Laurence Olivier

ActorProducerWriterDirector May 22 (died age 82) Dorking, Surrey, England, UK 1930–2024 (94 year career)

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Biography

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 shou…

Known For

Film

Rebecca

Maxim de Winter

Film

Spartacus

Marcus Licinius Crassus

Film

Marathon Man

Dr. Christian Szell

Film

Sleuth

Andrew Wyke

Film

A Bridge Too Far

Dr. Jan Spaander

Film

Jesus of Nazareth

Nicodemus

Film

Romeo and Juliet

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Film

Clash of the Titans

Zeus

Filmography

Acting (147)

Movies (125)

Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration

2024

as Self (archive footage)

4.5

The Bannfoot Ferry

2024

as Self (archive footage)

Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story

2023

as Self (archive footage)

6.4

Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

2021

as Self (archive footage)

4.5

Vivien Leigh, autant en emporte le vent

2021

as Self (archive footage)

7.4

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

2018

as Self (archive footage)

6.0

Nothing Like a Dame

2018

as Self (archive footage)

6.8

Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe

2012

as Self (archive footage)

7.2

Discovering Hamlet

2011

as Hamlet (archive footage)

7.0

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

2010

as Self (archive footage)

6.6

Marilyn, dernières séances

2008

as Self(archive footage)

7.0

Jornal Português (1938-1951)

2005

as Self (archive footage)

Revisiting Brideshead

2005

as Self (archive footage)

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

2004

as Dr. Totenkopf (archive footage)

5.9

Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love

2001

as Self (archive footage)

The Filth and the Fury

2000

as Richard III (archive footage)

6.9

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

2000

as Self (archive footage)

Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood

1999

as Self (archive footage)

7.6

Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One

1993

as Self

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

1991

as Superintendent Newhouse (archive footage) (uncredited)

7.7

Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond

1990

as Self (archive footage)

10.0

War Requiem

1989

as The Old Soldier

6.2

Gregory Peck: His Own Man

1988

as Self (archive footage)

6.7

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

1988

as Self (archive footage)

8.0

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

1986

as archive footage

7.5

Directed by William Wyler

1986

as Self

Marilyn Monroe

as archive footage

Wild Geese II

as Rudolf Hess

To Be Hamlet

as Self

Night of 100 Stars II

1985

as Self

8.0

A Voyage Round My Father

as Clifford Mortimer

The Bounty

as Admiral Hood

The Ebony Tower

as Henry Breasley

The Jigsaw Man

1983

as Adm. Sir Gerald Scaith

4.9

King Lear

1983

as King Lear

6.5

Mr. Halpern and Mr. Johnson

1983

as Joe Halpern

2.7

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

6.5

A Talent for Murder

1983

as Dr. Anthony Wainwright

5.9

Laurence Olivier: a life

as Self

Clash of the Titans

as Zeus

Inchon

as Gen. Douglas MacArthur

3.4

At the Haunted End of the Day

1981

as Self

The Jazz Singer

1980

as Cantor Rabinovitch

5.9

Dracula

1979

as Prof. Abraham Van Helsing

A Little Romance

as Julius

The Boys from Brazil

as Ezra Lieberman

The Betsy

as Loren Hardeman

Daphne Laureola

as Sir Joseph

Saturday, Sunday, Monday

1978

as Antonio

A Bridge Too Far

1977

as Dr. Jan Spaander

7.2

Come Back, Little Sheba

as Doc Delaney

The Gentleman Tramp

as Narrator

Marathon Man

as Dr. Christian Szell

7.2

Love Among the Ruins

1976

as Sir Arthur Glanville-Jones

6.9

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

as Big Daddy

The Collection

as Harry

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

1976

as Professor James Moriarty

6.2

The Magic of Hollywood... Is the Magic of People

1976

as Self

The Rehearsal

1974

as Self

4.8

The Merchant of Venice

1973

as Shylock

7.0

Long Day's Journey Into Night

as James Tyrone Sr.

Sleuth

as Andrew Wyke

Lady Caroline Lamb

as Duke of Wellington

5.6

Nicholas and Alexandra

1971

as Count Witte

6.9

Tree of Life

1971

as Narrator

Three Sisters

1970

as Dr. Ivan Chebutikin

3.8

Battle of Britain

1969

as Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding

6.9

Oh! What a Lovely War

1969

as Field Marshal Sir John French

David Copperfield

as Mr. Creakle

The Dance of Death

as Edgar

Male of the Species

as Presenter

Romeo and Juliet

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

7.4

The Shoes of the Fisherman

1968

as Piotr Ilyich Kamenev

6.7

Khartoum

1966

as Mahdi

6.3

Great Acting: Laurence Olivier

1966

as Self - Interviewee

The Legend of Marilyn Monroe

1966

6.7

Olivier Talks About Othello

1965

as Self - Host

Bunny Lake Is Missing

as Newhouse

Othello

as Othello

Uncle Vanya

as Dr. Astrov

The Power and the Glory

1963

as Priest

Term of Trial

1962

as Graham Weir

6.0

Spartacus

1960

as Marcus Licinius Crassus

The Entertainer

as Archie Rice

The Devil's Disciple

as Gen. Burgoyne

The Moon and Sixpence

1959

as Charles Strickland

The Prince and the Showgirl

as The Regent

Richard III

as Richard III

The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci

1953

as Narrator

The Beggar's Opera

as MacHeath

A Queen Is Crowned

as Narrator

Carrie

as George Hurstwood

The Magic Box

as Police Constable 94-B

6.4

Rebecca

1950

as Maxim de winter

Hamlet

1948

as Hamlet - Prince of Denmark / Voice of Ghost

The Volunteer

as Self

This Happy Breed

as Narrator (voice)

Henry V

as King Henry

The Demi-Paradise

as Ivan Kouznetsoff

Malta G.C.

as Narrator

That Hamilton Woman

1941

as Lord Horatio Nelson

7.1

49th Parallel

1941

as Johnnie, the Trapper

6.9

Words for Battle

1941

as Narrator (voice)

6.2

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

as Self

Rebecca

as Maxim de Winter

Hollywood: Style Center of the World

as Self

Pride and Prejudice

as Mr. Darcy

21 Days

as Larry Durrant

Private lives

as Elyot Chase

Wuthering Heights

as Heathcliff

Q Planes

as Tony McVane

The Divorce of Lady X

as Everard Logan

Fire Over England

as Michael Ingolby

As You Like It

as Orlando

Moscow Nights

as Captain Ivan Ignatoff

5.2

No Funny Business

1933

as Clive Dering

Perfect Understanding

1933

as Nicholas Randall

6.1

Westward Passage

1932

as Nicholas 'Nick' Allen

The Yellow Ticket

as Julian Rolfe

Friends and Lovers

as Lieutenant Ned Nichols

4.4

The Conquest of the Air

1931

as Vincent Lunardi

4.2

Potiphar's Wife

1931

as Straker

The Temporary Widow

1930

as Peter Bille

Too Many Crooks

1930

as The Boy

The Prince, The Showgirl and Me

Television (22)

Iconic Couples of Hollywood

2015

as Self (archive footage)

Talking Pictures

2013

as Self (archive footage)

5.8

Peter the Great

1986

as King William III of Orange

8.0

Lost Empires

1986

as Harry Burrard

4.2

The Last Days of Pompeii

as Gaius

Wagner

as Pfeuffer

Brideshead Revisited

as Alexander Flyte

Jesus of Nazareth

as Nicodemus

Laurence Olivier Presents

as Big Daddy

The World at War

as Narrator

Great Performances

as Harry

Male of the Species

as Self - Presenter

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

The Carol Burnett Show

1967

as Self - Audience Member

7.7

Omnibus

1967

as Self (archive footage)

7.2

ABC Stage 67

1966

as Self (archive footage)

6.2

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

Tony Awards

as Self - Recipient

Tony Awards

as Self - Recipient

The Oscars

as Self

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

Crew (19)

Movies (19)

Daphne Laureola

1978

Executive Producer

6.0

Saturday, Sunday, Monday

1978

Producer

Come Back, Little Sheba

Creative Producer

Hindle Wakes

Director

Hindle Wakes

Producer

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Producer

The Collection

Producer

Three Sisters

Director

Uncle Vanya

Director

The Prince and the Showgirl

1957

Director

6.4

The Prince and the Showgirl

Producer

Richard III

Director

Richard III

Producer

Richard III

Screenplay

The Beggar's Opera

Producer

Hamlet

Director

Hamlet

Producer

Hamlet

Screenplay

Henry V

Director