Laurence Olivier

Laurence 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-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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Laurence Olivier, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1907-05-22
Place of Birth: Dorking, Surrey, England, UK
Also Known As: Лоуренс Оливье, Sir Laurence Olivier, Laurence Kerr Olivier, Лоуренс Олівʼє

Movies List of Laurence Olivier

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Rebecca

1940 Movie
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Spartacus

1960 Movie
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Sleuth

1972 Movie
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Marathon Man

1976 Movie
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Wuthering Heights

1939 Movie
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To Be Hamlet

1985 Movie
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Clash of the Titans

1981 Movie
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Bunny Lake Is Missing

1965 Movie
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The Bounty

1984 Movie
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A Bridge Too Far

1977 Movie
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Oh! What a Lovely War

1969 Movie
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A Little Romance

1979 Movie
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Fire Over England

1937 Movie
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49th Parallel

1941 Movie
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Battle of Britain

1969 Movie
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Hamlet

1948 Movie
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Henry V

1944 Movie
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Dracula

1979 Movie
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The Dance of Death

1969 Movie
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The Jigsaw Man

1983 Movie
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Khartoum

1966 Movie
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War Requiem

1989 Movie
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Richard III

1955 Movie
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Carrie

1952 Movie
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The Jazz Singer

1980 Movie
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That Hamilton Woman

1941 Movie
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Pride and Prejudice

1940 Movie
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Q Planes

1939 Movie
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The Divorce of Lady X

1938 Movie
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As You Like It

1936 Movie
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Othello

1965 Movie
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The Boys from Brazil

1978 Movie
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21 Days Together

1940 Movie
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King Lear

1983 Movie
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Wild Geese II

1985 Movie
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The Entertainer

1960 Movie
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The Magic Box

1952 Movie
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Term of Trial

1962 Movie
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The Devil's Disciple

1959 Movie
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The Betsy

1978 Movie
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The Yellow Ticket

1931 Movie
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Love Among the Ruins

1975 Movie
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Inchon

1981 Movie
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David Copperfield

1969 Movie
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Words for Battle

1941 Movie
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The Gentleman Tramp

1976 Movie
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The Collection

1976 Movie
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Moscow Nights

1935 Movie
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Westward Passage

1932 Movie
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Friends and Lovers

1931 Movie
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Male of the Species

1969 Movie
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Perfect Understanding

1933 Movie
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Discovering Hamlet

2011 Movie
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The Demi-Paradise

1943 Movie
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Revisiting Brideshead

2005 Movie
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Three Sisters

1970 Movie
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

1976 Movie
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The Beggar's Opera

1953 Movie
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Malta G.C.

1942 Movie
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Lady Caroline Lamb

1972 Movie
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The Ebony Tower

1984 Movie
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The Rehearsal

1974 Movie
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This Happy Breed

1944 Movie
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No Funny Business

1933 Movie
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Night of 100 Stars II

1985 Movie
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A Talent for Murder

1983 Movie
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Romeo and Juliet

1968 Movie
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A Queen Is Crowned

1953 Movie
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The Bannfoot Ferry

2024 Movie
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Daphne Laureola

1978 Movie
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The Volunteer

1944 Movie
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The Temporary Widow

1930 Movie
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Too Many Crooks

1930 Movie
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Potiphar's Wife

1931 Movie
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Uncle Vanya

1963 Movie
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Nothing Like a Dame

2018 Movie
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The Moon and Sixpence

1959 Movie
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Jesus Of Nazareth

1977 Movie