Laurence Olivier
Laurence Olivier
Person

Laurence Olivier

Actor 1907-05-22 Dorking, Surrey, England, UK

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. ...

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY
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Spartacus

Spartacus

1960 · Marcus Licinius Crassus

Rebecca

Rebecca

1940 · Maxim de Winter

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

2004 · Dr. Totenkopf (archive footage)

Marathon Man

Marathon Man

1976 · Dr. Christian Szell

A Bridge Too Far

A Bridge Too Far

1977 · Dr. Jan Spaander

Clash of the Titans

Clash of the Titans

1981 · Zeus

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

1968 · Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Sleuth

Sleuth

1972 · Andrew Wyke

The Bounty

The Bounty

1984 · Admiral Hood

Jesus of Nazareth

Jesus of Nazareth

1977 · Nicodemus

The Boys from Brazil

The Boys from Brazil

1978 · Ezra Lieberman

Battle of Britain

Battle of Britain

1969 · Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding

Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights

1939 · Heathcliff

Hamlet

Hamlet

1948 · Hamlet - Prince of Denmark / Voice of Ghost

Dracula

Dracula

1979 · Prof. Abraham Van Helsing

Bunny Lake Is Missing

Bunny Lake Is Missing

1965 · Newhouse

The Prince and the Showgirl

The Prince and the Showgirl

1957 · The Regent

The World at War

The World at War

1973 · Narrator

Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice

1940 · Mr. Darcy

Henry V

Henry V

1944 · King Henry