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Who Played Fool in King Lear

Fool is a role in King Lear, a play that opened Broadway in 1947.

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.

View full cast of King Lear

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 1947
Curan Broadway King Lear 1947
Doctor Broadway King Lear 1947
Duke of Albany Broadway King Lear 1947
Duke of Burgundy Broadway King Lear 1947
Duke of Cornwall Broadway King Lear 1947
Earl of Gloucester Broadway King Lear 1947
Earl of Kent Broadway King Lear 1947
Edgar Broadway King Lear 1947
Edmund Broadway King Lear 1947
Fool Broadway King Lear 1947
Goneril Broadway King Lear 1947
Herald Broadway King Lear 1947
King Lear of Britain Broadway King Lear 1947
King of France Broadway King Lear 1947
Officer Broadway King Lear 1947
Oswald Broadway King Lear 1947
Regan Broadway King Lear 1947
Servant to Cornwall Broadway King Lear 1947
Tenant to Gloucester Broadway King Lear 1947

Photos from King Lear

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