Laurence Olivier on stage and screen

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Olivier in 1972

Laurence Olivier (1907–1989) was an English actor who, along with his contemporaries Ralph Richardson 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. From 1935 he performed in radio broadcasts and, from 1956, had considerable success in television roles.

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After attending drama school, Olivier began his professional career with small touring companies before being taken on in 1925 by Sybil Thorndike and her husband, Lewis Casson, as a bit-part player, understudy and assistant stage manager for their London company. [1] In 1926 he joined the Birmingham Repertory Company, [2] where he was given the chance to play a wide range of key roles. [3] In 1930 he had his first important West End success in Noël Coward's Private Lives , and in 1935 he played in a celebrated production of Romeo and Juliet alongside Gielgud and Peggy Ashcroft, and by the end of the decade he was an established star. In the 1940s, together with Richardson and John Burrell, Olivier was the co-director of the Old Vic, building it into a highly respected company. There his most celebrated roles included Shakespeare's Richard III and Sophocles's Oedipus. In the 1950s Olivier was an independent actor-manager, but his stage career was in the doldrums until he joined the avant garde English Stage Company in 1957 to play the title role in The Entertainer . From 1963 to 1973 he was the founding director of Britain's National Theatre, running a resident company that fostered many future stars. His own parts there included the title role in Othello (1964) and Shylock in The Merchant of Venice (1970). [4]

In 1930, to gain money for his forthcoming marriage, Olivier began his film career with small roles in two films. [5] In 1939 he appeared as Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights in a role that saw him nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. The following year he was again nominated for the same award for his portrayal of Maxim de Winter in Rebecca . In 1944 he produced, directed and appeared as Henry V of England in Henry V . There were Oscar nominations for the film, including Best Picture and Best Actor, but it won none and the film instead won a "Special Award". [6] He won the Best Actor award for the 1948 film Hamlet , which became the first non-American film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. [7] [8] [lower-alpha 1] He later received Oscar nominations for roles in Richard III (1955), The Entertainer (1960), Othello (1965), Sleuth (1972), Marathon Man (1976) and The Boys from Brazil (1978). In 1979 he was also presented with an Honorary Award, at the Academy Awards, to recognise his lifetime of contribution to the art of film. He was nominated for nine other acting Oscars and one each for production and direction. [10] Throughout his career Olivier appeared in radio dramas and poetry readings, and made his television debut in 1956.

After being ill for the last twenty-two years of his life, Olivier died of kidney failure on 11 July 1989. [4] In reflection, and about Olivier's pioneering of Britain's National Theatre, [11] the broadcaster Melvyn Bragg wrote: "[N]o one doubts that the National is perhaps his most enduring monument". [12] Olivier's claim to theatrical greatness lay not only in his acting, but as, in the words of the English theatre director Peter Hall, "the supreme man of the theatre of our time". [13]

Theatre

As actor

Katharine Cornell and Laurence Olivier in the Broadway production of No Time for Comedy, on the cover of Stage magazine (April 15, 1939) Cornell-Olivier-FC-Stage-1939.jpg
Katharine Cornell and Laurence Olivier in the Broadway production of No Time for Comedy , on the cover of Stage magazine (April 15, 1939)
Olivier, with Joan Plowright in The Entertainer on Broadway in 1958 Laurence Olivier and Joan Plowright 1960.jpg
Olivier, with Joan Plowright in The Entertainer on Broadway in 1958

This table contains Olivier's known professional theatrical roles. It also contains the occasions when he both acted and directed. It does not contain those productions where he was a director but did not appear on stage. It also omits the amateur productions in which he performed at school, mostly Shakespeare, playing, among other roles, Brutus, Puck and also female roles, including Katherina in The Taming of the Shrew .

Stage credits of Olivier
Production [14] [15] [16] DateRoleTheatre
(London, unless otherwise noted)		Number of performances
Unfailing InstinctAugust 1925Armand St Cyr Brighton Hippodrome and tour
The Ghost Train August 1925Policeman Brighton Hippodrome and tour
The Tempest October 1925AntonioCentury Theatre and London area tour
Julius Caesar October 1925 Flavius Century Theatre and London area tour
Henry VIII 23 December 1925 – 20 March 1926First Serving Man Empire Theatre 127
Oedipus Tyrannus 10 January 1926Suppliant, Guard and Servant New Scala Theatre 1
The Cenci 8–19 March 1926Servant to Orsino Empire Theatre 4
The Marvellous History of Saint Bernard7 April – 12 June 1926Minstrel Kingsway Theatre 76
The Merchant of Venice 23 April 1926Gentleman Theatre Royal, Haymarket 1
The Song3 May 1926Lucio de Costanza Royal Court Theatre 1
The Barber and the CowJune 1926Minor role Clacton
The Farmer's Wife July–November 1926Richard Coaker Tour
The Farmer's Wife December 1926Richard Coaker Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Something to Talk About31 January 1927Guy Sidney Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Well of the Saints31 January 1927Mat Simon Birmingham Repertory Theatre
The Third Finger12 February 1927Tom Hardcastle Birmingham Repertory Theatre
The Mannoch Family26 February 1927Peter Mannoch Birmingham Repertory Theatre
The Comedian19 March 1927Walk on parts Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Uncle Vanya 2 April 1927Vanya Birmingham Repertory Theatre
All's Well That Ends Well 16 April 1927Parolles Birmingham Repertory Theatre
The Pleasure Garden30 April 1927Young Man Birmingham Repertory Theatre
She Stoops to Conquer 14 May 1927Tony Lumpkin Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Quality Street 4 June 1927Ensign Blades Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Bird in Hand3 September 1927Gerald Arnwood Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Advertising April24 September 1927Mervyn Jones Birmingham Repertory Theatre
The Adding Machine 2 October 1927Young Man Birmingham Repertory Theatre
The Silver Box8 October 1927Jack Barthwick Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Aren't Women WonderfulNovember 1927Mr Milford Birmingham Repertory Theatre
The Road to Ruin5 November 1927Mr Milford Birmingham Repertory Theatre
The Adding Machine 9 January – 4 February 1928Young Man Royal Court Theatre 32
Macbeth 6–13 March 1928 Malcolm Royal Court Theatre 32
Back to Methuselah 19–31 March 1928Martellus Royal Court Theatre 11
Harold2–24 April 1928Harold Royal Court Theatre 25
The Taming of the Shrew 30 April – 26 May 1928Lord Royal Court Theatre 32
Bird in Hand1 June 1928Gerald Arnwood Royalty Theatre
Paul Among the Jews
(Paulus unter den Juden)		8–9 July 1928Chanan Prince of Wales Theatre 2
The Dark Path4 November 1928Graham Birley Royalty Theatre 1
Journey's End 9–10 December 1928Captain Stanhope Apollo Theatre 2
Beau Geste 30 January – 4 March 1929Beau Geste His Majesty's Theatre 39
Prize Giving at Woodside House School (sketch)17 February 1929McTavish VI Queen's Theatre 1
The Circle of Chalk 14 March – 20 April 1929Prince Pao New Theatre 48
Paris Bound 22–27 April 1929Richard Parish Golders Green Hippodrome 8
Paris Bound 30 April – 25 May 1929Richard Parish Lyric Theatre 31
The Stranger Within June 1929John Hardy Garrick Theatre 53
The Stranger Within 5–10 August 1929John Hardy Golders Green Hippodrome 8
Murder on the Second Floor September 1929Hugh Bromilow Eltinge 42nd Street Theatre, New York
The Last Enemy December 1929Jerry Warrender Fortune Theatre 97
100 Not Out (sketch)23 February 1930Helen the nurse Queen's Theatre 1
After All30 March – 6 April 1930Ralph Arts Theatre 9
Private Lives 18 August – 20 September 1930Victor PrynneOn tour: Edinburgh, Birmingham, Manchester and Southsea32
Private Lives 24 September – 20 December 1930Victor Prynne Phoenix Theatre 101
Some Other Private Lives (sketch)8 December 1930Alf Hippodrome 1
Private Lives 27 January 1931Victor Prynne Times Square Theater, New York150
The Rats of Norway6 April – 8 July 1933Steven Beringer Playhouse Theatre 107
The Green Bay Tree20 October 1933Julian Dulcimer Cort Theatre, New York116
Biography25 April – 2 June 1934Richard Kurt Globe Theatre 45
Queen of Scots8 June – 8 September 1934Bothwell New Theatre 106
Theatre Royal1–20 October 1934Anthony CavendishOn tour: Glasgow, Edinburgh and Manchester24
Theatre Royal23 October – 23 December 1934Anthony Cavendish Lyric Theatre
Journey's End 12 November 1934Captain Stanhope Adelphi Theatre 1
A Kiss for Cinderella 22 November 1934Policeman Prince His Majesty's Theatre 1
November Afternoon (sketch)2 December 1934Man Comedy Theatre 1
The Winning Post17 December 1934Philip Cavanagh Adelphi Theatre 1
Top Hat 1935Italian Officer (uncredited)
Ringmaster25 February – 22 March 1935Peter HammondTour: Oxford and Birmingham15
Ringmaster1935Peter Hammond Shaftesbury Theatre 8
November Afternoon (sketch)15 March 1935Man Hippodrome 1
Notices (sketch)7 April 1935Oswald Parkinsion Comedy Theatre 1
The Down and Outs Matinee8 April 1935ReaderGaiety Theatre1
Golden Arrow13–18 May 1935Richard Harben
Also director		 New Theatre, Oxford7
Golden Arrow30 May – 15 June 1935Richard Harben
Also director		 Whitehall Theatre 19
The Massed Chorus10 June 1935FootmanGrosvenor House1
Romeo and Juliet 16 October 1935 – 28 March 1936 Romeo and Mercutio New Theatre 186
Bees on the Boat Deck 5 May – 6 June 1936Robert Patch [lower-alpha 2] Lyric Theatre37
Hamlet 5 January – 20 February 1937 Hamlet The Old Vic 42
Twelfth Night 23 February – 3 April 1937 Sir Toby Belch The Old Vic 42
Henry V 6 April – 22 May 1937 Henry V The Old Vic 50
Shakespeare Birthday Festival1937 Romeo and Henry V The Old Vic 1
Midnight with the Stars6 May 1937Personal appearance Empire Theatre 1
Hamlet 2–6 June 1937 Hamlet Elsinore, Denmark5
Macbeth 26 November 1937 – 15 January 1938 Macbeth The Old Vic then New Theatre 55
Othello 8 February – 12 March 1938 Iago The Old Vic 35
The King of Nowhere15 March – 16 April 1938Vivaldi The Old Vic 34
Coriolanus 19 April – 21 May 1938 Coriolanus The Old Vic 35
Here's to Our Enterprise23 May 1938Alfred Jingle Lyceum Theatre 1
No Time for Comedy 17 April 1939Gaylord Easterbrook Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York72
Romeo and Juliet 9 May – June 1940 Romeo
Also director		 51st Street Theatre, New York36
All Star Concert in aid of the Russian Relief Fund

(scene from Romeo and Juliet )

7 December 1941 Romeo Empire Theatre, York1
Esmond Knight Matinée

(scene from Henry V )

18 January 1942 Henry V London Palladium 1
Elsie Fogerty Jubilee Matinée30 November 1942Poetry reader New Theatre 1
Arms and the Man 7–12 August 1944Sergius Saranoff Opera House, Manchester9
Peer Gynt 31 August 1944 – 14 April 1945The Button Moulder New Theatre 83
Arms and the Man 5 September 1944 – 13 April 1945Sergius Saranoff New Theatre 67
Richard III 13 September 1944 –11 April 1945 Richard III New Theatre 83
Uncle Vanya 16 January – 12 April 1945Dr Astrov New Theatre 25
Arms and the Man June 1945Sergius SaranoffENSA Garrison Theatre, Antwerp
Richard III June 1945 Richard III ENSA Garrison Theatre, Antwerp
Henry IV, Part 1 26 September 1945 – 13 April 1946 Hotspur New Theatre 69
Henry IV, Part 2 3 October 1945 – 13 April 1946 Justice Shallow New Theatre 59
Oedipus and
The Critic 		18 October 1945 – 27 April 1946 Oedipus and
Mr Puff		 New Theatre 76
Uncle Vanya 1 May – 14 June 1946Dr Astrov New Century Theatre, New York8
Henry IV, Part 1 6 May – 13 June 1946 Hotspur New Century Theatre, New York18
Henry IV, Part 2 6 May – 13 June 1946 Justice Shallow New Century Theatre, New York9
Oedipus and
The Critic 		20 May – 15 June 1946 Oedipus and
Mr Puff		 New Century Theatre, New York15
King Lear 24 September 1946 – 4 January 1947 Lear New Theatre 42
King Lear 25 November – 1 December 1946 Lear Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris7
The School for Scandal 20 – 30 March 1948Sir Peter Teazle
Also director		 Capitol Theatre, Perth
Richard III 3 – 17 April 1948 Richard III Theatre Royal, Adelaide
The Skin of Our Teeth 12 – 17 April 1948Mr Antrobus
Also director		Theatre Royal, Adelaide
The School for Scandal
Richard III
The Skin of Our Teeth 		19 April – 12 June 1948Sir Peter Teazle
Richard III
Mr Antrobus		 Princess Theatre Melbourne
The School for Scandal 15 – 19 June 1948Sir Peter Teazle Theatre Royal, Hobart
The School for Scandal
Richard III
The Skin of Our Teeth 		29 June – August 1948Sir Peter Teazle
Richard III
Mr Antrobus		 New Tivoli Theatre, Sydney
The School for Scandal August – September 1948Sir Peter TeazleHis Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane
The School for Scandal September 1948Sir Peter Teazle St. James Theatre, Auckland
The School for Scandal September 1948Sir Peter TeazleSt. James Theatre, Christchurch
The School for Scandal September 1948Sir Peter TeazleHis Majesty's Theatre, Dunedin
The School for Scandal October 1948Sir Peter Teazle St. James Theatre, Wellington
The School for Scandal 20 January – 4 June 1949Sir Peter Teazle
Also director		 New Theatre 74
Richard III 26 January – 2 June 1949 Richard III New Theatre 35
Antigone 2 February – 1 June 1949Chorus New Theatre 39
RADA Cabaret30 March 1949Personal appearance Lyceum Theatre 1
Venus Observed18 January – 5 August 1950The Duke of Altair
Also director		 St James's Theatre 229
Caesar and Cleopatra 24 – 28 April 1951 Julius Caesar Opera House, Manchester7
Antony and Cleopatra 1 – 6 May 1951 Mark Antony Opera House, Manchester7
Caesar and Cleopatra 10 May – 21 September 1951 Julius Caesar St James's Theatre 77
Antony and Cleopatra 11 May – 22 September 1951 Mark Antony St James's Theatre 76
The Sid Field Tribute25 June 1951Appearance London Palladium 1
Caesar and Cleopatra 13 November–17 November 1951 Julius Caesar Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool7
Antony and Cleopatra 20–24 November 1951 Mark Antony Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool7
Caesar and Cleopatra 19 December 1951 – 11 April 1952 Julius Caesar Ziegfeld Theatre, New York67
Antony and Cleopatra 20 December 1951 – 12 April 1952 Mark Antony Ziegfeld Theatre, New York66
The Sleeping Prince 28 September – 24 October 1953Grand Duke of Carpathia
Also director		Tour: Manchester, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Newcastle32
The Sleeping Prince 5 November 1953 – 3 July 1954Grand Duke of Carpathia
Also director		 Phoenix Theatre 274
Midnight Cavalcade18 March 1954Appeared with Jack Buchanan London Palladium 1
All Star RADA Jubilee Matinée: Henry VIII 31 March 1954Reader, Epilogue only Her Majesty's Theatre 1
Night of a Hundred Stars24 June 1954Appeared with Jack Buchanan London Palladium 1
Twelfth Night 12 April – 26 November 1955 Malvolio Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon81
Macbeth 7 June – 23 November 1955 Macbeth Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon56
Titus Andronicus 16 August – 25 November 1955 Titus Andronicus Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon29
Green Room Cavalcade5 March 1956Sir Peter Teazle London Coliseum 1
Night of 100 Stars28 June 1956Evening host and

Performer in White Tie and Tails

 London Palladium 1
Central School Jubilee25 November 1956Edwardian soirée guest Saville Theatre 1
Evening for Hungary Relief18 December 1956Speaker Royal Festival Hall 1
The Entertainer10 April – 11 May 1957Archie Rice Royal Court Theatre 36
Titus Andronicus 15 May 1957 – 21 June 1957 Titus Andronicus Tour: Paris, Venice, Belgrade, Zagreb, Vienna and Warsaw26
Titus Andronicus 1 July – 3 August 1957 Titus Andronicus Stoll Theatre 35
Son et Lumière6 August 1957Duke of Gloucester Greenwich Royal Naval College 1
The Entertainer10 September 1957 – 18 January 1958Archie Rice Palace Theatre 116
The Entertainer11 – 30 November 1957Archie RiceTour: Edinburgh, Oxford and Brighton24
The Entertainer12 February – 10 May 1958Archie Rice Royale Theatre, New York97
Night of 100 Stars24 July 1958– London Palladium 1
Coriolanus 7 July – 27 November 1959 Coriolanus Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon48
Night of 100 Stars23 July 1959Archie Rice London Palladium 1
Gala for Fréjus disaster victims15 December 1959Speaker Lyric Theatre 1
Rhinoceros 28 April – 4 June 1960Rhinoceros Royal Court Theatre
Rhinoceros 8 June – 30 July 1960Rhinoceros Strand Theatre 105 [lower-alpha 3]
Night of 100 Stars21 July 1960Grace Hubbard London Palladium 1
Becket 5 October 1960 – 25 March 1961Thomas Becket St. James Theatre, New York193
Becket 29 March 1961 –Henry IITour: Boston, Toronto, Philadelphia and New York193
The Broken Heart 9 July – 8 September 1962Bassanes
Also director		 Chichester Festival Theatre 28
Uncle Vanya 16 July – 8 September 1962Dr Astrov Chichester Festival Theatre 28
Semi-Detached 19 November – 1 December 1962Fred MidwayTour: Edinburgh and Oxford16
Semi-Detached 5 December 1962 – 30 March 1963Fred Midway Saville Theatre 137
Uncle Vanya July – 31 August 1963Dr Astrov
Also director		 Chichester Festival Theatre 28
Night of 100 Stars18 July 1963Host London Palladium 1
Uncle Vanya 19 November 1963 – 1 August 1964Dr Astrov
Also director		 The Old Vic 61
The Recruiting Officer 10 December 1963 – 12 December 1964Captain Brazen The Old Vic 69
Uncle Vanya 23 – 30 March 1964Dr Astrov
Also director		Tour: Newcastle and Edinburgh
Othello 6 – 8 April 1964 Othello Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham3
Othello 23 April – 2 June 1964 Othello The Old Vic
Othello 21 July – 29 August 1964 Othello Chichester Festival Theatre
Night of 100 Stars23 July 1964Presenter and speaker London Palladium 1
The Master Builder 23 – 12 November 1964Halvard SolnessTour: Manchester, Leeds and Oxford12
The Master Builder 17 November 1964 – 9 July 1965Halvard Solness The Old Vic 73
The Carnival of the Animals 13 February 1965Narrator Royal Albert Hall 73
The Master Builder 12 – 20 March 1965Halvard SolnessTour: Glasgow and Coventry6
Othello 7 September – 30 November 1965 Othello Tour: Moscow, Berlin, Edinburgh and Newcastle
Love for Love 9 September – 27 November 1965TattleTour: Moscow, Berlin, Edinburgh and Newcastle
Love for Love 20 October 1965 – 9 June 1967Tattle The Old Vic 97
Performance in aid of George Devine Award1965Archie Rice The Old Vic 1
Othello 12 September – 3 October 1965 Othello Queen's Theatre
Love for Love 9 September – 27 November 1965Tattle Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon
Italy, My ItalyJanuary 1967Speaker Theatre Royal, Haymarket 1
The Dance of Death 21 February 1967 – 25 July 1969Edgar The Old Vic 108
The Dance of Death 17 April 1967 – 9 March 1968EdgarTour: Brighton, Liverpool, Montreal, Toronto, Edinburgh and Oxford
A Flea in Her Ear 6 September 1967 – 24 July 1969Etienne Plucheux The Old Vic 30+
Home and Beauty7 – 22 March 1969A.B. RahamTour: Norwich, Bradford and Nottingham
Home and Beauty8 April – 6 July 1970A B Raham The Old Vic 89
Three Sisters 10 April 1970Chebutikin
Also director		 The Old Vic
The Merchant of Venice 28 April 1970 – 8 January 1971 Shylock The Old Vic 138
The Merchant of Venice 8 June 1970 – 1 August 1971 Shylock Cambridge Theatre
Three Sisters 29 September – 1 October 1970Chebutikin
Also director		 Theatre Royal, Brighton
The Merchant of Venice 3 – 8 May 1971 Shylock King's Theatre, Edinburgh
A celebration in memory of Michel Saint-Denis27 September 1971Reader St. Paul's Church, Covent Garden 1
Long Day's Journey into Night 14 December 1971 – 8 September 1972James TyroneNew Theatre and The Old Vic (from 23 August 1972)122
Sybil29 October 1972Reader Theatre Royal, Haymarket 1
Fanfare3 January 1973Reader Royal Opera House
Twelfth Night 6 January 1973Speaker and prologue The Old Vic
Gala performance4 March 1973Appearance Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guilford1
Saturday, Sunday, Monday25 October 1973 – 16 February 1974Antonio The Old Vic 42
The Party18 December 1973 – 21 March 1974John Tagg The Old Vic 36
Tribute to the Lady6 May 1974Narrator The Old Vic 1
Royal opening by the Queen25 October 1976Speech of Welcome Royal National Theatre 1
Tribute Gala for the South Atlantic Fund18 July 1982Speaker and salutes, Falklands Task Force London Coliseum 1
Blondel (Gala Performance)8 November 1983Spoke prologue The Old Vic 1
Night of 100 Stars17 February 1985Personal appearance Radio City Music Hall, New York1
57th Academy Awards 25 March 1985Presents award Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles1
Bob Hope birthday gala14 May 1985Akash Lyric Theatre
Time 9 April 1986Akash (as a projection) Dominion Theatre

As director

This table contains Olivier's stage work as a director. It does not include the 15 productions in which he also appeared, which are shown in the table above.

Olivier's director credits
Production [18] [19] [20] Opening nightTheatre
(London, unless otherwise noted)		Notes
The Skin of Our Teeth 16 May 1945 Phoenix Theatre Soon after opening, the play went on a four-week tour of the UK, then a six-week tour of Europe
Born Yesterday 1 February 1947 Garrick Theatre
The Proposal 2 February 1949 New Theatre
A Streetcar Named Desire 1 October 1949 Aldwych Theatre
The Damascus Blade13 March 1950 Theatre Royal Newcastle, and tour
Captain Carvallo 12 June 1950 Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
Captain Carvallo 9 August 1950 Garrick Theatre
Venus Observed 13 February 1952 New Century Theatre, New York
The Tumbler1 February 1960 Shubert Theatre, Boston; Helen Hayes Theatre, New YorkAt the Helen Hayes Theatre from 24 February 1960
The Chances 3 July 1962 Chichester Festival Theatre
Hamlet 22 October 1963 The Old Vic First National Theatre Company production; ran for 27 performances until 4 December 1963
The Crucible 19 January 1965 The Old Vic
Juno and the Paycock 26 April 1966 The Old Vic
Three Sisters 4 July 1967 The Old Vic
The Advertisement 16 September 1968Tour: Montreal & TorontoCo-director with Donald MacKechnie
Love's Labour's Lost 19 December 1968 The Old Vic
Amphitryon 25 June 1971 New Theatre
Eden End 4 April 1974 The Old Vic
Filumena 10 February 1980 St. James Theatre, New York City

Filmography

Olivier, with Merle Oberon in the 1939 film Wuthering Heights Laurence Olivier Merle Oberon Wuthering Heights.jpg
Olivier, with Merle Oberon in the 1939 film Wuthering Heights
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Olivier with Joan Fontaine in the 1940 film Rebecca
Filmography of Laurence Olivier
Film [21] YearRoleNotesRef.
Too Many Crooks 1930The Man [22]
The Temporary Widow 1930Peter Bille [23]
Friends and Lovers 1931Lieutenant Nichols [24]
The Yellow Ticket 1931Julian RolfeReleased in the UK as The Yellow Passport [25]
Potiphar's Wife 1931Straker [26]
Westward Passage 1932Nick Allen [27]
Perfect Understanding 1933Nicholas Randall [28]
No Funny Business 1933Clive Dering [29]
Moscow Nights 1935Captain Ivan Ignatoff [30]
As You Like It 1936 Orlando [31]
Conquest of the Air 1936 Vincent Lunardi [32]
Fire Over England 1937Michael Ingolby [33]
The Divorce of Lady X 1938Logan [34]
Q Planes 1939Tony McVane [35]
Wuthering Heights 1939 Heathcliff [36]
21 Days 1940Larry Durrant [37]
Rebecca 1940Maxim de Winter [38]
Pride and Prejudice 1940 Fitzwilliam Darcy [39]
That Hamilton Woman 1941 Horatio Nelson [40]
49th Parallel 1941Johnnie, the Trapper [41]
Words for Battle1941NarratorCo-production between the Ministry of Information and the Crown Film Unit [42]
The Volunteer1943HimselfMade in conjunction with the Ministry of Information [43]
Malta G.C.1943NarratorCo-production between the Ministry of Information and the Crown Film Unit [44]
The Demi-Paradise 1943Ivan Kouznetsoff [45]
This Happy Breed 1944NarratorUncredited [46]
Henry V 1944 King Henry V Also director and producer [47]
Hamlet 1948 Hamlet Also director and producer [48]
Father's Little Dividend1950Film Industry Visitor [49]
The Magic Box 1951Police Constable 94-B [50]
Carrie 1952George Hurstwood [51]
The Beggar's Opera 1953Captain MacHeathCo-producer, with Herbert Wilcox [52]
Richard III 1955 Richard III Also director and producer [53]
The Prince and the Showgirl 1957Charles, the Prince RegentAlso director and producer [54]
The Devil's Disciple 1959General John Burgoyne [55]
The Entertainer 1960Archie Rice [56]
Spartacus 1960 Marcus Licinius Crassus [57]
Term of Trial 1962Graham Weir [58]
Uncle Vanya 1963Dr AstrovFilm version of National Theatre Company production [59]
Bunny Lake Is Missing 1965Supt. Newhouse [60]
Othello 1965 Othello Film version of National Theatre Company production [61]
Khartoum 1966 Mahdi [62]
Romeo and Juliet 1968Narrator [63]
The Shoes of the Fisherman 1968Piotr Ilyich Kamenev [64]
Oh! What a Lovely War 1969Field Marshal Sir John French [65]
Dance of Death 1969EdgarFilm version of National Theatre Company production [66]
Battle of Britain 1969Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding [67]
Three Sisters 1970Dr Ivan ChebutikinAlso director; film version of National Theatre Company production [68]
Nicholas and Alexandra 1971 Count Witte [68]
Lady Caroline Lamb 1972 The Duke of Wellington [69]
Sleuth 1972Andrew Wyke [70]
The Rehearsal 1974Cast member [71]
Marathon Man 1976Dr Christian Szell aka "The White Angel" [72]
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution 1976 Professor Moriarty [73]
A Bridge Too Far 1977Dr Jan Spaander [74]
The Betsy 1978Loren Hardeman [75]
The Boys from Brazil 1978Ezra Lieberman [76]
A Little Romance 1979Julius Edmond Santorin [77]
Dracula 1979 Abraham Van Helsing [78]
The Jazz Singer 1980Cantor Rabinovitch [79]
Inchon 1981General Douglas MacArthur [80]
Clash of the Titans 1981 Zeus [81]
The Jigsaw Man 1983Admiral Sir Gerald Scaith [82]
The Bounty 1984 Admiral Hood [83]
Wild Geese II 1985 Rudolf Hess [84]
War Requiem 1989Old Soldier [85]
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow 2004Dr TotenkopfArchive footage [86]

Selected radio broadcasts

Laurence Olivier in 1972, during the production of Sleuth Laurence Olivier Allan Warren.jpg
Laurence Olivier in 1972, during the production of Sleuth

All the productions shown were for BBC radio. [87]

Selected radio broadcasts of Olivier
Programme [87] Date
The Winter's Tale January 1935
For Us, The LivingApril 1941
Henry V April 1942
Poetry ReadingJuly 1942
Christopher ColumbusOctober 1942
MaudOctober 1942
Trafalgar DayOctober 1942
Poems by John Pudney November 1942
The School for Scandal December 1942
Poetry ReadingDecember 1943
The Ancient Mariner February 1944
Henry IV, Part 1 and Part 2 April 1945
Men of Good WillDecember 1947
"A Man I Would Like to Meet" (interview)May 1952
"40 Years of Rep" (interview)February 1953
The Beggar's Opera (film excerpts)June 1953
Henry VIII June 1954
Charter in the SaucerSeptember 1955
People TodayDecember 1963
Voice of the North (interview)November 1964
"Interview on the National Theatre"July 1965
"Portrait of George Devine"April 1966
The Time of My Life: "Dame Sybil Thorndike"August 1966
"Sir Laurence Olivier Conversation"October 1969
We'll Hear a PlayJanuary 1971
"Remembering Michel Saint-Denis"October 1971
"Dame Gladys Cooper: A Family Portrait"April 1972
Bound to Let OnNovember 1972
The Bob Hope StoryAugust 1973
Rattigan's TheatreFebruary 1976
"Portrait of Sir William Walton"January 1977

Television

Television appearances of Olivier
Programme [21] [88] [89] [90] YearRoleNotesRef.
Sir Alexander Korda (1893–1956)14 April 1956Participant [91]
John Gabriel Borkman 20 November 1958John Gabriel Borkman [92] [93]
The Moon and Sixpence 30 October 1959Charles StricklandFirst shown on US television [94]
The Power and the Glory 29 October 1961PriestOriginally produced for American television [95] [96]
Great Acting: "Laurence Olivier"26 February 1966Contributor [97]
Male of the Species3 January 1969NarratorFirst shown on US television [98]
David Copperfield 15 March 1969Mr CreakleFirst shown on US television [99]
Parkinson 1970Guest [100]
Long Day's Journey into Night 9 March 1973 James Tyrone Sr. First shown on US television [101] [102]
The Merchant of Venice 16 March 1973 Shylock First shown on US television [103] [104]
The World at War 31 October 1973 – 8 May 1974Narrator26 episodes [105]
The Morecambe & Wise Show, Christmas Special25 December 1973Guest [106]
The Dick Cavett Show 1974Guest [107]
Love Among the Ruins 6 March 1975Sir Arthur Glanville-JonesFirst shown on US television [108]
Arena : "Theatre"1 October 1975Interviewee [109]
Laurence Olivier Presents : "The Collection"5 December 1976Harry [110]
Laurence Olivier Presents : "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"12 December 1976Big Daddy [111]
Laurence Olivier Presents : "Hindle Wakes"19 December 1976 –Co-director only [112]
Jesus of Nazareth 10 April 1977 Nicodemus [113]
Laurence Olivier Presents : "Saturday, Sunday, Monday"1 January 1978Antonio [114]
Laurence Olivier Presents : "Come Back, Little Sheba"7 January 1978Doc Delaney [115]
Laurence Olivier Presents : "Daphne Laureola"14 January 1978Sir Joseph [116]
Brideshead Revisited : "Home and Abroad"20 October 1981Lord Marchmain [117]
Brideshead Revisited : "Brideshead Revisited"22 December 1981Lord Marchmain [118]
A Voyage Round My Father 2 March 1982Clifford Mortimer [119]
Laurence Olivier: A Life24 October 1982Interviewee [120]
King Lear 3 April 1983 King Lear [121]
Mr. Halpern and Mr. Johnson 28 August 1983Joseph Halpern [122]
A Talent for Murder 19 December 1983Dr Anthony Wainwright [123]
Wagner 16 June 1984Sigmund von Pfeufer [124]
The Ebony Tower 8 December 1984Henry Breasley [125]
The Last Days of Pompeii 4 May 1984GaiusFirst shown on US television [126]
Peter the Great 9 August 1986 William of Orange Third episode of four [127]
Lost Empires 24 October 1986Harry Burrard [128]

See also

Notes and references

Notes

  1. ↑ The film also won Oscars for Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design, and was nominated for awards for Best Actress (Jean Simmons as Ophelia), Best Score and Olivier as Best Director. [9]
  2. ↑ Also co-director with Ralph Richardson [17]
  3. ↑ 105 includes the Royal Court performances

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