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Who Played Claudius in Hamlet

Claudius is a role in Hamlet that opened Off-Broadway in 2007.

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
Apparition / Player King / Gravedigger Off-Broadway Hamlet 2007
Bernardo / Norwegian Captain Off-Broadway Hamlet 2007
Claudius Off-Broadway Hamlet 2007
Cornelius / Fortinbras / Lucianus Off-Broadway Hamlet 2007
Gertrude Off-Broadway Hamlet 2007
Guildenstern Off-Broadway Hamlet 2007
Hamlet Off-Broadway Hamlet 2007
Horatio Off-Broadway Hamlet 2007
Laertes Off-Broadway Hamlet 2007
Marcellus / A Preist / English Ambassador Off-Broadway Hamlet 2007
Ophelia Off-Broadway Hamlet 2007
Polonius Off-Broadway Hamlet 2007
Reynaldo / Osric / Francisco / Player Queen Off-Broadway Hamlet 2007
Rosencrantz Off-Broadway Hamlet 2007
Voltemand / Prologue Off-Broadway Hamlet 2007

“Claudius” Also Appears In

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

Photos from Hamlet

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THE SOUND OF MUSIC Cast Unveiled at Leeds Grand Theatre
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Cate Blanchett, Anne-Marie Duff, and More Join National Theatre's 2026 Season
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Keira Knightley, Stephen Dillane and Luke Thompson Will Lead THE LIVES OF OTHERS Stage Adaptation
Joan Almedilla, Michael Canu, Bobby Conte, and More Join SOUTH PACIFIC at The Muny
Joan Almedilla, Michael Canu, Bobby Conte, and More Join SOUTH PACIFIC at The Muny
Bill Hanney Receives Elliot Norton Prize; Full Nominations Revealed
Bill Hanney Receives Elliot Norton Prize; Full Nominations Revealed
Simon Russell Beale Will Return to the Barbican To Narrate Greg Doran’s VENUS & ADONIS
Simon Russell Beale Will Return to the Barbican To Narrate Greg Doran’s VENUS & ADONIS
Cast Set for John Tiffany's ONCE at Pitlochry Festival Theatre
Cast Set for John Tiffany's ONCE at Pitlochry Festival Theatre
Olly Alexander and Iz Hesketh Join Cast for UK Reading of RIGHT BEFORE I GO
Olly Alexander and Iz Hesketh Join Cast for UK Reading of RIGHT BEFORE I GO
Photos: Take a Look at the Cast Of the 45th Anniversary Production of NIGHTCLUB CANTATA
Photos: Take a Look at the Cast Of the 45th Anniversary Production of NIGHTCLUB CANTATA
Photos: First Look at THE FEVER SYNDROME at Hampstead Theatre
Photos: First Look at THE FEVER SYNDROME at Hampstead Theatre
Photos: Go Inside Rehearsals for the First Major Revival Of CLYBOURNE PARK
Photos: Go Inside Rehearsals for the First Major Revival Of CLYBOURNE PARK
Photo Flashback: Peter O'Toole On the Set of MY FAVORITE YEAR in 1981
Photo Flashback: Peter O'Toole On the Set of MY FAVORITE YEAR in 1981
Photo Flash: First Look at UNCLE VANYA at the Harold Pinter Theatre
Photo Flash: First Look at UNCLE VANYA at the Harold Pinter Theatre
Photo Flash: Inside Rehearsal For UNCLE VANYA at the Harold Pinter Theatre
Photo Flash: Inside Rehearsal For UNCLE VANYA at the Harold Pinter Theatre
Photo Coverage: Remembering Tony Award-Winner Richard Easton
Photo Coverage: Remembering Tony Award-Winner Richard Easton
Photo Flash: First Look at the Cast of UNCLE VANYA at the Harold Pinter Theatre
Photo Flash: First Look at the Cast of UNCLE VANYA at the Harold Pinter Theatre
Photo Flash: Shakespeare Theatre Company Celebrates Artistic Director, Michael Kahn
Photo Flash: Shakespeare Theatre Company Celebrates Artistic Director, Michael Kahn
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Photo Flash: The Soho Playhouse Presents The New York Premiere Of Kerry Kazmierowicztrimm's WOUNDED
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Photo Flash: First Look at Mercury Theatre Colchester's MOLL FLANDERS
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Photo Flash: First Look at WARS OF THE ROSES at the 124 Bank Street Theatre
Photo Flash: First Look at Neil Simon's RUMORS at the Lonny Chapman Theatre
Photo Flash: First Look at Neil Simon's RUMORS at the Lonny Chapman Theatre
Photo Flash: Louise Jameson and Thomas Mahy Star in VINCENT RIVER
Photo Flash: Louise Jameson and Thomas Mahy Star in VINCENT RIVER
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Photo Flash: Theresa Rebeck's THE WAY OF THE WORLD Comes to Folger Theatre
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