He was incredible. So were so many others. Sian Philips (Livia) has to be up there for me, too - Brian Blessed was right to say her performance was particularly special. And this is a cast that also includes John Hurt, John Rhys-Davies, Patrick Stewart...
I grew up on Claudius (11), I continued watching it every couple of years, promoting it to my friends and business clients. Every time I watch it, it was bringing different observations and... lessons. Now I'm 54 and watched the whole series - again - this time in 3 days. Irresistible. THANK YOU ALL!
I'm 25 and recently found out and watched it and for me it has become one of best series I've ever watched and certainly the best on Roman history, the plot is so sewn in, characters are so well placed with exactly the right timing, brilliant writing and Sir Derek Jacobi was born to play this role after 1900 hundred years to bring the justice and to make this immortal
Such a generous, wise and sincere man. What an extraordinary talent. I have been priviliged to see him on stage as Alan Turing, RIchard II and Richard III. He is supremely brilliant.
An absolutely delightful, modest and charming person that so many other famous actors should take note of, has never lost his working class roots, become pretentious and from so many accounts even friends of mine who have met him, always has time for fans who often just want to thank him. I have lost count of the number of times I have watched I Claudius and I never get bored with watching it, the only thing is, is that when watching a supposedly and critically acclaimed film or TV, I now just shake my head at how bad what is now deemed as being good acting let alone actually acting.
I really enjoyed this interview. Sir Derek is one of my favorite actors, and I always enjoy his portrayal of anything, so seeing him here was a real treat.
He’s such a consistently good actor. Everyone of his performances that I’ve seen have been so enjoyable to watch. My favourite performance, oddly because Shakespeare’s history plays aren’t a favourite of mine, was when he performed Richard II back in the 70s when the BBC was filming Shakespeare’s entire cannon of plays. Especially his soliloquy towards the end when he reflects on his life and his fall, was so tragic and gripping. It really reduced me to tears. It’s still my favourite performance of a Shakespeare play.
I have been drawn to Derek Jacobi since I saw him at the tender age of 10 in the first Cadfael episode. But my favourite of his work is Claudius, my eccentric and flamboyant latin teacher would always end the term with an episode of the series, even when we were just first year students, aged 11. Which would probably be impossible today.
I Claudius made me notice actors for the first time. Before that they just 'came with the play'. Something about I Claudius made the actors give one of their best performances.
@@MarielleilonaLinthorst British actors seem to so much better than American actors. Watch Elizabeth R and 6 Wives of Henry VIII to get more examples of astounding acting.
I've LOVED Sir Derek since I first saw him on PBS in "I, Claudius" in the early 70s, and I've been a BIG FAN ever since. I was lucky enough to see him with the RSC on B'way in 1984. I kept going up to NYC, and I saw each show, "Much Ado About Nothing" and "Cyrano de Bergerac" four times each. I got to meet Sir Derek in person, and I was in Heaven!!! I live in VA, so when the shows went to the Kennedy Center, I took my mom up and saw them again!
I'll forever thank my Dad (Papa to us kids) for watching PBS when I was young and introducing me to 'I, Claudius' and 'Cadfael' along with appreciating just how excellent British actors with a Shakespeare background are-the best in the world in my opinion.
@@Mango62uk Hell to the yea! I was SO disappointed HBO canceled 'Rome' just so they could spend even more on a fantasy series that wasn't even completed. Thus it was given an ending that instead of dying with hurricane force, finished like a fart in the wind. Lucius Vorenus and Titus Pullo was the best bro-mance ever.
@@tomservo5347 Agree 100%. If I do something really stupid, I conclude the matter with "we must never speak of this again". So many fantastic quotes - and even the smallest parts played by brilliant actors.
I was introduced to Sir Dereck Jacobi when I saw the movie, Gladiator. His acting stood out and I was both impressed and 'convinced' by the character he portraited. Now, 'I, Claudius'!
38 year old Swede here. I read the first book. Binge watched I, Claudius. Was thoroughly moved at the end, regarding the fate of Claudius and his death. The absolutely fantastic directing, acting, soundtrack, casting, and overall tremendous work with the budget and technology they had. I'm so amazed that people have been able to enjoy this masterpiece for so long.
An absolute landmark series. Brilliance all round and Sir Jacobi the cream of the cream. Can't imagine such a complex and layered drama being produced in today's pathetic woke climate. Sir Jacobi you are a legend. 💖💖
You've not heard of "sensitivity readers" employed by publishers now to sanitise the classics because they may have themes and vocabulary that might "trigger" snowflakes? Every scene in I Claudius is full of themes and actions and language that a lot of people would find triggering now
He's a luvvy but he's a great actor. I watched 'I Claudius' as a young teenager when it came out in 1976. Loved it, never missed it and Jacobi was the best thing in it.
One scene that shows what a master of his craft Jacobi is; his transformation from the kindly Professor Yana to the evil Master in Doctor Who. All done in his eyes, stunning
The way he goes from kindly, absent-minded old man to evil psycho without any costume or makeup change is incredible. As you say, it's all in his eyes. The sad part is, then they had to replace him with John Simms, who is good, but he's not Jacobi good. I wish they'd kept Jacobi around a bit longer, although then they'd have to find a better story for him because he would need something a lot better than The End of Time.
Absolutely the best! Mr. Jacobi has delighted our family for decades. Just watched I, Claudis once again. Superb start to finish. So relatable to our present predicament.
The man has the rare ability to speak English off the cuff in fully-formed sentences that might be transcribed and published in the print media without the need for any editing. Few native speakers are able to use vocalised English in this way.
Except this one. Thank you for the meticulous care with which you have executed your finely formulated machinations from this devastating dilemma. BTW, your comment is racist.
He could pass as Kenneth Branagh's father! talented actor, a treasure to the acting world, being seeing him in movies and TV as a kid, since Cadfael ! A very humble man as well!
I watched I,Claudius with my 2 sons when they were 10 and 12. It made such an impression on my youngest that as an adult he bought the series and watched it with his daughter. Wonderful performances by all.
My fave series of all time. I watch it probably once a month. Everyone in it is amazing and the writing is wonderful. I read the book on holidays once when I couldn't watch the series. Do yourself a favour and get hold of a copy if you have never seen it. The amount of big names in this thing is like a who's who of 70's actors.
I'll be honest, before I, Claudius came along, I'd never heard of Derek Jacobi but that series and his performances made him one of my favourite actors and I love his work. What they never talked about here was the wonderful series that he did with Sir Ian McKellen, Vicious. I *SO* loved that series, particularly series 1. They never made a third which was a shame but I would SO love to meet them both one day, although sadly I think there's little chance of that now. :)
And he was mild-mannered Dr. Yana, who eventually was revealed to be the evil, egotistical, vindictive Master during the tenure of the Tenth Doctor (David Tennant) in Doctor Who. He regenerated into John Simms in the same episode, so he didn't play the Master long, but I wish he had. He was amazing!!
First time I ever saw him was in I,Claudius, and he and the others in that drama were really incredible. He has a true magnetism to him, and just draws you to the roles that he plays. Don't forget him in Gladiator or even something like Underworld, which wasn't exactly Shakespeare, but was made that much better by his presence.
“I Claudius” was the best BBC TV mini-series that I had ever seen. Loved, loved Jacobi, Pre-Star Trek Patrick Stewart as Sejanus and Brian Blessed as Augustus. Jacobi is dam Intelligent, Insightful and without an over-sized Ego like a lot of Actors. But I wonder if it would have had less impact on TV, if Charles Laughton’s “I Claudius” had ever been successfully made into a Movie. An accident? Like Claudius becoming Emperor of Rome?
I bought the digital version on Amazon Prime. I had to! I watched it on Masterpiece theater when I was a kid. We watched it as a family and were all just riveted.
Many years ago, I was fortunate enough to have seen Jacobi perform live three times, as physicist Alan Turing in "Breaking the Code," and in rotating rep as Benedick in "Much Ado About Nothing" and in the title role in "Cyrano de Bergerac."
It's much better, GOT became more and more weak from season 5 on (although I think the last season was good in comparison to previous ones, contrary to general opinion)... I, Claudius has no weaknesses, every damn episode is masterful
I must concur with Sir Derek's advice to young actors. Not that I was an actor, I was a symphony orchestral musician. But it applies there as well. I was good. In fact have been called brilliant as a classical double bass player: so much so that I grew to resent it bitterly For not only did i not need it as Sir Derek describes it, I did not really want it. I drifted into it in 1972, following a friend who stuck up his hand when tuition was offered in third form music class (age 13/14) early that year and my desperation as a teenager now 50 years ago as to what to do with my life kept me in it But it ate me alive and I grew to HATE IT. I resigned for the 2nd time in 2005, age 47 . I had quit in 1996 but the guilt at betraying my talent and all that stuff got me back - and the orchestra took me back so my advice to young musicians is the same as his to young actors just in my own words. "if it is not your religion, a visceral need, your very life itself DON'T DO IT" I wasted 30 years. more or less.
Very lucky! You should interview your mum about her time on the show and put it on UA-cam. I'm sure plenty of people would love to hear about her experience on the show.
Dawn French Made this series of interviews with English-speaking comedians from both sides of the pond, and one of them was this elderly guy who said the exact same thing about being a comedian: stereotypical as it may sound, you have to really want it. You have to wake up in the morning thinking about it, and spend all day thinking about it and go to bed thinking about it. Because it requires so much from you that only those who are singularly obsessed with it stick to it in the end.
So when he played Allen in last Tango in Halifax he was really stepping out of his comfort zone I think… It’s such a shame that BBC blocks So many programs on copyright reasons.
'I think you have an Adolf Hitler in you' would nowadays be the prologue to some sort of bizarre online take-down. Even though arguably acting X and being X are different things.
His Claudius is absolutely one of the best acting performances I've ever seen, tv or film.
Agreed. I found it hard to believe it was acting..
The stature of I, Claudius only continues to grow
Agree, strongly, a formative experience for me🥰
He was incredible. So were so many others. Sian Philips (Livia) has to be up there for me, too - Brian Blessed was right to say her performance was particularly special. And this is a cast that also includes John Hurt, John Rhys-Davies, Patrick Stewart...
It’s genius. It made shivers run down my spine when I watched it in the 1970’s. I’ve recently rewatched this on DVD & it’s still as good.
Jacobi and Hurt's performances in I, Claudius were astounding.
Most performances in I Claudius were among the best I've ever seen. John Hurt became my favourite.
I grew up on Claudius (11), I continued watching it every couple of years, promoting it to my friends and business clients. Every time I watch it, it was bringing different observations and... lessons. Now I'm 54 and watched the whole series - again - this time in 3 days. Irresistible. THANK YOU ALL!
LIkewise! I also read Robert Graves's books "I, Claudius" and "Claudius The God" every few years. It still delivers something new, every time.
I'm 25 and recently found out and watched it and for me it has become one of best series I've ever watched and certainly the best on Roman history, the plot is so sewn in, characters are so well placed with exactly the right timing, brilliant writing and Sir Derek Jacobi was born to play this role after 1900 hundred years to bring the justice and to make this immortal
Yes! Amazing story!♥️
I never tire of watching I Claudius?
I never tire of watching I Claudius?
He is such a joy to listen to. That voice! That accent. That attitude.
I still remember the wonderful impact I Claudius had on me. Thank you Derek
He will always be Claudius to me on some level, even though I’ve seen him in so many things.
Yes!
...and me. Great performance.
True! Everytime I see Sir Derek in ANYTHING, my first thought is, "There's Clau-Clau-Claudius!" 😂😹
Such a generous, wise and sincere man. What an extraordinary talent. I have been priviliged to see him on stage as Alan Turing, RIchard II and Richard III. He is supremely brilliant.
An absolutely delightful, modest and charming person that so many other famous actors should take note of, has never lost his working class roots, become pretentious and from so many accounts even friends of mine who have met him, always has time for fans who often just want to thank him. I have lost count of the number of times I have watched I Claudius and I never get bored with watching it, the only thing is, is that when watching a supposedly and critically acclaimed film or TV, I now just shake my head at how bad what is now deemed as being good acting let alone actually acting.
Loved him on Frasier. That was such a funny episode, and he was able to not take himself too serious
I really enjoyed this interview. Sir Derek is one of my favorite actors, and I always enjoy his portrayal of anything, so seeing him here was a real treat.
He’s such a consistently good actor. Everyone of his performances that I’ve seen have been so enjoyable to watch. My favourite performance, oddly because Shakespeare’s history plays aren’t a favourite of mine, was when he performed Richard II back in the 70s when the BBC was filming Shakespeare’s entire cannon of plays. Especially his soliloquy towards the end when he reflects on his life and his fall, was so tragic and gripping. It really reduced me to tears. It’s still my favourite performance of a Shakespeare play.
Is there anywhere we can see the BBC's recording of Shakespeare's plays?
I have been drawn to Derek Jacobi since I saw him at the tender age of 10 in the first Cadfael episode. But my favourite of his work is Claudius, my eccentric and flamboyant latin teacher would always end the term with an episode of the series, even when we were just first year students, aged 11. Which would probably be impossible today.
There are no actors that can ever replicate the original I, Claudius cast. Every one was sheer perfection.
I Claudius made me notice actors for the first time. Before that they just 'came with the play'. Something about I Claudius made the actors give one of their best performances.
@@MarielleilonaLinthorst British actors seem to so much better than American actors. Watch Elizabeth R and 6 Wives of Henry VIII to get more examples of astounding acting.
@saradecapua3264 I agree. And not just Americans actors. I think they're the best in the world.
I've LOVED Sir Derek since I first saw him on PBS in "I, Claudius" in the early 70s, and I've been a BIG FAN ever since. I was lucky enough to see him with the RSC on B'way in 1984. I kept going up to NYC, and I saw each show, "Much Ado About Nothing" and "Cyrano de Bergerac" four times each. I got to meet Sir Derek in person, and I was in Heaven!!! I live in VA, so when the shows went to the Kennedy Center, I took my mom up and saw them again!
To you Sir, with Admiration and Respect for yourself and your Gift/Talent am of Acting !! You are a Brilliant Actor !!!!
I'll forever thank my Dad (Papa to us kids) for watching PBS when I was young and introducing me to 'I, Claudius' and 'Cadfael' along with appreciating just how excellent British actors with a Shakespeare background are-the best in the world in my opinion.
"Rome" (HBO/BBC) is the next best thing...
@@Mango62uk Hell to the yea! I was SO disappointed HBO canceled 'Rome' just so they could spend even more on a fantasy series that wasn't even completed. Thus it was given an ending that instead of dying with hurricane force, finished like a fart in the wind. Lucius Vorenus and Titus Pullo was the best bro-mance ever.
@@tomservo5347 Agree 100%. If I do something really stupid, I conclude the matter with "we must never speak of this again". So many fantastic quotes - and even the smallest parts played by brilliant actors.
I was lucky enough to meet him back stage after his London performances as Richard 11 and Richard 111 -A true gentleman in every sense of the word.
You're the only person in the world I am jealous of. How lucky you were to meet such an incredible gentleman.
One of the great British actors, love his work.
I was introduced to Sir Dereck Jacobi when I saw the movie, Gladiator.
His acting stood out and I was both impressed and 'convinced' by the character he portraited.
Now, 'I, Claudius'!
38 year old Swede here. I read the first book. Binge watched I, Claudius. Was thoroughly moved at the end, regarding the fate of Claudius and his death. The absolutely fantastic directing, acting, soundtrack, casting, and overall tremendous work with the budget and technology they had.
I'm so amazed that people have been able to enjoy this masterpiece for so long.
An absolute landmark series. Brilliance all round and Sir Jacobi the cream of the cream. Can't imagine such a complex and layered drama being produced in today's pathetic woke climate.
Sir Jacobi you are a legend. 💖💖
What does woke have to do with it?
You've not heard of "sensitivity readers" employed by publishers now to sanitise the classics because they may have themes and vocabulary that might "trigger" snowflakes?
Every scene in I Claudius is full of themes and actions and language that a lot of people would find triggering now
I love "I, Claudius." I have it in my DVD collection and have probably watched in a dozen times.
We actually have it on VHS and have watched it more times than I can count!❤
Sir Derek Jacobi gave the best advice ever! And I think it applies to anyone in any given profession! Thank you!❤❤❤
True do what you truly need to do is great career advice
He's a luvvy but he's a great actor. I watched 'I Claudius' as a young teenager when it came out in 1976.
Loved it, never missed it and Jacobi was the best thing in it.
One scene that shows what a master of his craft Jacobi is; his transformation from the kindly Professor Yana to the evil Master in Doctor Who. All done in his eyes, stunning
The way he goes from kindly, absent-minded old man to evil psycho without any costume or makeup change is incredible. As you say, it's all in his eyes. The sad part is, then they had to replace him with John Simms, who is good, but he's not Jacobi good. I wish they'd kept Jacobi around a bit longer, although then they'd have to find a better story for him because he would need something a lot better than The End of Time.
Absolutely the best! Mr. Jacobi has delighted our family for decades. Just watched I, Claudis once again.
Superb start to finish. So relatable to our present predicament.
The man has the rare ability to speak English off the cuff in fully-formed sentences that might be transcribed and published in the print media without the need for any editing. Few native speakers are able to use vocalised English in this way.
Except this one.
Thank you for the meticulous care with which you have executed your finely formulated machinations from this devastating dilemma.
BTW, your comment is racist.
He is such a treasure!
I first became aware of Mr. Jacobi when I watched on TV the 1980 Hamlet he is just fantastic !
He could pass as Kenneth Branagh's father! talented actor, a treasure to the acting world, being seeing him in movies and TV as a kid, since Cadfael ! A very humble man as well!
He played Branagh’s uncle/father in hamlet by the way he was also the first hamlet I remember seeing
I watched I,Claudius with my 2 sons when they were 10 and 12. It made such an impression on my youngest that as an adult he bought the series and watched it with his daughter. Wonderful performances by all.
A supremely talented actor and tremendously humble
Along with being one of the most brilliant actors of stage and screen, Derek Jacobi has the most beautiful head of white hair. Love him!!! :)
No one seems to remember his series 'Cadfael' from the 1990's that I really liked where he played a crime solving monk during the Middle Ages.
Oh but I sure do! My favorite detective series of all time, with a sublime sir Derek as everyones favorite monk...
I have Cadfael on dvd somewhere here - loved that series of tales!
Im reading Robert Graves book again after a 32 year absence, and of course Derek Jacobi in the BB series really brings the novel to life.
Still one of the best dramas I have ever seen
My fave series of all time. I watch it probably once a month. Everyone in it is amazing and the writing is wonderful. I read the book on holidays once when I couldn't watch the series. Do yourself a favour and get hold of a copy if you have never seen it. The amount of big names in this thing is like a who's who of 70's actors.
I'll be honest, before I, Claudius came along, I'd never heard of Derek Jacobi but that series and his performances made him one of my favourite actors and I love his work. What they never talked about here was the wonderful series that he did with Sir Ian McKellen, Vicious. I *SO* loved that series, particularly series 1. They never made a third which was a shame but I would SO love to meet them both one day, although sadly I think there's little chance of that now. :)
Wow! He aged a hell of a lot better than Claudius!
LoL 😂 so very true
And he was mild-mannered Dr. Yana, who eventually was revealed to be the evil, egotistical, vindictive Master during the tenure of the Tenth Doctor (David Tennant) in Doctor Who. He regenerated into John Simms in the same episode, so he didn't play the Master long, but I wish he had. He was amazing!!
I’ve always enjoyed Derek Jacobi.
First time I ever saw him was in I,Claudius, and he and the others in that drama were really incredible. He has a true magnetism to him, and just draws you to the roles that he plays. Don't forget him in Gladiator or even something like Underworld, which wasn't exactly Shakespeare, but was made that much better by his presence.
A great actor. I have seen him in I claudius, Cadfael, Gladiator, and the Orient Express with Johnny Depp.
“I Claudius” was the best BBC TV mini-series that I had ever seen. Loved, loved Jacobi, Pre-Star Trek Patrick Stewart as Sejanus and Brian Blessed as Augustus. Jacobi is dam Intelligent, Insightful and without an over-sized Ego like a lot of Actors.
But I wonder if it would have had less impact on TV, if Charles Laughton’s “I Claudius” had ever been successfully made into a Movie.
An accident?
Like Claudius becoming Emperor of Rome?
Sir Derek was brilliant as Prof Yana in Doctor Who, it would have great to see him in several more episodes before regenerating into John Sim's Master
he was a MUCH better Master than John Sims.
he would have made an even better Doctor.
I don't know if I've ever seen Jacobi play the villain in anything else, but in a few short scenes he showed he would have been incredible.
I think he would have been completely brilliant as the Doctor.
……have seen him on stage in ‘The Hollow Crown’ twice. Wonderful experiences’………
Derek Jacobi was absolutely brilliant in "I, Claudius" to the point I bought the CD set. You should, too.
tedphillps2501 You never got the 2 novels, "I, Claudius" and " Claudius the God" ? They go into much more detail than the DVDs.
I bought the digital version on Amazon Prime. I had to! I watched it on Masterpiece theater when I was a kid. We watched it as a family and were all just riveted.
When I saw him in Good Omens I was cheering ! Love him !
I’ll always remember the late Freddy Jones in ‘I Claudius’ with great affection.
Oh, he's so lovely.
Wonderful news - the BBCis about to retransmit the series on BBC4 in August 2023
Thanks for the tip. I'll be rewatching that 40 odd years later. I hope I'm not disappointed, I loved it as a teenager.
Derek Jacobi, my Absolute Favourite Actor. BRILLIANT.🇬🇧🎭
Marvelous interview, and Mr Jacobi is finest and marvelous actor!!
Many years ago, I was fortunate enough to have seen Jacobi perform live three times, as physicist Alan Turing in "Breaking the Code," and in rotating rep as Benedick in "Much Ado About Nothing" and in the title role in "Cyrano de Bergerac."
I, Claudius was the Game of Thrones, of the 1970's. Change my mind.
Didn't watch GoT (due to dragons and shit like that :), so hopefully someone else can change your mind :)
It's much better, GOT became more and more weak from season 5 on (although I think the last season was good in comparison to previous ones, contrary to general opinion)...
I, Claudius has no weaknesses, every damn episode is masterful
Grrm is actually a fan of I Claudius
Totally agree with you
His portrayal of Francis Bacon in ‘Love is the Devil’ is unparalleled
I would of loved to have seen Sir Derek in ' Richard lll' he is a superb actor and always been a great favourite.
I must concur with Sir Derek's advice to young actors. Not that I was an actor, I was a symphony orchestral musician. But it applies there as well.
I was good. In fact have been called brilliant as a classical double bass player: so much so that I grew to resent it bitterly
For not only did i not need it as Sir Derek describes it, I did not really want it. I drifted into it in 1972, following a friend who stuck up his hand when tuition was offered in third form music class (age 13/14) early that year and my desperation as a teenager now 50 years ago as to what to do with my life kept me in it
But it ate me alive and I grew to HATE IT.
I resigned for the 2nd time in 2005, age 47 . I had quit in 1996 but the guilt at betraying my talent and all that stuff got me back - and the orchestra took me back
so my advice to young musicians is the same as his to young actors just in my own words.
"if it is not your religion, a visceral need, your very life itself
DON'T DO IT"
I wasted 30 years. more or less.
He was fantastic at playing as Claudius.
One of my favourite actors. I Clavdivs was incredible and he has done so much amazing Shakespeare and other work
I went to see Sir Derek in Don Carlos. That was a great experience.
one of the best actors. i've never seen him in anything that wasnt better for his being in it. john hurt was the same.
Such a great man
He speaks English, and uses word power, with an unparalleled knowledge and subtlety...
He is physically beautiful as well...consumate actor...
My mum was a stage manager on that show in 1976 I’ve got all the original scripts.
Very lucky! You should interview your mum about her time on the show and put it on UA-cam. I'm sure plenty of people would love to hear about her experience on the show.
Laughton in 37, Jacobi in 76...only the greatest can play such a challenging character
Last answer was genius
A great actor and highly likable. I could see him playing the role of job!
Somebody put that on film!
Saw him in one man play as Lord Byron. In L.A.'s Dolittle Theater..EXCELLENT!👍👍👍😍😍
Great actor. I think the greatest of the craft are British.
No question (even if the 'why?' is open to debate)!
Dawn French Made this series of interviews with English-speaking comedians from both sides of the pond, and one of them was this elderly guy who said the exact same thing about being a comedian: stereotypical as it may sound, you have to really want it. You have to wake up in the morning thinking about it, and spend all day thinking about it and go to bed thinking about it. Because it requires so much from you that only those who are singularly obsessed with it stick to it in the end.
That was a brilliant answers for being an actor (or anything else for that matter). Want vs. need, I will put that in my little bag.
It was nice to see him in Gladiator!
One of Britains best
Loved this.Some keen insifhts.Yes I Claudius was some of the finest acting Ivecever seen.Ill never firget it
I saw this when I was much younger and believed that Jacobi had a stammer and walking difficulties. A great actor in an unforgettable role.
@@Mango62uk Hi my friend. No he didnt have a stammer or walking difficulties. He was acting lol
@@marcmaschal2897 Exactly my point. In my youthful ignorance, his acting was so good, I thought that's how was in real life :) LOL
He’s so easy to love:)
Beautiful
So when he played Allen in last Tango in Halifax he was really stepping out of his comfort zone I think… It’s such a shame that BBC blocks So many programs on copyright reasons.
He is at his most brilliant in this - He IS that character.
HE AND IAN MCKELLEN PLAY HILARIOUSLY, AN OLD GAY COUPLE IN "VICIOUS"👍👍👍😂😂😅😃
My favorite is Cadfael. I adore this man.
I love I Clavdius and also Cadfael! Also enjoyed the Frasier camio
Such an honest intrview
I do wish he would do more Cadfael stories. I can't see anyone else as the brother now.
It would have been awesome to have a Claudius/Cadfil mashup on Xena. Claudius survived his assassination and goes into hiding as a hermit in Briton.
Iain Holme and Derek Jacobs i will forever get them mixed up, I was just saying to myself I loved watching him as iClaudius and Bilbo baggins 😳👀🤣
ANYONE WATCHING THIS MUST SEE SIR DEREK AND SIR IAN MCKELLEN IN HILARIOUS SERIES "VICIOUS" AS OLD, GAY COUPLE. ❤❤❤👍👍👍
Great Actor 🎉
'I think you have an Adolf Hitler in you' would nowadays be the prologue to some sort of bizarre online take-down. Even though arguably acting X and being X are different things.
Sir Derek, I'll buy you a pint, any time
The short life Master
Brilliant actor
I wish he would read the unabridged audiobook.
Almost all brilliant actors are British.
a good actor.. tops.. I love { I CLAUDIUS }
there's other movies he has done....
Iclaudius prequel to The Sopranos brilliant actor
Actors who have a education seem to be better at acting.
I have the VHS!
He says almost nothing about "I, Claudius."
Obviously the milkman who was an amateur Shakespearean actor
Arthur Clennam in “Little Dorrit”
Richard II.