British actor Paul Scofield, who won the Best Actor Oscar for the 1966 film version of A Man for All Seasons, has died from leukemia at age 86. Scofield went against the grain for Oscar winners by staying out of the public spotlight and making only a relative handful of films in the ensuing years. He preferred to concentrate on his first love, the theater. Richard Burton once noted that of the ten greatest moments in the history of modern British theater, eight of them belonged to Scofield. The actor disdained publicity to the point that he reportedly declined being honored with a knighthood. A devoted family man, Scofield preferred a quiet home life to networking with industry peers on the party circuit. He chose his film roles carefully, generally taking supporting roles. He received an Oscar nomination for his role in Robert Redford's 1995 film Quiz Show about the notorious American game show scandals of the 1950s. Another notable film role was the erudite German general trying to flee occupied France with a trainload of art treasures during the closing days of WWII in John Frankenheimer's 1965 movie The Train. For more on Scofield's life, click here