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