Who Played First Gravedigger in Hamlet

First Gravedigger is a role in Hamlet, a play that opened Broadway in 1939.

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.

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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
Ambassador	Broadway Hamlet	1939
Bernardo	Broadway Hamlet	1939
Captain	Broadway Hamlet	1939
Claudius	Broadway Hamlet	1939
Cornelius	Broadway Hamlet	1939
Ensemble	Broadway Hamlet	1939
First Gravedigger	Broadway Hamlet	1939
Fortinbras	Broadway Hamlet	1939
Francisco	Broadway Hamlet	1939
Gentleman	Broadway Hamlet	1939
Gertrude	Broadway Hamlet	1939
Ghost	Broadway Hamlet	1939
Guildenstern	Broadway Hamlet	1939
Hamlet	Broadway Hamlet	1939
Horatio	Broadway Hamlet	1939
Lady in Waiting	Broadway Hamlet	1939
Laertes	Broadway Hamlet	1939
Marcellus	Broadway Hamlet	1939
Ophelia	Broadway Hamlet	1939
Osric	Broadway Hamlet	1939
Page	Broadway Hamlet	1939
Player	Broadway Hamlet	1939
Player King	Broadway Hamlet	1939
Player Queen	Broadway Hamlet	1939
Polonius	Broadway Hamlet	1939
Priest	Broadway Hamlet	1939
Reynaldo	Broadway Hamlet	1939
Rosencrantz	Broadway Hamlet	1939
Sailor	Broadway Hamlet	1939
Second Gravedigger	Broadway Hamlet	1939
Voltemand	Broadway Hamlet	1939

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