at the Sundance Film Festival in 2007. The story focuses around an aging screenwriter named Felix Bonhoeffer, who lives his life both in reality and internally. As he is working on the script of a murder mystery he isn't aware that his brain is about to blow internally. He starts to see the characters of his script appear in his life, as well as himself appearing in theirs.

"The Bounty" from 1984 and "The Road to Wellville" from 1994, were both films that he played parts in before ever becoming a director. "The Bounty" is a tale of Lieutenant Bligh and his cruelty which eventually lead to mutiny aboard his ship. "The Road to Wellville" is a story about the eccentric Doctor Kellogg and the unusual health facility in which he works during the early 20th century.

Answer: Burt Munro in "The World's Fastest Indian" (2005)

Anthony Hopkins enjoyed his role as Burt Munro in the 2005 film "The World's Fastest Indian". He thought that the role of Burt Munro was probably the easiest role he had ever undertaken, at that time, mainly because both that character as well as Hopkins himself, had similar outlooks about life in general.

Answer: Yes

In 1986, Anthony Hopkins released a single called "Distant Star". This rose to #75 on the charts in the UK. Anthony Hopkins collaborated with Stephen Barton, and wrote music for the concert hall, including "The Masque of Time", which premiered in October of 2008 with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra.