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Anthony Hopkins Trivia
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- His Oscar-winning performance as Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs (1991) was ranked #1 on the American Film Institute's Villains list in its compilation of the 100 Years of The Greatest Screen Heroes and Villains.
- He was awarded the 1985 London Critics Circle Theatre Award (Drama Theatre Award) for Best Actor for his performance in "Pravda".
- He chose to play Prof. Van Helsing in Dracula (1992) because he was still riding the success of his portrayal of Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs (1991) and wanted to pick a role as far removed from Lecter as possible.
- One of his greatest pleasures in past years on his frequent visits tothe USA was to get in a car and drive across the country, enjoying its immensity as well as his own anonymity.
- Knighted in the 1993 New Year Honors List.
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