12 Facts About Anthony Hopkins

He played perhaps the most well-known cannibal in film history.

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It would be a shame if Anthony Hopkins’ career may be most noted for his portrayal of Hannibal Lector. Hannibal’s name recognition got a huge boost from the 2024 Donald Trump campaign. You might have heard that he liked to have a friend for dinner. But enough of that.

Some of us may remember Hopkins as the aging Zorro, in The Mask of Zorro. In looking at Hopkins credits, I see a ton of movies I’ve heard of but haven’t watched. I expect that says a lot about my taste in movies. Regardless, it’s on to some facts about Sir Anthony Hopkins.

1: Hopkins wasn’t a great learner in school. He said of his early days, “I was a poor learner, which left me open to ridicule and gave me an inferiority complex. I grew up absolutely convinced I was stupid.”

It seems like Hopkins didn’t learn a lot in school, and what he did learn was wrong.

2: While performing national service from 1958–60, Hopkins served in British Army’s Royal Artillery regiment was he was known as “Gunner Hopkins.”