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Actor (85 credits)
1986
Peter the Great
(TV Mini-Series)
King William III of Orange
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Part IV
(1986)
... King William III of Orange
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Part III
(1986)
... King William III of Orange
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Part II
(1986)
... King William III of Orange
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Part I
(1986)
... King William III of Orange
1983
Wagner
(TV Mini-Series)
Pfeuffer
1981
Inchon
Gen. Douglas MacArthur
1979
Dracula
Prof. Abraham Van Helsing
1968
Romeo and Juliet
Narrator / Lord Montague / Complementary Role (voice, uncredited)
1948
Hamlet
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
1944
Henry V
King Henry V of England
1948
Hamlet
(producer - uncredited)
1960
The Entertainer
(performer: "Why Should I Care?", "Hide Your Face, Mum", "Thank God I'm Normal", "I Don't Care Where They Bury My Body" - uncredited)
1953
The Beggar's Opera
(performer: "At The Tree I Shall Suffer" (Uncredited), "How Happy Could I Be With Either" (uncredited), "The Charge Is Prepared" (uncredited))
1932
Westward Passage
(performer: "The Wedding March", "What'll I Do?" - uncredited)
1948
Hamlet
(presenter) / (voice: Ghost of Hamlet's Father - uncredited)
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Self (57 credits)
1956-1980
Today
(TV Series)
Self - Guest / Self
1975-1976
Arena
(TV Series documentary)
Self
1970
Cinema
(TV Series documentary)
Self
1944
The Volunteer
Self - Impersonating a Fish outside Restaurant Window
1942
Malta G.C.
(Short documentary)
Narrator (voice, as Lieut. [A] Laurence Olivier R.N.R.)
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Personal Details
Other Works:
Stage:
Directed
Arthur Miller's "The Crucible," in a National Theatre production at the Old Vic Theatre in London, England, with
Colin Blakely,
Joyce Redman,
Frank Finlay, Robert Lang, Louise Purnell, Barbara Hicks, Sheila Reid, Jeanne Hepple,
Michael Gambon and Anthony Nicholls in cast.
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Publicity Listings:
3 Biographical Movies
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12 Print Biographies
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3 Portrayals
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26 Articles
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3 Pictorials
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8 Magazine Cover Photos
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Alternate Names:
Baron Olivier | Lawrence Olivier | Lord Olivier | Sir Laurence Olivier | Sir Lawrence Olivier | Lieut. [A] Laurence Olivier R.N.R.
Height:
5' 10" (1.78 m)
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Personal Quote:
If I wasn't an actor, I think I'd have gone mad. You have to have extra voltage, some extra temperament to reach certain heights. Art is a little bit larger than life - it's an exhalation of life and I think you probably need a little touch of madness.
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Trademark:
Often directed himself in his films
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