Laurence Olivier

Laurence Olivier

Acting

Born May 22, 1907 · Dorking, Surrey, England, UK

8 films as director · Active 1944–1976

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…

Known for

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

1944

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

1944

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

Great Performances

Great Performances

1971

Great Performances

Great Performances

1971

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956

Omnibus

Omnibus

1967

Directed(8)

Hindle Wakes

1976Hindle Wakes★ 8.5

Three Sisters

1970Three Sisters★ 4.3

Uncle Vanya

1963Uncle Vanya★ 5.5

The Prince and the Showgirl

1957The Prince and the Showgirl★ 6.4

Richard III

1955Richard III★ 7.2

Hamlet

1948Hamlet★ 7.4

Henry V

1944Henry V★ 6.7

Acting(160)

2028Charmed Lives: A Family RomanceSelf (archive footage)

2024Dame Maggie Smith - A CelebrationSelf (archive footage)

2024The Bannfoot FerrySelf (archive footage)

2023Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward StorySelf (archive footage)

20231939: Secrets of Hollywood's Golden Year

2021Hannibal Hopkins & Sir AnthonySelf (archive footage)

2021Vivien Leigh, autant en emporte le ventSelf (archive footage)

2019Churchill and the Movie MogulSelf (archive footage)

2018Scotty and the Secret History of HollywoodSelf (archive footage)

2018Nothing Like a DameSelf (archive footage)

2016The Vivien Leigh Archive at the V&ASelf (archive footage)

2016The Greats: Vivien LeighSelf (archive footage)

2015Jornal Português (1938-1951)Self (archive footage)

2015Iconic Couples of HollywoodSelf (archive footage)

2013Talking PicturesSelf (archive footage)

2012Marilyn Monroe: In The Movies

2012Marilyn despite herself

2012Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn MonroeSelf (archive footage)

2011Discovering HamletHamlet (archive footage)

2010Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack CardiffSelf (archive footage)

2008The Making of 'Rebecca'Self (archive footage)

2008Marilyn, dernières séancesSelf(archive footage)

2005Revisiting BridesheadSelf (archive footage)

2004Sky Captain and the World of TomorrowDr. Totenkopf (archive footage)

2004The Prince, The Showgirl and MeSelf (archive footage)

2004The Body of Marilyn Monroearchive footage

2001Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in LoveSelf (archive footage)

2000Sir John Mills' Moving MemoriesSelf (archive footage)

2000Vivien Leigh: A Delicate BalanceSelf (archive footage)

2000The Filth and the FuryRichard III (archive footage)

1999Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of HollywoodSelf (archive footage)

1995Legends in Light: The Photography of George HurrellSelf (archive footage)

1993Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part OneSelf

1991Preminger: Anatomy of a FilmmakerSuperintendent Newhouse (archive footage) (uncredited)

1990Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and BeyondSelf (archive footage)

1989War RequiemThe Old Soldier

1988The Making of a Legend: Gone with the WindSelf (archive footage)

1988Gregory Peck: His Own ManSelf (archive footage)

1987Eve and MarilynSelf (archive photo)

1986Lost EmpiresHarry Burrard

1986Directed by William WylerSelf

1986Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legendarchive footage

1986Peter the GreatKing William III of Orange

1986Marilyn Monroearchive footage

1985Wild Geese IIRudolf Hess

1985Night of 100 Stars IISelf

1985To Be HamletSelf

1984The Last Days of PompeiiGaius

1984The BountyAdmiral Hood

1984A Voyage Round My FatherClifford Mortimer

1984The Ebony TowerHenry Breasley

1983A Talent for MurderDr. Anthony Wainwright

1983The Jigsaw ManAdm. Sir Gerald Scaith

1983WagnerPfeuffer

1983Mr. Halpern and Mr. JohnsonJoe Halpern

1983King LearKing Lear

1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)

1982Laurence Olivier: A LifeSelf

1982Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

1981Brideshead RevisitedAlexander Flyte

1981Clash of the TitansZeus

1981InchonGen. Douglas MacArthur

1981At the Haunted End of the DaySelf

1980The Jazz SingerCantor Rabinovitch

1979DraculaProf. Abraham Van Helsing

1979A Little RomanceJulius

1978The Boys from BrazilEzra Lieberman

1978The BetsyLoren Hardeman

1978Daphne LaureolaSir Joseph

1978Saturday, Sunday, MondayAntonio

1977Come Back, Little ShebaDoc Delaney

1977A Bridge Too FarDr. Jan Spaander

1977Jesus of NazarethNicodemus

1976Cat on a Hot Tin RoofBig Daddy

1976Laurence Olivier PresentsBig Daddy

1976The Seven-Per-Cent SolutionProfessor James Moriarty

1976The Gentleman TrampNarrator

1976Marathon ManDr. Christian Szell

1976The Magic of Hollywood... Is the Magic of PeopleSelf

1976Love Among the RuinsSir Arthur Glanville-Jones

1976The CollectionHarry

1974The RehearsalSelf

1973The World at WarNarrator

1973The Merchant of VeniceShylock

1973Long Day's Journey Into NightJames Tyrone Sr.

1972SleuthAndrew Wyke

1972Lady Caroline LambDuke of Wellington

1971Nicholas and AlexandraCount Witte

1971Great PerformancesHarry

1971Tree of LifeNarrator

1970Three SistersDr. Ivan Chebutikin

1969David CopperfieldMr. Creakle

1969Battle of BritainAir Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding

1969The Dance of DeathEdgar

1969Oh! What a Lovely WarField Marshal Sir John French

1969Male of the SpeciesSelf - Presenter

1969ITV Saturday Night TheatreNarrator

1969Male of the SpeciesPresenter

1968The Shoes of the FishermanPiotr Ilyich Kamenev

1968The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest

1968Romeo and JulietNarrator (voice) (uncredited)

1967OmnibusSelf (archive footage)

1967The Carol Burnett ShowSelf - Audience Member

1966Great Acting: Laurence OlivierSelf - Interviewee

1966The Legend of Marilyn Monroe

1966ABC Stage 67Self

1966KhartoumMahdi

1965OthelloOthello

1965Bunny Lake Is MissingNewhouse

1963Uncle VanyaDr. Astrov

1963The Power and the GloryPriest

1962Term of TrialGraham Weir

1961Hollywood: The Selznick YearsSelf - Maxim de Winter (archive footage) (uncredited)

1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf

1960SpartacusMarcus Licinius Crassus

1960The EntertainerArchie Rice

1959The Moon and SixpenceCharles Strickland

1959The Devil's DiscipleGen. Burgoyne

1957The Prince and the ShowgirlThe Regent

1956Tony AwardsSelf - Recipient

1955Richard IIIRichard III

1953The Beggar's OperaMacHeath

1953A Queen Is CrownedNarrator

1953The OscarsSelf

1953The Drawings of Leonardo da VinciNarrator

1952CarrieGeorge Hurstwood

1952The Magic BoxPolice Constable 94-B

1950RebeccaMaxim de winter

1948HamletHamlet - Prince of Denmark / Voice of Ghost

1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf

1944Henry VKing Henry

1944This Happy BreedNarrator (voice)

1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee

1944The VolunteerSelf

1943The Demi-ParadiseIvan Kouznetsoff

1942Malta G.C.Narrator

194149th ParallelJohnnie, the Trapper

1941That Hamilton WomanLord Horatio Nelson

1941Words for BattleNarrator (voice)

1940Private LivesElyot Chase

1940Cavalcade of the Academy AwardsSelf

1940Pride and PrejudiceMr. Darcy

1940Hollywood: Style Center of the WorldSelf

1940RebeccaMaxim de Winter

194021 DaysLarry Durrant

1939Wuthering HeightsHeathcliff

1939Q PlanesTony McVane

1938The Divorce of Lady XEverard Logan

1937Fire Over EnglandMichael Ingolby

1936As You Like ItOrlando

1934Moscow NightsCaptain Ivan Ignatoff

1933No Funny BusinessClive Dering

1933Perfect UnderstandingNicholas Randall

1932Westward PassageNicholas 'Nick' Allen

1931The Conquest of the AirVincent Lunardi

1931The Yellow TicketJulian Rolfe

1931Friends and LoversLieutenant Ned Nichols

1931Potiphar's WifeStraker

1930Too Many CrooksThe Boy

1930The Temporary WidowPeter Bille