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Laurence Olivier

Theatre Director / Film Director / Politician / Film Producer / Screenwriter / Character Actor / Actor / Dramaturge | * 05/22/1907 († 82, 07/11/1989) | Dorking, Surrey, England (United Kingdom (UK))
Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier, (22 May 1907 – 11 July 1989) was an English actor and director who, along with his contemporaries Ralph Richardson and John Gielgud, was one of a trio of male actors who 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. Olivier's family had no theatrical connections, but his father, a clergyman, decided that his son should become an actor. After attending a drama school in London, Olivier learned his craft in a succession of acting jobs during the late 1920s. In 1930 he had his first important West End success in Noël Coward's Private Lives, and he appeared in his first film. 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 ..."> ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Documentaries | Romance / Love

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Awards & Nominations for Laurence Olivier

BAFTA Fellowship Academy Award for Best Actor Albert Medal (Royal Society of Arts) 2x Academy Honorary Award Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Feltrinelli Prize Sonning Prize Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor National Board of Review Award for Best Film Knight Bachelor 2x Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie Order of Merit Officer of The Legion of Honour British Academy of Film and Television Arts Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame Donaldson Awards Society of London Theatre Special Award Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture 9x Academy Award for Best Actor Academy Award for Best Director Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor
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Movies with Laurence Olivier as Actor(109)

as Self (archive footage)2023 Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story
as Self (archive footage)2023 Charmed Lives: A Family Romance
as Self (archive footage)2022 Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
as Self (archive footage)2020 Vivien Leigh, autant en emporte le vent
as Self (archive footage)2018 Nothing Like a Dame
as Self (archive footage)2014 And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)2010 Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
as Self (archive footage)2005 Revisiting Brideshead
as Himself (Archive Footage)2001 Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love
as Richard III (archive footage)2000 The Filth and the Fury
as Self (archive footage)2000 Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
as Self (archive footage)1999 Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)1997 The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
as Self (archival footage)1992 The South Bank Show: Noël Coward
as Superintendent Newhouse (archive footage) (uncredited)1991 Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
as Self (archive footage)1990 Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond
as The Old Soldier1989 War Requiem
as Self (from The Prince and the Showgirl [1957]) (archive footage)1987 Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
as Rudolf Hess1985 Wild Geese II
as Szell (archive footage) (uncredited)1984 Terror in the Aisles
as Admiral Hood1984 The Bounty
as Adm. Sir Gerald Scaith1984 The Jigsaw Man
as Clifford Mortimer1984 A Voyage Round My Father
as Dr. Anthony Wainwright1984 A Talent for Murder
as King Lear1983 King Lear
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)1983 Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Joe Halpern1983 Mr. Halpern and Mr. Johnson
as Gen. Douglas MacArthur1982 Inchon
as Cantor Rabinovitch1980 The Jazz Singer
as Julius1979 A Little Romance
as Prof. Abraham Van Helsing1979 Dracula
as Sir Joseph1978 Daphne Laureola
as Loren Hardeman1978 The Betsy
as Ezra Lieberman1978 The Boys from Brazil
as Doc Delaney1977 Come Back, Little Sheba
as Dr. Jan Spaander1977 A Bridge Too Far
as Narrator1976 The Gentleman Tramp
as Big Daddy1976 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
as Harry1976 The Collection
as Professor James Moriarty1976 The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
as Szell1976 Marathon Man
as Sir Arthur Glanville-Jones1975 Love Among the Ruins
as Shylock1973 The Merchant of Venice
as James Tyrone Sr.1973 Long Day's Journey Into Night
as Andrew Wyke1972 Sleuth
as Duke of Wellington1972 Lady Caroline Lamb
as Count Witte1971 Nicholas and Alexandra
as Dr. Ivan Chebutikin1970 Three Sisters
as Mr. Creakle1969 David Copperfield
as Field Marshal Sir John French1969 Oh! What a Lovely War
as Presenter1969 Male of the Species
as Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding1969 Battle of Britain
as Edgar1969 The Dance of Death
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)1968 Romeo and Juliet
as Piotr Ilyich Kamenev1968 The Shoes of the Fisherman
as Mahdi1966 Khartoum
as Othello1965 Othello
as Supt. Newhouse1965 Bunny Lake Is Missing
as Dr. Astrov1963 Uncle Vanya
as Graham Weir1962 Term of Trial
as Maxim de Winter (archive footage) (uncredited)1961 Hollywood: The Selznick Years
as Archie Rice1960 The Entertainer
as Marcus Licinius Crassus1960 Spartacus
as Gen. Burgoyne1959 The Devil's Disciple
as Charles Strickland1959 The Moon and Sixpence
as The Regent1957 The Prince and the Showgirl
as Richard III1955 Richard III
as Narrator1953 A Queen Is Crowned
as MacHeath1953 The Beggar's Opera
as George Hurstwood1952 Carrie
as Police Constable 94-B1952 The Magic Box
as Hamlet - Prince of Denmark / Voice of Ghost1948 Hamlet
as himself1944 The Volunteer
as King Henry1944 Henry V
as Narrator (voice)1944 This Happy Breed
as Ivan Kouznetsoff1943 The Demi-Paradise
as Narrator1942 Malta G.C.
as Narrator (voice)1941 Words for Battle
as Johnnie, the Trapper1941 49th Parallel
as Lord Horatio Nelson1941 That Hamilton Woman
as Larry Durrant1940 21 Days
as Maxim de Winter1940 Rebecca
as Mr. Darcy1940 Pride and Prejudice
as Heathcliff1939 Wuthering Heights
as Tony McVane1939 Q Planes
as Everard Logan1938 The Divorce of Lady X
as Michael Ingolby1937 Fire Over England
as Vincent Lunardi1936 The Conquest of the Air
as Orlando1936 As You Like It
as Captain Ivan Ignatoff1935 Moscow Nights
as Nicholas Randall1933 Perfect Understanding
as Clive Dering1933 No Funny Business
as Nicholas 'Nick' Allen1932 Westward Passage
as Lieutenant Ned Nichols1931 Friends and Lovers
as Straker1931 Potiphar's Wife
as Julian Rolfe1931 The Yellow Ticket
as Peter Bille1930 The Temporary Widow
as The Boy1930 Too Many Crooks

TV Shows/Series with Laurence Olivier as Actor(12)

as Self (archive footage)2013 Talking Pictures
as King William III of Orange1986 Peter the Great
as Harry Burrard1986 Lost Empires
as Alexander Flyte, Lord Marchmain1981 Brideshead Revisited
as Nicodemus1977 Jesus of Nazareth
as Narrator1973 The World at War
as Harry1971 Great Performances
as himself1971 Great Performances
as Self - Guest1968 The Dick Cavett Show
as himself1966 ABC Stage 67
as himself1948 The Ed Sullivan Show

Movies with Laurence Olivier as Crew(21)

Production/Executive Producer1978 Daphne Laureola
Production/Producer1978 Saturday, Sunday, Monday
Writing/Creative Producer1977 Come Back, Little Sheba
Directing/Director1976 Hindle Wakes
Production/Producer1976 Hindle Wakes
Production/Producer1976 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Production/Producer1976 The Collection
Directing/Director1970 Three Sisters
Directing/Stage Director1963 Uncle Vanya
Directing/Director1957 The Prince and the Showgirl
Production/Producer1957 The Prince and the Showgirl
Directing/Director1955 Richard III
Production/Producer1955 Richard III
Writing/Screenplay1955 Richard III
Production/Producer1953 The Beggar's Opera
Directing/Director1948 Hamlet
Production/Producer1948 Hamlet
Writing/Screenplay1948 Hamlet
Directing/Director1944 Henry V
Production/Producer1944 Henry V
Writing/Writer1944 Henry V

Additional Information

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Full Name: Laurence Kerr Olivier
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Wednesday, 05/22 1907 (May) in Dorking, Surrey, England (United Kingdom (UK))
Died: Tuesday, 07/11 1989 (July) in West Sussex (aged: 82)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Central School of Speech and Drama, St Edward's School
Member of: American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Spouses (current/former): Jill Esmond, Vivien Leigh, Joan Plowright
Children: Tamsin Olivier, Simon Tarquin Olivier, Richard Olivier, Julie-Kate Olivier
Father: Gerald Kerr Olivier
Mother: Agnes Louise Crookenden
Student of: Elsie Fogerty
Other names for Laurence Olivier (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Лоуренс Оливье"
"Sir Laurence Olivier"
"Laurence Kerr Olivier"
Laurence Olivier frequently works together with these people:
John Gielgud (14x, Actor)
Vivien Leigh (12x, Actress)
Ralph Richardson (9x, Actor)
Muir Mathieson (9x, Crew)
Michael Caine (8x, Actor)
Michael Powell (8x, Crew)
Bette Davis (7x, Actress)
Joan Plowright (7x, Actress)
Art Carney (7x, Actor)
Alexander Korda (7x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1428, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/24/2024