Who Played Fool in King Lear

Fool is a role in King Lear, a play that opened Broadway in 1923.

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.

16 actors have played Fool in King Lear.

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Performer	Production	Opened
Beata Karm	Broadway King Lear	1923
John Forrest	Broadway King Lear	1930
Geoffrey Wilkinson	Broadway King Lear	1947
Norman Lloyd	Broadway King Lear	1950
James Cook	Broadway King Lear	1968
René Auberjonois	Broadway King Lear	1968
Dennis Bacigalupi	Off-Broadway King Lear	1978
Jeffrey Wright	Off-Broadway King Lear	1996
Barry MacGregor	Broadway King Lear	2004
Brian Tree	Broadway King Lear	2004
Ken Schatz	Off-Broadway King Lear	2006
Bill Irwin	Off-Broadway King Lear	2011
Steven Boyer	Off-Broadway King Lear	2014
Rhys Ifans	West End King Lear	2016
John Vernon	West End King Lear	2018
Lloyd Hutchinson	West End King Lear	2018

Other Roles in King Lear

Role	Production	Opened
Cordelia	Broadway King Lear	1923
Curan	Broadway King Lear	1923
Duke of Albany	Broadway King Lear	1923
Duke of Burgundy	Broadway King Lear	1923
Duke of Cornwall	Broadway King Lear	1923
Earl of Gloucester	Broadway King Lear	1923
Earl of Kent	Broadway King Lear	1923
Edgar	Broadway King Lear	1923
Edmund	Broadway King Lear	1923
Fool	Broadway King Lear	1923
Goneril	Broadway King Lear	1923
King Lear of Britain	Broadway King Lear	1923
King of France	Broadway King Lear	1923
Oswald	Broadway King Lear	1923
Regan	Broadway King Lear	1923

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