Anthony Hopkins: Veteran actor known for the terrifying Hannibal Lecter

Sir Anthony Hopkins was knighted for services to the arts in 1993 (Martin Keene/PA)

Anthony Hopkins has made history at the Oscars by becoming the oldest person to win an acting award, at 83.

His success comes after a six-decade career in which he has worked alongside greats such as Laurence Olivier, later Lord Olivier, and won praise for complex characters such as the terrifying Hannibal Lecter and the enigmatic Dr Robert Ford in Westworld.