Tom Stoppard
Writing
Born: July 3, 1937 · Zlín, Czechoslovakia
Died: November 29, 2025 (aged 88)
Highest Rated
Biography
Sir Tom Stoppard OM CBE FRSL Hon FBA (born Tomáš Sträussler, 3 July 1937 — 29 November 2025) was a Czech-born British playwright and screenwriter. He has written for film, radio, stage, and television, finding prominence with plays. His work covered the themes of human rights, censorship, and political freedom, often delving into the deeper philosophical thematics of society. Stoppard had been a playwright of the National Theatre and is one of the most internationally performed dramatists of his generation. Stoppard died at his home in Dorset, England on 29 November 2025 at the age of 88. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tom Stoppard, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Brazil
1985
Shakespeare in Love
1998
Anna Karenina
2012
Empire of the Sun
1987
Tulip Fever
2017
Enigma
2001
The Russia House
1990
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
1991
Spielberg
2017
Billy Bathgate
1991
Parade's End
2012
Despair
1978
Photos (1)
Movies (1)
TV Shows (2)
Self / Appearances (11)
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee · 1 eps
Omnibus
Self · 1 eps
Spielberg
Self
What Is Brazil?
Self
Wilde Salomé
Self
Bukovsky
Self
Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd
Self
André Previn - A Bridge between two Worlds
Self
The Cinema and its Double: Rainer Werner Fassbinder's 'Despair' Revisited
Self
Oscar
Self
Tom Stoppard: A Charmed Life
Himself
Directing (1)
Writing (33)
ITV Playhouse
Writer
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Writer
Playhouse
Theatre Play
The Lion King 1½
Theatre Play
Brazil
Screenplay
BBC2 Play of the Week
Writer
Empire of the Sun
Screenplay
Tulip Fever
Screenplay
Shakespeare in Love
Writer
Anna Karenina
Screenplay
The Russia House
Screenplay
Billy Bathgate
Screenplay
Parade's End
Writer
Enigma
Screenplay
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
Writer
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
Theatre Play
Poodle Springs
Screenplay
The Romantic Englishwoman
Writer
The Human Factor
Screenplay
Despair
Screenplay
The Dog It Was That Died
Writer
National Theatre Live: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
Theatre Play
The Invention of Love
Writer
Three Men in a Boat
Screenplay
Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
Writer
The Fifteen Minute Hamlet
Author
The Merchant of Venice
Writer
Squaring the Circle
Writer
Arcadia
Writer
National Theatre Live: Leopoldstadt
Writer
National Theatre Live: The Hard Problem
Theatre Play
Professional Foul
Writer
On the Razzle
Writer