Who Played Claudius in Hamlet

Claudius is a role in Hamlet that opened Off-Broadway in 2009.

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...

13 actors have played Claudius in Hamlet.

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Performer	Production	Opened
Joseph Ruskin	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1956
Howard Da Silva	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1964
Ralph Waite	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1967
James Earl Jones	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1972
Erik Fredricksen	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1975
Robert Burr	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1975
Bob Gunton	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1982
John Camera	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1983
Harris Yulin	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1986
Brian Murray	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1990
Robert Dorfman	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2005
TJ Edwards	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2007
Casey Biggs	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2009

Other Roles in Hamlet

Role	Production	Opened
Bernardo	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2009
Claudius	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2009
Gertrude	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2009
Gravedigger	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2009
Guildenstern	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2009
Hamlet	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2009
Horatio	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2009
Laertes	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2009
Marcellus	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2009
Ophelia	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2009
Polonius	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2009
Rosencrantz	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2009
The Ghost	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2009
The Player King	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2009
The Player Queen / Osric	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2009

“Claudius” Also Appears In

Production	Type	Year
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead	Broadway	1967
Hamlet	Broadway	1946
Hamlet	Off-Broadway	0

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