Actor
Laurence Olivier
138 movies as actor · 7 as director
Born May 22, 1907 – Jul 11, 1989 (aged 82)From Dorking, Surrey, England, UKAlso known as Лоуренс Оливье, Sir Laurence Olivier, Laurence Kerr Olivier
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-…
Known for
Spartacus
1960 · History, Drama
Rebecca
1940 · Mystery, Romance
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
2004 · Sci-Fi, Adventure
Marathon Man
1976 · Thriller, Crime
A Bridge Too Far
1977 · Drama, History
Clash of the Titans
1981 · Adventure, Fantasy
Romeo and Juliet
1968 · Drama, Romance
Sleuth
1972 · Thriller, Mystery
The Bounty
1984 · Action, Drama
The Boys from Brazil
1978 · Drama, Mystery
Battle of Britain
1969 · War, History
Wuthering Heights
1939 · Drama, Romance
Laurence Olivier movies
Charmed Lives: A Family Romance
2028 · Self (archive footage)
Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration
2024 · Self (archive footage)
The Bannfoot Ferry
2024 · Self (archive footage)
Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story
2023 · Self (archive footage)
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
2021 · Self (archive footage)
Vivien Leigh, autant en emporte le vent
2021 · Self (archive footage)
Churchill and the Movie Mogul
2019 · Self (archive footage)
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
2018 · Self (archive footage)
Nothing Like a Dame
2018 · Self (archive footage)
The Vivien Leigh Archive at the V&A
2016 · Self (archive footage)
The Greats: Vivien Leigh
2016 · Self (archive footage)
Jornal Português (1938-1951)
2015 · Self (archive footage)
Marilyn Monroe: In The Movies
Marilyn Monroe: In The Movies
2012
Marilyn despite herself
2012
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
2012 · Self (archive footage)
Discovering Hamlet
2011 · Hamlet (archive footage)
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
2010 · Self (archive footage)
The Making of 'Rebecca'
2008 · Self (archive footage)
Marilyn, dernières séances
2008 · Self(archive footage)
Revisiting Brideshead
2005 · Self (archive footage)
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
2004 · Dr. Totenkopf (archive footage)
The Prince, The Showgirl and Me
2004 · Self (archive footage)
The Body of Marilyn Monroe
The Body of Marilyn Monroe
2004 · archive footage
Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love
2001 · Self (archive footage)
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
2000 · Self (archive footage)
Vivien Leigh: A Delicate Balance
2000 · Self (archive footage)
The Filth and the Fury
2000 · Richard III (archive footage)
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Holly
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
1999 · Self (archive footage)
Legends in Light: The Photography of Geo
Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell
1995 · Self (archive footage)
Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One
Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One
1993 · Self
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991 · Superintendent Newhouse (archive footage) (uncredited)
Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond
1990 · Self (archive footage)
War Requiem
1989 · The Old Soldier
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988 · Self (archive footage)
Gregory Peck: His Own Man
1988 · Self (archive footage)
Eve and Marilyn
1987 · Self (archive photo)
Directed by William Wyler
1986 · Self
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
1986 · archive footage
Marilyn Monroe
1986 · archive footage
Wild Geese II
1985 · Rudolf Hess
Night of 100 Stars II
1985 · Self
To Be Hamlet
1985 · Self
The Bounty
1984 · Admiral Hood
A Voyage Round My Father
1984 · Clifford Mortimer
The Ebony Tower
1984 · Henry Breasley
A Talent for Murder
1983 · Dr. Anthony Wainwright
The Jigsaw Man
1983 · Adm. Sir Gerald Scaith
Mr. Halpern and Mr. Johnson
Mr. Halpern and Mr. Johnson
1983 · Joe Halpern
King Lear
1983 · King Lear
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Laurence Olivier: A Life
1982 · Self
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
1982 · Self
Clash of the Titans
1981 · Zeus
Inchon
1981 · Gen. Douglas MacArthur
At the Haunted End of the Day
1981 · Self
The Jazz Singer
1980 · Cantor Rabinovitch
Dracula
1979 · Prof. Abraham Van Helsing
A Little Romance
1979 · Julius
The Boys from Brazil
1978 · Ezra Lieberman
The Betsy
1978 · Loren Hardeman
Daphne Laureola
1978 · Sir Joseph
Saturday, Sunday, Monday
1978 · Antonio
Come Back, Little Sheba
1977 · Doc Delaney
A Bridge Too Far
1977 · Dr. Jan Spaander
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
1976 · Big Daddy
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
1976 · Professor James Moriarty
The Gentleman Tramp
1976 · Narrator
Marathon Man
1976 · Dr. Christian Szell
The Magic of Hollywood... Is the Magic of People
1976 · Self
Love Among the Ruins
1976 · Sir Arthur Glanville-Jones
The Collection
1976 · Harry
The Rehearsal
1974 · Self
The Merchant of Venice
1973 · Shylock
Long Day's Journey Into Night
1973 · James Tyrone Sr.
Sleuth
1972 · Andrew Wyke
Lady Caroline Lamb
1972 · Duke of Wellington
Nicholas and Alexandra
1971 · Count Witte
Tree of Life
Tree of Life
1971 · Narrator
Three Sisters
1970 · Dr. Ivan Chebutikin
David Copperfield
1969 · Mr. Creakle
Battle of Britain
1969 · Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding
The Dance of Death
1969 · Edgar
Oh! What a Lovely War
1969 · Field Marshal Sir John French
Male of the Species
1969 · Presenter
The Shoes of the Fisherman
1968 · Piotr Ilyich Kamenev
Romeo and Juliet
1968 · Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Great Acting: Laurence Olivier
Great Acting: Laurence Olivier
1966 · Self - Interviewee
The Legend of Marilyn Monroe
1966
Khartoum
1966 · Mahdi
Othello
1965 · Othello
Bunny Lake Is Missing
1965 · Newhouse
Uncle Vanya
1963 · Dr. Astrov
The Power and the Glory
1963 · Priest
Term of Trial
1962 · Graham Weir
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
1961 · Self - Maxim de Winter (archive footage) (uncredited)
Spartacus
1960 · Marcus Licinius Crassus
The Entertainer
1960 · Archie Rice
The Moon and Sixpence
1959 · Charles Strickland
The Devil's Disciple
1959 · Gen. Burgoyne
The Prince and the Showgirl
1957 · The Regent
Richard III
1955 · Richard III
The Beggar's Opera
1953 · MacHeath
A Queen Is Crowned
1953 · Narrator
The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci
The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci
1953 · Narrator
Carrie
1952 · George Hurstwood
The Magic Box
1952 · Police Constable 94-B
Rebecca
1950 · Maxim de winter
Hamlet
1948 · Hamlet - Prince of Denmark / Voice of Ghost
British Pathé: Vivien Leigh & Laurence Olivier
1946 · Self
Henry V
1944 · King Henry
This Happy Breed
1944 · Narrator (voice)
The Volunteer
1944 · Self
The Demi-Paradise
1943 · Ivan Kouznetsoff
Malta G.C.
1942 · Narrator
49th Parallel
1941 · Johnnie, the Trapper
That Hamilton Woman
1941 · Lord Horatio Nelson
Words for Battle
1941 · Narrator (voice)
Private Lives
1940 · Elyot Chase
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940 · Self
Pride and Prejudice
1940 · Mr. Darcy
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
1940 · Self
Rebecca
1940 · Maxim de Winter
21 Days
1940 · Larry Durrant
Wuthering Heights
1939 · Heathcliff
Q Planes
1939 · Tony McVane
The Divorce of Lady X
1938 · Everard Logan
Fire Over England
1937 · Michael Ingolby
As You Like It
1936 · Orlando
Moscow Nights
1934 · Captain Ivan Ignatoff
No Funny Business
1933 · Clive Dering
Perfect Understanding
1933 · Nicholas Randall
Westward Passage
1932 · Nicholas 'Nick' Allen
The Conquest of the Air
1931 · Vincent Lunardi
The Yellow Ticket
1931 · Julian Rolfe
Friends and Lovers
1931 · Lieutenant Ned Nichols
Potiphar's Wife
1931 · Straker
Too Many Crooks
1930 · The Boy
The Temporary Widow
1930 · Peter Bille
Directed by Laurence Olivier
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