Personal Info
Known Credits
119
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1907-05-22 (118 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Dorking, Surrey, England, UK
Also Known For
Лоуренс ОливьеSir Laurence OlivierLaurence Kerr OlivierЛоуренс Олівʼє
Laurence Olivier
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 ...
Known For
Acting
2024 --
The Bannfoot Ferry
| Self (archive footage)
2023 --
Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story
| Self (archive footage)
2021 --
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
| Self (archive footage)
2020 --
Vivien Leigh, autant en emporte le vent
| Self (archive footage)
2018 --
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
| Self (archive footage)
2018 --
Nothing Like a Dame
| Self (archive footage)
2014 --
And the Oscar Goes To...
| Self (archive footage)
2011 --
Discovering Hamlet
| Hamlet (archive footage)
2010 --
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
| Self (archive footage)
2005 --
Jornal Português (1938-1951)
| Self (archive footage)
2005 --
Revisiting Brideshead
| Self (archive footage)
2004 --
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
| Dr. Totenkopf (archive footage)
2002 --
The Kid Stays in the Picture
| Self (archive footage)
2001 --
Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love
| Self (archive footage)
2000 --
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
| Self (archive footage)
2000 --
The Filth and the Fury
| Richard III (archive footage)
1999 --
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
| Self (archive footage)
1992 --
The South Bank Show: Noël Coward
| Self (archival footage)
1991 --
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
| Superintendent Newhouse (archive footage) (uncredited)
1990 --
Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond
| Self (archive footage)
1989 --
War Requiem
| The Old Soldier
1988 --
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
| Self (archive footage)
1988 --
Gregory Peck: His Own Man
| Self (archive footage)
1986 --
Directed by William Wyler
| Self
1986 --
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
| Self (from The Prince and the Showgirl [1957]) (archive footage)
1985 --
Wild Geese II
| Rudolf Hess
1985 --
Night of 100 Stars II
| Self
1985 --
To Be Hamlet
| Self
1984 --
The Bounty
| Admiral Hood
1984 --
A Voyage Round My Father
| Clifford Mortimer
1984 --
The Ebony Tower
| Henry Breasley
1983 --
A Talent for Murder
| Dr. Anthony Wainwright
1983 --
The Jigsaw Man
| Adm. Sir Gerald Scaith
1983 --
Mr. Halpern and Mr. Johnson
| Joe Halpern
1983 --
King Lear
| King Lear
1983 --
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
| Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1981 --
Clash of the Titans
| Zeus
1981 --
Inchon
| Gen. Douglas MacArthur
1981 --
At the Haunted End of the Day
| Self
1980 --
The Jazz Singer
| Cantor Rabinovitch
1979 --
Dracula
| Prof. Abraham Van Helsing
1979 --
A Little Romance
| Julius
1978 --
The Boys from Brazil
| Ezra Lieberman
1978 --
The Betsy
| Loren Hardeman
1978 --
Daphne Laureola
| Sir Joseph
1978 --
Saturday, Sunday, Monday
| Antonio
1977 --
Come Back, Little Sheba
| Doc Delaney
1977 --
A Bridge Too Far
| Dr. Jan Spaander
1977 --
Jesus Of Nazareth
| Nicodemus
1976 --
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
| Big Daddy
1976 --
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
| Professor James Moriarty
1976 --
The Gentleman Tramp
| Narrator
1976 --
Marathon Man
| Szell
1976 --
The Magic of Hollywood... Is the Magic of People
| Self
1976 --
The Collection
| Harry
1975 --
Love Among the Ruins
| Sir Arthur Glanville-Jones
1974 --
The Rehearsal
| Self
1973 --
The Merchant of Venice
| Shylock
1973 --
Long Day's Journey Into Night
| James Tyrone Sr.
1972 --
Sleuth
| Andrew Wyke
1972 --
Lady Caroline Lamb
| Duke of Wellington
1971 --
Nicholas and Alexandra
| Count Witte
1970 --
Three Sisters
| Dr. Ivan Chebutikin
1969 --
David Copperfield
| Mr. Creakle
1969 --
Battle of Britain
| Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding
1969 --
Oh! What a Lovely War
| Field Marshal Sir John French
1969 --
Male of the Species
| Presenter
1969 --
The Dance of Death
| Edgar
1968 --
The Shoes of the Fisherman
| Piotr Ilyich Kamenev
1968 --
Romeo and Juliet
| Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1966 --
Great Acting: Laurence Olivier
| Self - Interviewee
1966 --
Khartoum
| Mahdi
1965 --
Othello
| Othello
1965 --
Bunny Lake Is Missing
| Supt. Newhouse
1965 --
Olivier Talks About Othello
| Self - Host
1963 --
Uncle Vanya
| Dr. Astrov
1963 --
The Power and the Glory
| Priest
1962 --
Term of Trial
| Graham Weir
1961 --
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
| Maxim de Winter (archive footage) (uncredited)
1960 --
Spartacus
| Marcus Licinius Crassus
1960 --
The Entertainer
| Archie Rice
1959 --
The Moon and Sixpence
| Charles Strickland
1959 --
The Devil's Disciple
| Gen. Burgoyne
1957 --
The Prince and the Showgirl
| The Regent
1955 --
Richard III
| Richard III
1953 --
The Beggar's Opera
| MacHeath
1953 --
A Queen Is Crowned
| Narrator
1953 --
The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci
| Narrator
1952 --
Carrie
| George Hurstwood
1952 --
The Magic Box
| Police Constable 94-B
1948 --
Hamlet
| Hamlet - Prince of Denmark / Voice of Ghost
1944 --
Henry V
| King Henry
1944 --
This Happy Breed
| Narrator (voice)
1944 --
The Volunteer
| Self
1943 --
The Demi-Paradise
| Ivan Kouznetsoff
1942 --
Malta G.C.
| Narrator
1941 --
49th Parallel
| Johnnie, the Trapper
1941 --
That Hamilton Woman
| Lord Horatio Nelson
1941 --
Words for Battle
| Narrator (voice)
1940 --
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
| Self
1940 --
Pride and Prejudice
| Mr. Darcy
1940 --
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
| Self
1940 --
Rebecca
| Maxim de Winter
1940 --
21 Days Together
| Larry Durrant
1939 --
Wuthering Heights
| Heathcliff
1939 --
Q Planes
| Tony McVane
1938 --
The Divorce of Lady X
| Everard Logan
1937 --
Fire Over England
| Michael Ingolby
1936 --
The Conquest of the Air
| Vincent Lunardi
1936 --
As You Like It
| Orlando
1935 --
Moscow Nights
| Captain Ivan Ignatoff
1933 --
No Funny Business
| Clive Dering
1933 --
Perfect Understanding
| Nicholas Randall
1932 --
Westward Passage
| Nicholas 'Nick' Allen
1931 --
The Yellow Ticket
| Julian Rolfe
1931 --
Friends and Lovers
| Lieutenant Ned Nichols
1931 --
Potiphar's Wife
| Straker
1930 --
Too Many Crooks
| The Boy
1930 --
The Temporary Widow
| Peter Bille