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Who Played King Lear of Britain in King Lear

King Lear of Britain is a role in King Lear, a play that opened Broadway in 1909.

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.

9 actors have played King Lear of Britain in King Lear.

View full cast of King Lear

Performer Production Opened
Robert B. Mantell Broadway King Lear 1905
Robert B. Mantell Broadway King Lear 1907
Robert B. Mantell Broadway King Lear 1909
Robert B. Mantell Broadway King Lear 1915
Robert B. Mantell Broadway King Lear 1917
Reginald Pole Broadway King Lear 1923
Fritz Leiber Broadway King Lear 1930
Donald Wolfit Broadway King Lear 1947
Louis Calhern Broadway King Lear 1950
Charles Cioffi Broadway King Lear 1968
Lee J. Cobb Broadway King Lear 1968
Benedict Campbell Broadway King Lear 2004
Christopher Plummer Broadway King Lear 2004

Other Roles in King Lear

Role Production Opened
Goneril Broadway King Lear 1909
King Lear of Britain Broadway King Lear 1909

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