Laurence Olivier
Birthday
1907/05/22
Day of death
1989/07/11 (82 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Dorking, Surrey, England, UK
Also know as
Лоуренс Оливье, Sir Laurence Olivier, Laurence Kerr Olivier, Лоуренс Олівʼє, لارنس الیویه
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...Read more
Acting
(1940) Rebecca
as Maxim de Winter
(1960) Spartacus
as Marcus Licinius Crassus
(1972) Sleuth
as Andrew Wyke
(1976) Marathon Man
as Szell
(1939) Wuthering Heights
as Heathcliff
(1985) To Be Hamlet
as Self
(1981) Clash of the Titans
as Zeus
(1965) Bunny Lake Is Missing
as Supt. Newhouse
(1984) The Bounty
as Admiral Hood
(2000) Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
as Self (archive footage)
(2004) Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
as Dr. Totenkopf (archive footage)
(1977) A Bridge Too Far
as Dr. Jan Spaander
(1969) Oh! What a Lovely War
as Field Marshal Sir John French
(1979) A Little Romance
as Julius
(1937) Fire Over England
as Michael Ingolby
(1941) 49th Parallel
as Johnnie, the Trapper
(1957) The Prince and the Showgirl
as The Regent
(1969) Battle of Britain
as Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding
(1948) Hamlet
as Hamlet - Prince of Denmark / Voice of Ghost
(1944) Henry V
as King Henry
(1979) Dracula
as Prof. Abraham Van Helsing
(1969) The Dance of Death
as Edgar
(1983) The Jigsaw Man
as Adm. Sir Gerald Scaith
(1966) Khartoum
as Mahdi
(1989) War Requiem
as The Old Soldier
(1976) The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
as Professor James Moriarty
(1955) Richard III
as Richard III
(1952) Carrie
as George Hurstwood
(1980) The Jazz Singer
as Cantor Rabinovitch
(1941) That Hamilton Woman
as Lord Horatio Nelson
(1940) Pride and Prejudice
as Mr. Darcy
(1939) Q Planes
as Tony McVane
(1938) The Divorce of Lady X
as Everard Logan
(1936) As You Like It
as Orlando
(1965) Othello
as Othello
(1978) The Boys from Brazil
as Ezra Lieberman
(1971) Nicholas and Alexandra
as Count Witte
(1984) A Voyage Round My Father
as Clifford Mortimer
(1940) 21 Days Together
as Larry Durrant
(1968) The Shoes of the Fisherman
as Piotr Ilyich Kamenev
(1983) King Lear
as King Lear
(1985) Wild Geese II
as Rudolf Hess
(1960) The Entertainer
as Archie Rice
(1952) The Magic Box
as Police Constable 94-B
(2023) Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story
as Self (archive footage)
(1983) Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1962) Term of Trial
as Graham Weir
(1959) The Devil's Disciple
as Gen. Burgoyne
(1978) The Betsy
as Loren Hardeman
(1931) The Yellow Ticket
as Julian Rolfe
(2002) The Kid Stays in the Picture
as Self (archive footage)
(1953) The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci
as Narrator
(1975) Love Among the Ruins
as Sir Arthur Glanville-Jones
(1963) The Power and the Glory
as Priest
(1981) Inchon
as Gen. Douglas MacArthur
(1969) David Copperfield
as Mr. Creakle
(2018) Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
(1941) Words for Battle
as Narrator (voice)
(1976) The Gentleman Tramp
as Narrator
(1936) The Conquest of the Air
as Vincent Lunardi
(1976) The Collection
as Harry
(1935) Moscow Nights
as Captain Ivan Ignatoff
(1932) Westward Passage
as Nicholas 'Nick' Allen
(1931) Friends and Lovers
as Lieutenant Ned Nichols
(1969) Male of the Species
as Presenter
(1933) Perfect Understanding
as Nicholas Randall
(2011) Discovering Hamlet
as Hamlet (archive footage)
(2021) Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
as Self (archive footage)
(1986) Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
as Self (from The Prince and the Showgirl [1957]) (archive footage)
(1943) The Demi-Paradise
as Ivan Kouznetsoff
(2005) Revisiting Brideshead
as Self (archive footage)
(1973) The Merchant of Venice
as Shylock
(2001) Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love
as Self (archive footage)
(1973) Long Day's Journey Into Night
as James Tyrone Sr.
(1961) Hollywood: The Selznick Years
as Maxim de Winter (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1970) Three Sisters
as Dr. Ivan Chebutikin
(1977) Come Back, Little Sheba
as Doc Delaney
(1976) Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
as Big Daddy
(1953) The Beggar's Opera
as MacHeath
(1942) Malta G.C.
as Narrator
(1972) Lady Caroline Lamb
as Duke of Wellington
(1984) The Ebony Tower
as Henry Breasley
(1974) The Rehearsal
as Self
(1988) Gregory Peck: His Own Man
as Self (archive footage)
(1944) This Happy Breed
as Narrator (voice)
(1933) No Funny Business
as Clive Dering
(1992) The South Bank Show: Noël Coward
as Self (archival footage)
(1985) Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
(1983) A Talent for Murder
as Dr. Anthony Wainwright
(1968) Romeo and Juliet
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
(1953) A Queen Is Crowned
as Narrator
(2024) The Bannfoot Ferry
as Self (archive footage)
(1978) Daphne Laureola
as Sir Joseph
(1999) Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
(1944) The Volunteer
as Self
(1930) The Temporary Widow
as Peter Bille
(1930) Too Many Crooks
as The Boy
(1931) Potiphar's Wife
as Straker
(1978) Saturday, Sunday, Monday
as Antonio
(1940) Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as Self
(1940) Hollywood: Style Center of the World
as Self
(1988) The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
as Self (archive footage)
(2005) Jornal Português (1938-1951)
as Self (archive footage)
(1981) At the Haunted End of the Day
as Self
(1966) Great Acting: Laurence Olivier
as Self - Interviewee
(1976) The Magic of Hollywood... Is the Magic of People
as Self
(2000) The Filth and the Fury
as Richard III (archive footage)
(1991) Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
as Superintendent Newhouse (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2014) And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)
(1986) Directed by William Wyler
as Self
(1963) Uncle Vanya
as Dr. Astrov
(1965) Olivier Talks About Othello
as Self - Host
(1983) Mr. Halpern and Mr. Johnson
as Joe Halpern
(1990) Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond
as Self (archive footage)
(2020) Vivien Leigh, autant en emporte le vent
as Self (archive footage)
(2010) Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
as Self (archive footage)
(2018) Nothing Like a Dame
as Self (archive footage)
(1959) The Moon and Sixpence
as Charles Strickland
(1971) Tree of Life
as Narrator
(1973) The World at War
as Narrator
(1981) Brideshead Revisited
as Alexander Flyte, Lord Marchmain
(1986) Lost Empires
as Harry Burrard
(1966) ABC Stage 67
as Self
(1977) Jesus of Nazareth
as Nicodemus
(1953) The Oscars
as Self
(2013) Talking Pictures
as Self (archive footage)
(1983) Wagner
as Pfeuffer
(1969) Male of the Species
as Self - Presenter
(1976) Laurence Olivier Presents
as Big Daddy
(1976) Laurence Olivier Presents
as Antonio
(1976) Laurence Olivier Presents
as Doc Delaney
(1976) Laurence Olivier Presents
as Sir Joseph
(1986) Peter the Great
as King William III of Orange
(1956) Tony Awards
as Self
(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
(1984) The Last Days of Pompeii
as Gaius
(1967) The Carol Burnett Show
as Self - Audience Member
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
(1956) Tony Awards
as Self - Recipient
(1967) Omnibus
as Self (archive footage)
(1968) The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
(1944) Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Winner
(1971) Great Performances
as Harry
(1971) Great Performances
as Self
(2015) Iconic Couples of Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
(1944) Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
(1966) ABC Stage 67
as Self (archive footage)
(1944) Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Cecil B. DeMille Award Recipient