Who Played Captain in Hamlet

Captain is a role in Hamlet, a play that opened Broadway in 1936.

William Shakespeare’s Hamlet tells the story of the young prince of Denmark, who discovers that his father has been murdered by his uncle. His uncle has married Hamlet’s mother, and claimed the throne...

14 actors have played Captain in Hamlet.

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Performer	Production	Opened
Bernard Savage	Broadway Hamlet	1925
Louis Polan	Broadway Hamlet	1925
George Vincent	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Paul Genge	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Alfred Paschall	Broadway Hamlet	1938
Alfred Paschall	Broadway Hamlet	1939
Robert Algar	Broadway Hamlet	1958
Malcolm Terris	Broadway Hamlet	1969
David Howard	Broadway Hamlet	1975
Hannibal Penney, Jr.	Broadway Hamlet	1975
James Colby	Broadway Hamlet	1992
Terry McGinity	Broadway Hamlet	1995
Thomas Schall	Broadway Hamlet	1995
Michael Hadley	Broadway Hamlet	2009
Sean Jackson	Broadway Hamlet	2009

Other Roles in Hamlet

Role	Production	Opened
A Chaplain	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Bernardo	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Captain	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Claudius	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Court Lady	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Courtier	Broadway Hamlet	1936
First Gravedigger	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Fortinbras	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Francisco	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Gentleman	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Gertrude	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Ghost	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Guildenstern	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Hamlet	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Horatio	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Laertes	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Marcellus	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Ophelia	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Osric	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Page	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Player	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Player King	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Player Prologue	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Player Queen	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Polonius	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Rosencrantz	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Second Gravedigger	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Soldier	Broadway Hamlet	1936

“Captain” Also Appears In

Production	Type	Year
Swept Away	Broadway	2024
King Lear	Broadway	2004
Little Me	Broadway	1982
Macbeth	Broadway	1982
Music Is	Broadway	1976
Anything Goes	Off-Broadway	1962
Much Ado About Nothing	Broadway	1959
Candide	Broadway	1956
Carousel	Broadway	1945

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