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Who Played Duke of Cornwall in King Lear

Duke of Cornwall is a role in King Lear, a play that opened Broadway in 1950.

Shakespeare's classic drama about a King who loses everything-including his mind-when he disowns his favorite daughter, and finds himself betrayed in return.

12 actors have played Duke of Cornwall in King Lear.

View full cast of King Lear

Performer Production Opened
Frank Arundel Broadway King Lear 1923
Thayer Roberts Broadway King Lear 1930
Josef Shear Broadway King Lear 1947
Nehemiah Persoff Broadway King Lear 1950
Gerald E. McGonagill Off-Broadway King Lear 1962
John Devlin Broadway King Lear 1968
Joseph Schroer Broadway King Lear 1968
Ezra Knight Off-Broadway King Lear 1996
Guy Paul Broadway King Lear 2004
Stephen Russell Broadway King Lear 2004
Frank Wood Off-Broadway King Lear 2011
Russell Harvard Broadway King Lear 2019

Other Roles in King Lear

Role Production Opened
Cordelia Broadway King Lear 1950
Curan Broadway King Lear 1950
Duke of Albany Broadway King Lear 1950
Duke of Burgundy Broadway King Lear 1950
Duke of Cornwall Broadway King Lear 1950
Earl of Gloucester Broadway King Lear 1950
Earl of Kent Broadway King Lear 1950
Edgar Broadway King Lear 1950
Edmund Broadway King Lear 1950
Ensemble Broadway King Lear 1950
Fool Broadway King Lear 1950
Gentleman Broadway King Lear 1950
Goneril Broadway King Lear 1950
Herald Broadway King Lear 1950
King Lear of Britain Broadway King Lear 1950
King of France Broadway King Lear 1950
Loyal Knight Broadway King Lear 1950
Oswald Broadway King Lear 1950
Regan Broadway King Lear 1950
Servant to Cornwall Broadway King Lear 1950

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