Laurence Olivier

Won 1 Oscar. Another 37 wins & 36 nominations. See more awards »

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Rebecca (1940)

Spartacus (1960)

Le limier (1972)

Le choc des Titans (1981)

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Actor (87 credits)

1989 War Requiem
The Old Soldier

1986 Lost Empires (TV Mini-Series)
Harry Burrard

- Episode #1.1 (1986) ... Harry Burrard

1986 Pierre le Grand (TV Mini-Series)
King William III of Orange

1985 Les oies sauvages II
Rudolf Hess

1984 The Ebony Tower (TV Movie)
Henry Breasley

1984 La taupe
Adm. Sir Gerald Scaith

1984 Les derniers jours de Pompéi (TV Mini-Series)
Gaius

- Part 3 (1984) ... Gaius

- Part 2 (1984) ... Gaius

- Part 1 (1984) ... Gaius

1984 Le Bounty
Admiral Hood

1984 A Voyage Round My Father (TV Movie)
Clifford Mortimer

1984 A Talent for Murder (TV Movie)
Dr. Anthony Wainwright

1983 Wagner (TV Series)
Pfeuffer

- Episode #1.10 (1983) ... Pfeuffer

- Episode #1.6 ... Pfeuffer

- Episode #1.9 ... Pfeuffer

- Episode #1.8 ... Pfeuffer

- Episode #1.7 ... Pfeuffer

1983 Mr. Halpern and Mr. Johnson (TV Movie)
Joe Halpern

1983 King Lear (TV Movie)
King Lear

1981 Retour au château (TV Mini-Series)
Lord Marchmain

- Brideshead Revisited (1981) ... Lord Marchmain

- Home and Abroad (1981) ... Lord Marchmain

1981 Le choc des Titans
Zeus

1981 Inchon
Gen. Douglas MacArthur

1980 Le chanteur de jazz
Cantor Rabinovitch

1979 Dracula
Prof. Abraham Van Helsing

1979 I love you, je t'aime
Julius Edmond Santorin

1978 Ces garçons qui venaient du Brésil
Ezra Lieberman

1978 Betsy
Number One

1978 Daphne Laureola (TV Movie)
Sir Joseph

1978 Saturday, Sunday, Monday (TV Movie)
Antonio

1977 Come Back, Little Sheba (TV Movie)
Doc Delaney

1977 Un pont trop loin
Doctor Spaander

1977 Jésus de Nazareth (TV Mini-Series)
Nicodemus

- Part 2 (1977) ... Nicodemus

- Part 1 (1977) ... Nicodemus

1976 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (TV Movie)
Big Daddy

1976 Sherlock Holmes attaque l'Orient-Express
Professor James Moriarty

1976 Marathon Man
Szell

1976 Great Performances (TV Series)
Harry

- The Collection (1976) ... Harry

1975 Love Among the Ruins (TV Movie)
Sir Arthur Glanville-Jones

1974 The Rehearsal

1973 The Merchant of Venice (TV Movie)
Shylock

1973 ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV Series)
James Tyrone Sr.

- Long Day's Journey Into Night (1973) ... James Tyrone Sr.

1972 Le limier
Andrew Wyke

1972 La vie tumultueuse de Lady Caroline Lamb
Duke of Wellington

1971 Nicolas et Alexandra
Count Witte

1970 Les trois soeurs
Dr. Ivan Chebutikin

1970 David Copperfield (TV Movie)
Mr. Creakle

1969 La bataille d'Angleterre
Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding

1969 The Dance of Death
Edgar

1969 Ah! Dieu que la guerre est jolie
Field-Marshal Sir John French

1969 Male of the Species (TV Movie)
Narrator

1968/I Les souliers de Saint-Pierre
Premier Piotr Ilyich Kamenev (as Sir Laurence Olivier)

1968 Roméo & Juliette
Narrator (voice, uncredited)

1967 NET Playhouse (TV Series)
Astrov

- Uncle Vanya (1967) ... Astrov

1966 Khartoum
The Mahdi

1965 Othello
Othello

1965 Bunny Lake a disparu
Superintendent Newhouse

1963 Uncle Vanya
Dr. Astrov

1962 Le verdict
Graham Weir

1961 The Power and the Glory (TV Movie)
Priest

1960 Spartacus
Crassus

1960 Le cabotin
Archie Rice (as Lawrence Olivier)

1959 The Moon and Sixpence (TV Movie)
Charles Strickland

1959 Au fil de l'épée
Gen. Burgoyne

1958 ITV Play of the Week (TV Series)
John Gabriel Borkman

- John Gabriel Borkman (1958) ... John Gabriel Borkman

1957 Le prince et la danseuse
The Regent

1956 Film Fanfare (TV Series)
Himelf

- Episode #1.21 (1956) ... Himelf

1955 Richard III
Richard III

1953 L'opéra des gueux
Captain MacHeath

1952 Un amour désespéré
George Hurstwood

1951 La boîte magique
Police Constable 94-B

1948 Hamlet
Hamlet - Prince of Denmark / Voice of Ghost

1944 Henry V
King Henry V of England

1944 Heureux mortels
Narrator (uncredited)

1943 L'étranger
Ivan Kouznetsoff

1941 Le 49ème parallèle
Johnnie - the Trapper

1941 Lady Hamilton
Lord Horatio Nelson

1940 Orgueil et préjugés
Mr. Darcy

1940 Rebecca
'Maxim' de Winter

1940 Vingt-et-un jours ensemble
Larry Durrant

1939 Les hauts de Hurlevent
Heathcliff

1939 Armes secrètes
Tony McVane

1938 Le divorce de Lady X
Everard Logan

1937 L'invincible Armada
Michael Ingolby

1936 La conquête de l'air
Vincent Lunardi

1936 Comme il vous plaira
Orlando

1935 Moscow Nights
Capt. Ivan Ignatoff

1933 No Funny Business
Clive Dering

1933 Le parfait accord
Nicholas Randall

1932 Westward Passage
Nick Allen

1931 La femme de Putiphar
Straker

1931 Le passeport jaune
Julian Rolfe

1931 Friends and Lovers
Lieutenant Ned Nichols

1930 The Temporary Widow
Peter Bille

1930 Too Many Crooks (Short)
The Man

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Producer (9 credits)

1978 Daphne Laureola (TV Movie) (executive producer)

1977 Come Back, Little Sheba (TV Movie) (creative producer)

1976 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (TV Movie) (producer)

1976 Great Performances (TV Series) (producer - 1 episode)

- The Collection (1976) ... (producer)

1967 NET Playhouse (TV Series) (producer - 1 episode)

- Uncle Vanya (1967) ... (producer)

1957 Le prince et la danseuse (producer)

1955 Richard III (producer)

1953 L'opéra des gueux (producer)

1944 Henry V (producer)

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Director (6 credits)

1976 Hindle Wakes (TV Movie)

1970 Les trois soeurs

1957 Le prince et la danseuse

1955 Richard III

1948 Hamlet

1944 Henry V

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Soundtrack (6 credits)

1981 Le choc des Titans ("The Constellations - End Title", uncredited)

1960 Le cabotin (performer: "Why Should I Care?", "Hide Your Face, Mum", "Thank God I'm Normal", "I Don't Care Where They Bury My Body" - uncredited)

1953 L'opéra des gueux (performer: "At The Tree I Shall Suffer" (Uncredited), "How Happy Could I Be With Either" (uncredited), "The Charge Is Prepared" (uncredited))

1941 Le 49ème parallèle (performer: "Alouette" - uncredited)

1937 L'invincible Armada ("The Spanish Lady's Love" (ncredited))

1932 Westward Passage (performer: "The Wedding March", "What'll I Do?" - uncredited)

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Miscellaneous Crew (4 credits)

1963 Uncle Vanya (stage director)

1957 Theatre Night (TV Series) (by arrangement with - 1 episode)

- Summer of the Seventeenth Doll (1957) ... (by arrangement with)

1955 Richard III (presenter)

1948 Hamlet (presents) / (voice: Ghost of Hamlet's Father - uncredited)

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Writer (4 credits)

1955 Richard III (uncredited)

1948 Hamlet (uncredited)

1944 Henry V (uncredited)

1937 Round the Film Studios (TV Series) (narrative script - 1 episode)

- No. 2 Denham Part 6 (1937) ... (narrative script)

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Self (45 credits)

1987 Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend (Documentary)
The Regent

1986 American Masters (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Directed by William Wyler (1986) ... Himself

1985 The 57th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special documentary)
Himself - Presenter: Best Picture

1985 Night of 100 Stars II (TV Movie)
Himself

1983 The Great Hamlets (TV Mini-Series documentary)
Himself

1983 The 37th Annual Tony Awards (TV Special)
Himself

1983 The 40th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV Special)
Himself - Winner: Cecil B. DeMille Award

1983 Great Performances (TV Series)
Himself

- Laurence Olivier: A Life (1983) ... Himself

1982 Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1980 A New Germany, 1933-1939 (TV Movie documentary)
Narrator

1980 Today (TV Series)
Himself - Guest

- Episode dated 6 March 1980 (1980) ... Himself - Guest

- Episode dated 5 March 1980 (1980) ... Himself - Guest

- Episode dated 21 February 1980 (1980) ... Himself - Guest

1980 The 37th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV Special)
Himself

1979 The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series)
Himself - Actor

- Episode #17.150 (1979) ... Himself - Actor

- Episode #17.145 (1979) ... Himself - Actor

1979 The 51st Annual Academy Awards (TV Special documentary)
Himself - Honorary Award Recipient & Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role

1976 The Magic of Hollywood... Is the Magic of People (Documentary short)
Himself

1976 Charlot, le gentleman vagabond (Documentary)
Narrator

1975-1976 Arena (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Theatre (1976) ... Himself

- Theatre (1975) ... Himself

1974 The 1974 Annual Entertainment Hall of Fame Awards (TV Special)
Himself - Honoree

1973-1974 The World at War (TV Mini-Series documentary)
Himself - Narrator

- Remember (1974) ... Himself - Narrator (voice)

- Reckoning: 1945... and After (1974) ... Himself - Narrator (voice)

- The Bomb: February-September 1945 (1974) ... Himself - Narrator (voice)

- Pacific: February 1942-July 1945 (1974) ... Himself - Narrator (voice)

- Japan: 1941-1945 (1974) ... Himself - Narrator (voice)

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1973 The Morecambe & Wise Show (TV Series)
Himself

- 1973 Christmas Special (1973) ... Himself

1973 Film Night (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 26 January 1973 (1973) ... Himself

1972 The Films of Robert Bolt (Documentary short)
Himself

1972 The 26th Annual Tony Awards (TV Special)
Himself

1971 Tree of Life (Documentary short)
Narrator

1970 Cinema (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Sir Laurence Olivier (1970) ... Himself (as Sir Laurence Olivier)

1970 Frost on Sunday (TV Series)
Himself - Best Supporting Actor Winner

- Frost at the London Palladium for the British Film and Television Awards (1970) ... Himself - Best Supporting Actor Winner (as Sir Laurence Olivier)

1970 The American National Theater of Arts Academy Honors Laurence Olivier (TV Movie)
Himself - Honoree

1969 The 23rd Annual Tony Awards (TV Special)
Himself - Accepting Honorary Award for National Theatre Company for Great Britain

1969 The Battle for The Battle of Britain (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1968/II The Shoes of the Fisherman (Documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)

1967 ABC Stage 67 (TV Series)
Himself

- David Frost's Night Out in London (1967) ... Himself

1966 Great Acting: Laurence Olivier (TV Movie documentary)
Himself (interviewee)

1963 Farewell to the Vic (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1963 The 35th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special)
Himself (pre-recorded)

1962 The Concrete Vision (TV Movie)
Himself

1959 The 31st Annual Academy Awards (TV Special)
Himself - Co-Host

1958 The 12th Annual Tony Awards (TV Special)
Himself - Presenter

1956 Korda Interviews (TV Movie documentary)
Interviewee

1953 Une reine est couronnée (Documentary)
Narrator (voice)

1952 Toast of the Town (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode #6.13 (1952) ... Himself

1944 The Volunteer (Short)
Himself - impersonating a fish outside restaurant window

1942 Malta G.C. (Short documentary)
Narrator (voice, as Lieut. Laurence Olivier)

1941 Words for Battle (Documentary short)
Narrator (voice)

1940 Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (Documentary short)
Himself

1937 Round the Film Studios (TV Series)
Himself - Actor

- No. 2 Denham Part 6 (1937) ... Himself - Actor

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Archive footage (70 credits)

Charmed Lives: A Family Romance (Documentary) (pre-production)
Himself

2015 Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC (TV Mini-Series documentary)
Himself

2015 Dalton Trumbo
Crassus (uncredited)

2015 Timeshift (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- The Trains That Time Forgot: Britain's Lost Railway Journeys (2015) ... Himself (as Baron Olivier)

2014-2015 Welcome to the Basement (TV Series)
Lord Montague / Heathcliff

- Romeo and Juliet (2015) ... Lord Montague

- A Trip to the Moon/Charlie Chaplin (2014) ... Heathcliff

2014 Talking Pictures (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Laurence Olivier: Talking Pictures (2014) ... Himself

2014 Glad All Over: The Dave Clark Five and Beyond (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

2013 Arena (TV Series documentary)
Himself - Director, National Theatre, 1963-1973 / Himself

- The National Theatre: Part Two - War and Peace (2013) ... Himself - Director, National Theatre, 1963-1973

- The National Theatre: Part One - The Dream (2013) ... Himself

2012 For No Good Reason (Documentary)
Himself

2012 Love, Marilyn (Documentary)
Himself

2012 Shakespeare Uncovered (TV Mini-Series documentary)
Hamlet / Henry V

- Hamlet (2012) ... Hamlet

- Henry IV Parts 1 and 2, Henry V (2012) ... Henry V

2012 The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II (TV Movie documentary)
Himself - Film Commentator (as Sir Laurence Olivier)

2012 Frost on Interviews (TV Movie documentary)
Himself (as Lord Olivier)

2011 My Week with Marilyn: The Untold Story of an American Icon (Video documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)

2010 Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (Documentary)
Himself

2009 Casper och den förbjudna filmen (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

2009 A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers (TV Movie documentary)

2009 To Oz! The Making of a Classic (Video documentary short)
Himself

2008 Truly, Madly, Cheaply!: British B Movies (TV Movie documentary)
King Henry V of England (uncredited)

2008 Sunday AM (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode #3.36 (2008) ... Himself

2008 Spisok korabley (Documentary)
Lord Nelson

2007 Never Apologize (Documentary)
Himself

2007 Brando (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

2006 60 Minutes (TV Series documentary)
Himself - Actor

- Ed Bradley (2006) ... Himself - Actor

2006 John Osborne and the Gift of Friendship (Video)
Himself

2006 The World's Greatest Actor (TV Movie documentary)
Himself (as Sir Laurence Olivier)

2005 Pride and Prejudice Revisited (TV Movie documentary)
Mr. Darcy (uncredited)

2005 Cinema mil (TV Series)
Dr. Christian Szell

- Episode #1.6 (2005) ... Dr. Christian Szell

2005 Brave New World (Video documentary)
Dr. Totenkopf

2004 Capitaine Sky et le monde de demain
Dr. Totenkopf (as Sir Laurence Olivier)

2004 The South Bank Show (TV Series documentary)
Othello

- Othello (2004) ... Othello

2004 The Prince, the Showgirl and Me (TV Movie documentary)

2004 The Revamping of Dracula (Video short documentary)

2002 The Kid Stays in the Picture (Documentary)
Himself (uncredited)

1983-2001 Omnibus (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Joan Plowright: When Larry Met Joan (2001) ... Himself

- The Old Vic (1983) ... Himself

1998-2001 American Masters (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies (2001) ... Himself

- Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood (1998)

2001 Larry and Vivien: The Oliviers in Love (TV Movie documentary)

2000 Sir John Mills' Moving Memories (Video documentary)
Himself

2000 William Shakespeare (Documentary)
Hamlet / Henry V

2000 Heroes of Comedy (TV Series documentary)

- Kenneth Williams (2000)

1995-2000 Biography (TV Series documentary)
Himself / Hamlet

- Vivien Leigh: A Delicate Balance (2000) ... Himself

- The History of Hamlet (1995) ... Hamlet

2000 L'obscénité et la fureur - La véritable histoire des Sex Pistols (Documentary)
Himself

2000 Aleph, lectures contades (TV Series documentary)

- William Shakespeare (2000)

1999 Shakespeare's Women & Claire Bloom (TV Movie documentary)
Richard III

1999 Shylock (Documentary)
Shylock

1998 Classified X (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1997 The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender (Documentary)
Himself

1996 Intimate Portrait (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Marilyn Monroe (1996) ... Himself

1993 One on One: Classic Television Interviews (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1993 The Carol Burnett Show: A Reunion (TV Movie documentary)
Himself (as Sir Lawrence Olivier)

1991 Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (Documentary)
actor 'Bunny Lake Is Missing' (uncredited)

1991 60 Minutes: The Entertainers (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1990 The Tales of Helpmann (Documentary)
Himself

1990 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1990 Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1989 Darlings of the Gods (TV Movie)
Himself

1988 The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1985 The Golden Gong (TV Movie documentary)

1983 Hollywood Graffiti (Documentary)
Himself (uncredited)

1981 Clapper Board (TV Series)

- The Jazz Singer (1981)

1970 Hamlet Revisited: Approaches to Hamlet (TV Movie documentary)
Hamlet

1969 Hollywood: The Selznick Years (TV Movie documentary)
Actor 'Rebecca' (uncredited)

1966 ABC Stage 67 (TV Series)
Himself

- The Legend of Marilyn Monroe (1966) ... Himself

1966 Hinter der Leinwand (TV Series documentary)
Othello

- Episode dated 27 November 1966 (1966) ... Othello

1966 The Legend of Marilyn Monroe (Documentary)
Himself (uncredited)

1966 Toast of the Town (TV Series)
Othello

- Episode #19.20 (1966) ... Othello

1959 Alan Melville Takes You from A-Z (TV Series)
Excerpt from Henry V

- O (1959) ... Excerpt from Henry V

1958 I Know What I Like (TV Series)
Excerpt from the film Hamlet / Excerpt from the film Henry V

- Episode #2.6 (1958) ... Excerpt from the film Hamlet

- Episode #2.3 (1958) ... Excerpt from the film Henry V

1956 Film Fanfare (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode #1.13 (1956) ... Himself

1940 Hollywood: Style Center of the World (Documentary short)
Himself

Personal Details

Other Works:

He acted in Eugene O'Neill's play, "Long Day's Journey Into Night," in the National Theatre production at the Old Vic Theatre in London, England with Constance Cummings, Denis Quilley, and Ronald Pickup in the cast. Michael Blakemore was director. See more »

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Estate of Laurence Olivier c/o CMG Worldwide

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Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)

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[January 1970] I don't know what is better than the work that is given to the actor - to teach the human heart the knowledge of itself. See more »

Trivia:

Was director John Frankenheimer's first choice for the lead in Seconds - L'opération diabolique (1966), but the producers did not want Olivier as he was not a box office draw. Rock Hudson was cast instead. See more »

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looked alot like Ewan McGregor	Sonander
A great actor - based on what movies?	rentgenas11
Acting abilities aside....	cmfalf

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