Laurence Olivier
Born in Dorking, Surrey, England, UK — May 22 1907• Died Jul 11 1989
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Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier, OM (22 May 1907 – 11 July 1989) was an English actor and director who, along with his contemporaries Ralph Richardson, Peggy Ashcroft and John Gielgud, dominated the British stage of the mid-20th century. He also worked in films throughout his career, playing more than fifty cinema roles. Late in his career, he had considerable success in television roles. His family had no theatrical connections, but Olivier's father, a clergyman, decided that his son should become an actor. After attending a drama school in London…
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Laurence Olivier's Credits
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Great Performances
Harry
Omnibus
Self (archive footage)
The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Audience Member
The Oscars
Self
Talking Pictures
Self (archive footage)
Jesus of Nazareth
Nicodemus
Spartacus
Marcus Licinius Crassus
ABC Stage 67
Self
Brideshead Revisited
Alexander Flyte
The World at War
Narrator
Laurence Olivier Presents
Big Daddy
A Bridge Too Far
Dr. Jan Spaander
Rebecca
Maxim de Winter
Wuthering Heights
Heathcliff
Clash of the Titans
Zeus
The Bounty
Admiral Hood
Romeo and Juliet
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Sleuth
Andrew Wyke
Marathon Man
Dr. Christian Szell
Wagner
Pfeuffer
Lost Empires
Harry Burrard
Pride and Prejudice
Mr. Darcy
The Last Days of Pompeii
Gaius
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Peter the Great
King William III of Orange
Oh! What a Lovely War
Field Marshal Sir John French
Battle of Britain
Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Superintendent Newhouse (archive footage) (uncredited)
Khartoum
Mahdi
The Boys from Brazil
Ezra Lieberman
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
Dr. Totenkopf (archive footage)
The Jazz Singer
Cantor Rabinovitch
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
Self (archive footage)
Inchon
Gen. Douglas MacArthur
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
Hamlet
Hamlet - Prince of Denmark / Voice of Ghost
Nothing Like a Dame
Self (archive footage)
Dracula
Prof. Abraham Van Helsing
Richard III
Richard III
Male of the Species
Self - Presenter
49th Parallel
Johnnie, the Trapper
Nicholas and Alexandra
Count Witte
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Self
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
Professor James Moriarty
Wild Geese II
Rudolf Hess
Directed by William Wyler
Self
The Betsy
Loren Hardeman
The Prince and the Showgirl
The Regent
Discovering Hamlet
Hamlet (archive footage)
Othello
Othello
Three Sisters
Dr. Ivan Chebutikin
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
Self (archive footage)
The Shoes of the Fisherman
Piotr Ilyich Kamenev
Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story
Self (archive footage)
To Be Hamlet
Self
A Voyage Round My Father
Clifford Mortimer
That Hamilton Woman
Lord Horatio Nelson
A Little Romance
Julius
This Happy Breed
Narrator (voice)
David Copperfield
Mr. Creakle
Iconic Couples of Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
The Collection
Harry
The Jigsaw Man
Adm. Sir Gerald Scaith
The Entertainer
Archie Rice
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Self
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Self (archive footage)
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond
Self (archive footage)
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
Self (archive footage)
The Devil's Disciple
Gen. Burgoyne
Q Planes
Tony McVane
A Queen Is Crowned
Narrator
The Divorce of Lady X
Everard Logan
The Magic Box
Police Constable 94-B
The Power and the Glory
Priest
Carrie
George Hurstwood
Hindle Wakes
Production
Fire Over England
Michael Ingolby
Bunny Lake Is Missing
Supt. Newhouse
Lady Caroline Lamb
Duke of Wellington
War Requiem
The Old Soldier
Words for Battle
Narrator (voice)
Gregory Peck: His Own Man
Self (archive footage)
The Magic of Hollywood... Is the Magic of People
Self
Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration
Self (archive footage)
Male of the Species
Presenter
Laurence Olivier: a life
Self
Uncle Vanya
Dr. Astrov
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
The Yellow Ticket
Julian Rolfe
The Demi-Paradise
Ivan Kouznetsoff
King Lear
King Lear
The Gentleman Tramp
Narrator
Friends and Lovers
Lieutenant Ned Nichols
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
archive footage
The Legend of Marilyn Monroe
Henry V
King Henry
Potiphar's Wife
Straker
As You Like It
Orlando
Long Day's Journey Into Night
James Tyrone Sr.
The Filth and the Fury
Richard III (archive footage)
The Rehearsal
Self
The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci
Narrator
Come Back, Little Sheba
Doc Delaney
Saturday, Sunday, Monday
Antonio
The Temporary Widow
Peter Bille
Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love
Self (archive footage)
Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One
Self
Term of Trial
Graham Weir
Westward Passage
Nicholas 'Nick' Allen
21 Days
Larry Durrant
Love Among the Ruins
Sir Arthur Glanville-Jones
Revisiting Brideshead
Self (archive footage)
The Moon and Sixpence
Charles Strickland
Jornal Português (1938-1951)
Self (archive footage)
Malta G.C.
Narrator
No Funny Business
Clive Dering
Tree of Life
Narrator
The Ebony Tower
Henry Breasley
The Bannfoot Ferry
Self (archive footage)
At the Haunted End of the Day
Self
Daphne Laureola
Sir Joseph
The Merchant of Venice
Shylock
The Conquest of the Air
Vincent Lunardi
Moscow Nights
Captain Ivan Ignatoff
Perfect Understanding
Nicholas Randall
Olivier Talks About Othello
Self - Host
The Dance of Death
Edgar
The Volunteer
Self
The Beggar's Opera
MacHeath
Rebecca
Maxim de winter
Too Many Crooks
The Boy
Mr. Halpern and Mr. Johnson
Joe Halpern
Vivien Leigh, autant en emporte le vent
Self (archive footage)
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Big Daddy
Great Acting: Laurence Olivier
Self - Interviewee
A Talent for Murder
Dr. Anthony Wainwright
Marilyn Monroe
archive footage
Private lives
Elyot Chase
Marilyn, dernières séances
Self(archive footage)
Marilyn Monroe: In The Movies
The Body of Marilyn Monroe
archive footage
The Prince, The Showgirl and Me
Tony Awards
Self - Recipient