Laurence Olivier


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Actor | Director | Writer | Screenplay | Producer

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier, OM (22 May 1907 – 11 July 1989) was an English actor, director, and producer. He was one of the most famous and revered actors of the 20th century. He married three times, to fellow actors Jill Esmond, Vivien Leigh, and Joan Plowright. Olivier played a wide variety of roles on stage and screen from Greek tragedy, Shakespeare and Restoration comedy to modern American and British drama. He was the first artistic directo...

Place of Birth: Dorking, Surrey, England, UK

Date of Birth: May 22, 1907

Date of Death: Jul 11, 1989


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Filmography

Actor (102 Known Credits)


Jornal Português (1938-1951)

Himself (archive footage)

The Filth and the Fury

Richard III (archive footage)

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

Himself (archive footage)

War Requiem

The Old Soldier

Lost Empires

Harry Burrard

Peter the Great

King William III of Orange

Wild Geese II

Rudolf Hess

The Bounty

Admiral Hood

The Jigsaw Man

Adm. Sir Gerald Scaith

A Voyage Round My Father

Clifford Mortimer

A Talent for Murder

Dr. Anthony Wainwright

King Lear

King Lear

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Himself (archive footage)

Wagner

Pfeuffer

Inchon

Gen. Douglas MacArthur

Brideshead Revisited

Alexander Flyte, Lord Marchmain

The Jazz Singer

Cantor Rabinovitch

Dracula

Prof. Abraham Van Helsing

The Boys from Brazil

Ezra Lieberman

The Betsy

Loren Hardeman

Daphne Laureola

Sir Joseph

A Bridge Too Far

Dr. Jan Spaander

Marathon Man

Christian Szell

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

Professor James Moriarty

Love Among the Ruins

Sir Arthur Glanville-Jones

Sleuth

Andrew Wyke

Lady Caroline Lamb

Duke of Wellington

Three Sisters

Dr. Ivan Chebutikin

Battle of Britain

Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding

Oh! What a Lovely War

Field Marshal Sir John French

David Copperfield

Mr. Creakle

The Dick Cavett Show

Himself - Guest

Romeo and Juliet

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

The Shoes of the Fisherman

Piotr Ilyich Kamenev

Khartoum

Mahdi

Bunny Lake Is Missing

Supt. Newhouse

Othello

Othello

Uncle Vanya

Dr. Astrov

Term of Trial

Graham Weir

Spartacus

Marcus Licinius Crassus

The Entertainer

Archie Rice

The Devil's Disciple

Gen. Burgoyne

Tony Awards

Himself - Recipient

Richard III

Richard III

Carrie

George Hurstwood

The Magic Box

Police Constable 94-B

Hamlet

Hamlet - Prince of Denmark / Voice of Ghost

This Happy Breed

Narrator (uncredited)

Malta G.C.

Narrator

49th Parallel

Johnnie - the Trapper

That Hamilton Woman

Lord Horatio Nelson

Rebecca

'Maxim' de Winter

21 Days

Larry Durrant

Wuthering Heights

Heathcliff

Q Planes

Tony McVane

The Divorce of Lady X

Everard Logan

Fire Over England

Michael Ingolby

The Conquest of the Air

Vincent Lunardi

Moscow Nights

Captain Ivan Ignatoff

Perfect Understanding

Nicholas Randall

Westward Passage

Nicholas 'Nick' Allen

The Yellow Ticket

Julian Rolfe

Friends and Lovers

Lieutenant Ned Nichols

Talking Pictures (2013 - 2022)
Himself
Himself (archive footage)
Richard III (archive footage)
Himself (archive footage)
War Requiem (1989)
The Old Soldier
Lost Empires (1986)
Harry Burrard
King William III of Orange
Wild Geese II (1985)
Rudolf Hess
The Bounty (1984)
Admiral Hood
Adm. Sir Gerald Scaith
Clifford Mortimer
Dr. Anthony Wainwright
King Lear (1983)
King Lear
Himself (archive footage)
Wagner (1983)
Pfeuffer
Inchon (1982)
Gen. Douglas MacArthur
Alexander Flyte, Lord Marchmain
Cantor Rabinovitch
Julius
Dracula (1979)
Prof. Abraham Van Helsing
Ezra Lieberman
The Betsy (1978)
Loren Hardeman
Sir Joseph
Dr. Jan Spaander
Doc Delaney
Nicodemus
Antonio
Big Daddy
Doc Delaney
Sir Joseph
Marathon Man (1976)
Christian Szell
Professor James Moriarty
Harry
Narrator
Big Daddy
Sir Arthur Glanville-Jones
The World at War (1973 - 1974)
Narrator
Shylock
James Tyrone Sr.
Sleuth (1972)
Andrew Wyke
Duke of Wellington
Stolypin
Three Sisters (1970)
Dr. Ivan Chebutikin
Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding
Field Marshal Sir John French
Mr. Creakle
Narrator
The Dick Cavett Show (1968 - 1995)
Himself - Guest
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Piotr Ilyich Kamenev
Khartoum (1966)
Mahdi
Supt. Newhouse
Othello (1965)
Othello
Uncle Vanya (1963)
Dr. Astrov
Term of Trial (1962)
Graham Weir
Spartacus (1960)
Marcus Licinius Crassus
Archie Rice
Gen. Burgoyne
The Regent
Tony Awards (1956 - 2022)
Himself - Recipient
Richard III (1955)
Richard III
Narrator
MacHeath
Carrie (1952)
George Hurstwood
The Magic Box (1951)
Police Constable 94-B
Hamlet (1948)
Hamlet - Prince of Denmark / Voice of Ghost
Narrator (uncredited)
The Volunteer (1944)
Himself
Malta G.C. (1942)
Narrator
49th Parallel (1941)
Johnnie - the Trapper
Lord Horatio Nelson
(voice)
Rebecca (1940)
'Maxim' de Winter
Mr. Darcy
21 Days (1940)
Larry Durrant
Heathcliff
Q Planes (1939)
Tony McVane
Everard Logan
Michael Ingolby
Orlando
Vincent Lunardi
Moscow Nights (1935)
Captain Ivan Ignatoff
Nicholas Randall
Nicholas 'Nick' Allen
Julian Rolfe
Lieutenant Ned Nichols
Straker
Peter Bille
The Boy

Director (6 Known Credits)


Writer (1 Known Credits)


Screenplay (1 Known Credits)


Hamlet

Screenplay

Hamlet (1948)
Screenplay

Producer (3 Known Credits)


Producer
Richard III (1955)
Producer

Stage Director (1 Known Credits)


Uncle Vanya

Stage Director

Uncle Vanya (1963)
Stage Director

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