Who Played First Gravedigger in Hamlet

First Gravedigger 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...

11 actors have played First Gravedigger in Hamlet.

View full cast of Hamlet →

Performer	Production	Opened
Rowland Buckstone	Broadway Hamlet	1919
Whitford Kane	Broadway Hamlet	1923
Cecil Yapp	Broadway Hamlet	1925
Walter Kingsford	Broadway Hamlet	1925
George Carr	Broadway Hamlet	1931
Hannam Clark	Broadway Hamlet	1934
Stanley Lathbury	Broadway Hamlet	1936
Rhys Williams	Broadway Hamlet	1939
Charles Mahieu	Broadway Hamlet	1952
George Rose	Broadway Hamlet	1964
Ron Cook	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

Videos