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Laurence Olivier
Acting

Laurence Olivier
Homepage
https://www.laurenceolivier.com
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1907-05-22,Dorking, Surrey, England, UK
Gender
Male
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 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 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 III and Sophocles's Oedipus. In the 1950s Olivier was an independent actor-manager, but his stage career was in the doldrums until he joined the avant garde English Stage Company in 1957 to play the title role in The Entertainer, a part he later played on film. From 1963 to 1973 he was the founding director of Britain's National Theatre, running a resident company that fostered many future stars. His own parts there included the title role in Othello (1965) and Shylock in The Merchant of Venice (1970). Among Olivier's films are Wuthering Heights (1939), Rebecca (1940), and a trilogy of Shakespeare films as actor-director: Henry V (1944), Hamlet (1948), and Richard III (1955). His later films included The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968), Sleuth (1972), Marathon Man (1976), and The Boys from Brazil (1978). His television appearances included an adaptation of The Moon and Sixpence (1960), Long Day's Journey into Night (1973), Love Among the Ruins (1975), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1976), Brideshead Revisited (1981) and King Lear (1983). Olivier's honours included a knighthood (1947), a life peerage (1970) and the Order of Merit (1981). For his on-screen work he received four Academy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, five Emmy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards. The National Theatre's largest auditorium is named in his honour, and he is commemorated in the Laurence Olivier Awards, given annually by the Society of London Theatre. He was married three times, to the actresses Jill Esmond from 1930 to 1940, Vivien Leigh from 1940 to 1960, and Joan Plowright from 1961 until his death.

Filmography

7.9

Rebecca
1940-03-23

7.5

Spartacus
1960-10-13

7.7

Sleuth
1972-12-10

7.17

Marathon Man
1976-10-08

Wuthering Heights

7.2

Wuthering Heights
1939-04-07

0

To Be Hamlet
1985-01-19

Clash of the Titans

6.9

Clash of the Titans
1981-06-12

Bunny Lake Is Missing

7.2

Bunny Lake Is Missing
1965-10-03

6.7

The Bounty
1984-05-04

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

0

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
2000-08-01

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

5.899

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
2004-09-17

A Bridge Too Far

7.218

A Bridge Too Far
1977-06-15

Oh! What a Lovely War

6.7

Oh! What a Lovely War
1969-03-10

A Little Romance

6.8

A Little Romance
1979-04-27

Fire Over England

6.2

Fire Over England
1937-03-05

6.9

49th Parallel
1941-11-24

The Prince and the Showgirl

6.4

The Prince and the Showgirl
1957-06-13

Battle of Britain

6.8

Battle of Britain
1969-09-15

7.4

Hamlet
1948-12-10

6.6

Henry V
1944-11-24

6.35

Dracula
1979-07-20

The Dance of Death

5.5

The Dance of Death
1969-01-01

4.9

The Jigsaw Man
1983-11-11

6.3

Khartoum
1966-06-09

6.4

War Requiem
1989-01-06

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

6.2

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
1976-10-24

7.2

Richard III
1955-12-13

6.4

Carrie
1952-07-17

The Jazz Singer

5.9

The Jazz Singer
1980-12-17

That Hamilton Woman

7.116

That Hamilton Woman
1941-04-03

Pride and Prejudice

6.892

Pride and Prejudice
1940-07-26

5.9

Q Planes
1939-02-21

The Divorce of Lady X

5.9

The Divorce of Lady X
1938-01-15

5.1

As You Like It
1936-09-02

6.241

Othello
1965-12-15

The Boys from Brazil

6.7

The Boys from Brazil
1978-10-05

Nicholas and Alexandra

6.9

Nicholas and Alexandra
1971-11-29

A Voyage Round My Father

7.6

A Voyage Round My Father
1984-04-19

21 Days Together

6.1

21 Days Together
1940-01-07

The Shoes of the Fisherman

6.7

The Shoes of the Fisherman
1968-11-14

6.5

King Lear
1983-04-03

4.8

Wild Geese II
1985-10-18

The Entertainer

6.2

The Entertainer
1960-07-25

6.4

The Magic Box
1952-01-01

Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story

6.4

Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story
2023-06-02

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

6.5

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983-02-25

5.9

Term of Trial
1962-08-16

The Devil's Disciple

6.639

The Devil's Disciple
1959-08-20

4.483

The Betsy
1978-02-02

The Yellow Ticket

4.733

The Yellow Ticket
1931-10-30

The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci

0

The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci
1953-01-01

Love Among the Ruins

6.9

Love Among the Ruins
1976-04-12

The Power and the Glory

0

The Power and the Glory
1963-05-31

3.4

Inchon
1981-05-04

David Copperfield

5.4

David Copperfield
1969-12-01

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

5.9

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
2018-07-27

Words for Battle

6.2

Words for Battle
1941-01-24

The Gentleman Tramp

6.6

The Gentleman Tramp
1976-10-10

The Conquest of the Air

4.2

The Conquest of the Air
1931-12-01

4

The Collection
1976-01-01

5.2

Moscow Nights
1934-12-23

Westward Passage

5.8

Westward Passage
1932-05-27

Friends and Lovers

4.429

Friends and Lovers
1931-10-03

Male of the Species

5.5

Male of the Species
1969-01-03

Perfect Understanding

6.1

Perfect Understanding
1933-01-15

Discovering Hamlet

7

Discovering Hamlet
2011-11-01

Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

4.5

Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
2021-03-26

The Demi-Paradise

6.3

The Demi-Paradise
1943-11-18

Revisiting Brideshead

0

Revisiting Brideshead
2005-10-15

The Merchant of Venice

7

The Merchant of Venice
1973-10-07

Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love

0

Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love
2001-09-13

Long Day's Journey Into Night

7

Long Day's Journey Into Night
1973-03-10

3.8

Three Sisters
1970-04-01

Come Back, Little Sheba

7

Come Back, Little Sheba
1977-12-31

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

4.333

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
1976-12-06

The Beggar's Opera

4.1

The Beggar's Opera
1953-08-24

0

Malta G.C.
1942-01-01

Lady Caroline Lamb

5.571

Lady Caroline Lamb
1972-11-22

The Ebony Tower

0

The Ebony Tower
1984-04-01

4.8

The Rehearsal
1974-01-01

Gregory Peck: His Own Man

6.7

Gregory Peck: His Own Man
1988-03-08

This Happy Breed

7.2

This Happy Breed
1944-05-28

No Funny Business

0

No Funny Business
1933-03-30

Night of 100 Stars II

8

Night of 100 Stars II
1985-03-10

A Talent for Murder

5.9

A Talent for Murder
1983-12-19

Romeo and Juliet

7.4

Romeo and Juliet
1968-04-02

A Queen Is Crowned

7.1

A Queen Is Crowned
1953-06-02

The Bannfoot Ferry

0

The Bannfoot Ferry
2024-06-22

Daphne Laureola

6

Daphne Laureola
1978-01-15

Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood

7.6

Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
1999-01-23

4.75

The Volunteer
1944-01-10

The Temporary Widow

0

The Temporary Widow
1930-07-13

Too Many Crooks

0

Too Many Crooks
1930-08-01

Potiphar's Wife

0

Potiphar's Wife
1931-03-28

Saturday, Sunday, Monday

0

Saturday, Sunday, Monday
1978-01-01

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

6.5

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940-07-31

Hollywood: Style Center of the World

5.5

Hollywood: Style Center of the World
1940-05-29

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

8

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988-10-01

Jornal Português (1938-1951)

0

Jornal Português (1938-1951)
2005-12-12

At the Haunted End of the Day

0

At the Haunted End of the Day
1981-01-01

Great Acting: Laurence Olivier

0

Great Acting: Laurence Olivier
1966-12-31

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

0

The Magic of Hollywood... Is the Magic of People
1976-10-06

The Filth and the Fury

6.9

The Filth and the Fury
2000-03-29

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

7.7

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991-10-28

Directed by William Wyler

0

Directed by William Wyler
1986-05-01

4

Uncle Vanya
1963-11-20

Olivier Talks About Othello

0

Olivier Talks About Othello
1965-01-01

Mr. Halpern and Mr. Johnson

2.7

Mr. Halpern and Mr. Johnson
1983-08-23

Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond

10

Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond
1990-10-22

Vivien Leigh, autant en emporte le vent

7.4

Vivien Leigh, autant en emporte le vent
2021-01-03

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

6.6

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
2010-05-05

Nothing Like a Dame

6.8

Nothing Like a Dame
2018-05-02

The Moon and Sixpence

0

The Moon and Sixpence
1959-10-30

0

Tree of Life
1971-01-01

Laurence Olivier: a life

10

Laurence Olivier: a life
1982-10-24

Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration

4.5

Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration
2024-12-14

0

Private lives
1940-10-13

0

Rebecca
1950-11-06

Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe

7.2

Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
2012-05-15

The Legend of Marilyn Monroe

6.7

The Legend of Marilyn Monroe
1966-11-30

6.672

28 Years Later
2025-06-18

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

0

Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One
1993-10-05

The World at War

8.3

The World at War
1973-10-31

4.2

Lost Empires
1986-10-24

6.2

ABC Stage 67
1966-09-14

Jesus of Nazareth

7.8

Jesus of Nazareth
1977-03-27

6.961

The Oscars
1953-03-19

Talking Pictures

5

Talking Pictures
2013-01-05

6.3

Wagner
1983-10-03

Male of the Species

1

Male of the Species
1969-02-01

Laurence Olivier Presents

7

Laurence Olivier Presents
1976-12-05

Laurence Olivier Presents

7

Laurence Olivier Presents
1976-12-05

Laurence Olivier Presents

7

Laurence Olivier Presents
1976-12-05

Laurence Olivier Presents

7

Laurence Olivier Presents
1976-12-05

Peter the Great

8

Peter the Great
1986-02-02

5.9

Tony Awards
1956-04-01

The Ed Sullivan Show

6.8

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948-06-20

The Last Days of Pompeii

7.3

The Last Days of Pompeii
1984-05-06

The Carol Burnett Show

7.7

The Carol Burnett Show
1967-09-11

The Mike Douglas Show

5.4

The Mike Douglas Show
1961-12-11

5.9

Tony Awards
1956-04-01

7.2

Omnibus
1967-10-13

The Dick Cavett Show

6.8

The Dick Cavett Show
1968-06-06

Great Performances

5.762

Great Performances
1971-01-28

Great Performances

5.762

Great Performances
1971-01-28

Iconic Couples of Hollywood

0

Iconic Couples of Hollywood
2015-05-04

Golden Globe Awards

7.2

Golden Globe Awards
1944-01-20

6.2

ABC Stage 67
1966-09-14

Golden Globe Awards

7.2

Golden Globe Awards
1944-01-20

Brideshead Revisited

7.9

Brideshead Revisited
1981-10-12